Andy grew up in the Kent countryside and his early outdoor adventure experiences were through participation in youth groups and associations in that area. He started his instructing career as a kayaking instructor in the late 1990’s and has worked in multi activity outdoor centres in Wales and England.
Andy worked as Operations Manager for a large multi activity centre in the South East for over 15 years and was on the provider side of AALA inspections on many occasions. He holds a range of water and land based outdoor leadership and coaching qualifications including BSUPA instructor trainer, a RYA senior dinghy instructor, advanced and keelboat instructor, Paddle UK PSRC provider, as well as kayaking and canoeing coaching awards.
More recently, Andy has worked as a regional health and safety advisor and is an accredited technical member of IOSH (the institute for occupational safety and health). As well as being an inspector, Andy also works as a health and safety advisor in education.
In his spare time Andy enjoys paddling and climbing with friends, his wife and his 2 young sons.