Most recently supported the company’s activities at the highest level supporting the UK National Cyber Security Programme from which secured financial support for development of national cyber security skills standards and cyber security programmes to develop Key Stage 3, 4, 5 lessons and support teachers in schools. Project managed employer led cyber security learning pathways work and initiated and supported employer-led focus groups and steering groups which developed cyver security learning outcomes for schools and apprenticeships.Identifying & delivering international business opportunities. Represented the company for over to the European Commission and managed the company’s involvement in the EU Grand Coalition project and hosted numerous international delegations. Invited by Latvian Presidency of the EU to speak at Digital Assembly 2015 in June in Latvia where I: (a) announced the endorsement by the EU of the Tech Partnership endorsed as the UK national coalition partner for the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs and (b) spoke on apprenticeships. See:Digital Single Market, Latvia, June 17, 2015, Part 1 speaking on Apprenticeshipshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5anXNY1-LfAPart 2 announcement of UK National Coalition Partner (at end)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JEm48qQuss From Nov. 2011 to Sept 2015, appointed by the company to represent them on the Board of the SFIA Foundation to serve as a non-executive Director

Skills Committee Member to support the UK National Cyber Security Capacity Building Centre.

Assignments included (a) project management at the ITNTO (later by merger and part of e-skills UK) from 1998 to 2001 (b) Board Director Deepak Sareen Ltd; (c) developing and supporting business plans of small to medium sized enterprises including and assignments for Business Link London North West, The TEC National Council and the five northwest London FE Colleges.

Managed a direct and channel sales and marketing team selling digital imaging solutions. Worked in the UK, USA, Japan and Germany.

Assignments included: (a) Board Director, Expert Systems International and (b) Chief Executive of Intelligent Terminals Ltd (six months) which was owned by Professor Donald Michie who was internationally renowned for his work in artificial intelligence.

Credit reference agency;sales and marketing in new markets

Restructured total company sales force. Achieved 150% of sales target three years running.

Positions: 1980-82 Director, Professionals Services Division managing profit centre and 150 IT professionals (circa 50% with a PhD qualification)1977-80 Marketing Support Manager, managing technical teams in the UK and USA supporting sales of very large supercomputers1975-77 Oil Industry, marketing support and project management including part of a worldwide team commissioned by the government of Venezuela to consolidate oil industry data centres after the nationalisation of their oil industry.

Worked for: GSI (Texas Instruments); Western Geophysical; and Scicon (BP). Conducted land and marine field seismic surveys and processed seismic data in data centres. Customers included Shell, BP, Amoco & Agip. Work locations included England, France, Holland, Nigeria, Greece, Malta, Bahrain, Eritrea, Italy and Malta.