Materials chemist with 10+ years of post-PhD experience, focussed on finding effective and efficient solutions to research challenges for the foundation industries. I am an effective and influential communicator (24 publications; 1 patent; 16 conference presentations) with proven stakeholder engagement and funding acquisition skills (>£15k of funding), coupled with strong project budgeting and time management experience (principal investigator (PI) of 2 projects and co-PI on 2 multidisciplinary projects). A leader, who successfully manages, supports, and motivates others to succeed and develop (by managing 4 Application Scientists) who can effectively disseminate key information (teaching 16 tutorials and 1 lecture). Furthermore, I have consultancy experience and am a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) and a member of IOM3.