I am a physicist who has worked in the IT industry and managed my own small networking business. I have recently worked as member of a multinational DARPA project involving four research institutions which had strict reporting and progress deadlines. I was responsible for designing metasurfaces as well as generating most of the reporting material for our institution. I have worked as a team member of highly cited research on quantum optics, being responsible for design and simulation, experimental setup design and theoretical analysis. I have written large software projects in MATLAB which are currently being used in our group. I also have experience in mentoring and leading projects. I was recently honoured to be the lead author of a chapter in the book Fundamentals and Applications of Nonlinear Nanophotonics.