WELCOME

Welcome to this website, designed as an extension to my résumé, where you can explore my professional work in greater detail.

I am a naval architect, a creative, an innovator and a business leader.

From a young age my career path was set by a passion for boats, engineering, creativity and the sea. I have brought these into focus over a 26-year career in the design and engineering of highly complex vessels, from high-speed commercial and naval vessels to large sailing and motor yachts that represent the state of the art in naval architecture and engineering.

I am a thought leader in my field, pushing the boundaries of thinking beyond the day to day of business as usual, to attract, inspire and motivate clients, our industry and its many stakeholders to invest in advancing science and technology, develop knowledge and insight, and drive positive change through advancement. I am a recognised industry authority in the field of superyacht naval architecture and engineering.

As an innovator, I have always been driven by a desire to challenge the status quo, to seek the unseen and find simpler solutions to apparently complex problems. I believe that innovation and business leadership go hand in hand, that the marriage of a business’s brand ambition, market insight and customer focus sets a strategic sweet-spot for market facing innovation. Such innovation provides a business with a long-term compass even in times of great uncertainty.

As a business leader, I believe in leading through the empowerment of others, via creating leadership at every level in a company. In this way I empower teams to take ownership of their work and to embrace a culture of high performance, creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The greatest work I have done has been delivered by those I have led.

I am passionate about mentoring and coaching emerging talent to help future engineers be ready to tackle the evolving challenges that go far beyond the business of designing boats.