Employment
2005 Partner - Vivid Regeneration
2000 – 2005 Director, Deputy Director, Business Development Manager - Bristol East Side Traders (BEST)
1999 – 2000 Economic Development Officer, Bristol City Council
1997 – 1999 Consultant, Driving Forces
1990 – 1997 Key Account Manager, Operations Manager, Contract Manager – Exel Logistics
Voluntary
2004 – 2006 Trustee, Windmill Hill City Farm
2003 – 2004 Director, Aspire
2001 – 2004 Trustee, Silai for Skills
Education
2010 Institute of Leadership and Management - Community Mediation
2002 Common Purpose Graduate
2000 – 2001 MSC Local Economic Development, University of the West of England – modules as follows:
- Local Economic Development 1 & 2
- Project and programme appraisal
- Project and programme evaluation
1991 – 1995 BA (Honours) Economics 2 (1) major in Local Economic Development, Portsmouth University
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of managing small businesses, social enterprises, not for profit organisations and charities
- Experience of securing, managing, delivering and evaluating community and economic development initiatives, including European funded contracts
- Experience of undertaking community research
- Skilled in setting up operational and financial systems for organisations, including performance monitoring systems
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent track record of engaging the private sector in regeneration
