I was born in Akrotiri, Cyprus as the youngest child in a family of 4 children, but moved to England at the age of 5.

I lived in Shrewsbury, England with my parents until I left home to go to university, where I studied for a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Education, and a teaching qualification, at Loughbourough University of Technology.

I developed a lifelong love of learning which led to the following:

• M.A. in Education (Open University)
• M.Sc. in Computer Enhanced Mathematics Education (Napier University)
• B.A. in Theology and Religion (Oxford Brookes University)
• LLB (Law) (Nottingham Trent University)
• MBA (Business) (University of the People)
• M.A. in Adolescent Mental Health & Well-being (Anglia Ruskin University)
• Ed.D (Nottingham Trent University).

I became a Christian at the age of 14 and my faith remains an important part of my life today.

I met my wife, Shanhong, whilst teaching in Shanghai - and we were married 'officially' in China in 2006 - but more conventionally in a ceremony before family and friends in Chiang Mai, Thailand in July 2007.

 

Direct from university I took a job with ITnet Ltd, the computer arm of Cadbury Schweppes in the UK, and now part of Serco Group. I was there for 3 years as a Senior Analyst Programmer working on systems as diverse as Stock/Share management systems to Coca-Cola Vending machines.

Although I enjoyed my time in computing, I was very happy to return to my original plan of a career, that of teaching Secondary Mathematics. During my teaching career, I have worked at the following schools:

 

King Edward VIIth, Aston, Birmingham, England

British Yeoward School, Tenerife, Canary Isles

St Oswald's School, Alnwick, England

New English School, Kuwait City, Kuwait

The British School in the Netherlands, Voorschoten, The Netherlands

St. John's International School, Bangkok, Thailand

Shanghai Rego International School, Shanghai, P.R. of China

Prem Tinsulanonda International School, Chiang Mai, Thailand

PonsVista International Study Centre, Beijing, P.R. of China

St. Joseph's Institution International, Singapore