A civil engineer with an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management, Alan has specialised in project management throughout his career. He held senior positions in government in Australia before joining the private sector as a consultant and moving to the UK with Bovis Limited. Projects covered a wide range including hotels, transport and theme parks before moving to the health sector where he became General Manager of Roehampton Hospital Limited, managing all the non-medical service and infrastructure aspects of the hospital operation. Now retired, he continues to consult in this field.