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Derby, England, United Kingdom

Derby, England, United Kingdom

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

- Identifying and formulating grant proposals in the space of composite manufacturing research, working with academics within the University and wider Hub, as well as industrial partners representing automotive, aerospace and others.- Identifying and instigating Hub introductions with academic institutions and industry spanning multiple sectors.- completed a one week training course at Pentaxia providing practical experience of templating, laminating, curing, pressing, fitting and finishing composite components. - developed and hosted an Industry Day with over 80 industrialists in attendance to co-create prospective Composite Hub research themes and projects.- wrote/assisted in the development of proposals that succeeded in securing £750k with £6.4m currently in review.

Liaising with clients regarding appropriate European funding opportunities (IUK, Eurostars, Horizon Europe) and developing winning grant proposals geared towards emerging research and innovation SMEs. Covering fintech, space technologies, renewables and medical technologies amongst many others. Project management including: - concept development, - budgeting, - investor readiness, - revenue forecasting, - patent searching/prior art analysis- commercial strategy development, - market research/analysis, - technical writing (proposal writing)Registered as a proposal evaluator (Expert) with the European Commission H2020 funding body - February 2020.

Loughborough

Formulating new contracts for UK, Ireland, and pan-Europe. Using Microsoft office applications, Advanced Excel Models, SQL, and IBS software to produce cost schedules and project proposals. Producing financial analysis for high profile global tenders. Liaising with senior stakeholders and customers directly. Coordinating and managing tenders/projects all to successful outcomes, requiring in-depth knowledge of European contract law. Assisting with interviews for additional persons for the contracts/tenders team. Chairing European Tenders Governance calls on a monthly basis to aid in process improvement and build pan-European relationships.

Loughborough

Weekly multi-currency cash forecasting using Excel financial modelsExpense reporting and settling utilising knowledge of UK VAT legislationSAP - AR, AP, PO's and accruals

Postgraduate Diploma, Advanced Physics

Activities and Societies: Represented the postgraduate physics department at an open day for prospective and current undergraduate.

Bachelor'S Degree, Biomedical Sciences, General, 2.1 Hons

Activities and Societies: President of ARU Biomedical Society, gave informal lectures in anatomy/dissection, and taught English.

Hnd, Access To Medicine, Completed

Project: "Study into the benefits of preparatory information prior to minor surgery in primary care settings and its consequent effect.