I wanted to be an architect, but during an interview at an art school it was recognised that I was not artistic and should consider engineering!

After graduating from the University of Strathclyde I worked at a consultancy where I wrote BS 7974 Application of Fire Safety Engineering Principles. I worked on several projects including Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. I was so impressed working alongside Hoare Lea on this project that I jumped ship and started the fire engineering group. We now have 15 fire engineers focusing on fire engineering using modern techniques to examine smoke development, people movement and structural response.