CV

Business analysis, hands-on automation and digital solutions, with a current focus on forward deployment and AI governance.

Experience

Founder — Metacog Systems Ltd

January 2026–present. Developing governance architecture for AI-assisted professional workflows. Research and prototyping focused on human authority, structured challenge and auditability.

Business Intelligence Analyst — NHS Grampian

January 2023–present. Power Platform development, application lifecycle management, deployment controls and analytical reporting. Illuminate and the ALM pipeline are in testing.

Senior Analyst, Cross System Performance — NHS Grampian

February 2022–January 2023. Performance analysis and information governance using SQL, Excel and VBA.

Information Analyst — Healthcare Improvement Scotland

June 2021–February 2022. Quality-improvement and assurance analysis, dashboards and statistical scrutiny.

KTP Associate / Project Lead — Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership

September 2018–March 2020. Rural and island transport planning and analytics, stakeholder requirements, external developer coordination and Excel/VBA tools.

Business Consultant — Fresh Analysis Ltd

2015–2018. Strategy, market entry, funding and business modelling for start-ups, SMEs and social enterprises.

Technical practice

Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Platform ALM, Excel/VBA, SQL and SSMS. Workflow design, requirements analysis, permissions, deployment controls and analytical reporting.

Education and development

  • PGCert Social Research, 2019–2020
  • MSc Management, Enterprise and Business Growth, 2003–2004
  • MA Sociology, 1999

Working towards AIGP and developing knowledge of ISO 42001 implementation and AI evaluation. These are areas of study, not completed certifications.