I am a principal research fellow in the Sports Engineering Research Group (SERG) in the Department of Sport & Physical Activity at SHU. I joined the group in 2000 when it resided in the Dept Mechanical Engineering at University of Sheffield. The group re-located to Sheffield Hallam University in 2006 as part of strategic move to bring sports-related research groups together. I began working life as a technician apprentice at Rolls Royce in Bristol, and then went on to obtain a BEng Aeronautics and Astronautics from University of Southampton, and MSc Underwater Technology from University of Cranfield. This was followed by a period in the Oil & Gas Industry working first as an ROV pilot and then in a safety engineering role in offshore oil rig design. A sabbatical to explore an interest in creative writing was followed by commencement of a role that combined my love of sport and engineering. With 20 years as part of SERG I have developed and managed large academia-industry collaborative projects such as the Sports SET Network, the regional sports cluster initiative SportsPulse, and the EU funded ProFit FieldLab project. I currently lead a collaborative research programme with Westfield Health, on behalf of the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre. I have research interest in the dynamic performance of swung implements, focused mainly on cricket bats, conducted projects with Gunn & Moore, B3 Cricket, and with Decathlon (FLX). I also work on low-cost camera-based systems for pitch usage monitoring in outdoor public access spaces. I act as a consultant to Clearcast Ltd to review technical claims on TV advertising. I teach Enterprise & Innovation to sports science undergraduates at levles 5 and 6. Exploring complexity thinking through application of the Cynefin framework for Innovation Hub development, and organisational wellbeing.

Working in the Sports Engineering Research Group, based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The group migrated en-bloc to Sheffield Hallam University in March 2006

Working on building the Safety Case within the Shell Shearwater design team. Shearwater was a major offshore design project, and the first high-temperature, high-pressure gas platform that cost £867M to drill, build and install.

Safety analysis and reliability assessments in Oil & Gas, Nuclear and Aviation industries.

ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) Pilot for Offshore contractor in support of underwater operations in the oil and gas fields of the North Sea. Trained and qualified to operate and pilot the Seaeye Surveyor and Seaeye 600 ROVs. Experience included: offshore platform structural inspections, seabed surveys and spudcan surveys

Providing a data measurement service for engine testing, either in fixed engine test beds, flight testing, and off-site special rig tests. Involved installing and setting up instrumentation on engines, operating, monitoring and recording data during engine tests, and supplying data to development engineers for analysis. Worked mostly at Filton, but also covered testing at Farnborough, Derby, and Shoeburyness.

Electrical Engineering Apprenctice, 4 year classical apprenticeship specialising in electrical and electronic areas of military aero engine development