G T Audio

Technical Qualifications:
City & Guilds (Years 1-5) in Telecommunications Part 1, Part II and Full Technical Certificate - 1974 to 1979.
HND in Computer Programming - 1982 to 1984.
Degree in Business Management - 1987 to 1989.

Career Qualifications:
Telecommunications - Basic Strowger Switching -1977
Telecommunications - Advanced Strowger Switching - 1978
Telecommunications - Transmission and Microwave - 1980
Telecommunications - System X Digital Switching - 1984
Telecommunications - System X Advanced Digital Switching - 1985
Telecommunications - AT&T Digital Switching (DSN) - 1989
Telecommunications - AT&T Advanced Digital Switching (DSN) - 1990

Career Progression
Trainee Technician Apprenticeship (1974 to 1977)
Technician 2A (1977)
Technical Officier (1979)
Assistant Executive Engineer (1986)
Executive Engineer (1996)
Process Consultant (2000-2007)

Personal achievements:
Married since 1986
I have 4 daughters (Annabel, Sophie, Avril and Molly)
I had a good career in Telecommunications, starting in the GPO, which later became British Telecom from 1974 to 2007, where I ultimately held the managerial post of Process Consultant.
I started G T Audio in 1986 which continues to trade today.
I created my own audio brand TRON-Electric 1997, which continues to trade and develop new products.

Sporting Achievements:
Running:
Javelin - 32.4 metres
Long Jump - 5.22 metres
Triple Jump - 11.50 metres
400 metres - 57.6 seconds (1979)
800 metres - 2.07 (1979)
5K - 18.30 (1986)
10K - 36.02 (1986)
Canvey Island Half Marathon - 1.21.16 (1985)
London Marathon 3.08.14 (1986)

From 2018 onwards:
1K - 4.07
1 mile - 6.58
5K - 22:24 (New PB 4th March 2023)
10K - 47.01 Kew Gardens 10K (2019)
Gerrards Cross 5K - 24.59 (2022) - 1st Veteran + trophy
Royal Parks Half Marathon (London) - 1.54.20 (Oct 2022)

Cycling:
30 miles - 1.38.15 (2018)
42 miles - 2.16.09 (2017)
Giro da Lake Como (160kms) in approximately 5 hours (2016).
Mont Ventoux from Bédoin to the summit in under 2 hours (2017)

Football:
Hertfordshire county league (1977 to 1981)
Hillingdon and District league (1993 to 1998)

Cars owned from 1975:
BMW 2002
Saab 99
Jaguar 5.3 XJS
Mercedes 220SE
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior
Alfa Romeo 1.5 Cloverleaf
Alfa Romeo 33
Citroen BX19 16v
Citroen XM
Daimler Sovereign 4.2 XJ6
Porsche 964 RS
Porsche 993 RS
Mazda RX-8
BMW E46 M3 (SMG)
Nissan 350Z (track car)
BMW E46 M3 (manual)
Porsche Boxster S
Mercedes SL - still own
Audi R8 - still own
KIA Sorento GT Line (family car) - still own

Motorcycles Owned since 1999:
Harley Davidson Road King Classic (2000)
Ducati 748 S (2001)
Buell Firebolt (2002)
Triumph Daytona 600 (2003)
Triumph Daytona 955 (2004)
Honda CB1300 (2004)
Yamaha R1 (2004)
Yamaha MT-01 (2005)
BMW K1200S (2005)
Ducati 750 Supersports (2007)
BMW F800S (2007)
Triumph Bonneville (2012)
Harley Davidson Softail Breakout (2013)
Zero Engineering Type 5.2 (2016) - still own
Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe (2017) - still own
MV Agusta Superveloce "Serie Oro" (2020) - still own
Triumph Speedmaster "Gold LIne" edition (2022) - still own
Honda CB1100 EX (2023) - still own