Experience

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  Ibm united kingdom ltd

  Aug 1994 - Jan 2001

  Internal communications, sales & marketing

  Range of roles incorporating:Customer Service Account ManagementUK and International SalesInternal and External Communications including events for national press and internal stakeholders.

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  The guide dogs for the blind association

  Jun 2002 - May 2019

  Programme management of cross-sector First of a Kind (FOAK) Innovate UK SBRI project to implement inclusive innovative rail travel concept demonstrator for people with sight loss. Leading a team from Guide Dogs, Microsoft, LNER and Pointr, that additionally developed research and evaluation of DfT policy social impact metrics. This was the first FOAK Innovate UK SBRI programme to be led by a third sector organisation.Liaison on Smart Cities All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) representing inclusive design policy leadership. Show less Implemented ISO44001 collaborative business relationships methodology and trainingto deliver organisational behaviour and culture change and enhance cross-sector influencing capability. Presented via panel representation, key note speeches and workshops at national and international conferences and events to promote organisational commercial and collaborative opportunities.Programme Partnership Manager for cross-sector Microsoft ‘Soundscape’ 3D audio wayfinding app to generate innovative new orientation and mobility technology for people with sight loss. Show less

  • Smart Cities Innovation Manager

    Jan 2018 - May 2019

  • Collaboration Development Manager

    Aug 2014 - Jan 2018

  • Fundraising and Engagement Manager

    Jun 2002 - Aug 2014
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  The institute for collaborative working

  Jan 2019 - Nov 2020

  Associate consultant
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  Kirsty kelley ltd

  May 2019 - Jul 2023

  Director and consultant

  Consultancy specialising in cross-sector collaborative partnerships and innovation for business development and income diversification.

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  The nature nurture

  Jan 2020 - now

  Founder and chief nurturer

  Design and delivery of individual sessions, group workshops and corporate events to connect people and their dogs together through the power of nature and the field of applied zoopharmacognosy.

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  Neal's yard remedies

  Nov 2020 - May 2021

  Project manager

  Delivery of a range of business-critical commercial projects with a world leading ethicalretailer.

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  Amery hill secondary school

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Exam invigilator

  Ad-hoc exam invigilation duties for secondary school pupils.

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  University of exeter

  Jul 2023 - now

  Ipdm engagement manager - developing business-aware academics

  The Developing Business-Aware Academics is a 4-year Research England project bringing together academics, industry, and policy makers to inspire collaborative and impactful research that addresses today’s most urgent societal and environmental challenges by developing the skills, competencies and mindsets of doctoral and early-career researchers.