Specialise in soil and water consultancy, relating to agricultural, commercial and amenity projects.Current project work includes assessment of agricultural land as part of the New Forth Crossing, drainage design for agricultural land and sports grounds as part of the Elgin Flood Alleviation Scheme, drainage design for natural grass and 3G football and rugby pitch's throughout Scotland including attenuation design to meet requirement of receiving drainage systems. - Organise and run the… Show more Specialise in soil and water consultancy, relating to agricultural, commercial and amenity projects.Current project work includes assessment of agricultural land as part of the New Forth Crossing, drainage design for agricultural land and sports grounds as part of the Elgin Flood Alleviation Scheme, drainage design for natural grass and 3G football and rugby pitch's throughout Scotland including attenuation design to meet requirement of receiving drainage systems. - Organise and run the FACTS and FACTS NMP fertiliser training courses for agricultural advisers and sales representatives.- provide advice on nutrient management for agricultural and improvements to organic manure storage.Previous Project Work- Carried out land classification for commercial and agricultural projects. Projects have included land areas for new towns Tornagrain (Inverness) and Chapelton of Elsick (Aberdeen), routes for proposed new overhead and underground electricity power line, small housing developments and proposed quarries.- Design drainage systems for agriculture, domestic, commercial and sportsturf projects including golf courses, football and rugby pitches for both natural and all weather sports surfaces.Have carried out agricultural system evaluation and land classification for Croatian Ministry of Agriculture as part of a DFID/EEC project.- Designed sustainable surface water drainage systems for rural and urban projects.- Carried out Flood Risk Assessments for new developments close to watercourses- Soil and Hydrology Assessments for large developments including wind turbine sites.- Design ponds and reservoirs for amenity, landscape, fisheries, irrigation and environmental uses.- Design effluent treatment systems for domestic properties using reedbed and mound systems including large caravan and holiday home parks.Chartered environmentalist with Society for the Environment and Member of the Institute of Agricultural Engineers Show less

Specialist land surveying using GPS and total station method for agricultural, sports and commercial developments. Carried out specialist land surface modelling for new golf course, sports field, pond and reservoir construction throughout Scotland, UK, Germany and Spain.Designed land drainage systems, ponds, wetlands and irrigation reservoirs, ponds and wetlands for conservation and ponds for put and take fisheries.Prepared designs for planning and construction and prepared… Show more Specialist land surveying using GPS and total station method for agricultural, sports and commercial developments. Carried out specialist land surface modelling for new golf course, sports field, pond and reservoir construction throughout Scotland, UK, Germany and Spain.Designed land drainage systems, ponds, wetlands and irrigation reservoirs, ponds and wetlands for conservation and ponds for put and take fisheries.Prepared designs for planning and construction and prepared bill of quantities and tenders for sports and construction projects. Set out proposed designs, supervised construction of designed projects and carried out as built surveys post construction. Show less

Carried out field and laboratory soil assessments for physical and chemical properties for agricultural assessment and construction reports.Carried out land surveys using traditional and total station equipment and prepared contour and level section plans from information collected.Prepared drainage design for agricultural and sports drainage schemes. Taught Degree and HND agricultural students topographical surveying.