Paul has amassed over 30 years experience within the timber and construction industries with most of that time in senior technical and leadership roles.
After completing his education with the award of a PhD from Imperial College, and spending a short period of time lecturing at London Guildhall University, he joined what is now BM TRADA and spent 12 years working on a wide range of timber related research and consultancy projects. It is during this time that his interest in and knowledge of timber frame construction began to develop.
Paul has spent the last 17 years working within the timber frame and structural insulated panel businesses of the Kingspan Group and led the company's involvement in pioneering projects that delivered high performance homes at scale and pace. For most of the last decade Paul's focus has shifted towards the self build sector where he has gained experience of working closely with this demanding customer base and providing a wide range of architectural, planning, building regulation and construction services.
Paul has joined the Structural Timber Association at a critical time for the sector where there is a clear opportunity for growth in the use of timber-based methods of construction with strong sustainability credentials, but also significant technical challenges.
