Drawing on his 30+ years of experience in the sector, Iain will look back over his career as a Railway Engineer, teasing out insights and lessons gleaned on the way as to how engineers can collaborate and thrive as a community to improve the performance of the Railway for users, firms, and the national economy. He will also look forward to his key priorities in his year as Chair – aligning with the strategy of the division and the wider Institution.

Iain started his railway career in 1989 as a BR Sponsored Student and completed a BEng in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. Iain benefited from the BR Engineering Management Trainee Scheme which gave him a broad background in Railway Engineering. It also gave him the opportunity to gain experience in a wide range of railway systems and build a network of great colleagues across the U.K. On graduating, he worked for ScotRail within the technical office at Haymarket depot. He then moved to Springburn depot in the role of Engineering Manager, and later became the General Manager of the business. After Springburn, he joined Interfleet Technology, as a Principal Consultant in their new Scottish team, and later became the Operational Development Director for the Rail Consulting business in the North. During this time, he was especially proud of the young engineers and graduates that he encouraged in their career paths both within Interfleet and the wider rail engineering network within Scotland.