Robin and John in Verona

Robin was the Chief Makeup Artist on “Inspector Morse”. He worked on 30 of them.

When Robin made John Thaw up for the first time, John asked him what was the last thing he’d worked on. Self aggrandisement was the Film-Biz norm but despite having a Bond under his belt, Robin replied, candidly,,“ Mini-cabbing, John”. His honesty led to a long working friendship together. John offered him all the remaining 32 episodes, apart from the one in Australia, which wasn’t in his gift.

The Microsoft Network Account at SITEL A Nokia 5146 from Mobiles Direct

Robin worked on the fledgling Internet and rode the crest of the mobile phone wave

He passed a C Programming Exam with a perfect score, and worked on all aspects of the MSN Account and eventually led the Team, until redundancy struck. Early access to MS Office allowed him to learn to code Excel. He then worked at Mobiles Direct in Isleworth, slashing late deliveries from 15% down to 1.5%. But the remainder bugged him. He wrote a macro to collate phone data from the Company’s mainframe and Customer details in Excel and email Claims every day. He saved them £40k pa.

A mug saying “I am a genius”

This was a gift from his favourite Manager on completion of his initial task

At LeasePlan UK, Robin’s first challenge was to improve the time Compaq Computer Drivers had to wait to learn which cars were available from the pool. it had been a bete nior that had plagued his new Manager, Lucy, for several years. He wrote a macro to cut a flagged subset and email it in seconds. She was so pleased, that in an unforgettable and endearing gesture, she gave him the mug above.

David Brennan ex-CEO, LeasePLan UK

David was the LP UK Boss when Robin worked in the Data Management Team

Robin was one of the fantastic people at LeasePlan who excelled at his job. Always positive in his attitude and a can-do delivery person who got things done. From colour-coded spreadsheets, a first at the time, to Customer Service excellence with the Mary Gober training and practice - he did it all. A person you can trust and who everyone liked. I recommend him 100%.”