Profile

I trained as a physicist but found that I wanted to use my problem solving skills to work on challenges that are directly relevant to our society.

I am an Operational Research Analyst in the Home Office. My job involves understanding some of the most complex problems that face our society and using maths and computer modelling to make sure the Home Office can do the things it needs to do without wasting time or money.

As a manager of several teams, most of my days now involve talking to people who run different parts of the Home Office to make sure we understand the challenges they face so we can help them make changes and run things better.

For example, we might be helping work out how to make Passport services more efficient or how many people will be needed to issue visas to UK visitors next year.

I also spend lots of my time making sure all my team are okay doing the detailed modelling work that we provide.