Founder and Managing Director of Tikalanka Tours (UK) Limited, an online travel agency specialising in tailor-made holidays to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Freelance medical writer with experience in strategic publication planning and implementation (primary manuscripts, reviews, abstracts), clinical and regulatory materials (clinical expert reports, trial reports, NICE submissions), marketing platforms, brochures and monographs, training materials, congress reporting, newsletters, competitor tracking, copywriting and press releases. Key strengths include ability to translate complex scientific or clinical data into clear, readable copy while communicating product messages.

Co-ordinator of the safe and secure despatch of medical samples from GP surgeries, specialist clinics and hospitals for processing at The Doctors Laboratory’s analytical laboratories. Speedy and effective communication of the analysed results back to the various medical practitioners.

Healthcare communications agency employed by the pharmaceutical industry to develop effective communications and marketing strategies for their products.
· Beginning as a Medical Writer, producing manuscripts for peer-reviewed medical journals and technical briefs for marketing tools.
· Promoted to Senior Medical Writer, acting as editor of all manuscripts produced by the Medical Writers as well as being involved with more complex communication issues.
· Promoted to Project Manager, running personal accounts with clients such as Astra Zeneca, Ferring, Hoffmann-La Roche and Reckitt Benkiser.
· Promoted to Account Director, running a group of nine while creating and developing global communications strategies for clients, particularly Ferring and Hoffmann-La Roche.