▁miss ile ▁designer ▁for ▁Hun ting ▁Engineering ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁( since ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁known ▁as ▁IN SY S ), ▁before ▁moving ▁into ▁IT ▁services ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁consult ancy ▁group ▁E DS ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁O yst er ▁card . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁transport ▁consult ancy , ▁C ouch er ▁P ender ▁Ltd , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁a ▁colle ague ▁Victoria ▁P ender . ▁Through ▁the ▁consult ancy , ▁they ▁provided ▁fre el ance ▁management ▁services ▁to ▁T ube ▁L ines , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁infrastr ucture ▁maintenance ▁companies ▁under ▁the ▁London ▁Under ground ▁public - private ▁partners hip ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁modern izing ▁three ▁t ube ▁lines , ▁with ▁C ouch er ▁serving ▁as ▁T ube ▁L ines ' ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Network ▁Rail ▁C ouch er ▁P ender ▁Ltd ▁also ▁provided ▁consult ancy ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁infrastr ucture ▁company ▁Network ▁Rail ▁following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁Rail track ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁C ouch er ▁was ▁made ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of ▁Network ▁Rail ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁ste pping ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁following ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁John ▁Arm itt . ▁ ▁Network ▁Rail ▁paid ▁C ouch er ▁an ▁annual