Paul Radcliffe, 55, Managing director of Frontier International gives an insight into his career path to date
What did you want to be when you were young?
Pretty much anything to do with mechanics. I nearly joined the army after leaving school but took a more practical approach by going into further education instead. This gave me a good technical background for my career.
What are the main career stepping stones you have taken?
My first main decision was to start working offshore with an American service company. Even though I was thrown in at the deep end it was a very good experience. My next move was from the service sector to a major operator, Shell, as a staff engineer. After 11 years, I decided to move to Aberdeen, working with a drilling company, focusing on new technologies.
My business partner and I then decided to start Frontier, focusing on engineering consultancy and recruitment for the oil and gas industry. Moving into this side of the industry was a major change as well as a risk – but that risk has paid off as we have now been in business for 15 years and are still expanding with offices in India, Tanzania and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the main office in Aberdeen.
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