Simon Freeman Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

At Riber Consultants we provide the structure and support for academics at UK universities undertaking consultancy work privately. We negotiate the fee rate and handle the legal, insurance and administrative matters so that academics can concentrate on the work.In addition, we also bid for public sector contracts with academics. We source opportunities, build bid teams, shape the bid and then project manage when we win contracts. With an emphasis on social good we have teams of academics and PhD students working on various projects.

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Consultant to University of Birmingham Enterprise until my successor as Head of Academic Consultancy Services was in place.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Responsible for the management of the highly regarded £2 million per annum Academic Consultancy Service at the University of Birmingham which involved acting as agent for those academic members of staff who wished to engage in personal consultancy work. I also managed a number of commercial operating divisions based on University research involved in coaching, metallurgy and materials, weather resilience, economic benefit software for road development and precision toxicology.Reporting directly to the CEO of University of Birmingham Enterprise Limited I provided leadership for the contract management process for academics at the University - advising on legal, intellectual property, compliance, taxation and financial matters.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

In 2008 the University of Birmingham created a new technology transfer company - Alta Innovations Limited - and I took the role of organizing and managing the consultancy commitments of the University's academic members of staff.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

BRDL was the technology transfer company of the University of Birmingham, my role included:- Advising on new tenancy agreements at Birmingham Research Park- Protection and commercialization of intellectual property from the University - Negotiation and management of consultancy contracts for the University's academic members of staff

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Sitting as part of the management team for Birmingham Technology Limited (BTL), the managing company for Aston Science Park, my duties included responsibility for the business development and promotion of BTL and the one hundred tenant companies located on the science park and the provision of strategic business planning as required.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Contracted to the UK government West Midlands Export Link was responsible for the delivery of export promotion activity within the West Midlands region. Duties included advising Small Medium Sized Enterprises on sectoral initiatives and the development of individual export strategies and engaging with trade representatives overseas.

Hong Kong

Working to the UNHCR’s legal team on the Special Appeals Board I oversaw the applications of those Vietnamese refugees seeking asylum in Hong Kong.

London

Performed various administrative tasks in the legal and personnel departments of the UK government’s Home Office.