Mr Neill Wood

Lecturer (Education and Scholarship) and Marine Operations Manager, PRIMaRE

Telephone: 01326 254133

BSc(Eng) Hons. Metallurgy and Materials, Imperial College London, 1983

Associate of the Royal School of Mines

1983: Research and development of composite armour systems including a riot control vehicle and a bullet-proof bra.
1984 – 1987: Various junior management roles with GEC Turbine Generators, including Fabrication Foreman and Chief Buyer specialising in subcontract work.
1987 – 1989: Investment Analyst with NFU Mutual and Avon Insurance. Specialised in the engineering sector.
1987 – 2001: Territorial Army: Royal Army Ordnance Corps / Royal Logistics Corps. Qualified as Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operator, Class 2 and received Volunteer Reserve Forces Medal.
1989 – 1992: Dowty Group plc. Took a leading role in the restructuring of Dowty Aerospace followed by appointment as group operational auditor.
1992 – 2004: Self employed, principally in project consultancy for marine and offshore projects. Areas of work included platform construction for the Dutch sector of the North Sea, construction of specialised vessels in Dutch and British shipyards, and various projects in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and West Africa.
From 2004: Teaching Fellow, Camborne School of Mines, specialising in project management and finance at both undergraduate and MSc level.
2005 – 2007: Research Project Manager, Camborne School of Mines

Biofuels in the fishing industry. Project managed a £324k project funded by FIFG, DEFRA and others, to investigate the use of bio-diesel as an alternative to red diesel, including skippering the fishing vessel Ma Gandole.
Potting research on behalf of DEFRA to investigate the feasibility of using novel pot designs to catch alternative species.

From 2007: Marine Operations Manager, PRIMaRE, conduction a variety of marine survey work including multi-beam sonar and ROV operations. Skipper of research vessel Ann Kathleen.