OVERVIEW

Over fifty years experience in the Painting and Decorating Industry providing expert advice on all aspects of painting and decorating with special emphasis on assessing the quality of workmanship.

QUALIFICATIONS

City and Guilds of London Institute Craft and Advanced Painter and Decorators Work

GCE ‘A Level’ in Lettering and Heraldry

City and Guilds of London Institute Full Technological Certificate

City and Guilds of London Institute 730 Teachers’ Certificate

Licentiate of City and Guilds of London Institute

Certificate of Education (Portsmouth)

D32 and D33 Assessors' Award

D34 Internal Verifiers' Award

D35 External Verifiers' Award

CAREER HISTORY

Apprentice Painter and Decorator attending West of England College of Art

Traded as a Specialist Decorator for 13 years: clients mainly private, commercial, church work and carriage restoration

Part Time Lecturer in Painting and Decorating for ten years

Full Time Lecturer in Painting and Decorating for 21 years

Head of Painting and Decorating for eight years

City and Guilds Assessor/External Verifier for ten years

Past National Membership Secretary of the Association of Painting Craft Teachers

Past Treasurer of the Association of Painting Craft Teachers

Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Painting Craft Teachers

Millennium National President of the Association of Painting Craft Teachers

Member of The Wallpaper History Society

Member of The Traditional Paint Forum

Author of National practical and written assignments for City and Guilds 594 and NVQ

Demonstrations of decorative painting techniques, graining and marbling at many Shows and Exhibitions

Radio phone-in programme on painting and decorating problems

BBC TV appearance on paint problems

Colour Consultant for the Skills 2000 Exhibition at Birmingham NEC plus many Grade I listed buildings

Senior Auditor for ICI Dulux Contract Partnership

Freeman of the City of London

Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers