Bio

Current situation: I am currently running peer support groups for veteran offenders from Parc Prison and for non-veterans offenders as well as people with a spinal cord injury from other locations. More about me: Disability advocate as I have an SCI with extensive research & business skills A creative and accomplished individual with extensive personal and professional experience of working with disabilities and managing business relationships. Recognised for entrepreneurial skills and business development. Alongside significant experience in the research field: programme development and implementation of award-winning peer support group. Ability to design and implement interventions. Adept at creating business solutions to drive performance. Proven expertise in: • Strategic Planning & Business Analysis • Negotiation & Influencing • Research & Development • Creative thinking • Customer Relations Management • Partnership Development • Budget & Grant Management • Solutions orientated CAREER NOTE Focused my education to compliment my past business skills to drive me forward to change how disability is viewed in today’s society. Invested time and energy in developing a personal and professional knowledge base to help others to manage mental and physical disabilities, has formed part of my own learning. TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY General business tools - Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Project Management Tools/ Microsoft Project Creative: Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Photoshop, InDesign Research tools - SPSS quantitative analysis tool, NVIVO qualitative tool, Advance experience in using Qualtrics survey tool. CONFERENCES I have done 9 conferences (oral presentations) in a few countries based on my research between 2012 - 2020 ‘General Well-being, PTSD Symptoms and Hardiness Among Past and Present Soldiers, Marines and Paratroopers who have Served as a Peacekeeper or as a Combatant in a Conflict Zone’,‘ and ''Improving Quality of Life After Spinal Cord Injury: Development of an Intervention and Feasibility Study’.