Dr Mathew Shafaghi

I completed my Postgraduate Diploma in Management at Preston Polytechnic, where I developed an interest in operational and strategic management. I then continued with MSc in Management studies at Salford University and extended my interests to ICT, and consultancy. My PhD at Sheffield Hallam University focused on the development and implementation of tool management and control systems, and during my studies, I had the opportunity to work with a number of leading public and private companies from engineering, manufacturing and automotive sectors in the UK.

During my Fellowship at the University of Salford, I worked on the strategic exploitation of ICT in the construction industry involving twelve leading UK and international construction companies, I then joined the industry and worked as an ICT Strategic and Management Consultant, and worked on various project with companies from the manufacturing, hospitality, retail, finance, and education sectors.

I joined the University of Bolton in 2002, where I developed and managed a number of Masters programmes with the industry together with the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme. I am currently working as the Academic Partnership Manager and responsible for the University of Bolton academic operations in Vietnam and Germany.