I am a Senior Experimental Officer based in the Henry Royce Institute at the University of Manchester, with over 15 years of experience in digital manufacturing, biomaterials, and inkjet-based biofabrication. My role supports interdisciplinary research and industrial collaboration through advanced printing technologies for biomedical and electronic applications.

I co-lead the faculty’s Advanced materials and development core facility which encompasses several Additive manufacturing and characterisation techniques. I provide technical expertise, training, and consultancy to academic researchers and external partners. My background spans biomaterials, printed electronics, and biofabrication, with a strong track record in enabling innovation through hands-on technical leadership and collaborative project delivery.

My responsibilities include equipment operation, user training, prototype development, and cross-disciplinary support for both academic and industrial collaborators. I also manage the Centre’s 3D printing service, enabling bespoke fabrication and consultancy across a wide range of applications.

I graduated from The University of Manchester with an MEng (Hons) in Biomedical Materials Science, which included an industrial placement at DePuy CMW developing novel bioactive bone cements. My PhD focused on the effects of inkjet printing on mammalian cell viability, laying the foundation for a research career at the interface of materials science and biology.

Following a series of postdoctoral positions and the award of an EPSRC Life Sciences Interface Fellowship in 2009, I transitioned into a technical leadership role. Since 2016, I have served as Senior Experimental Officer for the Digital Fabrication Centre—now based at the Henry Royce Institute—where I oversee a broad portfolio of additive manufacturing and characterisation technologies. This includes semi-industrial inkjet systems, extrusion-based 3D printers, Stereolithography and associated analytical tools.

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and holds a PGCERT in Higher Education and have been involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in a variety of capacities including designing and delivery of lectures and lab classes in biomaterials and tissue engineering.