Alan’s first professional encounter with space was as a research assistant at the Institute for Biomedical Problems in Moscow, Russia’s leading space biomedical research facility. This led him to get a Microbiology BSc and Molecular Medicine MSc from Imperial College London. Throughout university, he worked part time at CST as a technical report editor, starting full time work in 2011. Alan has since managed a diverse range of projects for CST, including: biomedical satellite research, market analysis and forecasting for the satellite/launching industry and multiple studies into UK spaceport requirements. Alan currently works as a Director and Project Manager at CST, representing CST’s London Office and applying the skills acquired from CST to manage the operations of CSTP.