• Led cross-discipline teams in the development of innovative subsea power solutions, delivering cutting-edge technology to oil & gas, marine renewables, and offshore wind sectors.• Spearheaded the creation of strategic technology roadmaps, aligning product development with future market needs and driving business growth.• Supported the company’s growth from inception to 40+ employees, achieving global sales and multi-million revenue.• Played a pivotal role in multiple investment rounds, helping to pitch the business to venture capitalists and securing significant funding for product development and business expansion.• Delivered first-of-a-kind energy storage solutions (Li-ion batteries) for subsea environments, contributing to the company’s market-leading position.• Oversaw the full lifecycle of product development, ensuring projects were delivered on time, within budget, and in line with customer requirements.• Acted as a key figure in developing the company’s IP strategy and managing technical risk across multiple projects.Key Achievements:• Working with the CEO and other founders to successfully grow the business from zero to 44 employees and global revenue, contributing to strategic direction and business scalability.• Led product development initiatives that resulted in market-leading innovations in energy storage and subsea power systems.• Secured funding from multiple investment rounds, successfully pitching to VCs and other stakeholders.• Positioned the company as a leader in marine energy storage solutions.

• Responsible for all business development and sales strategy and capture, driving growth through client relationship management in both oil & gas and renewable energy sectors.• Managed the company’s sales and marketing resource, in close liaison with engineering, to ensure that project development met both client and regulatory requirements.• Several successful grant awards and JIP projects, leveraging external funding to accelerate technology development and real world demonstrations.Key Achievements:• Successfully developed and maintained key client relationships, expanding the company’s footprint in both O&G and renewables.• Played a key role in securing contracts for the Verlumes energy storage products and other innovative energy solutions.• Creation of Joint Industry Partnerships and demonstration collaboration, delivering TRL and CRL advancement through work-first, industry-exemplar projects.• Led successful business re-branding project, re-naming EC-OG as Verlume.

Continuation of previous role, leading all of EC-OG's sales & marketing activitiesDual commercial and technical role, also acting as Lead Engineer for the Subsea Powerhub development, an innovative approach to power generation in the remote subsea environment, ensuring customer voice is integral to the technology development:Key Achievements:• In 2017, achieving 230 days subsea for first Powerhub prototype, generating and storing power on the seabed as a demonstration of technology capabilities and gathering key lessons learned to aid future technology development and business strategy.• Co-identifying the opportunity for business pivot from power generation to energy management and storage, a key anchor point for future business growth.• Successful new business acquisition, including first commercial scale of Halo, an innovative seabed Li-ion battery system specifically developed for integrating marine renewable technologies to offshore assets using a combination of in-house developed energy storage and power management technologies.

Part of the founding team of East Coast Oil & Gas Engineering Ltd (EC-OG), a high growth start-up supported by Scottish Enterprise.Initially working as a consultant engineer on various projects, before moving into senior business development and technology leadership roles.Early business activities included:• internal R&D activities related to the development of Powerhub tidal energy product, a self-charging seabed battery for power delivery to subsea infrastructure, a Scottish Enterprise supported R&D project.• external client projects in the subsea oil and gas industry including:- system and interface engineering activities for Proserv, FEED development for West African gas project- pre-FEED development for concentric large bore subsea tubing hanger system for GE Oil & Gas (now Baker Hughes)- writing global subsea XT and wellhead specification documents for Dana Petroleum- wireline tooling techno-economic assessment for global drilling tool manufacturer

Sole director of subsea engineering consultancy.

Consultant mechanical engineer on the development of an innovative vertical XT system, focussing primarily on conceptual XT, tubing hanger and wellhead designs.

Seconded to BP for Quad 204 development. Delivery engineer supporting the manufacture of the DMaC connection system.

Mechanical project design activities focusing on subsea XT's, wellhead and intervention equipment. Key projects include Total Laggan Tormore and EnQuest Alma / Galia developments.

Design engineer for subsea intervention tooling, including Expro's ELSA landing string system. Key projects include Husky White Rose, BP Angola Block 31, Chevron Agbami and an internal high pressure landing string concept design (15ksi).

Project engineering and internal sales roles for both pressure safety and industrial valve product lines (notably Anderson Greenwood and Crosby), inclusive of 6-month on-site placement supporting turnaround activities at Ineos Grangemouth refinery