Board Member of the Regional Growth Board of the South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC) for the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR). Acting in a strategic advisory capacity to promote and stimulate economic growth and develop innovation in the region from a tech and digital industry standpoint. To assist and support CCR in its current and future role as a crucial catalyst for growth across South East Wales (and more widely across the Welsh funding and investment landscape)

Member of the industry steering group for the Western Gateway Connecting our Clusters project. Working both sides of the Severn Bridge in Wales and the West of England, to develop stronger technology and digital sector partnerships between private and public sector stakeholder partners, both geographically and across industry sectors, to create pan-West of England and Wales Clusters, focused on specific industry sectors eg Cyber, AI, Semiconductors, FinTech, Renewable Energy tech, etc.

Member of the industry steering group for the UK Chips Coalition, formed to provide an influential voice for the thriving UK semiconductor industry. Made up of a composite of sector advocates and companies and led jointly between TechUK, TechWorks and Global Tech Advocates, the UKCC will produce recommendations to UK Govt on ways to increase support for the UK SemiCon sector, including how the UK connects to global supply chains and develops the skills and infrastructure to compete… Show more Member of the industry steering group for the UK Chips Coalition, formed to provide an influential voice for the thriving UK semiconductor industry. Made up of a composite of sector advocates and companies and led jointly between TechUK, TechWorks and Global Tech Advocates, the UKCC will produce recommendations to UK Govt on ways to increase support for the UK SemiCon sector, including how the UK connects to global supply chains and develops the skills and infrastructure to compete internationally. Show less

Co-Founder and shareholder at Tramsheds Tech, a Welsh-based UK Digital Tech & Innovation Hub network, providing Business Incubator and Accelerator Growth services, Digital Skills & Tech Training for a wide range of industry and public sector partners. With access to class-leading office and co-working space for the Digital, Tech, Games, Creative Industries & Media sectors in Wales. After opening in Central Cardiff in 2016, Tramshed Tech now operates across 6 sites in Wales, with a new location… Show more Co-Founder and shareholder at Tramsheds Tech, a Welsh-based UK Digital Tech & Innovation Hub network, providing Business Incubator and Accelerator Growth services, Digital Skills & Tech Training for a wide range of industry and public sector partners. With access to class-leading office and co-working space for the Digital, Tech, Games, Creative Industries & Media sectors in Wales. After opening in Central Cardiff in 2016, Tramshed Tech now operates across 6 sites in Wales, with a new location in Swansea coming on stream in 2024. Tramshed has hosted the Barclays Eagle Labs network in Wales since 2019 and also offers digital skills training for a range of partners as a Microsoft Certified Learning Partner. Show less

Member of the Barclays Eagle Labs Digital Growth Fund Advisory Board, representing Wales, alongside sector representatives from across the UK.

Based at Tramshed Tech in Cardiff, Tech Wales Advocates (TWA) champions the Welsh tech startup ecosystem and campaigns to address challenges facing local tech companies. TWA is the fifth Global Tech Advocates (GTA) network in the UK, joining London, Scotland, Belfast and the North of England. Global Tech Advocates is an international grassroots tech community with more than 20,000 tech leaders, experts and investors connecting 20 of the world’s fastest growing tech cities and regions.

Founding member of UK Tech Cluster Group (UKTCG), which has representation from all the UK Nations and Regions, as the Wales representative, speaking on behalf of the grassroots technology sector, looking to promote sector growth for the UK technology sector, alongside informing government and public sector policy with direct reporting links into DCMS and DSIT.

Chief Operating Officer of Ed Tech / Digital Skills & Training organisation Big Learning Company (BLC Wales Ltd.). Microsoft Certified Learning Partner offering digital skills training in Azur, Cloud Navigation. LEGO Education certified training partner & re-seller.

Strategic Advisory Board member of the Data Science Academy (DSA), a joint initiative of the School of Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University, which now offers 3 class-leading postgraduate qualifications at an MSc level in: Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Cyber Security / Data Science and Analytics

UK (Wales) Coordinator for the International Media Content Training and Producers Networking agency EAVE

Company MD and Producer with TV, Film and Radio Production company Vision Thing Comms (later Development and Co-Production Consultancy)

Representing TAC Council (Welsh Media Producers Alliance) on skills and training issues

Creative Industries Advisor for Cardiff CC, organising creative cluster programmes and Senior Manager of the Cardiff Film Unit, supervising location filming in the city for Cardiff Council

Managing EU Business Innovation Cluster network around Digital Tech and CI sectors (for Interreg IV-funded ECCE Innovation project) with 7 European city partners (Stuttgart, Nantes, Eindhoven, Aachen, Dublin, Birmingham, CIDA)

On behalf of the UK Sector Skills Council for the Creative Industries, leading Skills & Training assessment teams for the Creative Industries and Digital sectors, working with a range of UK Universities offering Creative & Digital Media course and assessing their suitability to receive the Creative Skillset "tick" of approval. Recruiting and organising university inspection visits and compiling follow-up assessment reports for CS. 20 UK Universities and TV/Film schools visited and assessed via… Show more On behalf of the UK Sector Skills Council for the Creative Industries, leading Skills & Training assessment teams for the Creative Industries and Digital sectors, working with a range of UK Universities offering Creative & Digital Media course and assessing their suitability to receive the Creative Skillset "tick" of approval. Recruiting and organising university inspection visits and compiling follow-up assessment reports for CS. 20 UK Universities and TV/Film schools visited and assessed via reports. Also during this period a Creative Skillset Cymru Assessor for Film Training (with responsibility formally for assessing applications for training bursaries to the Creative Skillset Freelance Fund). Show less

Chairing the Industry Steering Group for Creative Skillset Cymru to administer funding of the £4.2m Future Skills for the Digital Economy fund (ESF EU-Funded), working with experienced industry professionals to make funding decisions and endorse recommended funding awards.