60 seconds with Rajant's Chris Mason

How do you spend most of your time at work?

Working with distributors, resellers and end-users – as well as journalists and analysts – to expand the adoption of Rajant technology. This can be remotely, for instance by telephone or web conferencing, but the real benefits come from face to face interactions, wherever they are.

What’s the one gadget that you can’t live without?

My cell phone. I can function anywhere provided I’ve remembered to charge it.

Describe your most unforgettable project.

An office meeting at a petroleum company in Oman which changed into an offshore visit to a fuel offloading buoy seven kilometres towards Iran.

What’s the most unusual thing you’ve seen while working in the wireless comms sector?

The Northern Lights at a Mining Conference in Kittila, Finland. After searching for them all week, I just happened to glance out of the hotel window on the last night. Eerily, silently beautiful.

What advice would you give to a young engineer who is starting their first job in the industry?