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London, United Kingdom

• Founded Zartech Ltd to deliver innovation management, technology commercialisation, R&D and entrepreneur support services to universities, established companies, start-ups and government agencies.
• Various market evaluation, development partner evaluation and assessment of entry opportunities type assignments for start-up and established companies
• Strategic technology roadmapping services
• Business case development for establishing innovation centres, institutes, big science projects and funding competitions in specific technology areas
• Bid development services to secure funding for a range of innovation support networks and projects
• Supporting companies bidding for Big Science contracts

Oxford, United Kingdom

Lightricity are developers of the world's leading photovoltaic technology for indoor light energy harvesting. Powering the Internet of Things, wearable technologies and applications such as building automation from ambient indoor artificial light. Role covers commercial strategy (product, pricing, partnerships), business development and supporting efforts.

Brighton, United Kingdom

Body Rocket are reinventing athlete aerodynamics by shrinking the technology you would usually find in a wind tunnel and applying directly to your bike allowing you to measure your aerodynamic drag in real-time all the time. Have supported technology partnering, access to technical expertise and secured £1m of development funding.

Exeter, England, United Kingdom

Encortec is a spin-out of Exeter University. It is exploiting game-changing, patented magnetic flux and vibration-based energy harvesting technologies that can provide an order of magnitude more power than others to enable new autonomous sensing and monitoring applications in rail, water and other utilities. Have supported access to investment and grant.

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

AMSCI has supported UK advanced manufacturing supply chains with grants and loans for research and development, skills training and capital investment to help UK supply chains achieve world-class standards and encourage major new suppliers to locate in the UK. Currently available, AMSCI Recycled Fund, supports the growth of the advanced manufacturing.

Teddington, UK

Negotiated with the DTI, Sira’s administrators and a range of potential hosts to transfer contracts and staff after Sira Group went into administration. Helped save most of my team’s jobs. Integrated the team within NPL and its programmes of activity and returned Sensors & Instrumentation Knowledge Transfer Network to a greater than previous level of.

London, United Kingdom

Sira was a contract R&D, technology consulting and product development company. Role involved general management including P&L responsibility, budgeting, strategy and business planning, people management, interviewing and team building as well as external consulting activities. Developed the Innovation Management business with increasing turnover and.

London, United Kingdom

Promoted after 6 months to manage a team and to the division’s management in 18 months. Developed a range of contracts with commercial as well as government clients and negotiated the terms for exploitation of collaboratively developed technology. Delivered technology roadmapping, market evaluation, bid development and technology application reviews in the.

London, United Kingdom

Co-ordinated development by two research laboratories, an early stage-company and various government bodies of a commercially useful ozone sensor based on semi-conductor technology (sensor later sold into various markets). Backed up development efforts with experiment design. Communicated results through journal papers, reports & presentation at knowledge.

London, United Kingdom

Managed a series of cost reduction projects, directing teams of 2-5 people from initial investigation to implementation of my recommendations. Conducted feasibility studies into establishing further overseas Harrods signature stores. Reviewed business travel arrangements of Harrods Group, presented recommendations to the Board, established travel policy.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Developed and deployed instruments for measuring atmospheric trace gases and analysed large data sets using sophisticated computer models of chemical and meteorological processes. Managed international research projects and several overseas and UK-based environmental monitoring field campaigns involving multiple partner organisations. Published several.

Part funded studies through a range of part time and short term jobs including motorcycle courier and accounts support to a shipping company; R&D and production lab work in a platinum refinery; running the process analysis laboratory of a small circuit board electroplating company; teaching assistant and laboratory demonstrator at UKZN and research.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Atmospheric Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Cross-country running for the University and running, rowing and rugby for the College.Thesis: Measurement of.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Activities and Societies: Entrepreneurship, Technology, Private Equity, Africa, Net ImpactGeneral MBA but with electives focussed on.

Msc, Chemistry, Distinction

Thesis: para-Aminobenzoic Acid Photosensitised Dimerisation of Thymine A research-based Masters that resulted in several publications and.

Bsc(Hons), Chemistry, 1St (83%)

Honours year focus on pure Chemistry in various areas and on a research project.

Bsc, Chemistry & Applied Chemistry

Majored in Chemistry & Applied Chemistry but also took core subjects in Physics, Maths, Applied Maths and Economics.

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English; Afrikaans; Maths; Additional Maths; Science; Geography; History