Staff

CarnDu Ltd is a small  company specialising in explosives and pyrotechnics consultancy.

Tom Smith – tom@carndu.com

Tom is the Managing Director of CarnDu Ltd and works all over the World as a pyrotechnic and explosive consultant.  He lectures frequently and is the co-producer of the Shellcalc trajectory modelling program and the principal author of the book – Firework Displays: Explosive Entertainment.

Avril DiPalma – avril@carndu.com

Avril joined the company from the outset and in addition to managing the finances and dealing with client enquiries, she manages CarnDu’s secretariat of the British Pyrotechnists Association (BPA) and acts as the onsite adjudicator of the annual Plymouth Fireworks competition.

Helen Saxton – helen@carndu.com

Helen also joined the company from the outset as Company Secretary and also manages the publication of the Journal of Pyrotechnics.  She has over 20 years’ experience of STM publishing.