David qualified as an aeronautical / mechanical engineer in 2001 following a career change from the Newspaper Printing Industry.

Started his professional engineering career designing steel portal frame buildings and chilled cold water systems for heavy industry, culminating in being a key member of the project management team involved in the construction of Monsoon Wash facility for the Mercedes McLaren SLR at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking.

Joined Virgin Trains under their Engineering Graduate training scheme in 2003 and has developed his railway career.

David's current portfolio includes: -

• Review and closer of National Incident Reports.
  Engineering Change
• Represents Virgin Trains at the ATOC National Steering Group for the Global System for Mobile Communication – Radio (GSM-R)
• Represents Virgin CrossCountry at the ATOC Sulphur
• Free Diesel / BioDiesel Group.
• Managing the Virgin Rail Group BioDiesel Trial.

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