Careers Angel Profile: Brian S
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| Name | Brian S |
|---|---|
| Email Address | stephen.gregory@durham.ac.uk |
| Industries/Sectors | Education & Academia; Government & Politics; Publishing |
| Employer | International Maritime Organisation |
| Position | Editor |
| Experience | 35-40 years (approx.) |
| Degree | Chemistry (graduated in 1967) |
| Other Qualifications | MSc (Sussex) , Organo-metallic Chemistry |
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| Information | I joined The Chemical Society(later the Royal Society of Chemistry) in 1968 , as Editorial Assistant, to maintain the link with my degree subject. I later progressed to being Editor(Books)[Tertiary reviews fom literature] and then Editor,Natural Product Reports. When the Society moved offices from London to the Cambridge area in 1989, I joined the Publishing Service of the International Maritime Organization in editorial posts.After a trial period, I became Editor (English). Both of these organisations offer very limited scope for a change of career path. |
| Things I Wish I'd Known | When I joined the Chemistry Society, there was no formal training- if you couldn't pick it up in a reasonable time, you left !! Things are , no doubt, rather different now . The level of importance which computing skills would assume!By the end of my time with the Chemistry Society, a few managers were starting to use desktop computers, alongside the mainframe (based in Nottingham) which stored Chemical Abstracts. During my time with the International Maritime Organization . computers became increasingly ubiquitous. It was essential to pick up new methods as these became available. |