2009-                 Charge d' Affaires, British Embassy Riga

2009                  Joint Services Higher Command and Staff Course, Defence
                         Academy, Shrivenham

2005-2008          Head of South Asia Department, Foreign and
                         Commonwealth Office, London       

2005                  Head of British Tsunami Response Team, Bangkok

2000-03             Political Counsellor, British Embassy Seoul

1996-99             First Secretary Political, British Embassy Bangkok

1994-96             European Security Officer, Security Policy Department, Foreign 
                         and Commonwealth Office, London

1994                 Senior Project Manager, Centre for Exploitation of Science and
                        Technology

1993-94            Human Resources Manager, Mars GB

1990-93            Commercial Manager Mars GB

1989-90           Technical Consultant, Schlumberger

1987-90           University College, London
                       PhD in Fibre-Optic Microresonators and Systems
                       Research Consultancy, BOC

1983-86           Queen's College, University of Cambridge
                       MA and BA, Electrical Sciences
                       Industrial Management, GEC
                       Open Scholarship

1983                Scientific Officer, Royal Greenwich Observatory