Driving product innovation, overseeing medical expansion, progressing our patent strategy and leading the explorative research into the use of BFR in space.

Working with Sheffield Hallam University through the Royal Society, with the aim to spark a new wave of spin-outs and start-ups being generated from activity at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre.

Providing businesses with support and expertise relating to sport, science, technology and start-ups. More information available at handsakerinnovation.com

Supported early-stage start-ups in sport, health and wellness (Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A) to nail down their business proposition and help them to raise investment. Taking experience from four years as a start-up owner, and a background in sports science and technology to help promising businesses get to the next step.

Leading the setting up and running of a new exciting new sports technology accelerator for technical founders of early stage sports technology start-ups, powered by Propel Teams.

After spotting an opportunity to repurpose consumer technologies into accessible Industry 4.0 products for SME manufacturers, I founded Elements in January 2018, raised £250k investment just nine months later, and brought a product to market in May 2019.Personal achievements including:- Raising £500k in private equity investment across two investment rounds- Writing, winning and leading an Innovate UK project worth £350k- Winning multiple awards for innovation including the Rolls Royce Innovation Award

As an advisor, I worked on projects relating to human movement and human anatomy, primarily advising on how to capture human movement and performance using wearable technologies. I was positioned within the central innovation team, working with the separate spokes within the MAS Holdings umbrella to help develop new tech-based and garment-based solutions for brands such as Nike, Speedo, Lululemon and Puma. My role included: - Analysing and drafting patents relating to the capture of human movement- Establishing strategic connections with universities, brands and organisations- Working with internal and external partners, disseminating good practice for capturing human movement and performance.

My personal consulting company, providing biomechanical expertise to external companies. Previous contracts have included working with:MAS Holdings- Continued work with spokes of MAS Holdings, helping to arrange and conduct human trials to test new product concepts; as well as aiding the filing of patents to cover inventive technologies and products.British Basketball Association - 3D motion capture of a range of basketball movements, subsequently reconstructed as videos of the skeletal model, to be viewed in a specialised 3D viewer.- Videos used as teaching material for the development squads across several age ranges. CSCI Biomechanics- Performed biomechanical analysis of different mechanisms of stair falls to be used as part of an expert witness statement, including 3D motion capture of stair falls.- Provided a final report detailing the findings to be used by the legal team

Lead researcher in the most extensive study ever performed into the biomechanics of long distance running, I performed biomechanical analysis of 100+ elite and recreational runners performing an incremental running test to exhaustion. I liaised between Loughborough University, the funders (MAS) and a startup (Lumo) that were developing a product based on the outputs of the project. My role included:- Setting up and maintaining a ten-camera motion capture system- Creating an efficient labelling and analysis process for 240+ biomechanical variables- Presenting the results in a report for funders, and writing scientific papers for publication

- Provided an annual lecture on pathways into clinical biomechanics, for the Sports Biomechanics MSc course.- Presented to the Sports Science MSc on research and development in the area of artificial turf.

Examined the effects of diabetic peripheral neuropathy on the underpinning mechanisms of locomotion, and the effect of a targeted exercise intervention.- Tested over 100 participants, including a large proportion of patients with diabetes and diabetic peripheral neuropathy- Examined a number of kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographic factors, on safety during stair negotiation tasks and level ground walking - Ran a targeted exercise intervention to improve factors which were identified as having the potential to reduce the risk of falling.Published articles:Handsaker et al. 2014 (Diabetes Care)Handsaker et al. 2015 (Diabetic Medicine)Handsaker et al. 2015 (Diabetic Medicine)Conference presentations:European Association for the Study of Diabetes (Berlin, 2012)International Union of the Physiological Sciences (Birmingham, 2013)Staffordshire Conference of Clinical Biomechanics (Stoke upon Trent, 2013) World Congress of Biomechanics (Boston, 2014)International Society for Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (Rome, 2014)(chaired session)American Orthotics and Prosthetics Association Conference (Las Vegas, 2014)(invited)

Examined the turning profile of elite and semi-elite footballers on artificial and natural turf surfaces, at elite sites across Europe. My work on the project led to the award of a scholarship to complete my masters at Liverpool John Moores University. - Set-up and ran a six-camera motion capture system- Captured and analysed data from 60+ sub-elite footballers- Compiled results into a report for presentation to the FIFA board.

- Performed clinical biomechanical observations of patients at a leading biomechanics lab, with a client base of professional athletes, footballers, and other sportsmen and sportswomen. - Initially started working at Sub4 as part of a work based learning module during my undergraduate degree. - I was asked to continue working on a part time basis at exhibitions and events after the completion of the module, independently performing biomechanical analysis and prescribing orthotics to patients when necessary.