Experience

AQASS Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Nov 2016 - Present

  AQASS provides high level advisory service in the field of marine and aquatic ecology and environmental aspects. Current clients are from the port and harbour, shipping, windfarm and local Government sectors with projects comprising dredge spoil and contaminated sediment management, beneficial use of dredge spoil and habitat restoration and biofouling and invasive species management and pollution from shipping management. Prospective clients are welcome to contact us regarding general aquatic survey, impact management and sustainable development for a pragmatic approach to human need and aquatic biodiversity.



University of Southampton

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Researcher

  • Aug 2012 - Present

• Researcher

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2012



Green Corridor

• Crane Valley Partnership Development Manager

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2018

  Responsible for developing and overseeing the All London Green Grid (ALGG) Area Framework for the Crane & Colne within the Crane catchment area. It involves managing the day-to-day operations of the Crane Valley Partnership to assist in developing a coordinated strategic plan to support conservation, river restoration and the development of new approaches to design and manage the Crane catchment. Further responsibilities include managing and updating the website, GIS and geostatistical analyses, and looking for funding opportunities.



AHTI Ltd

• Associate, AHTI Ltd

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2016

  Provide GIS and geostatistical analyses, fluvial geomorphology and water resource management support to AHTI Ltd. Also develop, manage and maintain the AHTI Group website.



Vista Spatial

• Self Employed

  • Feb 2011 - Dec 2016

  Vista Spatial is a environmental and GIS consultancy providing services on a variety of subjects, e.g. spatial design of GIS systems, spatial and geostatistical analyses of georeferenced data and GIS training.I am an environmental scientist / geographer and highly qualified GIS analyst. I work in the fields of water resource management, with experience in international development, fluvial geomorphology and river habitats, as well as marine management undertaking spatial analysis work on a variety of different projects.



Arup

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Oct 2007 - Dec 2010

  My responsibilities included project managing multi‐disciplinary teams in private development, river restoration and spatial analysis projects; writing, contributing and reviewing technical reports on water resources, fluvial geomorphology, flood alleviation, EIA screening & scoping, river habitats and data management; undertaking fluvial geomorphology and river habitat surveys; intricate spatial analysis for coastal monitoring and catchment management, building and managing geodatabases; worked with a variety of data sources, e.g. terrestrial and airborne LiDAR data, raw survey data,historical data in a variety of formats, etc.



GeoData Institute, University of Southampton

• Research Scientist

  • Oct 2004 - Sep 2007

  My responsibilities included contributing significantly to international development projects funded through DFID, UNDP, the World Bank and the Ford Foundation, focusing on water policy, stakeholder participation, water resource management and social impacts of resource use in South Africa, Tanzania, the Philippines, Kazakhstan, Tibet (China), Bhutan and India. Led workshops and fieldwork and wrote technical reports; undertaking spatial analysis and database management on projects related to coastal management, public access and agricultural land management; developed a module for an e‐learning GIS Masters course, examining the use of GIS in EIA and SEA.



University of Southampton

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Researcher

  • Oct 2000 - Dec 2004

  My PhD examined integrated water assessment techniques focusing on the challenges facing water resource management in South Africa. The research included an examination of the policies and regulations related to water resource management in South Africa and other parts of the world; the use of Strategic Environmental Assessment in water resource management; how GIS can be used to assist in the analysis and data management of decision support systems. A cellular automata model was developed to demonstrate the impact of local changes over time on large areas of a catchment.



Department of Water Affairs & Forestry, South Africa

• Assistant Director: Geography

  • Oct 1997 - Sep 2000

  My responsibilities included coordinating projects and organising workshops to contribute to the understanding of the impactsof afforestation on water resources within South Africa; Working with private developers, small scale farmers, NGOs and national government departments; establishing and managing a GIS database for assisting in the running of the afforestation licensing system as well as a decision support system for the Strategic Environmental Assessment undertook to understand the impacts on the water resources of the country through afforestation development.