Dr Tim Madden, QinetiQ

Premises, Health and Safety Trustee

Chair of Operations Committee

Dr Tim Madden has over 25 years’ experience delivering maritime science and technology, following studies in mathematics at the University of Southampton. He is a Chartered Mathematician and a Member of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications.

In addition to leading technical work, he has been responsible for business development and programme delivery of novel research, underpinning the next generation of complex maritime systems that will be used by the Royal Navy.

Since 2014, Tim has been the Head of Business at QinetiQ’s Portsdown Technology Park leading a team of 150 engineers and scientists. As part of the business delivery, Tim holds a duty of care for his team and the workplace which includes a shore integration facility for de-risking the introduction of new equipment into service.

Nys Hardingham

Nys is CEO of The Salterns Academy Trust, having been a trustee since 2014 when the multi-academy trust was established. She has also been Headteacher of Admiral Lord Nelson School in Portsmouth for the past 7 years, originally joining the school in 1998. 

Nys studied Mathematics at the University of Bath and then subsequently worked in the financial sector as an auditor, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) in 1993. She realised that working in education was her vocation, and has spent most of the past three decades teaching and leading in comprehensive state secondary schools in Manchester, West Sussex and Portsmouth. 

Education has the power to transform lives! Nys believes passionately that every child has an entitlement to an excellent, inclusive education and she works collaboratively across the Portsmouth Education Partnership in support of that aim for every young person in Portsmouth. Nys was delighted to join the UTC Portsmouth Board of Trustees in July 2021 and to seize the opportunity to contribute to the next exciting stage of its future! 

James Doherty

Principal

James has been a part of UTC Portsmouth since before it opened its doors. Having studied biomedical sciences, he has carried his passion for STEM forwards through to the establishment and running of UTC Portsmouth. His background in chemistry, biochemistry and genetics and his decision to study these subjects stems from inspirational teaching received during science lessons in school.

James is an experienced leader with more than 10 years’ experience of coordinating and delivering physics, chemistry and biology courses in local schools. As an educator his interests are in educational innovation at all ages and lectures both locally and regionally on this subject matter. Conveying the awe and wonder of the wider world and scientific developments is a key feature of his approach to leading STEM education.

andrew gueterbock

Employer Engagement Trustee

After graduating in 1992 from Cambridge with a Master’s in Manufacturing Engineering, Andrew started his career with Proctor & Gamble before moving to consultancy, working on factory start-ups and supply chain projects.

Following a career break as watch-leader in the Clipper '96 Round-the-World Yacht Race Andrew returned to consultancy before embarking on his first eCommerce venture with boo.com in 1999.

Andrew moved to Eli Lilly in 2001 to set up the UK web and call centre channels before taking various regional and global leadership roles.

For the past six years Andrew has returned to the small business sector working with start-up companies to successfully scale-up their business operations to support rapid growth, currently working for Reframe, a digital healthcare business.

Andrew's son was in the first UTC Portsmouth year 12 cohort and is now studying Electronic Engineering with Space Science and Technology at Bath University. His son’s enthusiasm for the college was the catalyst for Andrew to join the board of trustees.

Andrew and his family live in Southsea.

steffan lewis

Staff Trustee

Steffan came to teaching after a career in aviation as an airline pilot and commercial flight instructor. Following a decade as an architectural technologist specialising in the cultural and leisure sector, Steffan gained his private pilot’s license and pursued a career in aviation, eventually flying passengers around Europe. With ambitions to fly for the British Antarctic Survey, Steffan also trained to maintain and pilot remotely operated underwater vehicles in hazardous locations.

However, after a full recovery from cancer, Steffan hung up his wings and retrained to teach Geography. Having extensively travelled and lived in many different places, he is passionate about both physical and human geography with a particular interest in our relationship with the natural environment. Steffan was elected as Staff Trustee in May 2022.

Fiona Haynes - Royal navy

Driven by a passion for travel, adventure and a career in engineering, Fiona joined the Royal Navy at 17 after completing STEM and language A-Levels. A year later having completed basic training including some early adventures to the Caribbean, she proceeded to Cambridge to read Engineering. After graduating a varied career followed including service in HMS OCEAN, the former Helicopter Carrier and HMS PRINCE OF WALES the latest Aircraft Carrier to enter Service. Adventure also continued in the Navy’s Bobsleigh team.

However, the highlight of her career started when an unexpected call in late 2014 led to her appointment as the Project Manager for UTC Portsmouth. 32 months later when the college opened she transitioned to be the college’s year 1 business manager and was delighted to see the students thriving in the newly opened UTC. Now working for Director Personnel and Training in the Navy Headquarters, Fiona was delighted to be invited back to be the Royal Navy Trustee.

Stephanie barnett University of Portsmouth

Stephanie joined the University of Portsmouth in 2010 after working on a number of research projects on cement and concrete science and engineering at the Universities of Aberdeen and Liverpool.  She holds a PhD in Physics/Chemistry from Staffordshire University.  She is a Chartered Physicist, Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.  

Stephanie’s current role is Head of School of Civil Engineering and Surveying at the University of Portsmouth.  The School’s portfolio includes full time and degree apprenticeship courses in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying and Property Development.  

roy haworth

Roy began his career as an Apprentice in the Royal Navy, qualifying with an HNC in Communications and Electronic Engineering. Initially Roy moved onto surface ships and maintained Radar and Combat Computer systems, followed by a period working with the Royal Naval Reserve as the Weapons Officer for a Minesweeper, patrol craft and shore base in Edinburgh.

In 1992 Roy left the RN to begin a job in Matra Marconi Space working on Ground Systems for small Earth terminals and also equipment to test and validate Satellite Communications Payloads, moving into a production role some years later he took over the Satellite Payload Production in 2000 introducing Lean methodologies in a low volume, high value manufacturing area.

Moving into procurement in 2006 as Head of UK Equipment Procurement for all spacecraft built in Portsmouth and Stevenage the company was now called Astrium and 100% owned by Airbus. Again Roy concentrated on developing Lean methodologies with the supply chain to cut lead times and drive efficiency through a bespoke manufacturing capability.

Moving into the Astrium Products team Roy deployed a Customer Feedback system across 11 sites in Europe to gather the Voice of the Customer to drive improvement activities.

In 2014 with the set up of Airbus Defence and Space Roy moved to Quality where he led the UK Quality team on all satellite programmes and helped introduce techniques from the car industry into building satellites.

Since July 2017 Roy moved to Engineering where he, alongside a small team, have embarked on a task to integrate 7,000+ engineers across Europe with products as diverse as the A400M Atlas military tactical transport aircraft to Rosalind Franklin, our Mars Rover.

Roy has been involved in the last 10 years as a STEM ambassador and is determined to develop the fascination of engineering within all levels of education, he is an Enterprise Advisor to Gosport & Fareham Multi Academy Trust and the focal point for Airbus at UTC Portsmouth. In the last few years Roy has become more involved in apprenticeships as the Chairman of the “Space Group” developing level 4 and 6 standards specifically for the Space Industry.

He is married with two daughters and any spare time available is spent running a horse and rider taxi service or at least that is what his daughters’ think!

Robbie Adams

Robbie joined IBM in 2016 as part of their Futures program, and spent a year selling hardware and services to large advertising clients. After completing the program, Robbie was offered the opportunity to join IBM’s degree apprenticeship program on a permanent basis.

Robbie is now in his final year of completing a part-time Bsc in Digital and Technology Solutions at Exeter University. He works as a Project Manager in IBM’s Financial Services department supporting clients transform their IT systems, including implementations of cloud and blockchain technologies. Robbie leads an international team primarily working out of the IBM Portsmouth office.

Robbie is a passionate advocate of apprenticeships and leads the IBM engagement with the UTC. In 2020, Robbie was recognised as regional Degree Apprentice of the Year.

alison critchley

Alison is Head of Sufficiency and Resources at Portsmouth City Council, where her responsibilities include the full range of traded services provided to schools, school capital projects and place planning, and home to school transport. For the last two years she has also worked closely with public health to ensure that schools and families have up to date advice on coronavirus mitigations.

Alison studied Human Science at Oxford University, and spent a year teaching English as a Foreign Language in Greece before joining DFE on the civil service fast stream. Since then she has spent 30 years working with and for schools in a range of roles in the civil service, a number of different local authorities and, immediately prior to joining Portsmouth, as Chief Executive of RSA Academies. 

sara denham

Sara is currently the Senior Enterprise and Skills Executive (SEND) at the Solent LEP, working closely with specialist careers professionals and wider stakeholders to establish the Solent SEND Community of Practice.  Sara has worked at the LEP for the past two years as Solent Careers Hub Lead, prior to which she worked at the University of Portsmouth for 15 years as a widening participation practitioner and manager drawing on her experience of pre-16 outreach in both further and higher education.

Sara holds two degrees from the University of Portsmouth; a BA (Hons) in Business Studies and an MSc in Educational Leadership and Management. 

Sara has been a Portsmouth school governor since 2001 and carried out a number of roles including chair of governors at secondary and infant phase.  Sara also represented the British Councils collaborative Governance project with the Russian Ministry of Education and Science at the 2006 Civil G8 for NGOs.

Simon Huntington – Parent Trustee

Simon joined the Royal Navy in 1990, after studying Marine Biology as a sponsored undergraduate at Newcastle University and serving at sea in the Royal Navy Reserve. This opened many exciting opportunities, returning to Newcastle six years later to command Northumbrian Universities Royal Navy unit and the patrol boat HMS EXAMPLE, training students as far afield as the Russian Baltic coast.

As a navigating and under-water warfare officer his early experiences included counter-narcotics, fisheries protection, humanitarian disaster relief, mine hunting and disposal, peace keeping, sanctions enforcement, search and rescue, and aircraft carrier borne air support to land forces during conflict. In command of HMS CHATHAM from 2009, he and his ship’s company were NATO flagship for counter-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean in 2010, before finally decommissioning her the following year. 

He has since worked extensively on joint and multi-national operations, and in support and training of the operational workforce. As Deputy Director People at the outbreak of pandemic, he led the Royal Navy response across personnel and training delivery. In March 2021, he became the Naval Assistant and is responsible to the First Sea Lord for the career and talent management of all senior officers. 

Valuing the importance of education, Simon also has an MA in Defence Studies and is proud to be a Parent Trustee who, from September 2022, will have three UTC Portsmouth students at home.

Sarah burr – parent trustee

Sarah is an Assistant Director at the National Trust, leading on conservation work in London & the South-East. Previously she worked at Transport for London, leading on all cycling strategy for London. 

She is particularly experienced in developing and encouraging women and girls into STEM careers; supporting and funding women to retrain in surveying and engineering, and using her own analysis of travel behaviour to implement infrastructure improvements for female cyclists. She works regularly with universities throughout London & the South-East on careers events and research projects. With an academic background of both science and arts degrees, Sarah is passionate about the relationship between science and culture, inclusive leadership and climate action.

She has been a parent governor previously at a large, diverse school in North London and looks forward to bringing her expertise in environmental sustainability and leadership to the Parent Trustee role at UTC Portsmouth.