NC Introduction to Land-based Engineering

Coming from a farming background, Fraser always wanted to be an agricultural engineer. He has worked at our Oatridge campus for about 17 years across various roles in the engineering team. After completing an apprenticeship at Oatridge working with a grass machinery company, he moved on to work with agricultural machinery dealers in the Lothian area.  

As the land-based engineering sector evolves, new technologies, larger machines and a focus on reducing environmental impacts are driving innovation. Fraser enjoys discovering the methods machinery manufacturers are using overcoming these challenges. 

Robert has a keen interested in engineering and mechanisation from an early age. Once qualified as an agricultural engineer, he worked in the agricultural engineering industry gaining extensive experience on a broad range of machinery from different manufacturers. 

Robert worked his way up through teaching at SRUC Barony and has recently returned to take up the post of Programme Team Leader, with the aim to pass his enthusiasm and passion for the industry to the next generation. 

Phil is based at SRUC Barony and lectures in agricultural and forestry engineering. A qualified engineer, he served his apprenticeship with New Holland. He's also worked with John Deere and in a CLAAS dealership. Before moving into lecturing, he was with Kuhn farm machinery.

Phil’s father was an agricultural engineer, so he's been around engineering from a young age. He enjoys sharing the knowledge his father and other tradesmen gave him with the engineers of tomorrow.