eT would be that man to talk to but I suspect that simply creating a new account will be the way to go.
Hi Pete, click on your name at the top, Personal Details from the drop down, and Change Username is at the bottom under Advanced Options.
Holy flip, it worked. I love the way that i needed to post this to an online forum, when the person who solved it was speaking to me only a matter of days ago....... Interwebz WIN Pete