Sam Lees is the Operations Manager for NABCEL.

Prior to her appointment as OM in June 2021, Sam was a Project Manager at Aston University responsible for the co-ordination of MONPLAS, the European Commission funded research project into the development of technologies to identify and monitor micro and nano plastics in water. This included liaison between all consortium members consisting of numerous European universities and businesses, and early-stage researchers.

Sam is APM certified and has extensive experience as a Project Manager within the telecommunications industry overseeing design, build, and installation of various communication and security systems for Alstom, as well as roll-out programmes for BT, Alcatel, Fujitsu, and Huwaei.