| A highly skilled public affairs manager with 14 years' experience in Westminster, working in parliamentary, political, voluntary and commercial environments. Demonstrated flair in helping major organisations develop strategic government relations programmes thereby increasing awareness of their brand and achieving their objectives. Proven research and writing skills, working to tight journalistic deadlines. Excellent hands on organiser with comprehensive IT and internet experience. |
EMPLOYMENT
Public Affairs Consultant Dec 1999 to date
Independent public affairs consultant specialising in communications and information systems for government affairs. Current projects include co-authoring and researching reports on Customer Relationship Management in the Public Sector. Organised the e-strategy for Ken Clarke's Conservative leadership campaign by project managing his innovative website and database systems. Other work includes installing and maintaining a parliamentary database system for BT, Corporate Communications; advising public affairs departments on contact management systems for Westminster, EU and devolved UK institutions, building a parliamentary votes website in conjunction with the BBC; building a database of key political opinion-formers in London; developing an internet search engine and extranet for a parliamentary publishing company.
Deputy Director, Parliamentary Communications Ltd 1994 to Nov 1999
Deputy Director of Parliamentary Communications Limited (PCL), publishers of a comprehensive range of parliamentary publications including Westminster’s in-house weekly The House Magazine, the European Parliament’s The Parliament Magazine and Edinburgh’s The Holyrood Magazine. My responsibilities ranged across the group, in addition to day to day running of the company they included:
Communications Consultant, Ranelagh Ltd 1992-94
Provided Parliamentary Affairs advice to clients including Bass plc, British Steel, British Rail, Bristol Development Corporation and Institution of Electrical Engineers. Responsibilities included: business development, liaison with clients from both the public and private sectors and IT system design, implementation and support. Also, worked as a part time researcher in the House of Commons.
Conservative Central Office
General Election Planner 1990-92
Headed the in-house team that provided research for the 1992 General Election campaign. Collected and analysed varied data including opinion polls and economic statistics enabling identification of ideal election date. Provided key information for "War Book" that outlined campaign strategy. Developed bespoke software to collect, manage and display election campaign strategy data.
National Youth Organiser 1988-90
As the National Organiser of the Young Conservatives and International Secretary of the Conservative Collegiate Forum, the Conservative student organisation, my main responsibilities were providing the secretariat for their national committees, the organisation of conferences and training events, and liaison with the Youth media.
Research Assistant, House of Commons 1987-92
Worked for Phillip Oppenheim MP (Amber Valley), Anthony Coombs MP (Wyre Forest) and Gerald Bowden MP (Dulwich). Responsible for the preparation of research papers and speeches on a wide variety of subjects. Handled surgery casework and liased with local and national media.
General Election Organiser 1986-87
Worked for Walsall North Conservative Association in the run up to the 1987 election as their Organiser and Local Government Election Agent in this industrial West Midlands constituency. The Labour majority was reduced to 1790, a Conservative swing of 2.3%, against the national trend.
Customer Services Officer, National Westminster Bank 1980-86
Worked for the Domestic Banking Division in branches in the West Country. Qualified as a Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. After a general training, specialised in foreign exchange and domestic securities.
PERSONAL
Date of Birth: 15/1/1959
Citizenship: British
Marital Status: Married
Driving Licence: Full
EDUCATION
Framlingham College, Suffolk 1972-77
8 ‘O’ Levels; 1 ‘O/A’ Level; 3 ‘A’ Levels; Head Prefect
Chartered Institute of Bankers
Full Member
PUBLIC SERVICE
Governor, Millbank Primary School SW1 1994 to date
Councillor, Westminster City Council, Victoria Ward 1998 to date
Board of Management, Abbey Community Association SW1 1998 to date
Chairman, Police/Community Liaison Committee, Victoria SW1 2000 to date
INTERESTS
A long-standing member of the European Movement, the Conservative Group for Europe and an office holder in the Tory Reform Group. Member of the Conservative Party since 1978.
Enjoy travelling and the opportunity of meeting new people and experiencing different cultures. A theatre and concert goer with a great love of classical music. At home, cook a variety of different types of food.
LANGUAGES
Basic Italian, French and German.
TJM 2002