Personal statement

I joined the University of Strathclyde in June 2023 as a Senior Teaching Fellow. 

Prior to joining Strathclyde, I taught at Heriot-Watt University as an Assistant (and later Associate) Professor in Chemical & Process Engineering. I served two terms as Senior Programme Director of Studies and led and implemented a review of the undergraduate curriculum. I held a range of roles and responsibilities covering academic leadership, professional body engagement, curriculum development and teaching. 

Since 2020 I have been a Visiting Scholar in the School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast. I am currently the External Examiner for undergraduate programmes in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering at the University of Sheffield, and the External Examiner for taught programmes in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Brunel University London). I previously served as External Examiner for taught programmes in the Department of Chemical & Process Engineering at the University of Strathclyde.

Before moving to academia, I worked in the upstream oil and gas industry for 15 years – latterly with Chevron in Aberdeen, Houston and Luanda; Oil Search in Sydney; and starting my career with Helix RDS in Aberdeen. My career covered a broad range of petroleum engineering, production technology, asset management, project management and capital stewardship roles.

I graduated with MEng Chemical Engineering with Energy Resource Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in 1999, and MSc Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College in 2000.

Professionally, I am a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Petroleum Engineer through the Energy Institute. I am a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers in Scotland; a Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining; a Senior Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers; and an Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. I currently serve as a degree accreditor with the Energy Institute and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.