As a Divisional Director on the board of RSK Group, I lead a dynamic team of entreprenurial engineers, geologists, and environmental consultants, delivering comprehensive services across the natural and built environments. With over 20 years of experience, I have been pivotal in acquiring and integrating geoscience and engineering businesses into the RSK family, and spearheading our innovation network to cultivate groundbreaking ideas and solutions, and leading on our relationships with Higher Education..My expertise lies in geology and geophysics, with extensive commercial and research experience in site characterization, structural geology, and geomechanics. I have provided ground investigation consultancy services to diverse sectors, including legal, energy, property, and transport, and have served as an expert witness in disputes involving geophysical surveys and utility strikes.I am deeply committed to promoting STEM education and supporting the scientific community through numerous volunteer and unpaid activities. I have played a key role in developing UK and international technical standards, and in professional accreditation and chartership. As an active mentor and scrutineer for chartership candidates, I continue to nurture the next generation of professionals. I am honored to be an Honorary Professor in Engineering Geophysics at the University of Birmingham and have served as a Council member and Vice President of The Geological Society of London. Additionally, I have volunteered on the editorial board of two scientific journals and served on the committees of both the British Geophysical Association and the Near Surface Geophysics Group. I have significantly enhanced the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty On Site Inspection (OSI) verification regime, most notably through the development of an operational concept and search logic known as ITF, which now forms the backbone of the OSI regime.
Listed skills include Geophysics, Geology, Earth Science, Site Investigation, and 16 others.