Centre Manager, School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies

Biography

Iain graduated from Abertay University in 1994 with a BSc in Electronics and worked briefly with Motorola before joining the Fire Service in 1995. During his 29 year career in the Fire Service he worked at various stations across Fife, in addition to short spells in Edinburgh and Central areas. He quickly rose through the ranks developing a diverse management, incident command and leadership portfolio. Highlights include managing: several fire stations; Community Fire Safety; Legislative Fire Safety; and managing a National Project. As part of his fire service management roles Iain achieved additional qualifications in Public Sector Leadership and Health and Safety and retired from the fire service as Group Commander, Head of Prevention and Protection for the Stirlingshire, Clackmannanshire and Fife areas.

Iain enjoys most sports and although he recently hung up his rugby boots he still enjoys playing tennis, swimming and skiing. At the weekend you will most probably find Iain on the golf course as he is a member of three local golf clubs!