Zak was born and raised in
Forest of Dean, namely
Ruardean Hill and later moving to
Littledean
His first real full time job was as an Apprentice Electrician, to which he qualified as a full Electrician in 2013. In January of 2015, he started work at a technology company in
Lydbrook where he gets to travel around the
UK and sometimes
Europe and the
USA. His work involves [REDACTED]
In his spare time, he does design work, illustration, DIY and furniture building, under the name "Ruffitt Design"
In 2019, he turned his eye to editing and submitting new entries/fixes to Google Maps, after finding multiple incorrect details in places he has travelled to. In 2020, he started editing Wiki pages as well, after finding some very severely incorrect information about his home town and local historic sites, and has since been learning the in-and-outs of Wikipedia Editing.
Other interests include:
Photography
Art
Design
Bouldering / Rockclimbing
Running & Weight lifting
OCRs (Obstacle Course Races) e.g. Tough Mudder
Travelling
Boardgames
Video gaming (PS2, PS3, PS4 and PC)
Ruffitt Design
Ruffitt Design
"Ruffitt Design" was established in 2016, and occasionally churns out some new illustrations, Christmas decorations and coffee tables made from locally sourced wood.