CeeD is a community of industry, businesses and academics.Through CeeD, members share collective experience, expertise and knowledge to solve the strategic issues, growth agenda and day-to-day operational challenges that we all face in our organisations. The CeeD members drive the agenda making everything we do directly relevant to our industry and academic partners. Through a series of clinics, events and direct delivery we provide support to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness, innovation and development of talent and knowledge - improvements that will impact on the bottom line. https://ceed-scotland.com/

The Watt Club is the alumni body for Heriot Watt University supporting +130,000 members globally

Freelance consulting advising business and public sector bodies in areas of Innovation and internationalistion

I supported the growth and development of an innovation centre based in Livingston. Duties included the attraction of new tenants as well as support of the existing tenants.

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing FCIM Member of the Scottish Board of CIM

Health in Mind promotes positive mental health and wellbeing in Scotland. Health in Mind provides support, respite and befriending services, as well as day services and counselling/talking therapies.

Leading on Strategic Projects which require high level engagement with a wide variety of stakeholders both in the UK and internationally in order to support HWU activities which are primarily focused on developing growth and innovative funding mechanisms.

The Textiles Futures Forum is a pan-Scotland initiative set up to accelerate innovation in the textile sector and the wider markets where textiles are a key element of the supply chain.The Textiles Future Forum initiative will focus on a market driven and industry led approach to innovation and will provide support and collaboration from academia to assist in unlocking the potential for growth. The TFF is working alongside stakeholders such as Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Interface, the industry body(STLA) and the academic base in Scotland.The Textiles Fuute Forum will manage a series of activities and events to assist in creating collaborative opportunities and provide support advice and signposting and will also be able to provide direct financial assistance through the Textiles Future Forum’s Challenge Fund. The project model for the TFF aims to encourage highly collaborative step change and transformational approaches to innovation within the sector.

The Economic Development Association (Scotland) (EDAS) is the independent voice of economic development in Scotland.EDAS is the country’s foremost membership driven association for all organisations and individuals with an interest in economic development.

Black Light has experience in the design, supply, installation, maintenance and support of technical performance audio visual & lighting equipment and systems, covering a range of segments such as professional and mixed-use theatrical, retail, visitor/heritage attractions and architectural installations both for external and internal applications.

Powerwall is an industry leader in Premixed Renders, Insulation Systems, Single Skin Walling Systems, Aluminium Honeycomb and Volumetric Offsite Building Systems. The Volumetric system provides structural steel frame buildings which compares to that used in high-rise steel-framed/site-erected buildings, such as housing , detached, semi detached, flatted development, multi storey residential/commercial, hotel developments in a factory-produced environment. . Powerwall's international division extended the global footprint of the company with technology/manufacturing license partnerships in the UK , Middle East and North America.

Roger Tym & Partners has a track record as a town planning and development economics consultancy providing the full range of planning services for property developers and regeneration agencies; My role at RTP involved leading on areas such as; Inward Investment strategy work; Development of projects involved in innovation & knowledge transfer between academia & companies; Economic impact of Science & Technology Parks and incubation; Research and analysis of trends and opportunities in emerging market and sectors; and Preparation of funding applications for European, Government and RDA funds.

As Chief Executive of Stirling University Innovation Park Ltd I was responsibile for providing both Property & Business development services to Innovative companies located on the technology park, as well as Pan-Scotland Business support Programme focussed on companies involved in collaboration.

Major Accounts management - cobvering a number of key sectors within the UK marketplace.

Scottish Enterprise is the lead Economic Development agency for Scotland, leading on wealth and job creation initiatives. I held various roles within the organisation with a major focus on working with large global corporations and inward investment projects.

Responsible for world-wide sales & marketing of a range of Radio Frequency Drying machines.Markets covered Asia, Australasia, Europe & the Americas.

Responsible for some key National Accounts with Fuel Retailing organisations such as major oil companies and retail hypermarkets.

Global sales and marketing responsibility for a high-tech range of co-ordinate measuring systems. Customer base included blue chip corporates in Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics as well as smaller SMEs in high-tech manufacturing areas.

Roles as both Production & Quality Manager. The company produced both ferrous and non-ferrous wire and wire related products.

Various Technical and commercial roles within the company, across a range of disciplines.AE plc manufactured Automotive components and systems.