I support UK headquartered companies in the Infrastructure sector to successfully navigate the Australian market and establish a presence here as they look to have sustainable success. I also provide guidance to Australian Infrastructure companies that are looking to setup in the UK and access a market over twice the size of the Australian one.

Accountable for managing the operation and maintenance of the UK Power Networks Services owned traction and non-traction distribution equipment that supplies High Speed 1.

As the Rail segment Key Account Manager within UK Power Networks Services, my focus was to identify Rail related opportunities and ensure that the key stakeholders in the Rail sector were aware of the capabilities of UK Power Networks Services. During my time in the role I developed a range of tools to improve our business development function including the following:- a Key Account process, utilised throughout the organisation - a Customer Relationship Management tool that captured key information and provided automated reports to Senior Management- a Pipeline database that clearly identified the key metrics of our opportunities and provided automated reports to Executive ManagementI led on meetings with existing and potential clients including Network Rail and London Underground, as well as potential partners and suppliers. I also represented UK Power Networks Services at Rail Industry Events and Conferences.

After joining UK Power Networks Services, I initiated the development of the Energy Management Services division within the organisation. The main remit of this team was to look into providing energy management related services to existing and potential customers. Some key activities in this area:• Undertake a study to identify options for changes to the configuration of the High Speed 1 traction power network which may result in significant energy savings• Lead a study looking into the anticipated impact of Electric Vehicles and Heat Pumps on the Distribution Network• On-going management of 60 Electric Vehicle charge points located throughout 12 London Underground car parks• Development of technical Fact Sheets to provide information on a range of technical subjects to non-technical team members In addition to this I have provided input on a number of tenders, such as:• Technical support on Network Rail’s National Electrification Programme framework (LNW-S and Southern regions)• Responsible for the £22m tender for installation of electric vehicle charge points within central LondonI was also heading up a set of new business initiatives which include the following sectors:- Distribution Networks and Connections (IDNO and ICP)- Energy Storage- Demand Side Management- Offshore Transmission Operator (OFTO)To progress the above initiatives, I developed an internal process that includes four different levels of review, with key decision points related to each output: Opportunity Review, Market Analysis, Feasibility Study and Business Plan. Through this process the initiatives were developed and presented to the Executive Management Team where they have provided guidance and approval for progression to the next phases.

Management of 10 direct reports to achieve the following:• Custodianship of traction power related drawings / diagrams throughout the organisation (including formal acceptance and development of drawing processes and standards)• Inform the business on existing traction power network capacity• Development and continual update of route based traction power strategy documents• Creation of bespoke drawings / diagrams to inform the business on traction power related issuesResponsible for the following:• Collection and analysis of asset information and metered load levels to determine spare capacity throughout the network, via Grid Supply Point Load Charts.• Continue the development of a National MFD which identifies the entire traction power network down to an individual CB or motorised switch level.• Development of a set of Route Traction Power Strategy documents that will provide a vision for the future • Creation of a set of Heat Maps that identify traction power related capacity / energy usage / power factor levels in a summarised form.• Determination of a standard for the designation of 4 letter site codes along with the development of a database for control and distribution of existing and new codes.• Management and improvement of safety critical Isolation Diagrams and Instructions for the majority of Network Rail’s AC electrified network.• Whole Life Cost review of different OLE configurations, including the impact of the different levels of electrical losses.• Involvement in the determination of Network Rail’s traction power related electrical losses.

Lead a cross-functional team to undertake an internal feasibility study into the development of a dedicated Energy Services function within Network Rail. Involvement in energy related discussions with a mix of industry representatives (TOC’s, RSSB, ATOC, ORR) along with different parts of the internal organisation.Analysis undertaken on the following areas:• Understand our energy usage• Reduce CO2 emissions• Optimise the traction energy usage profile• Drive down non-traction energy usage• Minimise network losses• Integrate energy service functionsProduction of an Energy Services feasibility study review report that was the basis for the proposal of an organisational change to the executive committee.

Electrification modelling of various sections of Network Rail’s infrastructure to meet project requirements, developing process improvements within the team and creating tools to establish the existing capacity of the network and allow for high level analysis of the electrification network.• Carry out power supply simulations using the modelling software Vision OSLO (Autotransformer, Booster Transformer, Rail Return and d.c.)• Provide guidance as to the nominal feeding arrangement and preferred electrification methodology based on a comparison of modelled configurations• Write reports utilising the results of those simulations in the area of system performance• Provide technical support on major electrification projects such as Thameslink, Crossrail and Edinburgh to Glasgow• Support the composition of the Route Asset Strategy documents, and create a set of drawings that summarizes the traction power network and identifies enhancement works to be undertaken in Control Period 5• Determine the rate of increase in Network Rail’s a.c. and d.c. traction energy consumption over the past 20 years• Lead in the production of a Major Feeding Diagram that represents the entire of Network Rail’s existing electrified network, along with a process for its continual update• Develop the Train Technical Database and a standard train technical data remit• Implement a control system for new reports, drawings and other associated project work• Organise and chair the Vision OSLO User Group meetings as well as co-ordinate users throughout the organisation• Help develop new employees and Year In Industry Students