Experience 2010 -2011 Executive Producer and Programme Consultant For Urban Canyons Ltd.  and Pricey Media Ltd. Channel Consultant for Global Arts. 2002 –  2010: Channel Director and Head Of Programming for History, Bio, Bio HD, History HD, Military History, The Crime & Investigation Network And Crime & Investigation HD. Project manager to take the company from broadcasting two UK digital channels to seven channels transmitting in three continents in five years.  Turnover and profit were increased by 300% across that period. Expanded the company from a staff of 26 to 110 with less than 5% annual staff turnover. Introduced and managed the introduction of new technologies to the company resulting in the successful delivery of one of the UK’s first HD channels. Introduced, designed and project managed new post-production routes and technologies that achieved annual cost savings of over £500K. Designed and wrote a programme database that resulted in significant timesaving and increased efficiency across the company.  Winner of Broadcasts ‘Factual Channel of the Year’ and nominated for same on two other occasions. 1999 – 2002 Channel Director and Executive Director for Artsworld (Now Sky Arts). The first digital Arts channel in the UK. One of the originators of the concept and the business plan. Project Manager for all aspects of the channel’s launch and transmission. Project-managed the design and build of artsword.com Helped raise over £6.5 million in equity finance Commissioned over 500 hours of programming ranging from single documentaries to concerts, ballets and a daily magazine show. 1998 -1999 Head of Production for Jeremy Isaacs Productions. Reporting to Sir Jeremy Isaacs, Richard was responsible for all business and production elements of the company. During this period JIP produced ‘Millennium’ – a 10-part, multi-million dollar award-winning series on the history of the last 1000 years, plus series and 'one-off's' for the BBC and C4. 1997 -1998 BBC Launch Manger for People+Arts and Animal Planet. Based in Discovery’s Latin American HQ in Miami, he was responsible for the BBC input into the first two BBC/Discovery joint venture channels – part of a $600 million contract. 1995 -1997 Producer and Director for COLD WAR: A BAFTA nominated and Peabody award winning, 24 part series commissioned by Ted Turner for CNN. Richard budgeted and scheduled the series, as well as designed and implemented all the operational and editing systems for Jeremy Isaacs Productions before going on to produce and direct three of the programmes. 1993 -  1995 Head of Production and Producer Director for InCA (Independent Communications Associates). Responsible for all areas of production, budgeting, forecasting and scheduling. Produced and directed programmes for the BBC and C4; including Equinox, Horizon and five series of The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures for BBC2 1988 – 1993 Managing Director and Producer for Picture House Productions. Set up to specialise in Music Videos and Commercials, we completed over 200 productions in four years increasing revenue by over 100% year on year. 1986 -1988 Producer for Wood Film. One of the first independent companies to be commissioned by Channel 4. 1985 – 2005 Managing Director of 'Heavy Pencil'– a crewing and Facilities Company. He took an initial investment of £1,500 to a company with an asset value of £500,000, an annual turnover of £350,000 and profits of 35%. Runner, Clapper Loader, Focus Puller, Operator, Director of Photography  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard is a member of both British Film and Television Academy and the Royal Television Society where he regularly sits on or chairs their judging panels.