Founded SONA Hypnotherapy while taking a career break to have children. Supporting parents with their mental health. Grew the company to 4 team members supporting parents in the north of Scotland. Build a significant knowledge base in sales and project management, as well as a capacity for prioritisation and time management in highly pressurised and time sensitive situations. Ability to work in a highly focused way.

A varied role, from marketing of potential fields surveys, through survey planning, quality control, interpretation of data, and working with clients to ensure they maximise the effectiveness of potential fields data in their workflow.- 2D and 3D interpretation of gravity, full tensor gravity gradiometry (FTG) and magnetics data, using Geosoft Montaj, and preparing client reports and presentations.- Working with the software development team to improve and innovate processing and interpretation techniques.- Feasibility modelling, re-acquisition survey planning and quality control of potential fields datasets. - Working closely with clients to aid their use of potential fields data with other datasets. - Writing technical papers and articles on FTG and presenting at international conferences.Independently developed and delivered a comprehensive training programme to educate other geoscientists in FTG, both in person and as part of Vidl Network's online course programme.

Responsible for writing proposals, project design, management of teams and resources, preparation of AutoCAD drawing, and processing client enquiries. Site work included rope access (abseiling) geotechnical inspections, safety audits, supervision and quality control of work undertaken. Significant contribution towards marketing the company and attending enquiry site visits. Supervision of a variety of projects, including large-scale rock fall netting installations, collection of core samples of masonry arch bridges, ultrasonic surveys and geotechnical inspections.

Conducted geological site surveys using ground penetrating radar, resistivity, conductivity and ultrasonics.Planned coordinated and lead teams on a wide range of projects, including several high-profile projects. Site investigation work included structures (bridges, buildings, reservoir infrastructure, runways and roads) works included locating cellars, tunnels and shafts, concrete thickness testing, service location and moisture detection. Responsible for on-site quality control of data and adapting acquisition parameters to improve data quality. Manged data processing and interpretation, writing final reports, producing AutoCAD drawings as well as communicating directly with clients.

Working in a research group using finite element modelling on a number ofprojects, looking at stability of forearc mechanisms in the Andes.