Lucid Staff - all experts in their fields
The most important factors in training are the skills and experience of the trainer. At Lucid, all of our trainers are very highly qualified experts within their specialist fields, with many years of industry experience. They are reliable, friendly and patient training professionals who provide not only the best possible training, but also post-training support which is second to none!
Furthermore, all of our trainers are permanent members of staff, involved in developing and updating "their" courses. They are not contract staff who come in just to go through the motions. Our staff are proud of the quality of training they deliver as expert Lucid trainers.
Qualifications are important to proving a level of competence, but they do not tell the whole story and Lucid trainers have experience of working as safety officers within businesses before becoming trainers and consultants. This means our consultants understand many of the issues and practical problems our clients face and can provide appropriate practical solutions.
Andy
Binstead, CMIOSH: Health & Safety Consultant
Andy is our principal Health and Safety expert, a Chartered Member of the Istuitute of Occupational Safety and Health, and comes to us with a wide ranging knowledge of all things health and safety. His experience in the health and safety field is primarily gained through working directly in roles with health and safety responsibilities for a variety of businesses before joining a training company as a health and safety trainer and consultant.
Andy's expertise and qualifications enable him to train in topics from first aid and manual handling through to risk assessment, asbestos surveying and health and safety management.
Outside work Andy is a first responder in his local community and a member of a search and rescue group. If he gets any free time he enjoys outdoor activities such as walking and canoeing, and has a keen interest in photography.
Mike
Regan: BSc MSc CEng MIET, Certificated Laser Protection Adviser (LPA)
As a certificated Laser Protection Adviser (LPA), Mike is well qualified in laser safety and able to provide the required LPA expertise to medical and cosmetic clinics, including dental surgeries. Such clinics need to employ the services of a suitably qualified LPA if they are working with laser or intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment devices, and Mike has audited a large number of clinics in the past few years, gaining a reputation for providing a thorough and appropriate service.
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John
Colton, BSc (Hons): Managing Director
John's background is in originally in the fibre optics industry, but John moved into training in the mid 1990s and then started in business as a director of Lucid Optical Services Ltd, a specialist technical training company, in 1999. Having been responsible for developing and running Laser Safety training courses for a previous company, John was instrumental in developing what is believed to be the UK's first generic laser safety qualification approved by a UK QCA licensed awarding body. John is Technical Director of Lucid Optical Services Ltd, and is Managing Director of Lucid Training Ltd.
Geoff
R. Davies: Professor, Senior Consultant
Geoff started his career as a research scientist in ICI, working on the electrical properties of organic solids. He then moved to the University of Leeds, first as a lecturer, then reader and finally Professor of Polymer Science. His experimental interests include mechanical and electrical properties of polymers, side-chain liquid crystalline polymers for non-linear optic applications and ionically conductive polymers. He has also worked with laser-doppler velocimetry.
At Lucid, Geoff works on a variety of training courses; consultancy projects; and forging closer links with universities. He has worked on the development of laser safety, LED and extended source (lamp) safety training courses and has re-written and extended our LaserBee laser safety software package.
In addition Geoff has developed and delivered Lucid's new PAT testing course which provides successful candidates with a City & Guilds qualification in the inspection and testing of electrical equipment. This is a safety orientated course which has a significant technical element in requiring some electrical theory knowledge.
Peter
Rossall: Cert. Ed. (FE): Internal Moderator, Internal Verifier
Peter is one of our City & Guilds experts. Prior to joining Lucid, Peter was head of a national communications training centre for 10 years, and was closely involved in health and safety issues and setting up City & Guilds qualifications.
Before turning to training full-time, Peter gained valuable experience working on cable and equipment installation projects around the world.
Peter has now reduced his active training role, after a few very busy and hectic years at the beginning of Lucid. Peter now acts as our internal moderator, for both City and Guilds and Open College Network (OCN) awards, and must take some of the credit for the outstanding reports we get on our training centre from these respected awarding bodies. Additionally, Peter's wide-ranging experience in the industry is a particularly valuable resource to us when we are developing new material or courses.
Annette
Colton, MSc, PhD. : Financial Director
Aside from her role as Financial Director of Lucid Training Ltd, Annette is involved in the development of our advanced courses and consultancy work. Whilst studying for a masters degree at the Danish Technical University where she won several scholarships. Her PhD thesis was on work carried out at the prestigious European JET Joint Undertaking project near Oxford, on secondment from Risø the Danish National Laboratory. Annettes background is in experimental plasma physics, radiation transfer, and Earth observation by satellites for environmental monitoring. She has authored several peer-reviewed journal and conference papers on these subjects, much of this work having involved mathematical and computer modelling. These talents have more recently been applied to several of Lucid's client consultancy projects involving the mathematical modelling of various problems.
Peter
Colton: Facilities Manager.
After retiring from BNFL, where he was in charge of a world-class mass spectrometry laboratory, Peter helped us start Lucid Optical Services Ltd. For Lucid Training Ltd he has a different role, acting as facilities manager to ensure everything is working correctly and efficiently. He also gets involved in any aspect of the business that requires planning, checking or an extra pair of hands.
Denise:
Hospitality Manager
Denise helps on a voluntary basis, and is responsible for arranging lunch and refreshments when we have courses at our training centre. These are responsibilities she takes very seriously as we attempt to ensure that every aspect of your time with us is as comfortable as possible. She is also the person who remembers to water the plants and let the rest of us know when we have neglected them!
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