Roy began his career as an Apprentice in the Royal Navy, qualifying with an HNC in Communications and Electronic Engineering, on leaving he joined Matra Marconi Space and has worked in many areas of the business as it has progressively transformed into Airbus. He has experience in Production, Procurement, Customer feedback, Quality and most recently moved to Engineering.

Roy has been involved in the last 10 years as a STEM ambassador and is determined to develop the fascination of engineering within all levels of  education, he is an Enterprise Advisor to Gosport  & Fareham Multi Academy Trust  and the focal point and Trustee for Airbus at the UTC Portsmouth. In the last few years Roy has become more involved in apprenticeships as the Chairman of the “Space Group” developing level 4 and 6 standards specifically for the Space Industry.