User:Ian H Clode

Born in the south west of england, 1958 of a modest background. His Father A H Clode related to Frank Gillard BBC War Correspondent, Ian starting my working life in retail shop work. Changing my direction Ian worked for a local factory trained as a quality engineer and specialised in defence sighting systems main title principal quality inspector for the SA80 S.U.S.A.T rifel sight and thermal immaging sighting systems, later working for Marconi on submarine sonar. This Job had a defined change on my life and my outlook, Although his true devotion was to Tae Kwon DO At the age of 29 Ian became a professional sports coach, 5th Dan Regional Director for A.I.M.A.A Grand Master Hee Il Cho this position which spanned some 10 years of his life which took me mainly around the California Pittsburgh.