Born and bred in Birmingham, I joined Hoare Lea as a student on the Architecture and Environmental Engineering course at Bath University. 21 years later I am still here and enjoying the role of Managing Partner in a large, thriving office.

It's hard to pick out favourite projects but I have worked with some amazing and inspirational people and I enjoy boring my children by pointing out all of 'my' buildings as we walk around the City, often choosing a restaurant in one of them to prolong the agony.

I have always felt the need to take things apart and absolutely have to understand how they work, so I reckon I'm in the right job!