I decided to write this page for me as much as any other reason, I’m in danger of forgetting dates.

It is a work in progress … I’ll remember more soon, promise.

2012 – Current

• Became a joint owner and Director of a boat hire business and re-launched the company as Falmouth Boat Hire
• Formed a modern raunchy rock / pop covers band Foomanchoux
  
• Joined a blues / rock band, the Bare Knuckle Blues Band

2011

• Worked with various PR agencies on social media related pitches and projects including London 2012
• Spoke at the KBA annual conference on the subject of “Customer Engagement”
• Completed a formal “buy-out” relationship with SAE Institute

2010

• Delivered multiple training events in SEO and Social Media at London, Berlin, New York
• Organised and hosted international conference SMiB09 : “Social Capital“
• Organised and hosted MediaCampLondon4

2009

• Incorporated Audana Ltd - A consultancy for SEO, Web Marketing, Strategy, SEM, Community Development, Mobile Solutions, Events
• Organised and hosted international conference SMiB09 : “Conversation Matters“
• Launched Social Media in Business
• Worked with SAE Institute successfully invented and led the development of their Online offering
• Organised MediaCampLondon3
• Continued the development of the Social Media Mafia with various national and international events

2008

• Re-branded the ACHUB as the Social Media Mafia – a group focussed on facilitating critical thinking, amiably
• Sold my start-up Audiocourses.com, and saw it through a merger
• Began consulting for SAE Institute
• Began guest writing for Girly Geekdom
• Nominated and voted onto the Interim Board of Directors for Social Media Club
• Lead organiser for MediaCampLondon2, MediaCampBucks – the free unconference series.
• Supported and aided the development of MediaCampSicilia and MediaCampRoma
• Lead organiser for Social Media in Business a one day conference in Buckinghamshire.

2007

• Coca Cola – worked with Crayon Marketing on the SecondLife Coca Cola Virtual Thirst campaign. Developed a prototype “dance machine” and served on the advisory board
• Ended a formal relationship with Buckinghamshire New University, maintain strong links
• Lead organiser for MediaCampBucks
• Launched ACHUB – a community focussed on events and immersive environments

2006

• External examiner for Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) Reviewing partnership arrangements and validating 6 BSc (Hons) Technology courses in conjunction with Staffordshire University.
• Authored BSc Audio for the Moving Image.
• Invited and sat on entrepreneurial committee for Buckinghamshire Chilterns University.

2005

• Emigrated back to UK
• Senior Lecturer for Buckinghamshire Chilterns Univeristy
• Programme Manager for BSc Music Technology
• Started formal relationship with Buckinghamshire Chilterns University (re-branded BNU) as Senior Lecturer and led audio department and the development of BSc Technology Degrees in music and moving image

2004

• Launched The Phone Cam – a community portal for mobile phone photographs
• Played rugby seriously for Cesano Boscone (Milan)

2003

• Emigrated to Italy for the second time
• Finished a formal relationship with Truro College

2002

• Ported the City & Guilds Sound Engineering courses for on-line delivery

2001

• Launched the world’s first online school for sound engineering and music production

2000

• Completed a Masters degree in Open and Distance Education

1999

1998

• Started reading for a Masters degree in Open and Distance Education with the Open University
• Authored the HND Sound Engineering & Multimedia Integration for Truro College validated through Plymouth University.

1989

• Left the Royal Navy early, under the premise of being a pacifistic which is slightly accurate (that or Bi-Polar)

1988

• Turned down a band contract for The Liberty, we were arrogant and thought we were better than the offer.

1986

• Joined the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and became a helicopter technician specialising in radio and communications.

1985

• Got a job in a guitar shop as a guitar technician and shop assistant. Enjoyed getting to know all the local musicians and hearing the local gossip, and jammin away.
• Decided to go into the 6th Form of school to study A Levels, (post 16 is not compulsory in UK), lasted 2.5 days and decided that I’d rather get a job and make some money, so I did.

1983

• A piano arrived in the house and I started some piano lessons with smiling Eunice, she was very well endowed which kept my young teenage interest levels in the piano and theory of music high!
• Uncle Tony (Jumbo pilot and Founder of DX Owners club) dropped off a Yamaha CX5 which meant it was game over for anything other than music as a career for me.

1970s

• I picked up Dad’s guitar (he was in a skiffle group) and learnt “House of The Rising Sun”. Following this the flood gates opened to learning more chords, listening to his large record collection.

1969

• I was Born