My role at EDST is ever changing.  Having worked primarily in the newly-created Incoming Department, operating tours to the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, largely from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America, I have now moved into the Australasian Department and will be operating tours to Australia, New Zealand, the Far East and the Pacific area.

I have been involved in sport for as long as I can remember ~ having P.E teachers as parents and playing rugby from an early age sealed my fate.  This sporting interest continued into later life, where I graduated from St Luke's at the University of Exeter in Exercise and Sports Science in 2006, joining EDST four months later.  A Bristol boy through and through, I attended Bristol Grammar School, touring Australia, Tonga and Samoa in 2001, and was fortunate enough to have been in the Bristol Shoguns Academy 2002/3.

My love for travelling was first realised in 2001 and extended in 2003 on my gap year when I returned to Australia again, as well as Fiji, New Zealand and Thailand.  I am a keen skier which has taken me to many a European mountain.

All time favourite sporting moment: Watching Jonny kick that drop goal was nearly as good as the all-dayer that followed. On a personal level, playing for Exeter University Rugby Football Club.

Edwin's comments: Not a very common name, so when I got the application, I asked the automatic question:  Are you one of Rick's tribe?  Yes was the response.  This pleased me as I didn't have the child's father, who was also a very good customer and very longstanding close friend, attempting to put the bite on to me to employ his lad.  Or, maybe he was trying to get him working?  When he told me he played scrum half (Rick was a prop in the old style), I knew that he was quicker than his old man.  So, Tom became the first customer's progeny to get a job with us.  We're learning about him to ensure he doesn't suffer from over-exposure.