Darren joined UBDC in 2025 as a Project Officer supporting all research projects across the centre. His role comprises of general administration and management of projects, monitoring of project assignments and budgets, supporting team members with research tasks and communications, and liaising with international project partners.

Prior to joining the UBDC, Darren managed a wide range of projects in the private sector, including national utilities programmes, curriculum development for professional qualifications, and the implementation of large-scale IT systems. He also helped grow a successful utilities start-up from its early stages through to its acquisition.

He is a qualified Prince2 Practitioner and maintains a keen interest in Project Management methodologies.

Professional services.

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