While Sandy has spent most of his career working in or for local government, most of it has been spent in the private sector, and this allows him to offer a broad range of skills....
Strategic; Sandy has experience in public policy formulation, business planning, and the setting up of new offices starting from scratch. He has a fine reputation for undertaking meaningful analyses of situations or data.
Operational; Sandy is well versed in the arts of liaising with elected members, the public, and service providers. He is also very experienced in all aspect of market research in many market sectors. He is a highly-rated results presenter and public speaker.
Career Summary :
- 2009-
The survey doctor - 2000-2008
Managing Director of Charco 805 Ltd. trading as Simpson Carpenter and MORI North - 1986-1999
Regional Director (Manchester) of the Harris Research Centre/TNS - 1976-1986
Senior Policy Planner, then Passenger Manager, at Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive - 1973-1976
Research Officer at the Institute for Transport Studies, Cranfield Institute of Technology - 1969-1970
Graduate Management Trainee at the Plessey Electronics Company (Plessey Automation)
- MA Joint Honours Economics and Economic History Edinburgh University. 1969
- PhD 'Lines of Class Distinction; the economic and social history of the British tramcar 1860-1960.' Edinburgh University 1974
- FCILT Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- AMRS Association Member of the Market Research Society
- CPC Certificate of Professional Competence in National Road Passenger Transport Operation 1984
