I manage the National Robotarium’s communications, PR, and marketing activities, including digital, web and social media content creation and management. I have 15+ years’ experience in higher education, working in a variety of communications, engagement, events and administration roles.
When not spinning a good (robotics) yarn, you’ll usually find me at a gig, in a charity shop or deeply engrossed in books and podcasts about old Hollywood.
The friendliness, enthusiasm and energy of the team. They are truly passionate about advancing robotic technologies that can improve people’s lives and it’s an honour to get to share with the world the brilliant work they do.
I am the Executive Assistant for The National Robotarium, since June 2022, with 27 years of skills in event management, travel booking, marketing and diary management. Experienced Secretarial and HR admin support with a history of working in Higher Education and engaging with industries. Strong resilient professional with a MA Sociology Honours and Postgraduate Diploma in Community Health from The University of Edinburgh. I have been involved in project work since October 2022, this year has been a busy one with completion of the ILM Associate course (Stepping Into Management).
In contrast, work is sporadically mixed with swimming, gardening and entertaining friends and family.
I love my work corner, my work colleagues and the constant hard work that we put in to make the lives of others significant and enduring.
I am a driven, organised, and motivated senior facilities manager, chartered member of IWFM and RICS, with previous work experience in hard and soft FM, managing facilities, projects, services, operations, and personnel. I have been working in the industry in various roles for 15+ years and have expert knowledge of the various issues surrounding facilities. My previous experience includes x3 tours in Iraq and x1 in Afghanistan as a project administrator in built environment projects, assisting US DOD, KBR, and Flour Corp. in various roadworks, construction, infrastructure, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) centres, and Dining Facilities (Dfac) projects across various camps. In addition to that, having served as a retained firefighter for the London Fire Brigade, I have finalised my time in the LFB as incident commander after 10 years of service.
While working full time and gaining a number of qualifications, I managed to achieve my PGCert in Business Administration and Management with Sheffield Hallam University, School of Business, Technology, and Engineering. In 2023, I also graduated from Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment in MSc Facilities Management with distinction, also being the university medal winner.
I like being part of the NR because of the variety of projects and industries we work with. From a facilities perspective, this means that while ensuring the smooth delivery of facilities in the National Robotarium, I also need to deliver a facility or property that meets the requirements of the various projects regularly.
Providing a facility for various industries on various projects and seeing clients from oil, gas, education, healthcare, logistics, Finance, IT and more, come through the doors of our state-of-the-art property is exciting!
Robotics at:
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, Scotland
UK EH14 4AS
+44 (0)131 449 5111
Scottish registered charity number SC000278
Robotics at:
The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
EH8 9YL
+44 (0)131 650 1000
Scottish registered charity number SC005336
