The University of Glasgow (http://www.gla.ac.uk/) (1993 - 2001)
Co-ordinator, The Robert Clark Centre for Technological Education
The Robert Clark Centre conducts educational research, runs undergraduate and postgraduate courses and offers consultancy services for a range of outside institutions. I was the admissions tutor for the Centre's main degree programme, which is for teachers in Scottish schools. Consultancy focused on evaluating the use of new technologies in interactive learning, for example the ELICT service.

The Centre was founded as an interdepartmental initiative by the departments of Mechanical and Electrical and Electronics Engineering and I was a member of both departments. I was administrative head of the centre, responsible for strategy, financial planning and management of all non-academic staff. I ran courses on Computing; Technology & Society; Mechanical Engineering; Product Design. From 1996, I coordinated the Centre's postgraduate programme and ran a Research Group for postgraduate students and academics. I supervised MSc and PhD research students and taught short courses for postgraduates on Social Science research methodology. I have expertise in focus group research, experiment design, in-depth interviews, questionnaire design and statistical research methods.

The Centre attracted research funding from the European Commission, a UK research council and several charitable trusts. I was the joint author of successful funding proposals totaling more than US $ 400,000.

From 1995 to 1997, I was released part-time to the university's Teaching & Learning Service, to run continuing professional development courses for academics, assist the Department of Modern European Languages with student assessment and lead the university's consultation with industry and commerce as part of the university-wide Quality Assurance process.

The Talbot Association, the Riverside Mental Health Project
Staff Trainer (November 1992 -Jan 1993)
The Riverside Mental Health Project is a rehabilitation unit for people with a history of homelessness, addiction and severe mental health problems. I assisted with staff recruitment and led orientation and staff training. As part of this process, I taught a course on approaches to supporting people with mental health problems, ranging from the 20th century debates over social attitudes to madness to more conventional material on abnormal psychology.

International School of Kuala Lumpur (http://www.iskl.edu.my)
High School Teacher (1987 - 1992)
I taught Science (ICP), Physics to IBHL & AP, Theory of Knowledge, Philosophy and Mathematics (from Grade 6 to High School). During my tenure, Physics grew from one class of about 10 Seniors to two sections of Juniors and Seniors with a small class of Advanced Physics. I was Theater Manager for two years and taught Stagecraft.