Ruminations on a new role...

I don't think many people grow up wanting to become salespeople. It's generally something you fall in to, find out it's harder than you think and then either decide to improve or give up. For me it was about improving and also finding the right sector so I could genuinely share my enthusiasm with customers. It's not a chore that way and can really become a passion and almost a hobby!

For me, it took a few very different roles, a revisit to academia to study an MSc and then finally finding the right position within an exciting engineering company like Olsen Actuation. Now I am hugely excited about helping them develop their business and grow the company to its enormous potential.

My specialism and passion is in the water, environmental and energy sustainability fields. The electrical screw thread actuators Olsen supply can be 5x more energy efficient than hydraulic and 11x more than pneumatic actuators. I truly believe the costs savings of this can be enormous to industry, our use of energy and subsequent impact on the environment. It can't happen quick enough.