My long-term employer (25 years) was Ilford Limited, a blue-chip company in the photographic manufacturing business. I rose to the position of Principal Process Engineer, where I was the Technical Authority for all unit operations used in the manufacture of photo products. Highlights from this part of my career were:-I established the corporate strategy for all chemical manufacturing processes and ensured it wasimplemented internationally without stifling creativity.I lead the process design team on a £4.0 mio. health and safety project which included extensive automation of reagent addition, validation, on-line testing and clean-in-place.I lead several multidiscipline teams (some of them international) on problem solving and plant auditing activities.The last nine years of my career have been in the British nuclear industry, where I have worked on several projects concerning the safe and timely packaging of nuclear waste for long term storage. Highlights have included:-I made a s