Aug 2024 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Wales, United Kingdom · Remote

• Working with CTMUHB and RSLs to link health and housing data for analysis. This will involve addressing data governance and privacy concerns collaboratively.
• Analyse the linked data, in collaboration with partners, to address health disparities, chronic condition prevalence and healthcare utilisation patterns in social housing communities.
• Use data insights for designing targeted health interventions and community support services in partnership with RSLs.
• Regular meetings with all partners to share findings, discuss implications and plan interventions.
• Exploring options for shared data analyst resources between USW, CTMUHB and RSLs.
• Working with RCTCBC and other local authorities to inform housing and health policies based on data insights.
• Collaborating to evaluate the impact of data-driven interventions on population health outcomes.

May 2014 – Jul 2022 · 8 yrs 2 mos · South Wales

• Act as a role model, maximising own and team’s contribution to the School
• Academic team leadership and day-to-day management of staff
• Negotiation of staff workloads and workload balancing based on detailed understanding of staff roles and responsibilities
• To lead the team(s) and undertake individual development and appraisals
• To deal with a range of staffing issues that may impact on the effective delivery of the curriculum, e.g. absence/attendance and performance issues
• Management of staff and non-staff budgets in the area of responsibility
• To lead on issues of quality assurance and enhancement
• Coordinating the conduct of the National Student Survey within the subject
• Liaising with course leaders, student course representatives and Student Voice Representatives to ensure the student engagement activities are effective
• Contributing to the implementation and evaluation of the Reflection and Observation of Teaching scheme or other agreed Peer Observation scheme
• Actively identifying opportunities for curriculum development, CPD and income generation
• Oversee curriculum development proposals, revalidation cycles and other development and review processes
• Responsibility and oversight for student recruitment and retention
• Develop and apply innovative and appropriate teaching techniques and material, and deliver inspirational teaching which creates interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students
• Engage in scholarly activities which demonstrate intellectual engagement in subject or field.
• Make regular contact with students through active programme management and delivery
• Writing, collating and evaluating appropriate reports; analysing data and developing and implementing action plans
• To attend and participate in School, Faculty and University committees as appropriate
• To be involved in School level strategic planning and support the University’s strategic planning process

Oct 2009 – Sep 2025 · 15 yrs 11 mos · South Wales

• to provide leadership, which stimulates and guides colleagues to undertake research, scholarship and consultancy;
• to recruit and supervise research students and research assistants;
• to publish research in journals, books and monographs;
• to seek external funding;
• to raise the research profile of the University of South Wales by gaining external recognition of the work through, for example, publications, obtaining external funding and awards, and attendance at prestigious conferences;
• to contribute to the setting of research strategies at both Faculty and University levels;
• to infuse the University’s curriculum with relevant key knowledge;
• act as a mentor to other supervisors of research students;
• to provide academic leadership in relation to computer science;
• to demonstrate competence as a teacher, especially at Honours and Masters levels, infuse the University’s curriculum with relevant key knowledge and perform scholarly activity, assessment, curriculum development, administration and related activities associated with those modules delivered.

Sep 2009 – May 2014 · 4 yrs 8 mos

• be responsible for the validation, critical review and quality assurance of the MSc Programme in Computing and its (up to) 13 awards in liaison with Subject Leaders and the Faculty Quality Office;
• be responsible for the periodic and day-to-day administration of the MSc Programme in Computing and its associated awards in liaison with the Faculty Student Administration Office and the Advice Centre;
• be responsible for the MSc Programme in Computing progression/award board in liaison with the Faculty Student Administration Office and the Quality Office;
• undertake the annual monitoring for the MSc Programme in Computing and be responsible for implementation of actions in liaison with the Subject Leaders, Faculty Student Administration Office and the Quality Office;
• be responsible for the marketing of the MSc Programme in Computing in liaison with the Faculty Resources Office;
• to provide academic leadership in relation to Computer Games Development;
• to demonstrate competence as a teacher, especially at Honours and Masters levels, infuse the University’s curriculum with relevant key knowledge and perform scholarly activity, assessment, curriculum development, administration and related activities associated with those modules delivered.

Jan 2007 – May 2014 · 7 yrs 4 mos

• to recruit and supervise research students and research assistants;
• to publish research in journals, books and monographs;
• to seek external funding;
• to raise the research profile of the University of Glamorgan by gaining external recognition of the work through, for example, publications, obtaining external funding and awards, and attendance at prestigious conferences;
• to infuse the University’s curriculum with relevant key knowledge;
• to provide academic leadership in relation to Computer Games Development;
• to demonstrate competence as a teacher, especially at Honours and Masters levels, infuse the University’s curriculum with relevant key knowledge and perform scholarly activity, assessment, curriculum development, administration and related activities associated with those modules delivered.

Jan 2000 – Sep 2007 · 7 yrs 8 mos

• Conducted applied research in the areas of crime forecasting, container-ship stowage planning, cartographic map generalisation and house-price forecasting.

May 1997 – Dec 1999 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Developed and maintained a variety of database applications related to corporate support.

Sep 1993 – May 1997 · 3 yrs 8 mos

• Developed a new paradigm for automated container-ship stowage planning.

Sep 1993 – May 1997 · 3 yrs 8 mos

• Developed and delivered programming, artificial intelligence and accounting modules as an hourly-paid lecturer.

Sep 1988 – Oct 1996 · 8 yrs 1 mo · United Kingdom

• Engaged in small to medium sized bespoke programming tasks, including development of computer games for those interested in strategy wargames such as Eaglebearer and Rebel Yell.

Jan 1987 – Sep 1990 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Greater Cardiff Area

• Contributed to preparing accounts; managing payroll; development and maintenance of financial systems and processes; providing advice and information to the Finance Manager; controlling budgets; and ensuring all financial regulations are adhered to. In addition, I oversaw the introduction of a computerised accounting and tenant information system.

Jan 1984 – Dec 1986 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Greater Cardiff Area

• General office management, locating and ordering replacement parts for broken school equipment repaired as part of an education department led project in support of schools in south wales, and running a mail order satro of the ILEA that provided CTD material to schools.