Responsible for operational management and building the long term sustainability of the Bryden Centre, a research centre focusing on developing Marine and Bio-energy sectors across the North of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Western Scotland.

Responsible for leading the development of Queen's University's research portfolio and strategic relationships with key funding organisations nationally and internationally.

Responsible for leading the development of strategy for NPL’s measurement research programmes including ensuring NPL’s programmes align and support UK Government’s policy objectives. This includes programme managing NPL’s strategic investment programmes for research and capability development including capital and science. Other key aspects of the role include establishing and analysing the evidence base to: Underpin the case for investment in measurement research and infrastructure; Determine research priorities to optimise the impact of measurement research; Evaluate and monitor the performance of the government investment in NPL to ensure world class research and maximum impact on the UK economy.Responsible for leading the development of strategy for NPL’s measurement research programmes including ensuring NPL’s programmes align and support UK Government’s policy objectives. This includes programme managing NPL’s strategic investment programmes for research and capability development including capital and science. Other key aspects of the role include establishing and analysing the evidence base to: Underpin the case for investment in measurement research and infrastructure; Determine research priorities to optimise the impact of measurement research; Evaluate and monitor the performance of the government investment in NPL to ensure world class research and maximum impact on the UK economy.

Responsible for the management of a large portfolio of scientific research programmes. Includes ensuring strategy and direction for programmes are developed, engagement and collaboration with academic, industrial and government organsiations, knowledge transfer, overseeing delivery of planned beneficial outcomes and assessment of ultimate impact on economic sectors and for UK quality of life. Responsible for major strategic research projects and capital investments

Responsible for the NanoAnalysis Group at NPL. Project and staff management for a group of scientists working on Surface Analysis using various techniques including SIMS, XPS, AFM, TERS, SICM/SECM, 3DOM etc. Responsible for policy and technical leadership of work on nanoparticle metrology.Contract manager for the Chemical and Biological Metrology Programme

Group leader for the Analytical Measurements Group - covering Gas and Particle Metrology, Surface Analysis. Programme Manager for the Valid Analytical Measurement Programme - this programme covered Environmental, Gas and Particle Metrology plus Surface Analysis

Team Manager for the Optical Radiation Measurement Team

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the different models of UK government support for Innovation for Economic growth. This is a part time secondment to deliver a project that is reviewing current UK Government interventions to support innovation in the UK. Project involves engagement and discussion with a wide range of senior stakeholders to determine strengths and opportunties for UK innovation support baked up by an econometric assessment of the outcomes of a variety of different support mechanisms.

Development of policy for the National Measurement System which was part of the UK Government Department for Trade and Industry (DTI). This was a part time secondment.