Responsible for all technical aspects and the strategic direction of Seabait. Managing teams, global sales, full-farm operations, logistics, R&D, networking, regulatory review, fund raising and grant writing.

As a business founder and owner I have skills in financial management, marketing, sales, customer service, communication and negotiation, leadership, teamworking, problem solving and networking.

Independent consultancy business. Extensive aquaculture knowledge with 12 years of commercial experience in running teams and managing small and medium size businesses. Specialist knowledge in the culture and breeding technology of polychaetes. Knowledge of recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). Scientific expertise in lipid biochemistry, marine invertebrate reproduction and culture (including polychaetes and cephalopods).

The purpose-built Astec facility is the ideal location for research, start-up and spin-out ventures and more established aquaculture businesses looking to diversify, relocate or pilot new ideas. The space we provide is private, scalable and fully customisable to suit individual needs.

Guest Lecturer and teaching support provided to a 10 credit module at Masters level in the School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University "Sustainable World Aquaculture" MST8013 and delivered to students reading for MSc degrees in Tropical Coastal Management, International Marine Consultancy and in Aquaculture Enterprise and Technology.Regularly made presentations to a statutory field course in the 2nd year module "Fisheries and Aquaculture" MST 2011 providing material for a case study of regional aquaculture

Drove cost efficiencies by identifying, analysing and developing innovative solutions and novel systems to improve management and production processes: achieved 100% increase in production outputs in 15 months. Improved spans of control by empowering staff with a clearer governance framework, improved communication channels and focussed staff coaching.Operational management of the 15,000 m2 production site including all staff and supervisors across production, maintenance and R&D departments.Responsibility for all sales and customer and client relationships in UK and overseas (37 countries).

Management of all research processes. Success in grant applications. Delivering continuous uninterrupted supply of juveniles to production.Co inventor of three patents.Development of patented technologies and know-how for the production of new species for aquaculture.

International Sales and Export Coordination: Accountability for identifying, developing and executing international sales.Manager and Senior Manager of R&D: Accountability for identifying and developing new commercial technologies. Some examples of R&D projects conducted:• determination of pigment (carotenoid) retention in polychaetes;• mechanism for de novo fatty acid production in the polychaetes N.virens and A.marina;• ability of polychaetes to bio-remediate fish farm effluent;• utilisation and bio-conversion of food waste by polychaetes;• culture system design for large scale culture of the polychaete A.marina;• achieving life cycle closure of A.marinaHatchery Manager: Management of the Seabait hatchery for the year-round production of N.virens and A.marina. Research and development of new polychaete products for the shrimp hatchery and angling markets.