The Fat Fighters - Crackit Productions , England
2012 - Senior Producer
Overseeing the shooting of content for a brand new Channel 4 documentary series, daily duties included managing a team of Producers, PD's and AP's. Often on location running 2 and sometimes 3 set ups at once with talent and contributors taking part and then liaising with the edit as to what has been shot. (Nov 2011 - Jan 2012)

The National Lottery - Endemol , United Kingdom
2011 - Senior Producer
Leading a small team on a quest to update The National Lottery Draw Shows. Working with the client Camelot, to refine and revamp the script, the way the programme is shot and presented. Day to day duties include selecting and working closely with talent including presenters, button pushers and musicians, commissioning VT's and graphics, writing and signing off scripts and outputting upto two live shows and one pre-recoded show per week. (Mar 2010 - Sept 2011)

Edit Producer - I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here - ITV
Responsible for over seeing the cutting of several reality VT's per transmission, selecting shots and appropriate music, also searching out and developing ideas for non reality and montage packages. (Nov - Dec 2008)

Edit Producer - CelebAir - Endemol
Editing forty five minute primetime show for ITV; writing voice over and cutting action from on board the CelebAir flights and various packages from training. (August - October 2008)

Edit Producer - Gladiators - Shine Television
Editing one hour primetime entertainment shows for SkyOne selecting shots from one main and six ISO streams, creating the narrative arc and writing voice over for games and packages. (Apr - Jul 2008)

Director - Paris Kitchen - RTE Ireland
Responsible for Directing single and two camera location shoots for a brand new 12 x 30 minute food and lifestyle show with Trish Deseine one of France's most famous food authors. (Sept - Dec 2007)

Producer/Director - 'Gordon Ramsay's F-Word' - Optomen Television
Responsible for finding groups of four people to cook with Gordon in the F-Word restaurant. Once found Producing and Directing profile VT's and producing contributors in the studio on the day. (Feb - June 2007)

Day Producer - 'Celebrity Big Brother' - Brighter Pictures
Main duties included managing a large gallery on a day-to-day basis and producing one hour reality update shows every twelve days. (Nov - Jan 2007)

Producer - 'Make Me A Super Model EXTRA' - Tiger Aspect
Developing and Producing a brand-new format for a live spin-off show transmitted after the main programme on Five. (Sept - Nov 2006)

Producer - 'The ONE Show' BBC Television
Producing a live fast turnaround prime time factual entertainment show, my duties include developing the format, identifying stories and contributors, directing and editing VT packages, scripting and gallery producing. (Jul 2006 - Sept 2006)

Story Producer - 'House of Tiny Terrors' Outline Productions
Working on the US version of House of Tiny Tearaways for Discovery, commissioning stories, running edits and `finishing' programmes pre online.
(May - June 2006)

Day Producer - 'Celebrity Big Brother' Brighter Pictures
Duties included managing a large, busy gallery, commissioning and editing stories and producing two one hour update shows featuring the previous day's events - one which was reported by Ally Ross in The Sun newspaper to be the `best single episode of the greatest ever British reality show'. (Dec 2005 - Jan 2006)

Producer/Director - 'Big Brother's Most Outrageous/Funniest Moments' Endemol
Producing two one hour specials featuring the funniest and most outrageous moments in Big Brother history, responsible for scripting and editing the shows I also produced and directed interviews with celebrities and ex-housemates. (Oct - Dec 2005)

Producer - 'Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver Live' Mentorn
Producing six hour long fast turn around live outside broadcasts on a road trip from Glasgow to the Eden Project in Cornwall. Responsibilities included scripting, overseeing live challenges, briefing presenters, celebrities and experts and ensuring the live content complimented the reality VT's. (Sept 2005)

Day Producer - 'Big Brother' Endemol
Main duties included managing the gallery on a day-to-day basis ensuring that the Big Brother house runs smoothly and to schedule. Plus getting the best from the housemates editorially at the same time as being across their health and safety. Day Producers are also responsible for producing one reality update show every twelve days. (May 2005 - Aug 2005)

Casting Producer - 'Big Brother' Endemol
Travelling around the country auditioning potential housemates on DV camera. Attending casting meetings and then working undercover to establish which candidates would be suitable to go in to the Big Brother house. (Feb 2005 - Aug 2005)

Producer - 'Vista' Blue Sky TV
Responsible for producing ten, one-hour flagship magazine programmes for a brand new channel based in Marbella. Promoting life on the Costa del Sol duties included coming up with theme ideas, scripting, running the gallery and team management. (Nov 2004 - Dec 2004)

Producer - 'Fat Nation' BBC Television
Producing a live fast turnaround reactive factual entertainment show, my duties include identifying stories and contributors, directing and editing VT packages, scripting, gallery producing and managing a team of ten. (Jul 2004 - Nov 2004)

Producer - '24-Hour Quiz' Endemol
Responsible for Producing an hour of live television everyday, my duties included scripting, running the gallery whilst on air, overseeing edits, devising daily theme ideas, briefing the Presenter and Director and running a small team. (Feb - April 2004)

Producer - 'Innovation Nation' BBC Television
Responsible for producing a live 50 minute primetime show which sees the culmination of a national competition. Roles include creating running orders, scripting, directing and editing actuality and VT inserts, co-ordinating the production team, organising the live phone vote and liaising with contributors. (Aug 2003 - Dec 2003)

Associate Producer - 'Million Pound Hoax' - Maverick
Devising, formatting and working under cover shooting interviews on DV to cast new primetime show. (Jul 2003 - Sept 2003)

Producer - 'Comic Relief Does Fame Academy' Endemol
Overseeing the interactive live stream from the academy immediately after the BBC1 transmission, liasing with the reality team to ensure the slot was always interesting and dealing with any compliance or logistical problems that arose whilst on air. (Feb 2003 - Mar 2003)

Producer - 'Fame Academy' Endemol
I oversaw up to one-hour of live transmission from the house every day; ensuring the programme was interesting and complied to ITC guidelines. Plus producing fast turnaround VT's for the weekly live primetime showdown and BBC3. (Oct 2002 - Dec 2002)

Producer - 'The Richest' Thames Television
Responsible for producing six, 25-minute factual entertainment top-ten shows, looking at the earning and spending habits of the rich and famous and some of the scandals they got involved with too. I scripted, chose archive, organised green screen interviews and edited the shows, with an editor, to a very tight budget and schedule. (Jul 2002 - Oct 2002)

1994 - 1997 The University of Reading, BA Hons Film & Drama.
1993 - 1994 Stockport College,
Access Level 4 - Psychology and European studies.
1986 - 1988 Oldham College, Performing Arts Foundation Course with A level Theatre and Communication Studies.
1981 - 1986 Marple Ridge High School.
O Level History, English Language, Drama and Environmental Science.

BBC Training
Sept 2000 - Hostile Environment Training Programme.
May 1999 - Web design and Maintenance course.
Dec 1998 - Research Training.
Nov 1998 - Watchdog Journalism course.
Nov 1998 - Programme Journalism for Television and Radio.
Oct 1998 - DVC operator training.