Joined Wix Parish Council in July 2008, became Vice Chairman in 2011 and Chairman in May 2015.

All responsibilities of Performance Fuels Technical Manager and also responsible for the technical aspects of the REACH registration of all feedstocks used and products made by Petrochem Carless.

Responsible for production planning and scheduling of reference and racing fuels blending plant, also managing the supply chain, stock control and purchasing to ensure the correct components are available for blending on time.Optimise blending and storage tank utilisation and tank transfers, minimising waste and maximising plant throughput.Optimise component selection and procurement.Co-ordinate functions of product development, component purchasing, production blending, quality control, packing and finished product despatch.Specific responsibility for managing the technical coordination of several high profile customer toll blended racing gasoline accounts.

Staff responsibility for three senior chemists (direct reports) and four chemists (indirect reports).'Hands on' responsibilities for printing ink distillate, drilling mud oil, process oil, brake fluid, antifreeze and screen wash development.Managerial responsibility for product development and quality control of the performance fuels (racing, reference and calibration diesels and gasolines).Managerial responsibility for running the Group analytical laboratory.Provided company-wide technical service advice (mostly by telephone and email).

Managed all middle distillate, process oil, drilling mud oil and printing ink distillate development projects.Represented Carless at EOSCA (European Oilfield Speciality Chemicals Association) and elected as Financial Director and treasurer of EOSCA in December 1999 (resigned in December 2003).Developed new process for the manfacture of diacetone alcohol at the Harwich Refinery.

Developed new products and processes.Designed, built, commissioned and maintained three pilot distillation units for the assessment of potential refinery feedstocks.

Taught chemistry up to 'A' level and general science to ages 11 to 18.