Part of an engineering project management team at Thames Water’s third largest waste treatment works, I am responsible for managing end-to-end delivery of my own portfolio of mechanical, electrical, civil, control and instrumentation projects as well as supporting the team with their projects. For the projects I lead, I am responsible for investigating, and writing the technical scope, managing the tender process which means reviewing the technical and financial bids (up to £5 million p.a.) and managing the delivery of the project from end-to-end which can include design, onsite construction and managing the whole process in accordance with the CDM 2015 regulations whilst maintaining Thames Water’s zero-compromise attitude to health and safety. Upon project completion I oversee the commissioning and handover of the project to the site operations team, Including appropriate training, completion document handover, i.e test certificates, constructed drawings, and updating the Thames Water asset register. Projects examples: - Security upgrade of Thames Water’s third largest waste water treatment plant, inc. planning permission for new buildings, environmental analysis, traffic management and electronic and physical security - Refurbishment of a 90 year old line shaft driven pump connected to a Harland & Wolfe diesel engine. Technical details were lost, so we reengineered a part. I determined the repair requirements by researching the initial installation and worked with specialist contractors to do determine the requirements for overhaul and replacement parts which involved machining the shaft in situ, sourcing the correct bearings to replace, working out tolerances for the shaft, and using laser technology to align the shaft to the 90 year old engine - Overhaul of primary settlement tanks which needed new sludge and scum pumps with connecting pipe work and a complete rewire and new ultrasonic levels sensors which leveraged my mechanical, electrical and ICA skills

Company Director & Professional Sailor at BlueFoot Travel Established BlueFoot Travel, a Caribbean-based yacht charter business with my partner. Responsible for the creation and ongoing management of the business, yacht management, and sailing itinerary planning. Key highlights include: - Business Management: All technical, legal, and financial activities required to set up a new sailing business in the Caribbean including creation of the business, sales and marketing strategy, financial plan and forecasts, sailing itineraries, and assistance in writing website copy, blogs, and social media posts.- Yacht Management: Purchase and commercial registration of a five-cabin Dufour 51’ yacht. Completed repair and refit of the yacht to charter standards, and then maintained all the systems including replacing the engine; conducting all rigging inspections and maintenance, upgrades to electrical systems and refrigeration; maintenance of water system and heads; upgrading of interior woodwork; replacement of all hatches and portholes; gel coat repairs; replacement of cutlass bearing and prop shaft seals. Also completed a full strip and replacement of antifouling during haul out. Upgrade of all safety equipment to successfully achieve MCA Category 2 coding of the yacht.- Business Development: Completed the qualifications to be a NauticEd instructor including the Transformational Instructor Course. Developed the 'Yacht Charter Crew Course', an online sailing course for novice sailors listed on our partner NauticEd's online platform which has aided business development. - Itinerary Management: Managed the sailing of the yacht, ensuring guests had a relaxing sailing holiday and were comfortable participating in sailing activities. Achieved excellent customer advocacy including a 5* rating on Trip Advisor and Facebook and 4.8 on Google Business.

Worked for several periods as a Freelance RYA Cruising instructor, teaching RYA Sailing Courses - Start Sailing, Competent Crew, and Day Skipper Practical and Assessment (National and international qualifications).

Worked in the Eastern Caribbean running sailing holiday trips for solo travelers. Managed the sailing of the yacht, and provided informal sailing tuition for guests. - Liaison with local tour operators and organisation of island excursions and trips. - Also responsible for running repairs including, engine maintenance, gel coat repairs, sail repairs, maintenance between trips and small upgrades.

Duties as with RU Sailing, in addition, I assisted in the maintenance of the sailing fleet between trips.

Duties as with RU Sailing, in addition, I assisted in the maintenance of the sailing fleet between trips.

Semmco Ltd is a manufacturing company with two business divisions: Life Protection Systems and Aircraft Ground Support Equipment. Responsibilities included: - Engineering: Led and managed all engineering activities in the business.- Business Operations: Responsible for growing the business by improving operations including health and safety, lifting & slinging and working at height, in addition to general workshop hazards and forklift operations.- Design: Established and led a design department, including design procedures and interface with MRP ordering system. Implementation and development of effective and cost-efficient manufacturing design procedures.- Fabrication: Established a new steel and aluminum fabrication workshop, including high accuracy sawing, tube bending, and synergic welding.- People Management: Responsible for a team of 25 including designers, welders, production engineers, and technicians on customer sites.- Sales & Supply Management: Negotiated with customers for major contracts and with suppliers for specialist materials.- Certifications: Managed the ISO9000 quality system and implemented lean manufacturing techniques across all production cells.

Responsible for the production of respiratory protection equipment. The equipment utilizes a chemical to generate oxygen so must be assembled to exacting standards in a cleanroom environment. The production process had to be carefully monitored to ensure compliance with relevant standards to achieve CE mark.

A career break to look after a young family. Time spent with children, helped run a parent and toddler group, worked at Woking gymnastics club and other part-time work.

Managed delivery of on-site and in-house engineering services to British Airways, Virgin, and Land Rover - Set up and implemented a quality management system (BS5750 which later became ISO9001).- Moved the business to a new workshop facility, set up the cleanroom for oxygen work, high-pressure pure air compressor system to test oxygen equipment.

Semmco Ltd was a start-up company. My role was to establish the company as an engineering service provider principally for British Airways. I managed the business which included charging for work carried out, quotations for new work all purchasing of supplies, and supplier management.I was hands-on in providing the service of specialist gas equipment (Oxygen and Nitrogen), respiratory protection equipment, and general pneumatic equipment. Reporting to facilities managers within the British Airways Facilities and London Heathrow and Gatwick Airports.Set up the first workshop facility for company.