Andrew is a Chartered Engineer that has worked for and on behalf of SP Energy Networks (part of the Iberdrola Group) for 9 years and was the lead Angle-DC project manager, a European Flagship innovation project which has converted an existing double AC distribution circuit, from the island of Anglesey to the Welsh mainland in the UK, to operate as a DC circuit; a first of its kind internationally.  Andrew has a Power Electronic and heat decarbonisation focus, specialising in raising the TRL of novel power electronic applications and their control systems for distribution networks. 

Andrew is also part of a CIGRE Medium Voltage DC working group for the application of MVDC technology to distribution networks. Andrew also contributed to the ENA engineering report 137 on testing methodologies for power electronic devices.  Andrew is co-author of numerous technical papers presented in international conferences and peer-reviewed journals.   Before this, Andrew has delivered Low Carbon Network Fund Projects in the demand side management EV space. 

At present, he is the Strategy and Stakeholder Innovation Manager, for the Future Networks Team in the SP Energy Networks Process and Technology department. In this role, Andrew is responsible for delivering SP Energy Networks Innovation projects and developing innovation strategies for the distribution and transmission networks and developing innovation projects for the Network Innovation Allowance (NIA) and Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).