Philip Harris

Experience

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  Vigers Chartered Surveyors

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1993

  Building Surveyor

  Building surveyor at West End office working on a range of commercial properties.

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  Drivers Jonas

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1993

  Senior Buidling Surveyor

  Operating as Estates Surveyor with responsibility for managing construction works programmes, valued at over £1million for prestigious central London Estates.Working with clients including Gray’s Inn, Inner Temple and the National Portrait Gallery projectmanaging and overseeing required contractors, liaising with tenants where necessary.

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  GVA Grimley

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1996

  Senior Building Surveyor

  Central London office working on a range of commercial and museum protfolios before going onto systems design for large scale building maintenance software development and implementation.Responsibilities included- Managing a team of 15 surveyors, working on a £1.5million/two‐year commission for LondonUnderground’s Jubilee Line Extension Project- Ensuring quality control of all work carried out, providing essential training where required andcorrecting any issues to achieve precise results- Designing and testing estate management information systems for large retail and education estates (such as House of Fraser), documenting procedures and controls and implementing user manuals- Creating estate strategies for large government departments (including the Benefits Agency and Crown Prosecution Service) involving the design of performance monitoring systems.- Proposals Consultant, producing tender documents and effectively securing large‐scaledata collection and management commissions valued at over £1million Show less

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  Partake Services Ltd

  Sept 1997 - Mar 1999

  Operations Manager

  New consumer focused service aimed at introducing multiple listing style estate agency service to UK.- Developing and creating a new estate agency service, focusing on delivering exceptional customerservice, based on the USA module of multiple listing concept- Responsibility for all strategic and operational planning, enabling the delivery of the new concept,aiming at fundamentally reforming UK residential estate

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  University of Southampton

  Apr 1999 - Jan 2001

  Technology Transfer Executive

  Worked in the technology transfer operation (via a University holding company, Southampton Innovations Ltd) to help spin out new high tech companies.- Carefully constructing business and strategic plans, detailing budgeting, potential funding andexpenditure, additional devising marketing and promotional strategies- Leading all recruitment, pre‐screening and selecting of applicants, interviewing and conducting vital skills assessment, ensuring suitability for successful appointment- Effectively securing new venture funding, making grant applications and producing detailed business plans for potential investors Show less

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  Exosect Ltd

  Jan 2001 - now

  Chief Administrative Officer

  Exosect is a lean formulations company. We exploit the characteristics of our unique, proprietary technology platforms and apply our extensive formulations know-how to enable the efficient, targeted delivery of biological and synthetic active ingredients. Our technology platforms deliver a unique mix of commercial and environmental benefits and are underpinned by an extensive and robust patent portfolio.We out-license access to our technology platforms, formulations know-how and intellectual property to industrial partners enabling them to grow their business and increase ROI.My AchievementsFounder, responsible for commercialising technologies acquired from the University of Southampton, operating in the sustainable bio‐technology sector. My Key Responsibilities include - Critical Business and Strategic Planning, producing detailed reports forecasting specific growth expectations, and developing investor exit strategies- Responsibility for all Human Resources, instrumental in formalising and implementing essential HR policies and procedures across the company,- Continuous developmental needs of all employees (in excess of 20), implementing incentive schemes and performance management systems- Created project planning systems- Securing grant funding and managing the research grant in excess of £2million, obtaining from research councils, UK Government, The Gates Foundation- Company Secretary, building solid relations with 70 investors, managing rights issues and delivering timely & accurate submission returns to statutory bodies- Creating value through proactive management of Intellectual Property Rights- Responsible for H&S, managing commercial insurance risks on behalf of the company, achieving ISO9001 accreditation- Managing the ICT infrastructure, office relocations and delivering 100% operational availability- Responsibility for Property and Facilities Management, strategic planning, obtaining and refurbishment/relocation logistics Show less

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  Evalian Limited

  Dec 2018 - now

  Director

  Great data protection, privacy and respect for the personal data you collect and process is critical to your bottom line. Customer relationships are increasingly built on trust and the legal standards are higher than ever, following implementation of the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.Whether you’re a small company, a rapidly growing organisation or an international business, we can help you improve your data protection working practices and help you meet your compliance obligations. Our experience covers data protection, ePrivacy, marketing and consent, information governance and information risk management.We can provide you with training, gap analysis assessments, outcome based consultancy, ongoing support, outsourced Data Protection Officer services and fully managed data protection services. Show less