Staff Profile

Current Role

I manage Newcastle University's Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) programme.

My role involves overseeing delivery of the KTP process at the University from inception to completion. I provide support and guidance to prospective applicants and to those undertaking KTP projects. A key aspect of my role also includes engagement with the funder, Innovate UK and the national network of KTP Advisors and participants.

Professional Background

As a senior project manager and business founder with over 20 years’ experience in delivering regional and national multi-stakeholder initiatives, my expertise is in transforming ideas and concepts into deliverable programmes which achieve stakeholder objectives and have a positive impact on society.

In recent years I have focussed on fulfilling these aims in the field of academic research, specifically through my management of the £8.5M Research England-funded E3 Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE) and the £8M MRC-EPSRC Molecular Pathology Node. My role involved guiding key project relationships and providing assurance, guidance and best practice expertise to senior academic and professional stakeholders. I was also responsible for compliance with funder contractual terms and conditions by managing financial and risk performance, long term sustainability planning, and KPI and milestone reporting.

Before this, I worked in the University's IT department to establish their Project Management Office and with the University's senior leadership team to transform their corporate governance structures, alongside managing a number of business critical projects. Prior to this, I was a project manager within several multi-million pound economic regeneration programmes across the region, leading projects within local authorities and national government agencies focussed on improving the economic prosperity of the North East community.

Qualifications

PhD

Programme Management

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Agile Project Management Practitioner

MSc Cultural Tourism

BA (hons) International Business

New Zealand Bachelor of Business Degree in Business Management

Advanced Diploma in Leadership and Management Coaching

ITIL V3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management