Experience

Royal Holloway, University of London
• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Palaeoecological technician

  • Dec 2015 - Present

Pre-Construct Archaeology
• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Environmental Specialist

  • Jan 2015 - Nov 2015


Plymouth University

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2013 - Jan 2015

   Research Assistant in Physical Geography (Quaternary Sciences). Support research in the Quaternary cluster of the Physical Geography group. Demonstrator (part-time). Laboratory support role for microscopy, pollen analysis, plant macrofossils and water quality testing. Leading field excursions in England and Ireland. Marker (part-time). Assessment of student reports. Identification of aero pollen. Collecting and analysing the pollen in the environment to contribute to the National Hay Fever forecast for the Met Office Show less

• PhD

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2013

  Personal research project: A palaeoecological approach to understand the impact of coastal change on past societies using the Isles of Scilly as a case study.Skills: pollen analysis, GIS and soil analysis (LOI and particle size).



Wessex Archaeology

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Environmental supervisor

  • Mar 2008 - Nov 2009

   Supporting and enhancing work in the Environmental and Geoarchaeology Department, specifically to supervise the efficient processing and initial recording of data from the full range of environmental sampling techniques.  Interpretation, analysis and presentation of environmental data, including the preparation of a range or reports, including client and assessment reports.  Processing co-ordination, management, strategy and training. Responsibility for the creation, collation and maintenance of project records, data and other documentation accrued during a project.  Geoarchaeology: borehole survey, soil and sediments description and subsampling for pollen, diatoms and plant macrofossils.  Archaeobotany: extraction and identification of plant remains and molluscs. On site sampling strategy and advice. Show less



Oxford Archaeology

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Environmental Field Supervisor

  • Mar 2005 - Mar 2008

   Conducting both intrusive and non-intrusive archaeological investigations.  Interpretation, analysis and presentation of environmental data. This includes the use of text and numeric data in traditional and electronic formats and includes the preparation of a range or reports, including client reports.  Taking overall responsibility for the environmental programme on site of a small to medium scale projects, supervising staff deployment and on or off site sampling.  Supervising a team and/or working independently to conduct an investigation including: excavation, recording, machine watching and other investigation tasks, either on or off site as required.  Supervising the transfer of finds and environmental samples appropriately. Show less