Wingfield is a principal scientist at AstraZeneca. He has worked in the field of automation and drug discovery for more than 25 years and can still recall his first automation conference, SBS (Society for Biomolecular Screening), in Edinburgh in 1996. Wingfield is an SLAS2022 short course instructor, winner of the 2015 SLAS Innovation Award and an SLAS Fellow. He takes on Board responsibility as a means of giving back, so that the next generation can benefit from the outstanding collaboration and learning network that has fueled his career.