30-SECOND CV

amid plans to extend high-speed fibre broadband to about 95 per cent of the nation by the end of 2018.

Muir grew up on the northwest coast, in Achiltibuie near Ullapool, and always thought he’d be a fisherman, “because that’s what people did up there”. But his father encouraged him to pursue academia, telling him it would be “just as important and just as hard work”.

Muir set off to Edinburgh Napier University, returning home with his BSC in communication and electronic engineering, and having really taken to the telecoms part of his studies. He then worked as a lobster fisherman for about a year, but decided to put his studies into use, becoming an associate executive engineer at BT Research Labs in Ips- ● Born: 1964, Lincoln ● Education: Achiltibuie Primary School, Dingwall Academy, Napier University, Robert Gordon University ● Ambition while at school: To be a prawn and lobster fisherman ● What car do you drive: BMW ● Favourite mode of transport: Motorcycle – BMW F800GS ● Music: Truly eclectic mix wich, a flat landscape in sharp contrast to where he was from. “It was quite a culture shock,” Muir says.

He then completed his PHD in microstrip anten- depending on circumstances but nearly always involving a strong beat ● Kindle or book: Book ● What makes you angry: Rudeness and too much moaning ● What inspires you: Others getting benefit from something I’ve done, and travel ● Favourite place: Badentarbet and Old Dornie in Achiltibuie, and multiple places in the Pacific North West ● Best thing about your job: Variety, being surrounded by really smart colleagues nas at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University, followed by roles in the public sector including project manager at Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE)