Current and Recent Work (September 2002)

I am currently: Working with Cambridge Online Learning on web based learning delivery.  From developing and assessing learning resources to monitoring, developing and applying techniques to manage and improve student interaction and learning.   COL is an Action Learning based organisation, delivering Cambridge University accredited business qualifications.

Writing articles for technical journals. Providing engineering and safety assessments to the UK utility sector.  Supervising and marking post graduate diploma's and dissertations.  Mainly MSc and MBA dissertations from Teesside University.  Much of this online and distance based.  With students located around the world from the Middle East to Middlesbrough, Dagenham to Dubai!! Lecturing on "Clean Manufacturing technology" to short course students.

Recent University sector work

Teaching Business Strategy and Enterprise Development at Teesside University. Developing and delivering courses covering SME Enterprise startup, SME consultancy issues, SME culture and personal development skills for SME businesses.

An ERDF contract for Teesside University, studying Innovation Research and its role in wealth creation. This was a follow up to my MBA thesis which investigated motivation theories, technology transfer techniques and opportunity costs for employees in their career path.   This in preparation for a Research Degree thesis, to be undertaken part time 2002-2006. The business complements this but is a separate entity and runs totally independently (Charles Handy called it a portfolio career, I call it keeping busy!)

I have been asked to lecture at a number of UK universities, mostly at MSc level:

Collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University in their teaching programme as part of my role in developing links with industry. Preparing short courses on instrumentation for Sheffield Hallam.

Sustainable Development in the Water Industry (Liverpool JMU)

Optical Scattering Techniques (Society for Chemistry & Industry Seminar)

Environmental Monitoring (Napier University)

Clean Technology (Teesside University)

Large Company use of R&D Collaborative Projects (Yorkshire & Humberside launch of 5^th Framework conference)  

I have also attended several international and national conferences, ranging from the "International Conference on Rapid Detection Assays for Food and Drink", to SCI seminars on electrochemistry and optical sensors. Have chaired SWIG (A water industry research group) seminars, most recently on the use of optical technologies in water treatment (PSA and turbidity).  

Other completed work in the last few years includes:

Consortia member advising the UK Water Industry Research body on online monitoring for the future.

Advice on rolling out CRAFT (A European Union 5^th Framework R&D funding initiative for small businesses) with Beta Technology (The UK focal point for CRAFT).

Advising several major instrumentation users on procurement policies and optimal purchasing strategies (From Water utilities to chemical plants)

Marketing and technical development consultancy for several companies, developing technologies from flow monitoring to toxicity detection, odour, heavy metals and pesticide detection.

A recent market research contract identified UK, EU and world market sizes and applications for a novel heavy metal detection sensor.

A working panel developing a regeneration strategy for industry in South Yorkshire by encouraging the electronics industry to locate in the area. This in conjunction with the Sheffield Universities, where a centre of excellence in certain sectors of the industry already exist. Barnsley Business Innovation Centre (BBIC) features prominently in this arena.

Contributing to a "Blue Book" on onsite monitoring for a Standing Committee of Analysts group chaired by the Environment Agency.  

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