Working in the Prison Service since 2004 having joined on a graduate fasttrack scheme. Have worked in various prisons of different types, with a particular focus on driving cultural change and improving performance. Spent two years working in Private Office at Ministry of Justice, which gave an invaluable insight into the way HMG and Senior Civil Service functions and how that impacts on frontline delivery. Promoted to Deputy Governor at HMP Leicester in 2017. Governor of HMP Stafford from January 2018-June 2020, acheiving improved HMIP and MQPL scores and developing a truly rehabilitative culture. Became Governor of HMP Hewell in June 2020, taking the prison out of special measures and delivering much improved HMIP results through genuine cultural transformation. Left HMPPS to join SODEXO in 2024, now the very proud Director of HMP Peterborough.