I am a CIWEM Fellow chartered flood risk consultant with over 28 years’ experience working for environmental and engineering consultancies. I have extensive experience in delivering projects for the private and public sector including flood risk assessments, flood risk options appraisal, planning policy studies, and developing flood risk management strategies and business cases. I am experienced in representing clients at public engagement meetings, Local Authority sessions, stakeholder and partnering workshops, where I have promoted schemes, defended technical studies and managed expectations.I am also a certified mentor and professional review assessor for CIWEM.