Academic and professional qualifications

MPhil

BSc (Hons) Marketing and Distribution

Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGC-AP)

Previous Employment

Yohji Yamamoto - Press Office

Mackinnon and Saunders - Cosgrove Hall: Production of Martians for Tim Burton’s Mars Attack

Cooneen Textiles, Cavden Group / Leisurewear International, Christys’ By Design - merchandiser, buyer and account manager

Languages

French - Fluent

Spanish - Conversational

Membership of professional associations

Associate of the Textile Institute (CText ATI)

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Academic service (administration and management)

Link Tutor for the Postgraduate provision at Istituto Marangoni Paris and London

Undergraduate teaching

Fashion Design and Technology

Fashion Buying and Merchandising

International Fashion Promotion

Postgraduate teaching

MA International Fashion Business - Professional Practice

Postgraduate research supervision

I normally supervise one or two MA students dissertations.

Research

Research Interests

My MPhil research focused on the internationalisation strategies of UK SME clothing suppliers; the primary research method was case studies.

The industry is dominated by SMEs who significantly contribute to the economy however little is know about their internationalisation strategies. I examined how these businesses expanded their distribution operations from the UK to overseas markets and concluded that the entrepreneurs are critical to this process because they create unique work cultures and surround themselves with knowledgeable staff. However, because the market place is fast changing, the entrepreneur quick decision-making enabled their business to respond to market demands with agility. I found that there are four main elements to an internationalisation strategy : the business environment, the market entry strategies, the supply chains and the quality systems.