About

I joined the University of Derby in January 2022 as Business School Programme Manager, with the overall responsibility of planning and managing the implementation of cross-cutting transformation projects, governance, stakeholder engagement and business change as part of the new Business School Programme. Key areas of the programme include:

• Construction of a new Net Zero Carbon building in construction and operation
• Academic and research
• Working with businesses and industry

I am MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) and Change Management practitioner Prince2 trained with experience in delivering institution-wide transformational programmes in the Higher Education sector.

Qualifications

• Executive MBA, Cardiff University
• BSc. (Hons) Business Information Technology, University of South Wales

Experience in industry

Prior to joining the University of Derby, I delivered eight change initiatives over 16 years at Cardiff University. The projects and programmes ranged from Modernizing Dental Education, Development and roll-out of the C21 Medical Curriculum (move from traditional pedagogy to problem-based learning), Digitisation of regulatory processes and introduction of electronic assessments across the faculty (7 academic Schools), Centralisation of 'Confirmation, Clearing and Adjustment' from being devolved across 26 academic Schools, establishing a central admissions service and operating model and marketing and recruitment framework to support student recruitment. My last programme at Cardiff University was the development of 'Translational Research Hub' (a new £150m state-of-the-art research facility which included chemical, photonics and electronic labs and a cleanroom to support Cardiff Catalysis Institute and the Institute of Compound Semiconductors).

My early career included work in the public and private sectors including Newport County Council, University of South Wales, Virgin Media, and GlaxoSmithKline.

Additional interests and activities

I enjoy yoga, travelling, hiking, history, astronomy, watching cricket and learning about our ancient and medieval civilisations and physics. 

Recent publications

Volume 17 Issue 4 ‘International Journal for healthcare quality assurance’, Sep 1, 2004