Commercial Contracts Consultancy for Oil & Gas and other industries.Services include: Strategic and tactical lifecycle Project & Operations contracts consultancy (contract review, formation, negotiation and administration); Assistance to legal counsel in document preparation and review; organize and lead contract template drafting projects (multi-discipline contracts e.g. Master Services; Goods, Engineering; Construction; Professional Services; Logistics) for multiple clients; Claims review and preparation (plaintiff & defendant); Supply chain process review and improvement, including Contract Lifecycle Management implementation; Merger & Acquisition assimilation.Clients include: WorleyCord; Cenovus Energy; PetroChina Canada; Greg Scott Law Office; Clarkson Port Services; PetroMasila; CEDA International; Rider Hunt International; Alberta Health Services.

Member of executive team responsible for ownership and operation of the pub and restaurant, "The Iron Bridge" (formerly, Killarney's). Seeking future opportunities for relocation of The Iron Bridge brand.

Commercial Contracts Consultancy for Oil & Gas on assignment to listed clients, plus involved in management of RHi operations (appointed Vice-President of Canadian operations in 2007). Originally based in Aberdeen (Scotland - 2000 to 2005), then Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia - 2005 to 2006) and, finally, Calgary (Canada - 2007 to 2010).Services include: Lifecycle contracts administration support (formation, evaluation, award & administration) on project, drilling and operations contracts; Claims review; Contract Change Management; Responsible for update / drafting of a full suite of pro forma contract documents; commercial consultancy advisor to in-house counsel; Formation, evaluation & negotiation of EP services; contracts compliance audit; Cost Control Systems implementation services; Cost Control estimating and reporting; contracts system implementation services; transfer & acquisition contracts support services; Contract & tendering template drafting; Contract performance review and reporting.Clients include: Amec Americas; Petro-Canada; Petro-Canada Oil Sands; Sakhalin Energy Investment Company; CMA Contiki; Centrica Resources; BP Expro; Apache North Sea; DNO Heather; ChevronTexaco; ConocoPhillips; Talisman Energy; Dana Petroleum; BP Exploration (Shah Deniz); Shell Expro.

Partner in a music promotion, management & technical support firm. Responsible for commercial aspects of the firm, hands-on event and act management and live sound engineering

Fixed-term position involving planning and management of an annual, 4-day music convention. Director of NEMC Ltd from 1999 to 2001

Re-credit & inspection of all postage meters in North / East Scotland area

Receipt, handling & dispatch of all non-perishable supplies for an offshore drilling rig operating in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea

Customer interface in multinational retail / video hire business

One year elected position. Responsible for commercial function (bars, sales – catering / shop, events / entertainments) of the Association