Championing and leading direct and virtual teams of strategically focused climate, environment and sustainability professionals. Building and nurturing passion, professionalism and constructive cross sector relationships to collectively tackle some of our biggest societal challenges. Co-creating the successful development, governance, delivery and promotion of science based, costed and integrated, transformational climate, natural environment and sustainability strategies, policies and programmes for the Council and City. Co-creating ambitious, just visions and transitions to deliver on; committed reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; robust management of climate risk and resilience; protecting the integrity of our nature assets and reversing harms to them.Integrating these into systems at every level to shape new business as usual approaches. Collaborating with partners across and well beyond the City to influence and strengthen their approaches also.

Leading and managing three place based strategy and policy teams focused on the protection, enhancement and sustainable development of the built and natural environment of Aberdeen - climate and environment policy; local development plan & policies and developer obligations.

Leading and developing a team of 18 strategically focused public sector environment and sustainability professionals. Focusing on protecting and enhancing the built and natural environment in, around and beyond Aberdeen.

Founder of Aberdeen's first community energy company. Aberdeen Community Energy (ACE) presents the Donside Hydro – Scotland's first urban community hydro and Aberdeen's first community energy project. Nestled on the River Don in the city of Aberdeen, the Donside Hydro will capitalise on Scotland’s abundant water supply to create clean, renewable electricity to be sold to the national grid. The income from the project will be channelled into projects that will achieve social and environmental benefits. ACE will raise capital through a Community Share Offer to fund the project, offering an ethical, low-risk investment opportunity.

Elected Member and Office Bearer in role of Treasurer for local Community Council.