Creative Consultant
Creative Consultant to Youth Re:Action Team in Barrow in Furness. Project linked with the regeneration agencies, town and county councils, local secondary schools and colleges. Working with a representative group of young people to creatively research and communicate regeneration issues. The aim to empower them to work with local agencies to design and build a better town that addresses their lifestyle needs. The creative facet of project includes creating promotional material and events. 2006-9

Mentor
Creative Futures Cumbria Mentor 2006-9
Exploring working with schools and communities with budding artists

Creative Director
Founder and creative director of Project 52.  Role encompassed artistic leadership, plus management and fundraising responsibilities for multi-faceted, environment based, arts initiative.  Partnership embraced public sector organisations, industry, local community and school groups.  Primary focus of Project 52 was employing artistic interventions to have a measurable impact on waste issues.  
2003-4 feasibility study, 2004-5 fundraising.  Current status - dormant

Consultant
Cumbria Cultural Skills Partnership Advisory Group – visual artist’s
representative 2003-4.

Curator
Curator of ‘Material Spaces ‘exhibition at Tullie House Art Gallery, Carlisle, 2003

University Lecturer
Part-time lecturer at University of Central Lancashire, Dept. of Design, 1999 to 2006.
Visiting lecturer at University of Wales Institute Cardiff (2005) and Cumbria Institute of the Arts (1999 – 2002)
Part-time lecturer at Carlisle College (January 1997-June 2001).  0.5 Course Tutor post October 1998 to September 1999.

Teaching Qualifications:    
7306 City and Guilds Teaching Certificate and TDLB Assessors Award D32/D33

Fashion Textile Designer
Payne and Inc., Glasgow 1997-9 - Designed textile collections, in embroidery, print and knit, for fashion industry.  Designs sold through the agency to international fashion houses.

Scott Leathers Ltd, Cumbria  1998 – designed range of leather designs for the R.Griggs Group “Doc Marten” coloured boots.