Bio

I am an urban designer and planner with a passion to deliver beautiful, prosperous and resilient towns and cities. I have 20 years' experience of advising national and local policies, strategies and interventions to improve the design of the built environment through leading diverse teams of nationally respected experts. I synthesize research and technical know-how into intelligible strategic advice to support businesses and local decision-makers trying improve people’s quality of life and environment. I thrive on delivering creative solutions to address big problems. I enjoy nurturing the teams I lead, ensuring talent and creativity can flourish and have developed significant partnerships across different sectors to deliver innovative programmes. In working at a senior management level, I am experienced in operating in a politically sensitive environment, ensuring good governance and taking challenging strategic decisions. I am an excellent communicator and relish supporting and inspiring others through direct assistance, taking the conference platform or talking to the media. Expertise Sustainable urban design; Designing systems integration; Strategic masterplanning; Spatial planning; Design guidance; Planning policy; Public space design & management; Promoting green infrastructure; Environmental planning; Human centred design; Design thinking; Design in innovation, Service Design, Influence Stimulating knowledge transfer and exchange; Leading research design and evaluation; Changing behaviour through advocacy and campaigning; Influencing policy development and implementation Experience across public, private and charitable sectors; Working with national government and local authorities Management Directing programmes over £1m; Leading organisations' strategic development; Income generation and fundraising; Engaging corporates and SMEs; Excellent team management; New partnership development