Team

Martin, MSc, FIAT, FIScT, RAnTech, PTLLS

Managing Director

Martin’s entire career has been devoted to animal welfare within science. In 1978, he began as a veterinary nurse in Kent, and progressed into medical research in pharmaceuticals. Martin’s first role was at Burroughs Wellcome, before it merged to become GlaxoWellcome, and then GlaxoSmithKline. He also has experience in academia spending three productive years at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket.

Animal welfare has been, and always will be Martin’s main career objective. And now through The Learning Curve, he can pass on his enthusiasm and know-how to your institution. Martin’s experience in the pharmaceutical industry and academia give The Learning Curve a cutting edge when it comes to customer service and satisfaction. With Martin’s leadership The Learning Curve has an impressive client list and a reputation second to none. More

Ian, FSB, CBiol, MBPharmacolS, PTLLS

CPD and Training Manager

Ian has extensive experience working within academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Regulatory compliance is one of Ian’s specialities, and education, training and personal development is Ian’s other area of expertise.

A significant proportion of Ian’s expertise includes the construction, provision and execution of the Home Office Modular courses. He is a member of the Society of Biology Accreditation Board and this makes him the ideal person to ensure the course content is first class and up-to-date. More

Carol, FIAT, RAnTech, PTLLS

Quality and Training Coordinator

Carol has extensive experience working within academia and the pharmaceutical industry. She is well known and respected throughout the medical research industry for her experience with training, regulatory compliance, facility auditing and animal welfare.
With vast experience in Continued Professional Development (CPD), organising, running and accrediting internal and external training courses, Carol has spent many years on the Institute of Animal Technology Board of Education. She is an excellent coordinator and project manager, never leaving anything to chance or assumption.

One of Carol’s specialised skills is her experience with Good Laboratory Practice and her Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International accreditation. Carol has managed, organised and hosted internal and external regulatory audits both in the UK and USA. Her skills in this area are well suited for possible future Home Office audits at research facilities in the UK and Europe. More

David, BA (Hons), MSc, DipSM, Tech IOSH, MIRSM, MISTR, PTLLS

Health & Safety Consultant

David has extensive knowledge in the field of laboratory animal science as well as in safety management. He has a MSc in Laboratory Animal Science many other qualifications in health & safety and teaching.

With over thirty year experience, many of them in the pharmaceutical industry, primarily at Merck, Sharp & Dohme, David is now a director of his own health and safety company, Wellbury Health & Safety. David’s specialist skills include occupational hygiene, machinery, manual handling, construction, DSE assessment and bio-auditing. More

Lorrayne, RVN, MIAT, RAnTech

Veterinary Nurse

Lorrayne brings over 25 years experience to the team, as a Registered Veterinary Nurse.

She was a head veterinary nurse managing 6 nurses in both a small animal and mixed practice, before moving to Pfizer, where Lorrayne studied Animal Technology winning the Harold Ling Prize for her Membership exam and completed her RAnTech. Animal welfare is her first priority, triaging animals, responsible for anaesthesia equipment and well as teaching Module 4.

Lorrayne will be bringing her practical skills to our Module 4 course and Aseptic Techniques workshop.

Fiona, MIAT, RAnTech

At Pfizer for over 21 years, Fiona’s experience is wide ranging.  Having gained her MIAT and BTEC National Certificate in Science (Animal Technology) and becoming a RAnTech, Fiona went on to manage vendor relationships, budgets, sourcing, importing and procurement of biological materials and laboratory consumables.

As a subject matter expert at Pfizer, Fiona became a key team member developing a web based application to manage animal facilities in the UK and US, to meet Regulatory demands, reduce waste and provide accurate resource planning and customer support.  She contributed to training materials, reviewed System Test Scripts and wrote User Acceptance Tests. More