“I like building things that have a life of their own.”

I work on things that are meant to last.

Sometimes that means a material or a structure. Sometimes it means a company, a technology, a place for knowledge to be passed on, or an idea that needs the right people around it to become real.

I have built yachts, developed composite materials, worked on renewable energy, am restoring maritime heritage and have helped create opportunities for people to learn and build for themselves.

The subjects change, but the approach stays much the same. Start with a real problem. Understand what is already there. Work out what is missing. Then build something that can stand on its own and continue without me.

I am interested in things that have a life beyond the moment they are created. Materials that can be used again. Technology that solves a real problem. Skills that can be passed on. Ventures that can grow beyond their founder.

What I build is rarely just a product. It is something intended to keep working, evolving and creating value after I have stepped away.