Education and children's authorIndependent publisher of four picture books - Monster Counting Book 1 to 20, Noisy Animal ABC, A Dinosaur Came to My Birthday Party and Baby WorriesIndependent publisher of four activity books - Monster Counting, My Feelings, Dinosaur and Animal ABCAuthor of three books for Blake Education - Targeting Homework, Years 3, 4 & 5Author of four books for Parragon – Gold Stars Ages 4-5 Maths; Gold Stars 4-5 English; Gold Stars 4-5 Handwriting PracticeCo-authored three history books for Blake Education, lower, middle and upper primary. Australian History Centres

Company owner, Razorcat Tours, Bath, EnglandSet up company in partnership. Marketing and Account ManagerEstablished new tourism venture in the south of EnglandWon Gold in the Visit England Awards, 2012-2013 – Best Tourism Activity, Sport & Experience of the Year – SW England

Freelance editor, writer, project-manager – various publishers:Co-authored a series of three pupil books and three skills books for Oxford University Press, for the Pakistan primary school market – World WatchOne day a week for 8 months with Hometown World, a children’s book publisher, based in Bath. Compiled glossaries and indexes, copy editing, proofreading, preparing book plans, picture researchWrote and project-managed a series of 3 books with accompanying DVDs, View & Do: English Lesson Starters and a 3 book series called Science Comprehension and Writing Response Centres for Blake Education in AustraliaWrote and project-managed a series of six storybooks on football, high-low readers, On The Ball, (plus a Teacher’s Guide) for Gardner Education Ltd – now due to be published by Ransom in July 2014Wrote five activity books – Numbers, Colours and Shapes, Reading and Writing, French Vocabulary, Speech and Culture and Doodle and Learn for Autumn PublishingDeveloped a collection of video clips to accompany a series of three educational topic books for Blake EducationAdapted an Australian Literacy textbook series for the UK primary school market, Writing Matters, for Gardner Education Ltd. Project Manager and co-author for the adaptationConsultancy work for Parragon Books – Gold Stars series for Maths, Science and EnglishRe-worked a UK educational book (primary school Literacy), Non-Fiction Writing Scaffolds, for the Australian market for Blake EducationCo-authored educational book on guided reading, Reading Explorers, for MA Education Ltd

Facilitated in the smooth transition of the transfer of ownership

Developed the company from start up to profit-making enterprise, with business partnerFinancial and line management roles, including management of sales representative teamCommissioned new products, working closely with authors, illustrators and designersReworked and repackaged existing products to successfully increase salesCarried out market research, such as customer questionnaires and interviews, to inform new product developmentOversaw product development from concept to finished product, ensuring product delivered on time, to a high standard and to budgetWrote and edited products, ensuring material was appropriate and suitable for target marketResponsibility for marketing, including promotional fliers and brochures, website, exhibitions, product licences. Wrote copy for all marketing formatsDeveloped strategies to increase sales, such as reworking products for different marketsLiaised with all external suppliers and agencies including mailing houses, systems maintenance, government agencies, health and safety agencies, training agencies, tele-appointment service and product management systemsCarried out regular staff appraisalsOrganised staff trainingManaged author royaltiesResponsible for ensuring all staff were kept up-to-date with product knowledge and company policiesPrepared contracts of employment for all new employees and ensured job descriptions were kept up-to-dateEndeavoured to ensure excellent customer relations were maintained at all times

Responsibility for Curriculum developmentYear 6 teacherScience, English, ICT, D&T, Assessment and Environmental Education Co-ordinator roles