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Bristol, England, Gb

London, Gb

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London, Gb

In this contractor role of Defence and Strategic Partnerships Manager I helped lay some foundations for future commercial growth, and building strategic alliances.

London, London, Gb

Plexal's mission is to help close the gap between organisations – small and large, local and global, private and public – and working towards a common goal: using science and technology to deliver national security and prosperity.Using my industry cyber market expertise, I helped government, large enterprise and startups to do innovation efficiently and effectively.Responsibilities included:● Subject Matter Expert on Cyber Market and Critical Network Infrastructure (CNI) and contributing to meetings, workshops and, reports - both externally (with clients and other stakeholders), and internally (within Plexal)● Working closely with academia, who are an initiator of future cyber security innovations● Provide assurance on the quality of cyber security projects, and assist with client/customer success ● Supporting with business development, sales processes and the production of bids/proposals, including scoping and requirements capture● Ecosystem engagement

London, London, Gb

Role at Plexal is as an Innovation Lead. Leading and supporting projects and programmes as an “entrepreneur in residence” and “technologist in residence.”Specialisms include:• Industry – Academia - Government collaboration and co-operation• Cyber security startups mentoring, and ecosystem development• Cyber resilience and cyber risk market research• Industry 4.0, Smart City and Operational Technology subject matter expert• Commercialisation of intellectual property• International tradeThe role involves the build and delivery of programmes and projects, as well as helping to form proposals / bids, and to assist project management.

Bangkok, Th

CyberSec Asia sought to bring together the cyber security sector across Asia Pacific in general, and ASEAN in particular, to share their experiences and learn from the latest best practice.Using my cyber market knowledge, as well as my experience in building bridges between the UK & Europe and South East Asia; as part of the Board of Advisors I helped VNU to shape the agenda to be most relevant and helped promote the event to British and European organisations.

London, Gb

techUK is the trade association which brings together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve.With my experience in cyber security applied to Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT), I got very involved in the Smart Cities & Smart Communities Strategic board to help to realise those positive outcomes of digital technology within the UK. Also added my cyber subject matter expertise in a collaboratively written report which went to the local governments across the UK.I was also involved in the Cyber Exports Board, the Wales subgroup and the SME Advisory Board. Plus engaged with the working groups in cyber security, defence and infrastructure.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, Gb

I founded Awen in 2017, and I'm so pleased with the success that we (and I) had building a team, creating awesome solutions, raising investment and working with the public & private sectors internationally.Since 2017, as a typical founder, I wore multiple hats - often at the same time. Most of my work was on supporting the processes around presales, sales and post-sales; providing solutions consulting; doing technology evangelism and brand awareness; supporting and growing the team; leading the investment processes.In early 2023, I stepped down as Executive Chairperson, and into just representing Awen as Founder and Non-Executive Director in March 2023. In September 2023, Awen was acquired by British cyber security service provider Sapphire. I officially exited as a Director.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, Gb

Transitioned from CEO to Executive Chair. in order to focus on:* Being a Founder, and sharing my experiences as the Founder of Awen* Ensuring that we continue to adhere to our values and ethics, and work towards the our goals effectively through efficient management of the Board of Directors* Heading up Strategy, Marketing, International Trade and Engagement at Awen - with my experience as both an Entrepreneur, as a Subject Matter Expert in Industrial Cyber Security and with my growing passion for international trade.* Project planning and Product Management work.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, Gb

I founded Awen Collective in 2017, registering in Wales as a company at Companies House of England & Wales in September of that year.I've been CEO of Awen Collective Ltd ever since, growing the business from 1 full time person (myself) in 2017 to a team of 13 as of the beginning of 2022. We have two brilliant, high quality products which are reducing cyber risks pre-incident within industrial sectors. We have projects, contracts and things in the pipeline in the UK, EU and elsewhere internationally. We have raised 3 rounds of investment to date. We have been supported by programmes attached to the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), UK Department for International Trade (DIT), UK Department for Digital Culture Media & Suport (DCMS) and Welsh Government.In 2021 we registered Awen Collective B.V. a wholly-owned Dutch subsidiary of our British company. I also act as the Managing Director of that company. Expanding our business in the Netherlands has been a great experience.I would say my main responsibilities at Awen are around doing what I can to grow the business (internationally), and looking after our team members as best I can.More details about Awen Collective is available on our website: https://www.awencollective.com/We are also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AwenCollective

Bristol, England, Gb

Architected new cyber security training for Iungo .This is a short term consultancy project to seed new things at Iungo.

Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan, Gb

SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (April 2016 - December 2017)* UK Government Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Academic Start-ups Initiative [Cohort 1, Phase 2] Entrepreneurial Lead for "Project Talbot". August 2017 - October 2017.[PREVIOUSLY]* UK Government Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Academic Start-ups Initiative [Cohort 1, Phase 1, aka "ICURe Cyber-Security"] Entrepreneurial Lead for "Project Talbot". January 2017 - March 2017. The ICURe Cyber-Security programme is funded by the UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport. "Talbot" is industrial control systems forensics project funded through the ICURe programme, supported by Airbus Endeavr and managed at USW.* Research in Cyber Security & Computer Forensics <-- applications --> Artificial Intelligence & Data Mining* Assisting with project proposals and funding bids* Building R&D relations* Enabling/Initiating/Hosting research within the USWSENIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT (August 2015 - March 2016)* Research into Security & Identity models for a Distributed Data Storage System called the Roost Project, an Innovate UK Collaborative R&D project with SMEs.* Research into "Security-Critical Systems" - including the novel usage of Event-B/UML-B/Rodin.* Contemplation of the concept of "vagueness" in a security critical system.---RESEARCH INTERESTS:* Information Security / Cyber-Security: specifically regarding identity, user profiles and privacy.* Artificial Intelligence: specifically relating to logic, set theory, knowledge-bases (inc. Semantic Web / Linked Data) and case-based reasoning.* Computational Intelligence: specifically relating to Fuzzy Set Theory / Fuzzy Logic, Swarm Technology and Artificial Immune Systems.* Freedom and Openness: particularly open source software, open data and open hardware.* Digital Humanities: specifically data mining / information retrieval, and also modelling belief and knowledge.

Bristol, Gb

Primary Role: PhD Researcher at the Intelligent Systems Lab & the Dept. of Engineering Mathematics. University of Bristol (UoB)Years of Research: 2012-2015.Year of Thesis Submission: 2017.Research combined Fuzzy Set Theory, Association Rule Mining, Concept Lattices, Ontologies & Spatio-Temporal data. Has applications on events-based data, "big data" & artificial intelligence in general. Supported by an Industrial CASE scholarship with the EPSRC & British Telecom (BT)Secondary Role: Teaching Assistant (2012-2014)Teaching & Lecturing:* 2014: Summer** Academic Assignment Mentor for Realising Opportunities (Widening Participation)* Year 2013 - 2014: 2nd Semester** Senior Teaching Assistant for COMS20700: Databases (Labs + Lectures on Semantic Web/Linked Data & NoSQL)* Year 2013 - 2014: 1st Semester** Senior Teaching Assistant for COMS11500: Introduction to C (Labs + Marking)* 2013: Summer** Seminar Leader for Engineering Mathematics at a Headstart eTrust event (Widening Participation)* Year 2012-2013: 2nd Semester** Teaching Assistant for COMS20700: Databases (Labs, Marking + 1 Lecture on Semantic Web/Linked Data)* Year 2012-2013: 1st Semester** Teaching Assistant for COMS11500: Introduction to C (Labs, C Programming Surgery + Marking)** Teaching Assistant for AENG11600: Design & Computing (C Programming Labs)Training:* Researcher Training: "Communication & Collaboration" Workshop, by GW4 (Universities of Bristol, Bath, Exeter & Cardiff). Sept 2014* Professional Training: "Working in Academia" seminar by the UoB Careers Service. May 2014* Teacher Training: "Teaching & Learning in Higher Education" (specifically targeted at Science & Engineering) at the Faculty of Education, UoB. Oct 2012* Researcher Training: "Managing your PhD" at the Faculty of Engineering, UoB. Nov 2012* Researcher Training: Intellectual Property & Patents at the Faculty of Engineering, UoB. Mar 2013Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=yIGmMQIAAAAJ

London, Greater London, Gb

Community Co-ordinator - communicating with the Government Data, Open Data and Linked Data communities, and organising events.Data Wrangler - taking data, transforming data and visualising dataLinked Data Consultant - writing about Linked Data, interacting with the Linked Open Data communities (particularly in the EU)Also includes some coding in Python to interact with CKAN, and some Python coding to convert spreadsheets (e.g. CSV) into Linked Open Data (e.g. linked RDF). Done some OWL modelling, and also some Data Cube statistical modelling.

Bristol , Avon, Gb

On 1st December 2011 I re-entered employment with a business in Bristol called Helastel. This was a six month contract, terminating at the end of May 2012.My role was as a Web Applications Developer / PHP Software Engineer. I assisted with the development of Exam-based software, developed the majority of an Analytics Dashboard for Job Applications, and I built the majority of an online shop (eCommerce) for selling cleaning & catering packages to students.The technical skills/tools/systems I had to use are: PHP, CodeIgniter, MySQL, SQLite, Javascript/AJAX, jQuery, XHTML 1.0, HTML5, XML, MongoDB, PhantomJS.

Before December 2011, Daniel did a mixture of self-employed work (under the name "Vanir Systems") and volunteer work. Here are some of the things he did:* Writes articles (often technical) - for IBM developerWorks, and other online and offline magazines/resources* Develops websites (PHP/Drupal/WordPress) for other people/organisations - e.g. Order of The Grail, Association of Liberal Democrat Co-operators, North Somerset Liberal Democrats* Develops his own Web Applications - e.g. using PHP with Doctrine2 (and other frameworks), or using Python* Research into the realms of Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, Belief Modelling and Theology* Develops components, tools and bug fixes for clients - e.g. for TweetMinster, Atchai* Provides Professional Services Consultancy (Tutoring, Seminar building, Technology Evangelism) for clients - e.g. on behalf of OpenLink Software* Organises/Co-organises events - e.g. Bristol Knowledge Unconference, SemanticCampLondon, Discussion Groups* Speaks at events - e.g. XTech, Semantic Web Interest Groups, Unconferences, Geek Nights and Ignite Bristol* Performs private seminars/presentations - e.g. for University of Bristol on the Semantic Web* Gradually evolves his own website* An ongoing role with O'WONDER advising on Content Management Systems (CMS) technologies, GEO systems and general Linked Data / Semantic Web theory & practice

From June 2009 until August 2010, I worked as a Web Developer at Sift Media. Which involved working with Drupal (5 & 6), PHP, MySQL, Linux and XML technologies. I developed new versions of the following websites: CPDZone.co.uk, PublicTenders.net, TechTenders.net, HealthTenders.net, PublicPolitics.net, EUMonitor.net, WhitehallPages.net and EducationPages.net. I also had a hand in developing PublicTechnology.net, FinanceWeek.co.uk and BusinessCloud9.com. Plus I had the task of querying various data sources (primarily Drupal-databases) and presenting the results in a non-technical fashion for the sales and editorial teams at SiftMedia.

Bristol, Gb

Postgraduate Student Representative on the Faculty of Engineering Staff Student Consultative Committee (SSCC)

Needham, Massachusetts, Us

Semantic Web and Linked Data Evangelism. Explaining Linked Data aspects of the Virtuoso Universal Server. Explaining the OpenLink Data Spaces system, and the Data Space Philosophy. Explaining the OpenLink Data Explorer. Taking part in discussions about Data Portability. Developing and enhancing Linked Data Spaces. Taking part in the "Semantic Web Expert Gang" Podcast. Organising (e.g. SemanticCampLondon, BarCampOxford and the "Bristol Knowledge Unconference), presenting-at (e.g. XTech 2008 in Dublin. Oxford Geek Nights) and attending relevant events (e.g. Over the Air 2008).

Gb

Social Network Engine development. Platform was called Elgg, which is still around today run as an Open Source project by the Elgg Foundation.Back then, Elgg was very new. It was developed on PHP, MySQL and HTML (I think it still uses these technologies). I worked on making Elgg more flexible and plug-and-play, through object orientated methodology.

Gb

Systems Administration of a network with about 50% PC's and 50% Mac's, including Windows Servers. Large backup systems due to geographic data. System setup, server setup, maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting.Web development: Google Maps Development, PHP, MySQL, ASP, Microsoft Access, website redevelopment based on standards, RSS feeds.I also setup a "Meditation at Work" group done during Thursday lunchtimes. Meditation had an "interfaith" style, and a non-judgemental pro-tolerance policy. It was good, attracted between 6 to 10 people each week.

Oxford, Oxfordshire, Gb

Support Worker for disabled students. Activities included note-taking, note-typing, discussing and providing addition computer skills help.I undertook some training in student support at Oxford Brookes Student Services department, in order to effectively perform this role.

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Gb

Researching bridges between "Web 2.0" and "The Semantic Web". My focus was particularly on the similarities between "Folksonomies" (aka Social Network Tagging Systems) and Formal Taxonomy Systems (such as the Simple Knowledge Organisation System (SKOS)). Technologies: Java, Sesame, Ruby, Redland, RDF, OWL, SKOS, Web Service API's.This was done at the KMi (Knowledge Media Institute) at The Open University in Milton Keynes, England.

London, England, Gb

A position which involved building large scale telecommunications platforms dealing with customer management and billing.Technologies used: Java, J2EE (with Hibernate, Struts, Spring etc), Ruby, Ruby On Rails developer. Agile Development / Extreme Programming, PHP.

Basic I.T. Management based work. Including setting up Mac's and Windows PC's, large network setup, computer/printer troubleshooting, software installation. Plus a little database project using Filemaker. (Electronic Solutions have now reorganised a bit and are now called The Hub Plus ( hub+) ) (Electronic Solutions, and now hub+ are part of the Omnicom group (same group as AMV and BBDO))

Gb

First job! Working part-time as a stockroom assistant and merchandiser. This role initially began by assisting a travelling merchandising team rebuild the kitchen appliances section of the Currys store in Crayford in England. The role developed into a general stockroom assistance role - managing products in the warehouse, presenting them on the shelves for customers and ensuring that price labels were up-to-date.I am thankful for my first job, it gave me a base from which I have grown. It was my first dive into the commercial world!

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Engineering Mathematics (Intelligent Systems)

40 Postgraduate Credits, Machine Learning And Data Mining

Bsc(Hons), Intelligent Systems And Software Engineering

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