Chris, who created the initial vision for RTR in 1999, gained his first degree in Computing and Information Systems at Manchester University in 1989. Chris is a serial entrepreneur having run businesses at start up, turnaround and consolidation level. Chris has worked in a diverse range of sectors including consumer electronics, information technology and property development. He relies on his strong analysis skill and is a low risk taker. Chris decided to extend his education with an MBA in Entrepreneurship at the internationally recognised Manchester Business School. He was awarded a Directors Listing from the school. Chris has transitioned into international commercial business.

Roderick is an expert in programming and game physics, with 18 years experience in the games industry. Roderick developed physics for the World Rally Championship series on the Sony Playstation 2, replacing the earlier simple handling of WRC II with one of the most advanced in any game. Roderick headed a simulation group, whose development included the artificial intelligence systems for the Typhoon Fighter Aircraft. Roderick was responsible for the realism of the product, which was validated by John Turner who was the chief test pilot. His experience and qualifications are beyond the scope of this despription but do include. Princeton University: M.S.E., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. University of Glasgow: B. Eng. (1st class hons.), Aeronautical Engineering. BAFTA Video Game Awards: nomination (racing), 2004 for WRC 4 University of Oxford: D.Phil., Engineering Science. The Plasma Physics Group of the Institute of Physics: Culham Thesis Prize, 2003. Princeton University: Guggenheim Fellowship. Royal Society of Edinburgh: Lessells Scholarship.

During a 20 year career with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Steve undertook a range of broadcast Engineering, editing and leadership roles, ultimately becoming Corporate Production Advisor to BBC Resources Limited. Steve now provides broadcast content, technology solutions and video media for direct use by Microsoft, Oracle and IBM, and end to end programme production for a number of European broadcasters.

Steve recently managed a live IPTV shoot for Microsoft and designed a virtual studio where conference attendees from over the world were broadcast to our site at Daresbury innovation Centre for onwards transmission. There is a considerable ongoing corporate, security and management audit needed in order to maintain his status as a preffered supplier which his knowledge from the BBC has enabled him to maintain.

Mike achieved a first class honours degree in Cybernetics and instruments Physics. He was subsequently awarded a PhD for his research in kalman filtering also by the Cybenetics Department at Reading University. Kalman filtering was the notable technology used in NASA's Saturn Rocket navigation systems. Mike went on to design test equipment for UK’s Electrical Power Generating Industry and was subsequently recruited as the Advanced Technology Group Manager for Panasonic's European LSI design division. Mike had significant responsibilities most notably managing intellectual property and appropriately for RTR carried out several investigations into satellite navigation including the new Galileo system. Mike has over a dozen academic publications and patents to his name.

John has been on the main board of Vertex, the outsourcing market leader for several years. In 2004 he agreed to move from the North West to spearhead the company’s new operations In the USA. From an initial head count of 8, John has increased staff numbers to 1,000 and has been responsible for making Vertex USA one of the top 5 outsourcing operations within 18 months. New business secured by John includes securing Vertex’s significant role in a $2billion contract with IBM. He has a number of close and valuable contacts in the Motorsport, software and banking industries.