Background in social and health care management, specialising in service development, commissioning/investment, procurement, technology, contract management and business process re-engineering.  Worked in director capacity for third (civil) sector organisations and the councils of Liverpool City, Lancashire County and Sefton Borough as well as working for a number of local authorities in native north-east.

Former director of start-up business consultancy company that focused primarily upon technology enabled care. Spent almost a decade chairing an operational Division of large national registered (housing) provider.

In all areas, played a key role in partnership work across public, private and voluntary/civil sectors. Currently enjoying life programme managing in NHS Liverpool CCGs Digital, Care & Innovation team, which has achieved the largest scale deployment of technology supported service within a single health economy in Europe (according to the European Commission Research Unit).

In his spare time, spends too much time and money digging for and buying vinyl records, and playing them to (captive) audiences in local bars.