Born and raised on a large intensive arable farm in Lancashire UK, I was exposed at a very early age to a hands-on commercial and practical business environment.This, I believe, provided me with a cornerstone on which I have built a very wide plethora of knowledge and skills from which I have built a life as an entrepreneur of 25 + business interests Agriculture was my occupation up till the age of 23, studying agriculture at 3 management colleges in the UK and then as an exchange student with the International Agricultural Exchange Association (IAEA) on large-scale arable farms throughout the UK, Canada, USA, and Australia, where advanced technologies were being applied. During this time, I learned a broad range of skills, including R&D, blueprint cutting-edge management systems, and automation technology mechanisation, which has been a lifelong passion. At age 23, I Left agriculture behind. I then moved on to Civil Construction, utility installation, 3D design, fabrication and mechanical engineering. This enabled me to develop a practical approach with regard to project management, which I have applied to many business enterprises ranging from asset management to utility installation projects on both a national and international scale. As a Trenchless Technology expert I have pioneered many systems and methodologies that have now become best industry practices worldwide and I have a range of Inventions, Patients and trademarks.Since then, I have applied my versatility to a range of over 25 different businesses and technologies. Key skills include:• Consultancy through to turn-key solutions • Scope and feasibility• Trenchless and Conventional Utility Installations• Optic fiber last mile solutions • 3D Cad design • Estimation and planning • Terminations and integration• Optic fiber plowing• Spider plowing• HDD (Horizontal Directional Drilling)• Remediation • Pipeline construction • Materials supply • Rock solutions; heavy wheel rock sawing, rock breaking, rock blasting, chemical fracturing • HDD rock drilling • Maxi-rig operation and crewing• Sub-site and terrestrial design and construct
Listed skills include Consultancy, Project Management, Civil Engineering, Trenchless Technology, and 45 others.