Bio

Driven and skilled Strategic and Operational Director with 20 years’ experience delivering business value and societal benefit through applied transport technology and behavioural research, consultancy, advisory services and software development. Able to lead an organisation to develop and deliver its business strategy in established or new markets. Domain and technical knowledge areas include: ITS, connected and autonomous vehicles, smart cities, vehicle electrification, road safety and behaviour, sustainable transport, data science and applied statistics. Key skills include: Business Leadership - developing business strategy, driving operational delivery, developing people and external relationships. Profit and Loss (P&L) Management - 12 years’ P&L budget responsibility using management information, process controls and KPIs to drive a common understanding of personal and organisational responsibilities and expectations to achieve financial success. Business Development - significant skills in prospecting, bidding and negotiating commercial/contractual terms with UK and International Government and private sector clients. Projects and Programme Delivery - APM qualified project manager with 15 years’ experience of projects and programme management/direction; significant skills in managing complex stakeholder relationships, forming and enabling multi-organisation project teams to collaborate successfully. People Leadership - well-developed skills in building and enabling teams to succeed; directing, coaching, motivating, rewarding, inspiring and positively challenging managers and teams to perform.