Rhys is a Chartered MEP Engineer, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and both the IET and the IMechE. He has also been appointed as an Honorary Fellow and Visiting Professor to the School of Applied Science, Computing and Engineering at Wrexham Glyndwr University.

As well as being the subject of major interviews for several Engineering publications, he has conducted many presentations for professional Engineering organisations around the country. With some 35 years professional experience in the Fit-Out of major infrastructure projects across the UK, he specalises in the development, procurement and delivery of the Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) works, including Fire Engineering and Lifts & Escalators and as Deputy Chief Engineer, is the Technical Authority for these works on the Crossrail project.