Specialist science and research consultants with a focus on strategy and innovation and winning and delivering European funded research contracts.

Advising the REA on the suitability for funding of research proposals and the delivery of evaluation reports containing the official commission position on individual proposals. (Freelance 3-4 wks/yr)• Using his expert knowledge evaluates and makes funding recommendations on major research funding bids.• Using his scientific and negotiation skills supports the programme officer in the delivery of consensus meetings and reaching an agreed position between the 3-5 experts. Writing of consensus reports to be agreed by the end of the meeting.• Review and progress reporting on on-going framework programme projects.

Principal Consultant, European research funding and management and strategy and change specialist.

EU and national funded research coordinator advising on all EU and UK funding from identifying opportunities, through bidding for and winning projects to delivery of the projects in accordance with funder requirements.

Head of Capability Management Part of the 4 person senior management team of the service and department head with responsibility for ensuring suppliers had the necessary skills and capacity and maintaining relations between suppliers, government stakeholders and local and national government users. Managed the procurement with responsibility for procuring and managing a major EU framework contract. • Personally created a cross government advisory board which in turn delivered cross government ministerial level support for the service when major cuts were being proposed by DEFRA following the comprehensive spending review.• In collaboration with other agencies and in order to assure capacity managed, designed and delivered a major programme of classroom and practical training and emergency exercises for decontamination suppliers. • The publication and promotion of my guidance document improved UK readiness to deal with and resilience in the event of major contamination incident. http://goo.gl/EkHnVF • Personally reduced internal team meeting time by around 95% and through coaching and mentoring delivered improvements in overall team member performance. This also achieved greater focus and improved project delivery outcomes.

Stakeholder relations and funding director and trustee.

BGS is the UK national research establishment for geosciences, I held a number of rolesEU Liaison & Research Funding Manager 2006 – 2009Head of Central Directorate Support 1999 - 2004Strategic Planner 1998 - 1999Research Scientist, radioactivity in the environment 1991 - 1998• Management of press, government and parliamentary relations• Key player on the project team which delivered high levels of engagement and understanding in the on-going strategic planning process. Influenced and guided circa. 600 scientists and key stakeholders to adopt new forms of best practice across the organisation. • Oversight and QA of the writing and submission of FP7 bits totalling ~€15M per call. Building consortia and developing links with UKRO and Eurogeosurveys• Designed, commissioned and oversaw the project to identify the economic benefit of the BGS http://goo.gl/OduJoC

Part of a small team seconded into the Office of Science and Technology international department to develop a new UK strategy for engagement in international science and innovation.• Personally gathered and delivered strong evidence to persuade the Minister for Science to extend the remit of the project to develop the new UK Strategy for International Engagement in Research and Development. www.dti.gov.uk/files/file34726.pdf • Assigned to ensure the engagement with science diplomats in UK Embassies to develop and support the implementation of the strategy worldwide. This resulted in greater ownership and ensured more practical proposal implementation. • Designed, put out to tender and managed the delivery of 3 consultancy projects (total value £100K) to gather evidence on competitor country practices which were used to inform the development of the UK strategy.