After initially starting out with a career path oriented towards motorsport engineering, John discovered a keen interest in aerodynamics and switched focus. After an MSc in Aerodynamics in 2009-10, he worked at Jaguar Land Rover aero department for 7 years. During this time through Jaguar cars’ sponsorship of Team Sky, John became involved with various cycling projects including helmets for Chris Froome in the Tour de France and Bradley Wiggins Hour Record.

John moved to Australia for an Aerodynamics role with Cycling Australia in 2017, working on all aspects of aerodynamics and associated performance. He was a key driver of the specification and design of the ACSA wind tunnel.

After a period of independent consulting in 2022-23, John joined SASI as Head of Aero in January 2024, overseeing all build and commissioning.

Looking forwards, the role is about continued development of the facility and service delivery to implement real uplifts in performance across a wide range of identified Summer and Winter Olympic / Paralympic sports.