I presided over Trenton Fire's significant growth from a consultancy with 6 fire engineers, in a small Bicester office, to a 17 person team spread across two offices (including a change of Bicester premises). I refocused the organisation, promoting a philosophy centered on technical excellence, interrogating the needs of clients fully, assuring that the Trenton Fire input focuses on the creative solution of design challenges (not simply opting for the prescriptive status-quo) and… Show more I presided over Trenton Fire's significant growth from a consultancy with 6 fire engineers, in a small Bicester office, to a 17 person team spread across two offices (including a change of Bicester premises). I refocused the organisation, promoting a philosophy centered on technical excellence, interrogating the needs of clients fully, assuring that the Trenton Fire input focuses on the creative solution of design challenges (not simply opting for the prescriptive status-quo) and instilling that tools should be used for the right reasons, at the appropriate times. These changes have resulted in the diversification of Trenton Fire's clients, leading to projects of a much larger scale & complexity. Show less

Technical lead in areas relating to computational modelling, fire resistance, space separation and structural fire protection. Specific expertise in developing fire strategies for complex schemes, utilising numerical tools such as FDS, SAFIR and DIANA.

Progression from fire engineer to senior fire engineer after 10 months. Broad fire engineering role with an emphasis on business development, technical reviewing, recruitment, interviewing and client interaction/presentations.