Personal Interests

My interests include endurance sport and parachuting. I also served five years in the Army Reserve.

Sport

Endurance events

Land's End to John o' Groats

Cornwall → Caithness · ~1,600 km by bicycle

Completed the Land's End to John o' Groats cycle route, covering approximately 1,000 miles.

Olympic-distance triathlon

Ringwood, Hampshire · 1.5 km swim / 40 km bike / 10 km run

Completed an Olympic-distance triathlon, combining swimming, cycling and running.

Half marathon

Fleet, Hampshire · 21.1 km

Completed the Fleet Half Marathon.

Spartan Race — 10k

Scotland · 10 km + 25 obstacles

Completed a 10 km Spartan obstacle race in Scotland.

Tough Mudder

Hampshire · ~16 km

Completed Tough Mudder, an obstacle course involving endurance and teamwork.

Service

Five years in the Army Reserve.

I served five years in the Army Reserve alongside my early engineering career. Training included live firing of surface-to-air missiles, jungle warfare in Belize, fighting in built-up areas, skiing and parachuting.

I continued parachuting as a hobby for several years after my military training.

Travel and relocation

International work

My work has included payload emissions and susceptibility investigations in India, and test programmes in Germany and France.

I relocated to Scotland for the opportunity to help design a spacecraft build-and-test facility at Mangata. Edinburgh has remained my home through subsequent roles at Eurofins and Leonardo.

IndiaBelizeGermanyFranceDorset → Edinburgh