- Identify and develop research disclosures and protection.- Develop IP exploitation strategies, including patent protection, marketing of IP and licensing.- Creation of spin-out vehicles, raising of seed finance, development of proof of principle.- Management of commercialisation portfolio, particular responsibility for chemistry & life science- Negotiation of legal structures and shareholdings for spin-outs and commercial licensing deals

- Responsible for materials, chemical and bioscience knowledge transfer activities.- Driving creation of consortia; horizon scanning for opportunities, mapping need to expertise.- Developing proposals; identifying collaboration opportunities, negotiating price and IP terms.- Managed and delivered £190k knowledge transfer programme via 14 project grants.- Workshop creation and facilitation for successful collaboration and project building.

- Created, assessed, managed and delivered 50 knowledge transfer projects across 2 institutions.- Completed market analyses for new technologies, managed IP and legal protection.- Built clinical and business partnerships, with senior external staff in healthcare sector.- Ensured completion on time of projects via regular review, final reports and case study creation.- Delivered final stage of £2M programme, including formal reporting and financial management.

- Directed new polymer materials development into the marketplace to maintain competitiveness.- Produced marketing proposals of technical innovation for strategic review by decision makers.- Gave recommendations on markets for new polymer products, given production capability.- Analysed new markets for potential sales, growth, value, supply chain and competitive situation.

- Managed and delivered multiple polymer R&D projects for enhanced product performance.- Managed personnel, budget and pilot plant facility for provision of melt processing capability.- Led successful customer interface and trial programmes internationally.

- Problem solved for improved mechanical, processing and optical properties of polymers.- Named inventor on 4 patents families arising from technical innovation of product group.- Provided technical support to commercial teams, working to tight deadlines.

- Study of the interactions of functionalised materials and solid surfaces- Presentation of work at International Conferences and in refereed journals.