Mentors

The HandmadeWithSTEAM mentors are listed below in alphabetical order.

Matthew King left school early and went straight into a five-year apprenticeship in the making of historical musical instruments, which let him into more diverse areas, such as furniture making and furniture restoration. He became self-employed, and continued with a wider range of work and a greater client base. He has worked as a tutor at "Skillway" in Godalming Surrey and “West Dean College” on Art and Conservation in Sussex. He founded Time Traveller Clocks Ltd as a separate entity to focus on manufacturing. Mr King runs this in parallel with his restoration business. Currently he is writing a book on a particularly important area of work that he undertook. His website is timetravellerclocks.com

Ian Stephenson is a mechanical engineer and inventor. Throughout his career he has established many business-to-education partnerships and has mentored many student projects. Ian has been working with the Engineering and Physics Departments at Lancaster University since 2014, initially on a fluid dynamics concept supported by the Centre for Global Eco-Innovation and more recently on a novel compact hydro-energy device, with funding from Innovate UK. With a passion for the outdoors and environmental issues, Ian aims at developing projects in line with the Envision 2030 ambitions towards Affordable Energy, Zero Hunger, Good Health & Wellbeing, Sustainable Cities & Communities, Responsible Consumption & Production, Climate Action and Life On Land. Ian is the director of TCL-CUMBRIA.