Carolyn J. Reid
Biography
I graduated from Napier University with an Upper Second Class BA (hons) degree in Law in 1997. From there I moved south to Lancaster University, completing an LLM in European and International Legal Studies in 1998 . On completion I received a Leonardo Da Vinci Scholarship to work in the Chamber of Commerce in La Spezia, Italy for six months as a European Officer. At the end of the training I was employed as a European Officer. My role was to advise clients on European Legislation and to support organisations compiling European funding bids as well as translating the documents into French and English from Italian. In 2000, I took up part-time employment in the UK with Fife and Tayside Occupational Health Services as their Research Co-ordinator, with a remit to develop their research portfolio. Amongst the successful bids were projects funded by the DWP and the Scottish Executive. I also took up part time employment with the University of East Anglia as the Research Co-ordinator for the Department of Social Work and Psychosocial Studies. This position involved supporting the academics with their funding bids and keeping abreast of funding opportunities available to them. After a short break to have my three wonderful children, I returned to work and set up FOREM UK ,a grant funding and tender support company, in 2006. The company is going from strength to strength.
I also hold the position of Secretary and Media representative for Mid Norfolk Branch of the Federation of Small Businesses. http://www.fsb.org.uk/110
Dr Brian J. Reid
Biography
I graduated from Edinburgh University with a First Class BSc (hons) degree in Environmental Chemistry in 1996. From there I ventured south to Lancaster University, completing my PhD in 2000. I became a Lecturer in ENV the same month and have been there ever since. I convene a semester long unit entitled ‘Soil Environments and Processes’, I contribute a third of a semester to a unit entitled ‘Pollution and Toxicology’ and I lead the First Year Undergraduate Field Course to Slapton (Devon, UK) for circa 140 first year students. Professionally, I hold the position of President as a Director of the UK-Branch of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC-UK). I have acted as a technical advisor to the Environment Agency and I have acted as a consultant to Essex and Suffolk Water, Golder Associates and The Shanks Group. I am a Business Fellow for the London Technology Network, with a remit to facilitate industrial/academic interaction. To this end I provide consultancy support to FOREM UK. I also bring my wealth of knowledge and experience in writing scientific research bids.
Thomas G Mackie
Biography
Since gaining an HND in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1970 I have gained extensive experience on many engineering projects. Initially I worked as a design engineer and subsequently progressed to Project Leader, Project Manager and subsequently to Engineering Systems Manager with a large International Defence Contractor. Experience covers the entire project lifecycle from initial tender phase, through design/development, manufacture and installation phases as well as post delivery support on small to medium projects and on large complex systems, on both defence and civil projects. Latterly my work predominantly involved the management of a team of software development engineers and preparation of tenders and proposals, both on a single company basis and also as part of consortia bids. Through FOREM UK I am able to transfer these skills and use my expertise in the tender phase to support SMEs in the engineering sector.