1.2.1 Sep 1995 - Aug 1996: Technical & Scientific Consultant
Place: British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) plc, Sowerby Research Centre (Bristol, UK)
Contractor: British Aerospace plc, Operations Division
Subject: Technical supervision and administrative management of RUSSTECH Technology Transfer Programme. Conducting interviews with scientists from former Soviet Union (D S Lukin & A S Kruykovsky (MIPT, Moscow): wave catastrophes; S A Tretyakov (SPBSTU, St Petersburg): chiral material parameters; G Ya Slepyan, (INP, Minsk): chiral stealth materials; S A Zavtrak (INP, Minsk): sasers and hydraulic ram (theoretical); L Ostrovsky (IAP, Nizhny Novgorod): sasers (experimental)).
Wider follow-up discussions with UK & Russian scientists (G Davies, Imperial College; MV Berry, U. Bristol, AP Vinogradov, Eldyn, Moscow). Reporting to BAe project manager (Prof. R S McEwen). Write 6 final reports to BAe Executive with findings and recommendations.
1.2.2 Apr 2010 – Jul 2014: Consultant in Knowledge Services
Place: AKS
Role: teaching, coaching and mentoring high-school students in Mathematics (GCSE-, AS-, A2-levels; university foundation courses, university Degree level), Statistics (GCSE-, AS-, A-levels; university foundation courses, university Degree level), Statistics (AS-, A-levels; university Degree level), engineering subjects at university level (electrical engineering, electronics, and selected areas in mechanics, civil engineering, business statistics, stochastic methods). Consultant to businesses: marketing studies, technical support, research project work.
Approach, achievements and successes: Discussed individual and specific strengths, weaknesses and targets with each student. Peruse notes and lecturing material of student and solutions to past and mock exam papers, highlight key results and demonstrate their applications and implications through examples and exercises. Make links with real-world applications. Check depth of understanding of student through Q&A. Demonstrate solution methods for specific questions in past & mock exam papers. Assist with specific difficulties in project/dissertation work, e.g., statistical techniques for data analysis. Marketing studies for CCM, Eindhoven, NL: exploring strategic business areas in Europe, Asia, and California through business consultations. Research input expertise to metamaterials work for Temasek Laboratories, Singapore and technical assistance for investment banks, City of London.
