Managing the business strategy Supporting clients on their sustainability journey by providing high quality information, training and assurance solutions on ISO 26000, stakeholder engagement and sustainability reporting frameworks.Assessing companies against management system standards such as ISO 9001, 14001, ISO 50001 and EMAS on behalf of certification bodies.

Manage the gaining, maintenance and technical compliance of accreditations for: SA8000 (social accountability), ISO 50001 (Energy Management Systems) and LRQA’s sustainability services including AccountAbility’s AA1000AS and GRI’s Global Reporting Framework.Liaise with accreditation bodies such as UKAS, RvA and SAAS to ensure the oversight of products. This includes monitoring performance through internal audits and checking assessor competencies.Technical specialist for the assurance of Sustainability / CSR Reports and other sustainable services such as ISO 26000’s social responsibility guidance standard. I also communicate technical developments, system changes and legal updates to assessors to ensure assessments remain appropriate.Involved in committees developing standards, reporting guidelines and assurance codes.

Provided technical leadership for the climate change & sustainability services delivered. Collaborated with other business functions to ensure the product specification met market needs. Supported sales and assessors in answering client queries. This role also had commercial elements such as:- understanding market drivers and competitor information- setting marketing strategies, - building LRQA’s brand as a credible assurance provider - quoting and delivering contracts across the LRQA global network.

Highly regarded and trusted by clients and colleagues, with over 15 years lead auditor experience.Transferred from Lloyd’s Register to LRQA to provide them with the environmental competence and knowledge to gain accreditation to BS 5750 (pre ISO 14001) and the EU’s EMAS Regulation. Audited against many standards. For example: ISO 14001, EMAS, ISO 9001, ISO 50001, EU ETS, AccountAbility’s AA1000 assurance standard and ISO 26000’s guidance standard.I managed an audit portfolio of companies operating across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Worked with both global blue chip companies and small independents across numerous sectors, for example: automotive, electronics, manufacturing, oil & gas, utility/power generation amongst othersSeconded to Australia to re-establish a compliant business operating system and provide key international customers with their certification assessments.I also developed LRQA’s environmental resources by supervising training and evaluating the competence of auditors under training.

Managed contracts and involved in business development. Projects included:- Preliminary baseline reviews to establish environmental performance.- Verification and validation of site environmental performance reports.- Environmental audits, site surveys & compliance auditing.- Development of environmental audit tools

Reviewed the accuracy of technical documents and analysed information from various databases to compile reports for the management team. Supported the development and operation of the Algorithm Development Facility for the ERS 1 Satellite.

Specific tasks were summarising and modifying computer programmes, assisting development of an interface code between PATRAN and DYNA3D, producing environmental impact statements, formulating and developing environmental strategies and company brochures.