Experience

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR)

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Programme Lead

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Leading a UK wide collaborative research programme - focusing on key themes surrounding wastewater. https://ukwir.org/big-questions-facing-uk-water-industry Leading a UK wide collaborative research programme - focusing on key themes surrounding wastewater. https://ukwir.org/big-questions-facing-uk-water-industry



Southern Water

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of the Clean Rivers & Seas Task Force

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Building a plan and demonstrating at scale the principles to significantly reduce the use of storm overflows based on catchment, nature based approaches delivered through partnership working.

• Head of Pollution & Flooding Resilience

  • Jan 2020 - Nov 2021

  Designing, optimising and delivering pollution and flooding reduction programmes across the business, to protect our customers and the environment, within the AMP7 TotEx envelope. Including the wholesale strategic design of the digitalisation programme.

• Head of Asset Performance

  • Feb 2018 - Jan 2020

  Driving wastewater excellence in performance, optimisation and operational risk management.



WaterTech Events Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Utilities

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2020

  The company delivers the SludgeTech conference (www.sludgetech.com) which aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry bringing together leading experts to share knowledge and insight into the challenges and opportunities surrounding sewage sludge. The company delivers the SludgeTech conference (www.sludgetech.com) which aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry bringing together leading experts to share knowledge and insight into the challenges and opportunities surrounding sewage sludge.



Thames Water

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Wastewater Innovation

  • Mar 2014 - Jan 2018

  Blazing a path to enable the business to innovate and deliver an efficient and sustainable wastewater service for our customers and the environment.

• Project Manager for Sludge & Energy Innovation

  • May 2012 - Mar 2014

  Responsible for a highly motivated team and a large portfolio of innovative projects which were optimising, developing and implementing processes to extract more energy from sewage sludge and other waste materials. Delivering economic and environmental benefits to the business and influencing the strategic direction of the company in this crucial and developing area.

• Principle Research Engineer

  • Jul 2010 - Jun 2012

  Managing a number of large novel projects, developing and implementing processes to extract more energy from sewage sludge.

• Lead Design Engineer

  • Apr 2007 - Jul 2010

  Lead design engineer for the 8MWe Biodiesel CHP plant, part of the award winning £275M Beckton desalination plant. Involved from concept to commissioning.

• Research Engineer

  • Aug 2004 - Jul 2007

  Responsible for field testing and developing novel pipe inspection vehicles for condition assessment of water mains.