A fully qualified Trading Standards Officer and Inspector of Weights & Measures, I have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. I have a broad range of experience in providing comprehensive legal advice to international, national, regional and local producers and businesses, and have a proven track record in providing training and presentations to businesses, student groups and consumers. I have very good commercial awareness, having worked directly in the retail sector, and through my work with a national supermarket chain. I have strong administrative, organisational and research skills, and good IT skills, and am able to work well both independently and as part of a team. I enjoy coaching, motivating and supporting others, both within and outside the work environment. I am a contributing editor to the fourth, fifth and sixth editions of the Consumer and Trading Standards - Law and Practice reference book, working on the chapter on food standards and labelling, as well as contributing to the chapter covering primary authority.