Phill Simpson

About Phillip Robert Simpson:

I was born in the industrial town of Middlesbrough in the North East of England, a town that had a rich association with Shipbuilding and Steel Production from the 1950's to the mid 1980's. The towns history and economy since the 1800's was built on iron works in the industrial revolution forging a strong relationship with the sea and the vessels that sailed the world in the last two centuries. This rich heritage is in my blood and it saw my family have a strong relationship with maritime engineering as my father and his father worked in the local shipyard, where I followed in their footsteps as a young engineer.
From a very early age I had the ability to draw and paint and show my creative side and it developed throughout my school years. I was prevented from studying art as a career because my parents could not afford to see me through further education so I educated, trained and developed my artistic skills myself. However, I did not realize that something that came natural to me would come to fruition at such a late stage of my life. I fell in love with engineering and that love led me to University and eventually to work with the British Royal Navy as an Engineering Instructor.
It was here th...

University of Teesside '90
Engineering Technology
Laser Physics
Materials Science and Engineering
Fabrication and Welding Engineering
Metallurgy