Nextdoor – driving a targeted campaign to bring global free and private social network for neighbourhoods, to Birmingham as part of a UK-wide launch. Achievements Nextdoor decided to expand into the UK, I co-led the piloting of this effort in Birmingham and other cities leading the launch of Nextdoor in Birmingham, and the mainstreaming of Nextdoor’s […]
Code Club – Regional Coordinator, West Midlands (2015 – present) Raspberry Pi Foundation This is an employed role I have managed the regional community of Code Club across the West Midlands for the past three years. Code Club is a UK-wide network of FREE after school coding clubs for children aged 9-11, providing resources which take children […]
Leading research and consultancy with Moseley Community Development Trust to build a business case and options for a new renovation project of the Old Post Office building leading to the development of The Moseley Exchange, a co-working space to meet, work, and set new projects in motion. I worked with DCA Consultants to carry out work […]
I worked with Fierce Earth on a major half million pound GFTA bid for The Voyage, a major international production in Birmingham as part of the Cultural Olympiad celebrations in 2012. Work: Financial planning, projections, bid writing. The Voyage was produced by Birmingham Hippodrome and created by Motionhouse in collaboration with Legs On The Wall. Part of […]
Working with Fierce Earth on a future European funding and development plan for Borderlines, the UK’s largest annual rural film festival.
In preparedness for the county-wide rollout of broadband across Lincolnshire, I co-delivered digitalLincs, the first two phases of an ERDF (digital) business support programme of workshops, training and support including the setup of four technology hubs across Lincolnshire. As part of team of three, we worked with clients Lincolnshire County Council to develop partnerships to promote […]
Developing a cultural business case for Uplace, a Belgian real estate group who are developing a mixed-use scheme situated between the centre of Brussels and the Airport. The site includes office and retail space, provision for leisure, food and beverage, conference facilities and an hotel, in total about 209,000 m². It is an exciting and wonderfully […]
Working with DCA Consultants (2005) on an options analysis of the creative re-use of waterside buildings and an economic impact study outlining its potential contribution supporting the development of the new Museum of Bristol (£20m museum project). The work was pivotal in the development of the M Shed >>> http://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/m-shed/.
Approach An evaluation of First Light’s programmes (2011-2012) (with Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy) demonstrated First Light’s position as a major provider/advocate for quality filmmaking training/development for young people. Evaluating the organisation’s first 10 years of operation, the evaluation provided evidence of the beneficial outcomes of First Light’s work with young people nationwide and considered future strategic directions strengthening […]
(with Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy). An assessment of the role and impact of Grants for the Arts , one of the major sources of arts investment in England. This explored the impact of the programme to date (2004-2009) and scoped the strategic opportunity landscape for the programme to play a more innovative and enabling role […]