Nick has been a Mechanical Engineer at Safety at Sea since 2005. He obtained MEng in Mechanical Engineering with Energy Studies from The University of Strathclyde in 1999.

Nick worked for a consultancy in Glasgow on energy efficiency projects until returning to University of Strathclyde in 2001. He obtained PhD in fluid mechanics research in 2005. His principal role at Safety at Sea is Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis for various hydrodynamic and aerodynamic projects and fire simulations.