Retired, doing sometimes too many things .... Under the auspices of the Cranfield Trust I worked with Adoption Matters, one of the top three voluntary adoption agencies, aiming to improve financial performance. Now a Trustee of Adoption Matters, I sit on the Finance and Fundraising teams. 2011 - Present Trustee Adoption Matters• 2009 - 2011 Cranfield Trust assignments• 2009 – 2010 MBA Mentor, Manchester Business School• 2007 - 2010 Independent consultant - setting up subsidiaries in low cost locations.In my 2007-2010 self employed role I worked with IT SME MDs and CEOs to understand what they do, their USP and how competitive they are.I worked with companies who want to consider globalisation as a means of reducing cost and improving their skills pool.I helped 10 companies to go forward with establishing teams in low cost locations.Prior to this I was sales director of a few IT companies companies.For the first 20 odd years of my career I was in IT, programmer/manager (starting in the paper tape and punch card days!), I developed a range of IT systems. In the early 1990s I moved into unknown waters - selling IT systems and services. • 2003-2006 Director, Arrk Group delivering software services and server monitoring/maintenance services, from the Mumbai centre. July 2006 retired from full time work.• 2003 Associate Director, LogicaCMG • 2002 Associate Director, CMG• 2001 Associate Director, Admiral • 1999 Business Development Manager, Admiral• 1998-9 Business Development Manager, Siemens Computer Systems UK • 1997-8 Consultant business development • 1995-6 Director, Devron. • 1970 - 1995 Product Centre Manager for ICL's Mainframe Software responsible for production of all mainframe superstructure software.• 1990-93 MBA, Manchester Business School leading to career change from technical management to Sales and Marketing.