07/14/05

 Hello my name is John Clayton and I was born in Chicago but now live

 in a small village near Bristol.  I've lived in the U.K. since 1970 and have

 dual nationality (UK/USA). Further information about this can be found in the

Interests section.

I was an Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineer working on missile research

(for my sins) after taking a BSc from the University of Illinois.  I decided my

 talents should not be used for weapons manufacture and joined the Peace

 Corps in India.  During this time, I realised that life in the USA was not for me. 

Upon my return from India, I packed a rucksack and set off for Europe and

eventually became a teacher of mathematics in England.  This became a vocation and my

career developed through to my final post as a Lecturer in Mathematics

Education  including an MSc and MPhil involving a great deal of research

into estimation in Schools until I retired in 1994. 

I am thoroughly enjoying my retirement and engaging in my favourite activity

 of skiing but recently have taken up scuba diving. That probably tells you

enough so you can see why the aspects of the Website are skiing, diving

and, most important of all, estimation.