Kevin is based near Nottingham and before working for the Licensing Authority was employed by the British Canoe Union as the Coaching Development Officer. He holds the highest qualifications in canoe and kayak related activities and is involved training and assessing coaches at all levels.

Although an arts graduate, he started work in outdoor centres in the seventies, initially as a climber and mountaineer, and all round centre dogsbody, before switching to watersports as a speciality.

Kevin has a varied experience of the outdoor community having previously managed centres (including a large multi-discipline watersports initiative in Northern England) and worked freelance. He has also coached Competition Kayaking at top level and has worked as a coaching consultant and trainer for a large number of outdoor providers.

Kevin is currently involved in paddlesports coaching, both home and abroad, and is still trying to tick off his wish-list of paddling locations around the world, when time allows.