Mr Matthew Craig
Programme Manager
Location: Shrivenham campus
E: m.p.s.craig@cranfield.ac.uk
Department of Management and Security
Current activities
Matthew Craig's current activities include two major consultancy projects: the first for the European Space Agency (ESA) where he is managing all Cranfield University consortium work in conjunction with Astrium and BAE Systems considering the use of space enabled services to assist with post conflict recovery; and the second on an applied research project considering factors impacting upon information sharing on the threats from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and landmines between military and Non Military Entities (NMEs) in conflict and post conflict environments..
Clients
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
- United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
- U.S. Department of State (U.S. DoS)
- British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
- UK Department for International Development (DFID)
- UK Ministry of Defence (MOD)
- Multi-national Organisations
- Non Governmental Organisations
Background
Matthew Craig is a Programme Manager within the Centre for International Security and Resilience at Cranfield University and has been involved in the provision of applied consultancy projects over the last 15 years for a range of organisations and government departments. These consultancy projects have included a wide range of needs analysis and national capacity development work, detailed analysis and applied research work, as well as the provision of strategic planning advice and assistance. In total, Matthew has experience of conducting applied consultancy projects in over 20 countries including: Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Cambodia, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Iraq, Nepal, Somalia, Sudan, UK and U.S.
His early career was in the field of defence and security where he was Technical Director of a consultancy company which specialised in the provision of detailed operational analysis, simulation modelling, information management systems, spatial information tools, and senior management training. At the post graduate level, Matthew has an MSc in Defence Management, a Post Graduate Certificate in Resilience, and a Post Graduate Certificate in Business Administration.
Matthew has recently completed a large programme of work funded by U.S. DoS Bureau of Political-Military Affairs focused on capacity development and assistance in transitioning the UN Humanitarian Demining Programme in Sudan to national ownership. Prior to this, he designed, developed, and managed a regional capacity development training initiative in Tbilisi (Georgia) drawing together Georgian, Armenian and Azeri participants from a wide range of national state institutions and non government organisations, and has conducted a wide range of management consultancy projects including work for Shell International in Libya assessing risks faced during seismic exploration work, and the provision of assistance on risk management and land release in Lao PDR.
He is one of the small team of experts that were recently awarded the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education awarded at Buckingham Palace for work on training and capacity development within Humanitarian Mine Action programmes worldwide.
