Dream. Plan. Book. The Real Japan

Media - brands include TheRealJapan.com and dsoaudio.com

A private members community for decision makers/key influencers working within the UK’s foremost companies in industries supporting customer bases in the tens of thousands and, in many cases, millions. (Headhunted)

Collaborating on collective copyright licensing of education in UK.Lobbying activity and national copyright education campaigns.Members included Copyright Licensing Agency, Christian Copyright Licenisng (Europe) Ltd, Educational Recording Agency, Music Publishers Association, PRS for Music, Phonographic Performance Limited, Newspaper Licensing Agency.

Responsible for managing and growing annual education sector licence fee revenue to £21m.Prepared several 3 and 5-year business plans.Led development and deployment of several national digital licensing and licence development strategies.Delivered copyright training to international senior government, corporate and academic audiences as part of the British Copyright Council/Department of Trade and Industry annual training programme for developing and EU ascension countries.Successfully negotiated landmark IPR licensing agreements in politically sensitive public-eye sectors including:- Police (Association of Chief Police Officers)- State Schools (Local Government Association)- Ministry of Defence- Visually-impaired community (Royal National Institute for the Blind).Extensive experience of legal and digital aspects of intellectual property rights licensing, collective licensing in particular.Responsible for DfES changes to plans for ‘Fair Funding’ legislation following successful lobbying of Department on behalf of CLA (during White Paper phase).

Helped establish the UK Government's Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Unit.Responsible for project managing the establishment of IT, telephone and office systems.1-year contract.

Contract work analysing and processing traffic flow census data.1-year contract.

Swiss watch company - UK boutique, London - Sales.

Garrard, The Crown Jewellers - Sales.Youngest salesman in the company's 350 year history.

Administration in Building Regulations of Planning Department.