• Secretariat for the final workshop of the Defra Regulation Task Force.
 Introduced a knowledge management technique to capture learning from the Task Force experience;
• Evaluation of tenders on behalf of Defra for a major cross-government measurement project (to measure the impact of regulations on UK business, led by the Cabinet Office).
 Solicited and co-ordinated the views of specialist Defra personnel in order to reach a combined view on different aspects of the tenders; working with CO as part of the evaluation process.

• Managed a challenging team of three scientists undertaking fire-related research work, developing a team-working ethos;
• Built up the confidence and competence of a team member working on the creation of an online fire research community, by sharing my knowledge and experience of IT-enabled projects

• Dissemination of eSB aims and objectives to teams/project boards working on local e-government projects for England (National Projects);
• Drafting of clear and persuasive papers and proposals (e.g. eSB responses to central government consultations);
• Liaison with external agencies, inc. participation in joint events and scoping of respective roles in relation to sustainability of National Projects building relationships around the future direction of eSB with other agencies in a competitive environment.

Apr 2004 to July 2004 – Research Associate (3-month contract).
• Research, analysis and production of focussed and well-structured papers around the possible future organisational forms and governance of eSB. Succeeded in clearly identifying all of the options, their possible consequences, and outlining a clear way ahead.

• Feb 03 to Dec 03 – Assistant Director (Grade 7), Local Government Team.
 Ensuring OeE opinions were fed into on boards and committees run by the ODPM in respect of governance and organisation of the local e-government programme, influencing it and OeE initiatives to align with one another;
 Representing the OeE on the Boards of National Projects, also ensuring project boards took account of programme aims and objectives and feeding issues back to ODPM;
 Making links between ODPM/local government policies and initiatives and OeE/central government activities and policy, putting the right people in touch;
 Helping colleagues with information on local government contact points and engagement strategies to ensure they received input from the right people;
 Initiating discussions between the OeE and HM Treasury in respect of local e-government programme funding (decisions on which were made with the involvement of the OeE).

• Apr 02 to Jan 03 – Senior Policy Advisor (HEO/SEO), Local Government Team.
 Supporting business analysis of key public services in relation to developing the national strategy for local e-government;
 Analysis of local government Invest to Save bids and Implementing E-Government statements in support of OeE policy development;
 Development of an engagement strategy for local government in respect of the central IT infrastructure for the use of the public sector, engaging with sensitivity in a very political area where stakeholders held entrenched views;
 Outreach to local authorities and representing the OeE at key events;
 Representing the local government perspective within the OeE.

• Feb 01 to Apr 02 – Senior Policy Advisor (HEO/SEO), e-government policy.
 Development of guidance to central government departments on producing e-business strategies that was concise and gave an excellent understanding of the requirement;
 Drafting submissions to senior officers and Ministers, responses to Parliamentary Questions, meeting minutes, proposals;
 Design and delivery of an e-government workshop for 50 central and local government e-strategists, which gave all attendees a shared vision of the way ahead;
 Producing documents and strategies for ensuring that departments and their HM Treasury contacts took adequate account of customer focus issues in Spending Review

• Aug 97 to Jan 01 – Executive Officer, Directorate General Research & Technology
 Secretariat support for the Defence Scientific Advisory Council (a high-level body providing independent advice on scientific matters to the Secretary of State for Defence);
 International Research Collaboration, working with other European nations on the development of joint defence research initiatives.