Mrs Samantha Daniel-Dowden
Contracts and Commercial Support Officer
Research Business and Innovation
Contact Details
- Email: sad61@aber.ac.uk
- Office:B1.07 Visualisation Centre
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 621585
Role Summary: Supports the University's research and innovation activities by providing day to day contracts and commercial support.
Provides initial contracts advice to academics, university and industry partners, and drafts and manages NDA's and MTA's in accordance with University procedures, also supports with the financial administration, including invoicing, patent-related payments and reimbursements and liaising with external parties
Also provides administration and financial support to the commercial subsidiary company, Aber Business Consultancy Ltd, including invoicing and reimbursements for academics.
Sam has always lived and worked in Aberystwyth, she gained her education at Penglais Comprehensive School and her higher education was spent at Coleg Ceredigion where she obtained an AVCE in Business Studies. Before using this qualification to secure a job in a national building society straight from collage, she ultimately spent over ten years working in the financial sector, where she gained experience in all aspects of the banking industry including mortgage and insurances.
Prior to joining the University she was employed by a local estate agency as a Sales Negotiator, which has given useful insight to the local housing market.