Ray Elders spent several years at sea as a Marine Engineer, then was appointed as an Engineer-Surveyor to National Vulcan Engineering Insurance Group for 13 years, the last 3 years as Regional Engineer based in Manchester Head Office. From there he worked with various engineering consultancies before forming his own company of Consulting-Inspecting-Expediting Engineers working for the last 25 years in the Petroleum Petrochemical, Power Generation industries but mainly with the oil industry for international oil companies in the Middle East.
He also obtained qualifications in accountancy and is licensed to practice as a professional accountant.
In July 2008, Ray was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for his exceptional service and outstanding contribution to Saudi Aramco at the company’s conference on Lake Como.