I am a Chartered Surveyor with over 30 years of experience in practice mainly in the public sector in a range of agencies including, English Estates, English Partnerships, One North East and the Homes and Communities Agency.  I have been involved in industrial and commercial development projects, area based regeneration strategies and housing strategies mainly in the North East and facilitating partnership working between the public and private sectors.

I teach modules on Spatial Strategies and Valuation and Appraisal for Planning to Masters students and also contribute content for both Masters and Undergraduate Students relating to planning policy, viability assessments and real estate and property issues.