Address: Stavordale Road, Weymouth.

Qualifications and experience: Rod last worked in February 2009 as a freelance technical author at a nuclear power plant in Bristol and has 35 years experience working as a technical author.

He is also a qualified aero-engineer, fitter and mechanic.

Rod has also worked as a caravan park groundsman and warden in West Somerset. He has a level two European Computer Driving Licence, a City and Guilds qualification in electronics servicing and a BTEC national diploma in graphic design.

In his spare time Rod helps compile the Westham community bulletin and is a spiritual healer.

He also has a full driving licence and his own transport.