EDUCATION
2012-14
St John Education ILS Paramedicine Ambulance
2008-08
St John Education Nat Cert Ambulance
1992-93
Edge Hill College of HE P.G.C.E Design and Technology, Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK
1987-91
University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire UK
BSc(Hons) Computing with Psychology
Upper Second Class Honors
Dissertation in Image Analysis
1983-84
Gwent College of HE, Newport, Gwent, Wales
BTEC III Electronics (Distinction)
EMPLOYMENT
2015
HCPC registered paramedic working for the London Ambulance Service.
2012-15
Full time paramedic with St John stationed at Kawerau, Bay of Plenty.
As a paramedic I support other less qualified frontline ambulances in the Eastern Bay of Plenty district.
2009-11
Casual relief officer for the St John within the Midland Region.
2008-10
Casual patient transfer officer at Tauranga station, Bay of Plenty.
2007-10
Teacher of Technology
Mount Maunganui College.
2006-06
Teacher of Technology
Marland Special School, Devon, England.
2002-06
I was Head of the Hard Materials, Graphics and Electronics Department
John Paul College, Rotorua, NZ.
2000-01
I worked at the Lancaster Pupil Referral Unit teaching year 5/6 children in a small group. The children were either referred to the unit for assessment prior to receiving a statement, or had been permanently excluded.
INTERESTS
We have a small farm in New Zealand on which we grow organic kiwi fruit and raise a little stock.
