Experience & achievements

1995 -

Calverton Control.    Sole owner.

1985 - 95

Robotec Ltd.
Electrical Engineering Manager
Specialised machinery manufacturers.
Responsible for the design and build (both hardware and software) of all control system for the special purpose machines built by Robotec Ltd.
Made redundant when company went into recievership.

1983 - 85

Jardine & Smith
Electrical Project Engineer.
Control panel builders and electrical contractors.
Responsible for projects from order to completion, including designs (hardware & software) procurement of equipment, and liaison with customers, to ensure all jobs were built to specification and on time.
Left because of low pay and prospects.

1970 - 83

British Sugar Corporation Ltd.
Assistant Electrical Engineer (Nottingham Sugar Factory).
Manufacturer of sugar from home grown sugar beet.
Responsible to the Works Electrical Engineer for the day to day running of the electrical and instrument departments.
Held directly responsible for process control instrumentation; design, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
Made redundant due to factory closures.

1956 - 70

Royal Air Force.
Aircraft Electrical Engineer.
Aircraft electrical & instrument maintenance, specialising in special weapons.
Left as the system for promotion would not allow me to gain promotion fast enough to suit my qualifications.
Gained my X licence to work on civilian aircraft, but did not take up a post at Stansted Airport for personnel reasons.

Education & Qualifications

      1955
1955 - 56
      1970
1971 - 76

Secondary Modern.  Downham Market, Norfolk
RAF Apprentice.  RAF Cosford/St Athens.  (Equiv. HNC)
X licence on Viscounts & BAC111s
Open University Undergraduate.
Technology & Science foundations
Mathematics, Computing and Electronics.