Experienced Higher Education Specialist/Consultant - Over 22 Years' in the industry
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I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and Chartered Member of Business Educators (CMBE) with over 21 years of strategic leadership experience in UK and international higher education. I currently hold multiple senior academic roles, including Course Director at Coventry University London, Lead QA Moderator at Buckinghamshire New University (overseeing 13 international partners), and Chief External Examiner at Birmingham Newman University — alongside running SaandsK Consultancy Ltd, through which I advise UK universities on transnational education (TNE) partnerships across MENA and Asian markets. I am also a PhD researcher at Brunel University, investigating quality assurance frameworks in UK–UAE transnational education.
I am driven by a commitment to academic excellence, international collaboration, and evidence-based practice.
Course Director / Senior Lecturer – Global Business Management
Coventry University London Campus (Current)
Managing up to 8,000 students; led validation of BA Global Business Top Up and new UG/PG modules; served as External Examiner for international partners (France, Malaysia); mentored teaching fellows; improved NSS scores.
Direct oversight of QA across 13 international partners; strategic policy review; advising Senior Management on UK Quality Code compliance; designing continuous academic review models for transnational provision.
Chief External Examiner – Postgraduate Business and Management
Strategic governance consultation to Subject Examination Boards; led validation of six new programmes; review and approval of all assessment quality standards.
EPA Professional Review Assessor / External Assessor
Aston Business School / Arden University (Current)
End Point Assessment for Level 6 apprenticeship programmes; independent quality assurance and programme review.
Director – SaandsK Consultancy Ltd (Current)
Strategic advisory on international partnership development, quality assurance, and TNE expansion; active projects with University of Leicester (Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi), Brunel University, and China TNE expansion.
Senior Lecturer / Module Leader
Plymouth University London Campus (2009–2015)
Managed over 1,200 students; led a team of 11 lecturers across business management programmes.
Excel Global Training, London (2007–2009)
Led accreditation of two institutions through ASIC and BAC from inception to completion.
Shabaka.org (2021)
Introduced PM tools and methodologies; recommendations resulted in a successful £1 million project bid.
PhD, Higher Education (Submitted - await Viva) – Brunel University London
PG Diploma, Academic Practices in Higher Education (2012) – King's College London
MBA (2006) – University of Hull
BSc (Hons), Business Management & Information Technology (2002) – University of Hull
