In 1998 he was awarded the Best Clinical Paper award for original research at the Australasian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport. He repeated this feat in 2002 and in 2007. It is the first and only time this award has been presented to the same researcher on multiple occasions.

In July 2009, Simon was awarded the Richard O Schuster Award by the American Podiatric Medical Association for outstanding contributions to Education and Research in the field of Biomechanics. It is the only time the recipient has been a non-North American native.

He has been the consultant podiatrist to the Australian Institute of Sport Cricket Academy, The British Cricket Academy and the Indian Cricket Team as well as a number of state and national sporting teams. He was a member of podiatric services at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, and again chosen for the medical teams in Athens 2004, Turin 2006, London 2012.

Simon is a Fellow of the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasg), a Fellow of the University of Melbourne at the centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine (CHESM) and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Staffordshire.

His authored book, The Foot and Leg in Sport has just been e-published to great acclaim.

In 2014, Simon moved to France to head up the road running development program for the world’s largest Trail Running brand, Salomon. His official title was Director of Strategic Programs for Amer Sports (brands including Salomon Wilson and Arcteryx).

Simon returned with his family to Australia in January 2019 and now lives in Adelaide.