Chair
Some of Steve’s notable achievements include:
Co-founder of Litespeed Formula 1 (subsequently Caterham F1) and Litespeed F3 Teams. Numerous Lotus Active suspension and camless engine projects as well as successfully delivering first working Lotus hybrid car project. Keynote speaker & published work with ATA, SAE and Vienna.
Steve specialises in research, innovation and supporting STEM engineers for the future. With a career spanning 40+ years of leading and managing multi-disciplined design teams in the delivery of advanced R&D projects. Steve has extensive technical and practical understanding of all aspects of design, with a wide patent portfolio, in producing and implementing solutions for the Aerospace/Rail /Military/F1/Automotive and Marine industries involving mechanical, hydraulic and electronic control systems.
Steve is the Trust link to Abbeygate 6th Form College
Clerk
Helen graduated from the University of Exeter with a BSc in Biological and Medicinal Chemistry and went onto the University of Cambridge to train as a chemistry teacher. With over 10+ years of teaching experience Helen now works as a Teacher Coach, training and mentoring new and experienced teachers. Helen is also our Trust Clerk and deals with all the administrative aspects of the Trust and is the first point of contact for the Trust.
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Andrew is a Chartered Building Surveyor with over 30-years experience in industry primarily advising on commercial property. For most of his career as a Chartered Surveyor Andrew worked at the three largest global property consultancy’s, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield and CBRE. Andrew is currently managing director of a specialist building consultancy, Crosher Maven, advising corporate clients on end of lease (dilapidations) negotiations and other technical building matters.
Andrew is a great grandson of William and Ellen Vinten. He is the current Vinten Family member trustee and succeeds Robin Crosher, Stephen Crosher, John Crosher and Jean Crosher who founded this trust.
Andrew is the Trust link to Sybil Andrew’s Academy
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Husband, Dad, Engineering Design Authority (retired), STEM Ambassador, Person;
in no particular order.
In 2024, Derek retired from a thirty-eight-year career designing airborne reconnaissance and surveillance systems, work that had taken him all over the world. Currently, his team’s designs are helping protect wildlife against poaching.
He continues to provide inspirational STEM activities to schools and to The Latitude Festival, and he is the author of the techno-thriller, Drowse.
Working with St Benedict’s School, and various primary schools.
Derek is the Trust link to St Benedict’s School
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Development Engineer working in the Renewables sector, STEM Ambassador. Supporting the organisation of the 2022 Bury St Edmunds Engineering Experience and working with King Edward VI School.
Emma is the Trust link to King Edward School
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Director of Mechanical Engineering, Videndum Production Solutions Ltd.
WEVT trustee appointed 2012
James has worked for Videndum (formerly Vinten) since 2006 when he started as a Design Engineer. He now runs the Mechanical Design team responsible for manual and robotic camera supports and teleprompters. Previously he worked for Bentley Motors in their safety systems and Body Structures departments. James has an MEng in Automotive Engineering from the University of Leeds and is a Chartered Manager and Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
James is the Trust link to Thurston Community College
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Luke Vinten is the grandson of William Vinten, the founder of W Vinten Ltd, and the son of Bill Vinten who grew the company into the international group now known as Videndum. He spent his childhood playing with parts of old cameras, pedestals, dollies, and whatever else his father had brought home from the factory. Despite his father’s best efforts to turn him into an engineer he read English Literature at university and went into book publishing.
Luke is the Trust link to County High School.
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After studying Journalism, Film & Broadcasting at Cardiff University, experiences working for the Institute of Mechanical Engineers as Assistant Commissioning Editor and then for Land Rover Monthly magazine as Deputy Editor gave Paula a love of working with Engineers. She’s now working as a Project Manager at Videndum Ltd. working with Design, Production, and Manufacturing Engineers to deliver new product developments for, among others, the Vinten brand. Paula’s son is currently going through the Bury St Edmunds school system and is very inspired by STEM subjects.