Illustrator and mapping specialist, mainly producing plans and drawings for planning applications for mineral extraction and land reclamation.

Conducting detailed research into medieval and early renaissance weapons, specialising in medieval swords. Author of many articles on the subject and often employed to write catalogue and label descriptions.Research includes frequent visits to (and correspondence with) museums and private collections to handle and catalogue artefacts, and assembling a workable database.Current and ongoing research projects include the following:A study of the beaked warhammer in the fifteenth century.The development of the Gothic mace, 1450-1510.A catalogue of European knightly swords bearing Arabic inscriptions from the Arsenal of Alexandria.Investigation of the 'Castillon Hoard' - a large group of late medieval swords discovered in the Dordogne near Castillon-la-Bataille, France, in 1974.

Formerly an Illustrator and mapping specialist for an established mineral consultancy involved in planning applications for the following:QuarriesAgricultural reservoirsSolar farms and other sources of renewable energyGolf course design