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Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Created my own business centred around the development of thermionic valve-based audio equipment, primarily aimed at the serious and professional musical industry. Developed a range of valve amplifier designs of varying power output to suit a wide range of applications. Identified a niche within the guitar-orientated sound reproduction market for.

Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Leading the adoption of Quality Improvement science across organisational boundaries and through an entire integrated health and care system, in partnership with the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Engaging with executive colleagues from Health, Local Government, Third Party Organisations and Partners to create and embed a shared vision for.

United Kingdom

Responsible for the development and implementation of quality strategy and improvement projects across all Saint Gobain Insulation UK manufacturing and development sites. Legal quality liaison, and face of Quality for the Celotex and Isover Saint-Gobain brands. Head of the UK Insulation Operational Quality function, managing a team across multiple national.

London, United Kingdom

DLR Quality Head at the Bank of England’s banknote printing facility. Responsible for the strategic development, planning and budget control for the Banknote quality function, comprising of all aspects of Quality Assurance & Control. Quality representative for new currency development. Responsible also for Quality Improvement Projects and Improvement.

Quality & Compliance Manager for Sodexo. Responsibility for implementing and maintaining the Sodexo QMS in the UK, and for implementing and managing the GlaxoSmithKline QMS in relation to the services Sodexo provide to GSK in the UK and US. I have oversight & consultancy responsibility across several other UK contracts which Sodexo operate functions.

Responsibility for the site product portfolio as Responsible Person named on the Specials Licence for Compounding. Responsible for the QA, QC (including Sterility Assurance), Batch Release and Complaints teams. Managed all internal & external inspections, adverse event reporting and Quality Projects.

Quality Manager for a Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics POC manufacturing and distribution site. Management Representative responsible for site level oversight of the Quality function. Quality Systems, Manufacturing Quality, Supplier Quality, Quality Validations, QC and Batch Release teams report to me. Restructured the Quality group, developed and.

Principle Quality Assurance Specialist managing all aspects of Operations Quality Assurance across 8 UK sites. ISO 9000/1 and 13485 Lead Auditor trained. Experienced at leading quality teams, developing and implementing quality strategy and objectives. Proven people-management skills, swiftly building relationships and trust within a dynamic workplace to.

Managed all aspects of quality assurance within a contact manufacturing facility which produced cephalosporin, solid, liquid, terminally sterilised, topical and other product types and media. Assisted in the development and implementation of the supplier management and audit system as SME.

Responsible for product quality control, customer liaison and complaints and all general QA aspects.

Consultant to NHS and private sector hospital management and surgical teams on technical and quality aspects. Assisted with tender and business case construction, sales and marketing. Acted as company ISO 9000/1 & 13485 Lead Auditor, and assisted the UK Quality Manager in developing, implementing and monitoring the company QMS.

Quality Control activities relating to Oxoid media and products. Method and assay development.

All aspects of quality assurance within two medical device manufacturing facilities. Responsible for QMS development and implementation.

Responsible for elements of QC sampling and processing of mammalian cell fermentation systems, R&D to Production transfer, cell culture, seeding and full fermentation and cell harvest. Assisted in the management of FDA and customer inspections. Responsible for deviation management.

Assistant to the Quality Assurance Manager on the UK's leading site for contract coffee and tea roasting, grinding, blending and packing.

Responsible for managing a series of agrochemical quality control and R&D trials under the UK Trials Manager.

Responsible for all activities of QC microbiology and testing undertaken by the dairy microbiology laboratories.

Bsc, Biochemistry & Microbiology

Bsc, Genetics

A Levels, Biology, Chemistry & Geography