A mechanical engineer, designer and inventor with an extensive experience of the requirements of the offshore and naval industries. Notable achievements include patents for new types of centralisers(GB2381280A, GB2417505A, ~£ 7M total sales), which are used for supporting oil-carrying pipes offshore, and a 30mm naval gun mounting(~ £ 30M total sales).Able to carry out complex analyses for the design of new products whilst being aware of the practical constraints of manufacture and the economic realities.
