Keith has a lifetime background and over 50 years’ experience in aircraft, airports & airfield engineering roles including AGL Specialist, Trainer and Business Manager (UK Royal Navy, GEC / Alstom (now ATG), ADB Airfield Solutions (now ADB Safegate) Head of Customer Service, Perfect Airport Solutions & TMS Photometrics) . 

He has been actively involved in the development of Airfield Ground Lighting policy including AGL training courses and is an active member of the United  Kingdom’s AGL Competency and Safety Working Group ( now re-named to Airfield Lighting Association (ALA) recognized by the IET – Institution of Engineering and Technology, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority and is a Guest Lecturer for the Singapore Aviation Academy, an ICAO Regional Training Centre of Excellence.

He possesses extensive and practical experience in airport engineering, airfield lighting design and installation, airfield maintenance, program management, training and certification for the aviation industry worldwide. 

His extensive career has included the management of an internationally recognized AGL supplier’s engineering support department responsible for:  Site engineering and technical support to clients worldwide, leading teams of specialist service engineers operating globally, the management of the company’s Technical Customer Complaints Department and their Training Department where he developed, set-up and executed internationally recognized AGL training courses to ICAO standards. 

Companies and clients that benefit from his AGL Engineering knowledge & Regulatory Compliance  experience include technical advice & training  for : Airports Company South Africa (ACSA); Civil Aviation Authority of  South Africa (SACAA); Israel Airport Authority (IAA); Malaysia Airports (MAHB); Kellogg,  Brown & Root (KBR) for Afghanistan military operations; Oman Airports Management Company; Macau International Airport; Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC);  Singapore Changi Airports Group (CAG);  National Airports Corporation-PNG;  Dubai Airports;  Dublin  Airports (DAA);  Auckland International Airport, New Zealand; Melbourne International Airport, Australia  and many more globally.