1968-72 Courtaulds Ltd (man-made fibres and textiles): student apprentice chemical engineer

1969-72 University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology: student

1972-81 Courtaulds Ltd: chemical engineer in research and development of processes for production of synthetic tobacco, modified acrylic fibre, acetic acid based chemicals, viscose rayon

1981-05 ExxonMobil: technical specialist in fluid catalytic cracking

1981-87 Esso Petroleum Company Ltd., Fawley Refinery

1987-89 Esso Engineering (Europe) Ltd., New Malden

1989-92 Exxon Research and Engineering Company, New Jersey, USA

1992-00 Esso Engineering (Europe) Ltd., Leatherhead

2000-05 ExxonMobil Engineering (Europe) Ltd., Fawley Refinery

2005- University of Surrey

2005-08 Centre for Environmental Strategy: PhD student

2008- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering:

2008-10 Associate Lecturer

2010- Senior Tutor

Petroleum oil refining industry.

Sustainability.

Process safety and operations integrity.

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