Aug 2019 - Present

Oct 2013 - July 2019

Oct 2013 - Sept 2015

Senior Lecturer in Management Science, Lancaster University

I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Management Science, specializing in Computational Social Systems through using various Operational Research approaches to study the Socio-Technical dynamics within Information System Project Management. I am an active member of the Health Systems Research Group, and the Simulation and Stochastic Modelling Research Group within the Department. I am also a Member of the Centre for Technological Futures, the Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Systems Centre, and an Affiliate Member of the Data Science Institute, which is a multi-disciplinary research institute at Lancaster.

Lecturer in Management Science, Lancaster University

SAMS-ESRC-UKCES Fellowship, Lancaster University

This 2-year Management & Business Development Fellowship, was a Junior Research Fellowship aimed at career-changers who wanted to move from industry to academia. The JRF was held in parallel to my Lectureship.

2010 - 2014

2009-2010

2000-2001

1998-1999

1995-1998

Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of York

This Doctor in Philosophy research degree focused on the area of Systems Biology in general, and more specifically Computational Immunology through the use of computational tools and techniques to investigate the dynamics and control of a complex biological cell signalling pathway. I took an Agent-Based approach to model and later simulate the Nuclear Factor-kappa B (NF-kB) pathway. My research was based within the Computational Immunology group of Jon Timmis (University of York) and is closely aligned to the lab of Eva Qwarnstrom (University of Sheffield). My examiners were Simon OKeefe (University of York) and Pietro Lio (University of Cambridge). This Doctoral degree was funded by a White Rose Universities Studentship.

M.Res. in Computational Biology (Distinction), University of York

This Masters in Research degree provided knowledge and skills within the following areas: Programming (including web applications) using Python; Molecular Sequence Analysis; Structural Bioinformatics; Simulation of Complex Biosystems; Data Analysis concepts, including multivariate analysis methods. The summer project involved augmentation of an Agent-Based Simulator which had previously been developed for Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE). The project was closely aligned to research from Vipin Kumar of the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, La Jolla, USA. This Masters degree was funded by a BBSRC Studentship.

M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Kent at Canterbury

This Masters degree provided knowledge and skills within the following areas: Knowledge Based Systems; Systems Architecture; Software Engineering; Information Systems & Database Technology; Computer Networks and Communications; Computer Graphics and HCI; Advanced Programming, which was based around Java and Java Swing. An individual research project was also undertaken, where a database was created for University Rowing crew data, with a Java Swing GUI for insertion, retrieval and updating of entries. This Masters degree was funded by an EPSRC Studentship.

M.Phil. in Plant Biochemistry, University of Cambridge

This Masters degree by research provided knowledge and skills within the area of Plant Biochemistry, and more specifically Plant Enzymology. My Masters thesis was entitled - The Preparation of Vacuoles from Nicotiana benthamiana with a view to Future Research into the Plant H+-Pumping Inorganic Pyrophosphatase. This Masters degree was funded by a BBSRC Studentship.

B.Sc. in Biochemistry (1st Class Hons), University of Wales, Bangor

Awarded the Prof William Charles Evans memorial prize for highest marks in finals Biochemistry. This Bachelors degree provided knowledge and skills over a wide range of the Biosciences, including Molecular Biology, Metabolism and Regulation, Genetics, Plant Biology, Animal Biology, Glycobiology, Physiology. An individual research project was also undertaken, which involved purification of the tocopherol-dependent lipoxygenase from Pisum sativum using sephadex ionic exchange chromotography and enzyme assay using spectrophotometry.

Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (FRSA)

Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE)

Chartered IT Professional (CITP)

Professional Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

2004 - 2009

2001 - 2004

1999 - 2000

Project Manager (Consultant), Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

Managed a number of software implementation projects with values up to GBP 4 Million within Central Government, Retail, and Pharmaceutical sectors. These contained teams of 5-25 Consultants from the UK, USA, Europe and Asia. Additionally, I have managed Project Offices and been a member of Programme Management Offices on global international programmes comprising up to 100 resources (onshore and offshore) and with values up to GBP 30 Million.

Applications Consultant, Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

Programmer within a number of key software implementations, specialising in Human Resource and Payroll applications development.

Associate Consultant, Cambridge Professional Development Ltd

Junior Consultant within an SME specialising in project management and administration for National Training Organisations.