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was born in Manchester, spent ten years in Surrey, then returned north to
Lancashire. A BSc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering led me into the RAF for 16 years as an engineering officer. It was a very
enjoyable and fulfilling experience spoiled only by the continuous house moves
(eleven moves in 16 years).
After the RAF I took up a job in the defence industry, picking up
an MSc in Satellite Communications Engineering along the way. I design networks
for a living, and currently work for EADS on communications research programmes. I'm also
a visiting lecturer at the University of
Wales, Newport, where I lecture in satellite communications.
I was born
before man had left the atmosphere. As a child
I saw John Glenn's capsule as it passed through
London in 1962, and stayed up all night to watch Armstrong
and Aldrin walk on the Moon. Later in life
I had the honour of meeting two of the 12 men who've
walked on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin and Alan Bean. I dream
to see mankind return to the Moon and journey to
Mars in my lifetime. That would be amazing.
I
spend a lot of my time doing things associated with rocketry. A few years
ago I started Fins Over Gwent, a local rocketry club in South Wales. In my
"spare" time I help with UKAYROC, do youth outreach work for UKRA, and do
anything I can to encourage young people into the numerate sciences.
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