2010 - maintenantMy biggest rôle is an energetic French-speaking Leonardo da Vinci, performed to audiences of up to 300, plus other small supporting rôles.
CTC Theatre
- Stage Manager
2002 - 2009I worked as Stage Manager, Technician, Actor, Set Designer and Set Maker, Workshop Co-ordinator, and Driver. I was hired on short show-based contracts, making hundreds of well-received school visits, and small-theatre performances. I created the UK version of the Leonardo machine, my interpretation of da Vinci's inventiveness, which was central to their most successful and toured play, subsequently invited to festivals around the world.
Geoff Jackson Joinershop
- Assistant Joiner
1998 - 2000I rapidly progressed from simple tasks to being able to lay expensive exotic hardwood floors, process wood from raw cut through to dried and planed, and finish handmade windows and doors.
Dodgy Clutch Theatre Company
- Technical Manager
1996 - 2002I assisted with budget, technical development, stage management, lighting and logistics on theatre performances ranging from small-auditorium visits through to vast outdoor promenading events.
Bradford University
- Research Assistant
1988 - 1992in the Department of Civil Engineering, for the Transport and Road Research Laboratory: Contract Researcher into Transmission of Environmental Noise Over Mixed Terrain
(numerical modelling using boundary integral equations and then compared to acoustic modelling in an anechoic chamber). Papers published with Institute of Acoustics, NASA Conferences, and Journal of Sound and Vibration.
Formations
UMIST And University Of Manchester (Manchester)
Manchester1986 - 1987Master of Science
Environmental Science & Pollution Control - A thorough trawl through all technical and management aspects of this new field. I learned how to quickly process, digest and summarise large quantities of technical information from wide ranging sources. My research looked at mathematical models for chimney plumes.
LEEDS UNIVERSITY (Leeds)
Leeds1982 - 1985Physics BSc 2(i)
Université - In this degree course I developed the ability to simplify all problems to fundamentals, and work upwards to solutions.
