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    Sara Turnbull

    Sara Turnbull

    Director

    London, United Kingdom

    I am a Chartered Environmentallist with over 12 years of professional experience in the charity, academic and design sectors. I specialise in bridging the gap between the fields...Read moreI am a Chartered Environmentallist with over 12 years of professional experience in the charity, academic and design sectors. I specialise in bridging the gap between the fields of education, the built environment and sustainability.

    My background is diverse and includes experience and training in the arts, education, project management, business development, renewable energy and architecture. I bring a fresh perspective and the rigour of working on major design projects to my work.

    My working style is built upon a long history of working in co-operation with others. I like to ask questions and listen carefully before making suggestions of how best to achieve
    the desired results. I am constantly seeking ideas for building on existing internal work, and forging links with external work and groups in my network.
    making links between organisations, communication, social sustainability, integrating teams, collaboration, workshop facilitation, business development, management, leadership

    Area Covered: London, United Kingdom


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    Job Title: Director
    Company: Sara Turnbull Ltd
    Description: I am a Chartered Environmentalist with over 12 years of professional experience in the charity, academic and design sectors. My background is diverse and includes experience and training in the arts, education, project management, business development, renewable energy and architecture. I can work with you to design and deliver workshops, training and retrofit & behaviour change programmes. I am also able to work with you to integrate your project team.
    From:01/Dec/2011

    Job Title: Council Member - Young Members' Rep
    Company: Energy Institute
    Description: Engaging members and non-members under 35 to understand their career and skill needs from the Institute. Serving as a trustee and regular member of council.
    From:01/Jul/2011

    Job Title: Trustee
    Company: Women's Engineering Society
    Description: Preparing annual report and mentoring younger women in engineering
    From:01/Jan/2010 To:01/Jan/2011

    Job Title: Senior Consultant, Arup Associates
    Company: Arup
    Description: Project Management & Leadership
    + Client facing non-technical project management focusing on integrating technical, design and environmental teams on complex global projects
    + Responsible for the preparation and management of business development and project budgets ranging from £5,000 to £2.5m. Working with project directors in line with Arup strategy to ensure that the best use is made of available
    resources for projects, staffing, resourcing etc.
    + Thought leader on behavior change, communicating sustainability to clients and devising and leading sustainability
    workshops
    + Driving and enabling design teams to deliver against local sustainability policies, national legislation and project specific
    sustainability frameworks

    Sustainability Expertise
    + Conducting and communicating cost benefit analysis of energy efficiency and renewable to public and private sector backgrounds and making recommendations
    + Conducting research and roundtables to understand and challenge commercial, political, social and technical barriers to energy efficiency, reduced resource consumption and renewable

    Business Development
    + Working across disciplines, cultures and areas of the business to connect thinking and improve approach to market on retrofit and social aspects of sustainability
    + Spotting opportunities to provide new services and building capacity to deliver and a client base for these services. Opportunities realised include, workshop facilitation and sustainability training packages.
    From:01/Feb/2008 To:01/Dec/2011

    Job Title: WISE Business Development Manager
    Company: Centre for Alternative Technology
    Description: + Jointly responsible for the strategic direction, financial performance and management of over 150 staff and the delivery of an education programme for over 60,000 visitors and 400 graduate students.
    + Worked co-operatively to achieve consensus and collective goals. I sought to resolve conflicts and maintain productive working relationships.
    + Built up a working database of over 600 potential clients and partners through networking at over 60 events, 20 of which I attended as a speaker, workshop leader or panel member.
    + Forged strategic relationships with the Welsh Assembly and ran workshops on sustainable development for the public and private sector audiences. I assessed marketing needs and created a strategy for the new building. This catalysed the production of operational and marketing strategies for the organisation as a whole.
    From:01/Apr/2007 To:01/Feb/2008

    Job Title: Government Research Scholar
    Company: Kyoto University
    Description: + Fully funded research position at Japan’s top university
    + Research focus on Education for Sustainable Development in the forestry, construction and housing industries in Japan
    + Contributed to three live building projects and the development of a functioning eco-village
    + Case Study of Kobunaki eco-village lead to development of educational tools for parents and children wanting to move to the village
    + Research results published and presented in Japan & Europe (at UNEP conference on sustainable consumption)
    + Created opportunities to design and lead training events for UN staff, Local Government and University students.
    + Fundraised to cover costs of an international symposium which led to establishment of an Education for Sustainable development network in Japan
    From:01/Apr/2006 To:01/Mar/2007

    Job Title: Theatre production, Events Managment, Facilitator and teacher
    Company: Freelance
    From:01/Jan/1998 To:01/Jan/2007

    Job Title: Duty Manager
    Company: Centre for Alternative Technology
    Description: + Managed the buildings and displays at the 7-acre visitor centre, the front of house staff, and teams of volunteers.
    + Communicated sustainability topics to the general public.
    From:01/Jun/2005 To:01/Feb/2006

    Job Title: English Teacher
    Company: ECC
    Description: Taught English to adults and children in a private language school in Osaka.
    From:01/Nov/2003 To:01/Feb/2005



    Education
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    Degree: CIM
    Field of Study: Professional Diploma of Marketing
    University / College: Cambridge Marketing College
    From:01/Jan/2007 To:01/Jan/2007

    Degree: MSc
    Field of Study: Architecture (Advanced Energy and Environmental Studies)
    University / College: University of East London
    From:01/Jan/2005 To:01/Jan/2006

    Degree: CELTA
    Field of Study: Teaching English as a foreign language
    University / College: Stanton School of English
    From:01/Jan/2003 To:01/Jan/2003

    Degree: BA(Hons)
    Field of Study: Drama and Theatre Studies
    University / College: University of London
    From:01/Jan/2000 To:01/Jan/2003

    Degree: IB
    Field of Study: English, History, Theatre, Maths, Physics & Japanese
    University / College: United World College of the Atlantic
    From:01/Jan/1997 To:01/Jan/1999

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    • 31 May 2012 Marrieanne P.
      Marrieanne P.
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      I found Sara to be very pleasant and professional, she far exceeded our expectations. Her knowledge, understanding and delivery of the project were exceptional and she was able to communicate really well. I would recommend Sara in the future and am delighted that I found such a wonderful and helpful person to assist me with my project. Im looking forward to working with Sara again!

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      Marrieanne P.
      Bradford-on-Avon, GB

      I found Sara to be very pleasant and professional, she far exceeded our expectations. Her knowledge, understanding and delivery of the project were exceptional and she was able to communicate really well. I would recommend Sara in the future and am delighted that I found such a wonderful and helpful person to assist me with my project. Im looking forward to working with Sara again!

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