History

1. Born in the late 1970’s in Somerset, England
2. During my childhood was dragged across Europe and the middle east by my parent’s late hippyness (initially in a bright yellow cross between a removal van and a landrover).
3. Won a scholarship to Millfield School
   • Grade A in lots of GCSEs (the exception was a B in English Language)
   • Grade A in French, Physics, Maths, Further Maths A-Levels and in a Further Additional Maths AS.
   • Captained the dinghy sailing team
4. Gained sponsorship from the civilian side of the UK Ministry of Defence. Spent a nine months at their training centre before University and then worked each summer at:
   • GKN Westland Aerospace in Yeovil
   • The Guided Weapons and Surveillance Support Group in Malvern
   • A (now dead?) start-up called Netcentric Solutions outside Cambridge
   • The Battle Group Battle Management System procurement team in Bristol.
5. Spent four years reading Engineering at Clare College, Cambridge University.
   • Rowed, politiked, grooved and worked for a couple of start-ups
   • BA (hons) first class etc followed by a MEng and later the joke/honorary MA.
6. Worked for Marakon Associates for three years
   • Strategy Consulting. Based out of London. On projects in Europe, the USA and the Far East in Banking, Pharmaceuticals and Chocolate doing Corporate and Business Unit strategy, organisation design, pay, new business start-up and old-business shut-down.
   • Got a big promotion and left to….
7. Return to Cambridge to study for a PhD and live with my soon-to-be-wife Catherine
8. Got married
9. Worked as a teaching assistant in the department while I …
10. ... finished my PhD, moved to Brighton and started work with the …
11. Carbon Trust.