worldwide and spent several years working for a division of Hewlett Packard (HP) in Silicon Valley, USA. While at HP and other companies, I was the inventor of several patents.


I wanted to round out my yacht and small craft design, boat building and composite design and fabrication experience and skills with Marine Surveying. While on business doing IT Consulting, I used my spare time to complete the IIMS Yacht and Small Craft Marine Surveying course through the Australian Maritime College. This enabled me to understand both the “heart and the soul” of small craft.


My love of boats and boatbuilding resulted in building and re- building of many monohulled and multihulled yachts.


I have been fortunate to have been able to fulfil both IT and Marine interests and the combination of both. IT consulting has been the most dominant as a “day job”, but the dual skill sets have allowed resilience and peace of mind in times of economic down turns and turmoil.


In marine design I have a good appreciation of classic craft and what has gone before, but my interest lies in new innovative technology, which is often not well accepted by the conservative marine design fraternity.


The combination of IT and marine disciplines has always been extremely powerful and rewarding and has been an area where I was able to make significant contribution to the IIMS and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME).


QUESTION 2


Having mentioned your wider background in sectors other than marine surveying, how have your experiences and knowledge gained from them helped you make a success of your career as a marine surveyor?


With Computer Programming and IT Architecture you must be precise and have an “almost uncanny” ability to see and report things that are incorrect. It is this critical eye and relentless drive for perfection that are skills that transfer over to the marine surveying discipline.


QUESTION 3 You have written several handy guides for the IIMS and have spoken at various events with a passion for your subject. What is it that motivates you to want to share your knowledge for the good and benefit of others?


I enjoy learning and expanding my knowledge, there is always something new to learn – that is one of the things that makes life exciting. My work as an Information Technology Consultant has required me to mentor and motivate individuals and teams worldwide, something which comes naturally. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with anyone who wants to learn. The enthusiasm of others to increase their knowledge is captivating.


In the IIMS context, it is the vision of Mike Schwarz and his passion for enabling the members and the discipline that has provided the platform and opportunity for members like myself to share knowledge through presentations at conferences and writing IIMS Handy Guides.


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