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Steve Pyott is an Associate of the Textile Institute (CText A.T.I) and is therefore recognised internationally as a Chartered Textile Technologist. Steve holds the following academic qualifications from both British and Australian Universities:
 

• B.Sc. – Food Science, Leeds University, UK
• M.Sc. – Science and Technology in Society, Griffith University, Qld, Australia
• Grad.Cert.Ed. – TAFE Teacher Education, Leeds University, UK
• Adv.Dip.Ed. – Science Education, Brunel University, UK

• Preparation of thousands of written technical reports on all aspects of textile and garment problems as a Consulting Chartered Textile Technologist.
• Membership of the International Fabricare Institute (IFI) in the United States with access to all their published technical material including the 'TABS' series of technical bulletins that give excellent summaries of typical textile and garment problems associated with textile care procedures
• Honorary  Technical Officer of the Queensland Branch of the Drycleaning Institute of Australia.
• Past Membership of both the Australian Standards Textile Testing Technical Committee TX/20 and the Australian Standards Textile Labelling Technical Committee CS/4.
• Assessor of Textile Laboratories for National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) – the Australian laboratory accreditation system.
• Past Membership of the Council of the Australian Consumers Association (ACA).
• Referrals received from State Government Fair Trading Branches  for consumers enquiring with textile and garment problems.

WHAT IS STEVE'S PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AS A TEXTILE EDUCATOR?

Thirty years experience in higher education  institutions, teaching Textile Sciences subjects for Home Economics undergraduate courses in both the UK  and Australia.

Establishment of the textile testing laboratories in 1983 what is now the Kelvin Grove Campus of the Queensland University of Technology when it was originally the Kelvin Grove CAE  in 1983.

• Developing and teaching the textile science and technology units for the B.Ed and B.Appl.Sci courses in Home Economics at QUT Kelvin Grove full time from 1981 until 1992 and part time until 2002.
• Developing and co-ordinating a part time Associate Diploma Course in Textiles designed for the staff in the garment manufacturing industries, while at QUT Kelvin Grove, and teaching its textile science and technology units.
• Steve has lectured as a guest at TAFE institutions for students undertaking clothing and fashion courses.
• Steve has offered short courses in Textile Fundamentals/Textile Problem Analysis for the clothing industry, wholesale/retail industries and the textile care industry.

Steve Pyott  (far right), Honorary Technical Officer of the DIA (Qld) with some  members of the new 2005-06 DIA (Qld) Committee, (from left to right)  Ms Lynn Potesil (Executive Officer), Mr Adrian Stephenson (new Hon.  Secretary), Mr Bill Hudson (Committee member and outgoing President), Ms Kris Middendorp (new Vice-President), Mr Kurt Goss (new Hon. Treasurer), Mr David Walker (Committee member) and Mr Bob Stephenson  (new President)