{"id":919,"date":"2019-09-23T14:50:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T14:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/?page_id=919"},"modified":"2019-10-02T16:27:55","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T16:27:55","slug":"professional-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/professional-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-919\" data-postid=\"919\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-919 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_stfi360 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_6c0z361 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vcfi868  fullcover \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Professional Events<\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_tpyv700 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_txh7701 first\">\n                    <!-- module timeline -->\n<div  id=\"tb_wvow781\" class=\"module tf_hidden tf_lazy module-timeline tb_wvow781 layout-list \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <ul class=\"tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-944\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  August 2, 2019\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/professional-event-timeline\/london-enterprise-advisor-network-2\/\">London Enterprise Advisor Network<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/--><!--themify_builder_static--><p>I volunteered to help state schools with their career planning process which became an essential extension of the tenet of OFSTED inspections from September 2019.<\/p><p>This involves working with Career Leads in schools to build their career strategic plan to ready pupils for the workplace through various criteria that match the Gatsby Benchmarks.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cec-logo.png\" alt=\"cec-logo\" \/><!--\/themify_builder_static-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-952\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  April 2, 2019\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/professional-event-timeline\/institute-of-advance-motoring\/\">Institute of Advance Motoring<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/--><!--themify_builder_static--><p>In June 2018 I was snapped in my car doing 32 in a 30 mile limit. As part of a nudge initiative by the Government, I was given the option of attending a speed awareness course rather than be fined or have points added to my licence. For someone who lives in London, there is very little opportunity to go at any speed over 15 miles an hour, and this incident was out in the shires: however I did appreciate that the speed limits across much of London were reducing down to 20 mph.\u00a0<\/p> <p>I attended the speed awareness course and the mixture of people revealed to me the fact that some people will not consider what they did was wrong. It was much more than that: taking responsibility for your actions inside a potentially deadly machine is very important. The speed awareness presentation, by professional drivers and ex police officers, hammered it home to me that the world of the road had changed dramatically since I had taken my driving test in the mid-80\\'s.<\/p> <p>So that very same evening I enlisted on an advanced driving course. Six months later and five guided drives with a charming volunteer from the IAM under my belt, I took my test and passed. The test was quite a frightening experience however: the examiner used to be Head of the Police Driving School at Hendon!<\/p> <p>That experience has given me the impetus and means to survive on the roads around Europe and beyond. More importantly I now enjoy driving far more than I ever did. I enjoy being safe whilst driving and have a true sense of what it is to have complete cognition on the road.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"99\" height=\"60\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/iam-roadsmart_logo_rgb_72dpi.png\" title=\"iam-roadsmart_logo_rgb_72dpi\" alt=\"iam-roadsmart_logo_rgb_72dpi\"><!--\/themify_builder_static-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-934\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  October 2, 2017\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/professional-event-timeline\/london-enterprise-advisor-network\/\">STEM Ambassador<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/--><!--themify_builder_static--><p>I volunteered to help the STEM organisation to promote science, technology, engineering and maths through schools and universities.<\/p><p>This kicked off with my providing a career path presentation to my <em>alma-mater<\/em> Brunel University. It was well received and a copy of my presentation is attached for the record.<\/p><p>This was followed the next year by a visit to Channing Girls School to help with a STEM workshop. We talked about energy and its different sources. Then the girls ran teams to run a set of electric cars close to an exact distance. It was so much fun!<\/p><p>Engineering is such an important part of modern society, it is all around us and being just a small part of it is incredible empowering.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/logo-stem-new.png\" alt=\"logo-stem-new\" \/><!--\/themify_builder_static-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-916\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  June 23, 2013\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/professional-event-timeline\/mca-technical-consultant-of-the-year-2013\/\">MCA Technical Consultant of the Year 2013<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/--><!--themify_builder_static--><p>BearingPoint in 2013 decided that I was an ideal candidate to put forward to the MCA (Management Consultant Association) for an award. They put me forward for two: Innovation of the Year and Technology Consultant of the Year.<\/p> <p>My work at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) in Taunton was considered particularly challenging and resulted in a dramatic move forward for technology and thinking in that space.<\/p> <p>In the end, a change of leadership at UKHO, meant that the UKHO decided to withdraw from entering the event all together: but the Technology Consultant award went ahead in any case.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Come the night, there were only three shortlisted nominees of which I was one. 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This involves working with Career Leads in schools to build their career strategic plan to ready pupils for the workplace through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-919","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<h1>Professional Events<\/h1>\n<ul> <li id=\"timeline-944\"> August 2, 2019 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/professional-event-timeline\/london-enterprise-advisor-network-2\/\">London Enterprise Advisor Network<\/a> <\/h2> <p>I volunteered to help state schools with their career planning process which became an essential extension of the tenet of OFSTED inspections from September 2019.<\/p><p>This involves working with Career Leads in schools to build their career strategic plan to ready pupils for the workplace through various criteria that match the Gatsby Benchmarks.<\/p> <img src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cec-logo.png\" alt=\"cec-logo\" \/> <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-952\"> April 2, 2019 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/professional-event-timeline\/institute-of-advance-motoring\/\">Institute of Advance Motoring<\/a> <\/h2> <p>In June 2018 I was snapped in my car doing 32 in a 30 mile limit. As part of a nudge initiative by the Government, I was given the option of attending a speed awareness course rather than be fined or have points added to my licence. For someone who lives in London, there is very little opportunity to go at any speed over 15 miles an hour, and this incident was out in the shires: however I did appreciate that the speed limits across much of London were reducing down to 20 mph.\u00a0<\/p> <p>I attended the speed awareness course and the mixture of people revealed to me the fact that some people will not consider what they did was wrong. It was much more than that: taking responsibility for your actions inside a potentially deadly machine is very important. The speed awareness presentation, by professional drivers and ex police officers, hammered it home to me that the world of the road had changed dramatically since I had taken my driving test in the mid-80\\'s.<\/p> <p>So that very same evening I enlisted on an advanced driving course. Six months later and five guided drives with a charming volunteer from the IAM under my belt, I took my test and passed. The test was quite a frightening experience however: the examiner used to be Head of the Police Driving School at Hendon!<\/p> <p>That experience has given me the impetus and means to survive on the roads around Europe and beyond. More importantly I now enjoy driving far more than I ever did. I enjoy being safe whilst driving and have a true sense of what it is to have complete cognition on the road.<\/p> <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"99\" height=\"60\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/iam-roadsmart_logo_rgb_72dpi.png\" title=\"iam-roadsmart_logo_rgb_72dpi\" alt=\"iam-roadsmart_logo_rgb_72dpi\"> <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-934\"> October 2, 2017 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/professional-event-timeline\/london-enterprise-advisor-network\/\">STEM Ambassador<\/a> <\/h2> <p>I volunteered to help the STEM organisation to promote science, technology, engineering and maths through schools and universities.<\/p><p>This kicked off with my providing a career path presentation to my <em>alma-mater<\/em> Brunel University. It was well received and a copy of my presentation is attached for the record.<\/p><p>This was followed the next year by a visit to Channing Girls School to help with a STEM workshop. We talked about energy and its different sources. Then the girls ran teams to run a set of electric cars close to an exact distance. It was so much fun!<\/p><p>Engineering is such an important part of modern society, it is all around us and being just a small part of it is incredible empowering.<\/p> <img src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/logo-stem-new.png\" alt=\"logo-stem-new\" \/> <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-916\"> June 23, 2013 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/professional-event-timeline\/mca-technical-consultant-of-the-year-2013\/\">MCA Technical Consultant of the Year 2013<\/a> <\/h2> <p>BearingPoint in 2013 decided that I was an ideal candidate to put forward to the MCA (Management Consultant Association) for an award. 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