Ok - as can be seen below, Dave is more than qualified to write technical papers on railway engineering, but what qualifies him as an author of fiction?
There are two answers to this question:
Firstly, for his first novel (For Nil Consideration) Dave had first hand experience with the issues the book is based on and was, therefore, in a unique position to take the trials and tribulations endured by the Evans family and turn their story into a gripping family drama.
Secondly, imagination! Pure and simple. Dave has an incredible imagination with endless ideas, which are all starting to finally find themselves on paper. From the horrors of Dave's debut book (For Nil Consideration) he has expanded upon the location and characters in forthcoming additions to the Sheraton Moss Estate novels.
Dave has a wide range of interests and his influences are equally as diverse; ranging from Bill Bryson to Robert Rankin, from drama to horror and fantasy. This is illustrated in other projects Dave is working on - including the recording of work carried out by an, as yet, unknown parapsychologist... Dr Iain Ropner.
Dave
has worked within the rail industry for ten years. He began his career,
in 1997, working for Jarvis
Rail after graduating from the University of
Plymouth with an Honours Degree in Civil and
Coastal Engineering.
Dave worked for four years as a contractor, covering a variety of disciplines (including renewals, structures, and planning) before
joining a rail consultancy (Mott
MacDonald).
In 2004 Dave became qualified as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and is a Member
of the Institution
of Civil Engineers. Dave has worked on a large number of projects, including the design of a new maintenance depot at
Holyhead and formation works to several major network routes. Dave currently works as a Senior Design Manager within the rail industry.
In July 2004 Dave was awarded the Permanent Way Institution Presidents First Award for the advance of knowledge and professionalism of Permanent Way Engineering for his work on track assessments.
Dave was awarded the Permanent Way Institution's Institution Silver Award 2006,
for his route signage paper.
Dave was awarded the Permanent Way Institution's Institution Gold Award 2009,
for his route signage paper.
Dave has currently had 5 engineering papers published - all through the Permanent Way
Institution of which Dave is an active member.
Click here to see the papers Dave has had published: HERE
In 2007 Dave became qualified as a European Engineer (Eur Ing).
Agents, publishers, or anyone wishing to interview Dave, please contact him via this website's email address: authorandengineer@hotmail.co.uk