Summary
Andy Pike is a highly experienced firefighter and safety specialist with over three decades in operational and managerial roles, including 16 years of continued professional experience since leaving the London Fire Brigade. He combines aviation, petrochemical and structural fire management with accredited skills such as Fire Door Inspection and bespoke aviation firefighter qualifications, while still providing on-call fire response. Andy also serves as a Traumatic Incident Reduction facilitator and delivers targeted mental health and life-coaching support for former military personnel, partnering with veteran organisations to address PTSD, anxiety and trauma. His work blends frontline emergency leadership, safety consultancy, and trauma-focused therapeutic practice—an uncommon combination that allows him to manage both physical risk and psychological recovery. Based in Swindon, he runs Andy Pike Solutions and contributes to community resilience through practical training, inspections, and tailored mental-health interventions.
16 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
General Studies, General Studies at The Commonweal Swindon