Thomas Brain Email & Phone Number

Bristol, GB

Bristol

Bristol

In my role within the Department of Mathematics, I was responsible for managing opportunities for stimulating, enhancing and supporting the Department's links with industry and other external organisations. I am also managing the creation of a Quantitative Sciences Research Institute and developing the vision for the new Mathematics Department building as.

Project Management of an 18-month pilot and live market testing of a crowdsourcing capability, including gathering initial requirements, working with ICT to implement a crowdsourcing portal, establishing a community that spans from lab researchers to industrial partners, and ultimately evaluation and reporting on the merits of this pilot.

Responsible for the oversight, planning and organisation of all activities and functions in the 'Laminar Flow Control - UK' research programme. LFC-UK was funded by a £4.2 million Programme Grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, with a further £1.5 million contribution from Airbus, EADS Innovation Works and other industrial.

Managed contract manufacturers producing Aquatest pilot products to cost, quality and time constraints, and managed testing and validation against product specifications. Led the Aquatest commercialisation effort – this involved producing business plans and presenting the Aquatest Value Proposition to several multinational companies. Responsible for.

Managed and coordinated the global, multidisciplinary consortium. Responsible for managing the Grant Agreement between University of Bristol and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ($13 million), including producing Six-month and Annual Progress Reports (with accompanying Financial Report and narrative). Focus on risk management, including critical technical.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Managed the collection and verification of student number data from universities. Produced grant allocation letters to universities ($6 billion total) and managed grant adjustments and appeals processes. Produced papers on recurrent funding allocations for the HEFCE Board. Produced publications and presented on recurrent funding for various audiences.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Designed Excel forms for data collection processes and undertook student number data analysis to inform funding allocations. Analysed large data sets and produced summary information for senior managers.

Master'S Degree, Engineering Science

Master'S Degree, Engineering