Experience

1984-present
Self employed

• Worked as a psychologist helping people in companies communicate more effectively, with a particular emphasis in recent years on using the Internet
• Enabled companies to be more effective online and improve their profitability as a result
• Written 27 books, including 12 about the Internet and been a major contributor to several others, including a major Reader’s Digest book on technology.
• Provided blue chip companies with Internet business consultancy.
• Produced several internet communications courses for companies.
• Designed a communications skills programme for NHS nurses.
• Trained thousands of senior executives in effective communications and Internet skills.
• Trained 100 Olympic athletes in communications skills.
• Written thousands of articles for national newspapers, magazines and trade periodicals
• Made several hundred conference presentations and speeches
• Appeared on several radio programmes as an expert psychologist
• Helped companies win awards
• Won a ‘writer of the year’ award.

1999-present
Associate Lecturer, Open University

• Taught psychological aspects of the Internet for three years.
• Recruited to be one of the first tutors on a new course on Childhood studies.
• Teaches the Child Development core course for the psychology degree.
• Have been an examiner since 2000.

1980-1984
Science Editor – Doctor Magazine and Hospital Doctor Magazine

• Revamped medical/scientific coverage of weekly tabloid for GPs.
• Introduced first ever video magazine for British doctors.
• Implemented training programme for new staff.

1979-1980
Press Officer – Polydor Records

• Arranged media coverage for first ever live concert by Jean Michelle-Jarre.
• Introduced UK coverage of Polydor into international, internal magazine.
• Helped ensure major artists saw extended press coverage.

1978-1979
Reporter – Surrey Daily Advertiser

• Provided news coverage to a morning newspaper.
• Introduced higher education coverage on a daily basis.
• Provided training services on education/science to new reporters.

1975-1979
Freelance Presenter – BBC Radio Medway (now called Radio Kent)

• Provided interviews for the Breakfast Show.
• Presented the ‘reminiscences’ programme.

Education

• B.Sc. (Hons),  Human Biology, University of Surrey
• B.A. (Hons), Psychology, Open University
• M.Ed. – Education, Open University
• Adv. Dip. Ed., Developmental Psychology, Open University
• MITOL – Member of the Institute of Training and Occupational Learning
• Currently studying for an M.Sc.
• Former pupil at Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School for Boys, Rochester, Kent gaining 6 O Levels, 3 A Levels and 1 S Level.

Memberships

• British Psychological Society
• Association for Psychological Science
• Professional Speakers Association
• Society of Authors
• Chartered Institute of Journalists
• Institute of Training and Occupational Learning