I am the lead singer/lead guitarist for the 5-piece functions band Calibre. We generally play in and around the M25 area but have been known to travel much farther on occasion. Most of our gigs tend to be corporate dinner dances, but we do also play for weddings and other private functions.

During the day I am a scientist in the Audiovisual department at Intertek, a performance testing laboratory in Milton Keynes. I write test programmes and carry out product assessments for computer based peripherals, software and audiovisual equipment for magazines, manufacturers and importers.

I also  have a keen interest in energy consumption and measurement methodologies.  Much of my time is spent measuring energy consumption of TVs, desktop computers, laptops, printers and power supplies for the UK government body DEFRA as part of the Market Transformation Programme. The power measurements check for compliance and are also fed into the United States ENERGY STAR® test data set to help set criteria for lower energy consumption for future ICT equipment in standby and in-use modes.

Recently FIVETV’s “The Gadget Show” came to the laboratory to find out how we measure the power consumption of TVs and we were featured on the programme.

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