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My CV
Experienced People professional who, after 20+ years working in corporate Human Resources and Organisational Development, transitions towards a career in academia, specialised in organisation studies, organisational behaviour, and business ethics.
Research interests: moral reasoning and subjectivity at work, ethical construction and self-formation, sustainable and responsible business practices, neoliberalism, queer identities, qualitative and non-traditional research methods.
Education
2022 - 2025
Southampton Business School
University of Southampton
2020 - 2022
Birkbeck, University of London
2003 - 2004
EM Strasbourg Business School, France
2000 - 2003
Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
PhD in Organisational Behaviour
Research topic: Construction and enactment of individual ethics for climate change in the oil and gas industry
Master of Science in Organisational Psychology
Dissertation: Engineering pride – Experiences of moral conflict among Defence industry employees: a Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
Master’s Degree in HR Management
Bachelors Degree in Human Resources
Professional Membership
2016
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Chartered Membership - MCIPD
Teaching experience
November 2024
Southampton Business School
September to December 2024
Birkbeck, University of London
April to June 2024
Birkbeck, University of London
January to September 2024
Birkbeck, University of London
November 2023
Southampton Business School
October 2001 to April 2002
Dublin Institute of Technology
Current research (PhD)
Other research activity
Contribution to University life
Ethics and Sustainability – reconciling self, business and planet – Designed and delivered guest lecture and group seminars, undergraduate level
Associate Tutor in Research Methods – Run seminars, support students and mark assessments for MSc students ​
Associate Tutor in Selection and Assessment – Run seminars, support students and mark assessments for MSc students
Research Supervisor for MSc students in Organisation Psychology and HRM.
Co-designed and delivered three qualitative research skills sessions for all MSc students
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Organisational Development – Designed and delivered guest lecture for Masters Students
Personal Ethics and Business Ethics – Designed and delivered guest lecture and group seminars, undergraduate level
Teaching Assistant in French for Business – Supporting teaching delivery, designing and delivering seminars for students in Business and Languages, Hospitality Management, and Engineering
Construction and enactment of individual ethics for climate change in the oil and gas industry. This research seeks to investigate the experiences and ethical construction of oil and gas industry employees in relation to climate change, under their industry’s practices of corporate environmentalism. The project is split in three qualitative studies:
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Analysis of oil majors’ discourses in relation to climate change, and ethical construction and positioning of industry employees gathered from interviews with 30 current employees
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In-depth analysis of stories of former oil and gas industry employees who left the industry due to environmental concerns to engage in climate activism or lobbying – seven stories gathered from mixed sources including interviews and written material (social media posts, blogs and articles)
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Experimentation of the potential for co-creation of collective visions for a sustainable future between oil and gas industry employees and climate activists or lobbyists – conducted through workshops developed using dialogical storytelling and visual methods
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Part of an international research group investigating career development of LGBT+ refugees in Canada (Lead researcher: Dr Mostafa Ayoobzadeh, UQAM, Canada)
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April to June 2024: Research assistant, conducting in-depth interview analysis using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis for research on internal coaching and the role of supervision in developing ethical practices (Lead researcher: Dr Yi-Ling Lai, University of Southampton)
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August 2024 to present: Co-chair (PGR) of the University of Southampton’s Pulse LGBTQ+ employee and PGR network
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July 2024 to present: Fellow PGR member of the University of Southampton’s Work Futures Research Centre
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November 2023 to June 2024: Reverse mentor as part of the University of Southampton’s Reverse Mentoring programme, mentoring a member of the university’s executive leadership team
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September to December 2023: PGR Partner with the University of Southampton’s Doctoral College, investigating Postgraduate Researchers’ experiences and research culture
Role History
August 2018 - November 2019
BAE Systems, Portsmouth
Resourcing and Talent Manager
Provided leadership and subject matter expertise to the business on matters relating to Strategic Workforce Planning, including talent management & development, resourcing, performance management, and diversity & inclusion
July 2016 - August 2018
bp, Sunbury-on-Thames
HR Manager, Global Business Services
Strategic business partner to the Vice President of BP's Global Business Services (GBS) and its leadership, to define and deliver the organisation’s people strategy, covering globally dispersed teams totalling around 3,500 staff
March 2014 - July 2016
bp, Sunbury-on-Thames
HR Business Partner, Global Business Services
Partner with the senior leadership for BP’s Global Business Services (GBS) on the delivery of people strategy and priorities, in support of business objectives
December 2011 - March 2014
bp, Sunbury-on-Thames
International Mobility Client Services Manager
Client Services Manager responsible for the delivery of international mobility services to BP’s Downstream business and corporate functions for the UK and Europe region
August 2010 - November 2011
Unilever, Kingston-upon-Thames
Global Mobility Manager France, Italy, Nordics
Responsible for the management of the newly insourced global mobility programme in France, Italy, and the Nordics
September 2008 - August 2010
Ernst & Young, London
Manager, Human Capital
Europe Regional Lead on a global outsourced engagement providing International HR / mobility services to circa 1,600 assignees (leading FMCG company)
April 2007 - August 2008
The Royal Bank of Scotland, London
International Assignment Case Manager
Transformation of the RBS Global Mobility programme, transitioning from an outsourced into an in-house model, and management of an international assignee population
October 2006 - April 2007
PWC, Southampton
Case Manager, Global Mobility Services
Management of a global population of international assignees on behalf of a large banking group
March 2005 - January 2006
IBM, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Relocation Service Owner
Management of international assignments into Germany and Switzerland on behalf of a leading FMCG group
November 2019 - March 2022
BAE Systems, Portsmouth
Head of UK Graduate Programmes
Responsible for the design and overall governance of BAE Systems' UK undergraduate, graduate, and future talent programmes, leading their transformation to develop the next generation of talent for the organisation
April 2022 - September 2022
Kubrick Group, London
HR Programme Manager (contract)
Leading HR projects in support of the growth of the organisation, including the implementation of a new competency model, and the development of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan
September 2003 - September 2004
Flender, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
Human Resources Assistant
Apprenticeship in the HR team while completing Master’s degree in HR Management