I'm of the old school having graduated B.Sc.Civil Eng. (Hons) from the Univ. of Strathclyde in 1965 and Ph.d. in Concrete Technology and Structures in 1968 from the same University. Since then I gained the following F.I.C.E., F.I.C.H.T., CDM-c. I am a chartered Eng. who served as the Director of Engineering Services and subsequently CEO with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. I have also been a Certifier of Design Structures both in Scotland and Jersey but now going into semi retirement. I have been the sole partner of MacLeod Associates - a Civil/Structural/Environmental Design Consultancy operating out of Carloway, Isle of Lewis since 1992 after retiral from Local Authority service. During my earlier career with the CACA, I specialised in the non-destructive testing of full scale structural elements.