Beyond the record.
The work is on the Career page. This is everything that shaped the operator and never made it onto a CV.
It came first
Born in Manchester, raised partly in California, an LA Kings fan. Ice hockey is the through-line. He played defence, then stepped into goal when his team turned up to the Sheffield nationals without one, and won goalie of the tournament. He represented Great Britain at under fifteen.
Gold before most start
In through the Army Foundation College at Harrogate at sixteen. He came out the far side with a Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award: the expedition, the service, the skill, and the discipline to finish all four when most people stall at Bronze.
A horse called Viking
Mounted ceremonial duty in London from seventeen. His horse, Viking, learned to shake hands, smile and kiss on cue. He even rode as an extra in Nanny McPhee Two, the motorbike-over-Horse-Guards scene.
Commanded the gate
At the London Olympics he ran a main security checkpoint at the ExCeL Centre. Thousands through it, every one his call. Off duty he ended up meeting Amir Khan and a long line of athletes and faces passing through the venue.
Two in command, water rising
In 2014 he was second-in-command of a flood relief operation near Windsor. Sandbags, pumps, stranded streets. The army version of a turnaround: show up fast, take the ground, hold it until the water gives in.
Why he built BOB
He always wanted a JARVIS. There is no ice rink in Thailand, so the competitive streak went somewhere else. He taught himself to build AI and made BOB, the voice narrating the film above, on his own.
Off the clock
Based in Thailand, learning the language. Gaming when there is time, mostly Battlefield. Next on the list: learn to fly a prop plane, then a helicopter. He has lived and worked across the UK, Indonesia and Thailand, and travelled a fair slice of the rest.
I do not train until I get it right. I train until I cannot get it wrong. Lead from the front, never push from the back. Watch, assess, engage.