Alan Cruickshank

Alan Cruickshank has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Alan started their career as an IT Adviser at Little Red Bus in 2007, followed by a Year in Industry Placement at Halcrow in 2007-2008. In 2009, they had a summer placement at Halcrow in Buenos Aires and also served as the President of Churchill College JCR.

Alan then took on the role of Student Brand Manager (Cambridge) at FreshMinds in 2010 and worked as an Assistant Admissions Interviewer at Churchill College, Cambridge later that year. In 2011, they interned in the supply chain department at innocent drinks.

From 2012 to 2015, Alan worked as a Senior Associate at Stroud International, where they focused on improving industrial businesses' performance. Alan specialized in the German Mittelstand and the Fibres Industry. In 2015, they joined tails.com as a Business Insights & Data Manager, responsible for data analytics and qual/quat research. Alan progressed to become the Head of Data in 2019 and then the Head of Insights.

Alan has also been involved in the tech industry as the Author & Maintainer at SQLFluff since 2018. Alan'swork involves maintaining and authoring content related to SQL.

Alan Cruickshank completed their A Levels at Leeds Grammar School from the year 2000 to 2007. During this time, they focused on subjects such as Maths, Further Maths, Physics, German, and Music. Following that, they pursued higher education at the University of Cambridge, where they obtained an MEng & BA (Hons) degree in Manufacturing Engineering from 2008 to 2012.