Biography

John has over 40 years’ experience in the geospatial information industry, specialising in data collection and management, planning, policy and strategy, new business development and marketing both in the UK and overseas.

He trained as a land surveyor at Ordnance Survey Great Britain (OSGB) and held several senior management positions in both OSGB and the UK Hydrographic Office including responsibility for developing new markets for hydrographic and oceanographic data outside of the navigational sector before joining OceanWise as a shareholder and director in 2010.

He is a qualified technical and management trainer providing capacity building and training courses on data management and organisational ‘change’. He is also an expert advisor to the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) and a member of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) Ocean Teacher programme.

He holds professional qualifications in Surveying Science and Geodesy and a post graduate qualification in Marketing and Strategic Planning.  He is a Chartered Marketer with the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a past Chair of the Association of Geographic Information.