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Bristol, Gb

Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

- Owned the university’s collaborative partnerships portfolio, nurturing over forty active programmes through discussion, negotiation, formulation and delivery, with a wide range of organisations (including not-for-profits and academic groups) in the UK and around the world- Guided and advised research leaders on best practice for the design, management and monitoring of collaborative academic and research programmes to maximise effectiveness- Led the programme approval pathway for collaborative agreements across the university, and in collaboration with regulatory authorities and institutional partners- Transformed the morale and effectiveness of low-performing specialist teams (managing Widening Participation, International and Industrial Partnerships, and European Exchange programmes), by empowering and supporting them to reformulate and restructure their work to best deliver the desired results- Established a new reporting and evaluation regime recognised by the statutory quality assurance body. This enhanced performance transparency, surfaced issues more quickly, and reduced the administrative burden- Created, maintained and prioritised work across the portfolio of over forty ongoing projects- Championed experience sharing and learning across the sector, engaging stakeholders across education, government and industry, to identify best practice and spark new opportunities for collaboration

London, United Kingdom

- Led the establishment and operation of the department’s international partnerships, including an innovative offshore PhD programme, which consistently exceeded its recruitment targets- Created new Quality Assurance and Monitoring & Evaluation standards for my international projects, which were subsequently adopted across the organisation- Module leader for MSc courses in Information Management, and Enterprise Resource Planning- Senior tutor (pastoral care)

London, United Kingdom

- Planned and executed the department’s international recruitment activities, leading to 50% increase in international student enrolments- Orchestrated and championed the creation of a new public/private feeder college, guiding it from approvals, through start-up, to successful, sustainable operation- Designed and taught customised courses for bespoke and industrial MSc programmes

Melbourne, Australia

- Delivered experience design consultancy projects for blue chip technology companies in Australia, drawing on perspectives from Knowledge Management and Human-Computer Interaction.- Planned and conducted focus groups relating to a variety of digital products being developed and analysed the resulting data to present recommendations back to stakeholders.- Analysed consumer attitudes and preferences towards online applications.

Trowbridge

- Delivered the technical infrastructure and operations within 6 months of start-up- Formulated the system requirements and design specifications for the company’s bespoke Content Management System- Assembled and managed a new development team to successfully deliver the operational system

Martlesham Heath

- Designed and conducted an audit and review of knowledge management projects across business units, which resulted in a comprehensive strategic reappraisal and delivery plan for the integration, streamlining, and coordination of knowledge management initiatives.

Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom

- Conducted research and analysis on persistent research projects in Appliance Design.- Delivered key insights through longitudinal and ethnographic studies in ‘Knowledge Worker’ projects.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computing In Business, First

Activities and Societies: Captain / Instructor Karate Club

Phd, Knowledge Management

Activities and Societies: Karate and aikido clubsMy PhD research investigated the evolving characteristics of knowledge in a modern.