Jim Stevens Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Building a portfolio of work:Innovate UK Monitoring OfficerGrant writingConsultancy. Specialisms include environmental control in CEA; Sensor development and automation of control; modelling of biological, physical and financial processes.

London, England, United Kingdom

Worked on a range of projects including: Innovate UK-funded Chronoculture developing an understanding of lettuce tipburn in CEA. Won follow on grant for thermal imaging to manage light quality and quantity working with the Webb Lab at the University of CambridgeInnovate UK-funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the University of Essex to complete a comprehensive survey of light quality and its effect on plant productivityA Life Cycle Assessment of a Vertical Future farmAutomation of irrigation using inexpensive IoT components in low power networks

Colchester, United Kingdom

JoinedUp Inc is a new venture capitalising on nearly two decades' experience writing and researching. Specialising in copy for financial services, in market and data analysis, and in research into companies and markets.

Essex, Uk

Wivenhoe, Essex

Colchester, United Kingdom

We offer small businesses the ability to value themselves. We have developed a simple, cost-effective online package using advanced methods tailored to individual needs. Clients can discover their true business worth, enhance that using the feedback we provide and go on to the next stage, be that a sale, capital raise or anything else.

London, United Kingdom

Regular report writing to meet obligations to clients. Generating ideas for copy and writing advertorial for trade publications. Preparing marketing material for company website, including backgrounders on emerging markets, and specific commentary on important political and economic events.Managed EM ex Asia portfolios and was sector analyst for utilities and telecoms. Pitched for and won a GEM ex Asia mandate in February 2014, and an internal mandate for an EM income product in December 2013.

Gartmore was acquired by Henderson Global Investors in April 2011.Managed EM ex Asia portfolios and was sector analyst for utilities and telecoms. Developed a proprietary country quantitative model in 2006. Pitched for and won a $200m GEM ex Asia mandate in January 2009.2005 – 2006: Strategist, Pacific & Emerging Markets Desk - Responsible for writing and distributing all quantitative and economic output for the desk. Developed new models for top-down research.2004-2005: Investment Communicator, Pacific & Emerging Markets Desk - Preparation of all sales and marketing materials for the desk including periodic fund reports, promotional materials, presentations, advertorial and ‘thought leadership’ pieces.

January 2000 – November 2003: Self Trade was a retail stockbroker launched in March 2000. It eventually became part of Commerzbank's retail stockbroking business, 'Comdirect'. 2002 – 2003: Business planning and development - Post hoc analyses of returns and performance attribution; product development for all wrapped products and funds; budgeting and financial forecasting.2002: Head of Customer Research - Research for finance and marketing, project budgeting and ROIs. In charge of all research and due diligence relating to M&A activity. 2001 – 2002: Managed all market research and data modelling for marketing and finance functions. Budget design and reporting.2000: Copy Writer - Writing marketing copy for Self Trade, including websites, direct marketing and print journalism; external market research.

I published widely in both specialist (Wine, The Grocer) and generalist press (FHM), and had daily columns on internet sites. The discipline honed my copy writing and research skills.

Headhunted from Majestic Wine to oversee wholesale sales in the South - Eastern region.

Ipswich

Norwich And Cambridge

Recruited onto the graduate trainee scheme, I was managing a top 15 store within 18 months of starting with Majestic.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Plant Physiology, Pass

Biochemistry, 1St Class Honours

Ba (Hons), Psychology, 2:2

Activities and Societies: Wine Society