He worked for J. and E. Hall Ltd (an engineering company based in Dartford, Kent from 1907 and became a director in 1910.
Aberdeen was President of the British Association for Refrigeration from 1926 to 1929, President of the British Engineers Association from 1936 to 1939, and President of the Federation of British Industries between 1940 and 1943, as well as serving as President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers [REF].