Solopreneur healthy food business, specialising in fermented vegan foods that are good for you.

Nordic Walking and fitness instructor teaching Nordic walking and delivering regular walking workouts and muscle strength endurance sessions around Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.

Working for Heriot Watt School of Textiles and Design, managing a business related.

Supported a wide range businesses in the Scottish Borders with regard to 'Digital Marketing and Technology' including:Delivering workshops in Digital SkillsSEOGoogle AnalyticsWeb Site DevelopmentSocial MediaAlso guiding SMEs in Business Gateway digital products and funding.

Working with often disadvantaged unemployed 16 to 24 year olds in a rural area to help them build confidence and skills to determine what their path will be and move them into work, training or education. This is done during a focussed ten week programme with a wide range of activities including group and individual volunteering and skill development.

Supported procurement, supply chain and marketing, globally and in region.• Developed specification formats for all packaging used by BP• Owned and implemented all development processes and quality management for labels globally• Completed all label specifications for Europe including development and validation of new test methods• Supported the development of all packaging development and quality protocols• Managed the qualification and implementation of new blow moulded packs• Worked closely with supplier to meet BP’s standards• Conducted Supplier Process Capability Audits suppliers prior to business award and of current suppliers

As BP’s only internal expert in sustainable packaging • Developed the Global Packaging Team’s sustainable packaging Strategy• Worked with Global Marketing to socialise the strategy• Determined key metrics to communicate internally and externally• Managed a tight procurement process to source third party help to refine metrics

As the Packaging Procurement Manager;• I managed $100M spend• I saved BP $1.8M in 2003 by challenging a long term supply model.• Determined the project portfolio to deliver targets over $3M year on year• Continued to manage the technical and quality function• Worked with three direct reports

A programme was set up as a procurement project to look holistically at Packaging in BP.• I managed this programme supported by a steering committee• Packaging improvements were identified amounting to saving $5M• Future ways of working were defined

In this role I was responsible for the technical development and implementation of all packaging for Europe. I took projects from concept development through the supply chain by working in teams with marketing, suppliers and operations.

Working at the UK toiletry Plant, I managed a small quality team to solve packaging quality issues and production problems, also improved processes and implemented new packs.

I was responsible for the development of all packaging used within the UK toiletry manufacturing plants including sub-contractors. I worked with marketing, purchasing and suppliers to realise new packaging from concept to production.

Based in the production site in the north of Germany I was responsible for the development and factory implementation of new feminine hygiene products.

Specialist paper makers, sole suppliers of teabag paper to Tetley. I was responsible for new product development of wet laid non-wovens from laboratory tests to full scale production trials.