He was previously senior lecturer in chemical metallurgy at West Bromwich College of Commerce and Technology where he worked with local industry in research and consulting. He received a BSc in metallurgy from the University of Surrey. England, in 1966 and a PhD in industrial metallurgy from the University of Birmingham. England. in 1969. His current research focuses on extraction of metals using novel plasma technology, secondary steelmaking and segregation in continuously cast and sand cast steels, and development of abrasion resistant alloys. He is a Chartered Engineer and a member of the Institution of Metallurgists. TMS, ISS, ASM. and AFS.