Who we are
Sarah Jenkins – Managing Director and Principal Consultant
Sarah is an experienced consultant who has undertaken projects throughout the UK for public bodies, development agencies and academic institutions. She has a wealth of experience working for a wide and diverse client base on programmes funded by a range of sponsors including several Universities, Welsh Assembly Government, Knowledge Exploitation Fund, British Council, National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA), Institute of Physics, Regional Development Agencies, EPSRC and Wellcome Trust.
Her extensive management experience has been acquired through holding board and senior management positions in SMEs and management roles in larger organisations in the private and public sectors. The extensive knowledge she has gained from working in these areas has led to her expertise being sought in areas such as programme evaluation and development; promotion of innovation and knowledge transfer programmes; and the management, use, interface and exploitation of systems, technology and innovation.
Prior to forming Jenesys Associates she was employed by Cardiff University as its Business Services Manager, where she was responsible for the management, development and marketing of the University’s services to businesses, including many EU funded programmes. Her earlier career was spent in the private sector technology marketing roles in SMEs and multinational companies in the agrochemicals industry. Download a full CV here.
Dr Jenny Lisk - Research Consultant
Jenny is an experienced researcher and administrator, she has worked in partnership with Sarah Jenkins since January 2001, during which time she has carried out desk research and interviews for many diverse projects. Previously, Jenny was the administrator of the Wales Pest Management Forum, with responsibility for organisation of seminars and technical events; maintenance of membership database; organisation of Steering Group meetings; marketing the Forum to potential members; assisting with devising long-term strategies for the Forum; preparation of newsletters; managing subscriptions and event fees and the reporting the financial position of the Forum.
Jenny has also worked as an independent freelance consultant, carrying out ad-hoc market research projects for clients including Cardiff University, Insect Investigations Ltd and Agrisense-BCS Ltd. Prior to that she worked as a Systems Engineer for IBM (UK) Ltd, providing technical advice and guidance to key customers and as a Research Assistant in Department of Biology at University of Southampton.
Jenny has a PhD and BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science from University of Southampton. She is a qualified book-keeper and proof-reader.
