Peter gained a BSc in chemical engineering and a diploma in industrial studies from Loughborough University in 1981. He is a Chartered Engineer with more than 39 years of experience in the oil refining and engineering contracting businesses in various technical, operational and leadership roles.

Most of his career was spent with BP where he worked at four different refineries and in the technical centre. Activities included process technology training, troubleshooting, unit optimisation, turnaround and project support, developing process safety standards, promoting application of technology and sharing best practices.

He is currently a self-employed consultant providing independent technical support to oil refineries. His primary focus area within the Safety and Loss Prevention Special Interest Group is learning from incidents.