I am responsible for the development of geotechnical and geo-environmental consultancy services for Tweedie Evans Consulting and have technical responsibility for all geotechnical aspects of projects for the company.I've been in the industry for over twenty five years and have a wide ranging experience gained from both public and private sectors in geotechnical and geo-environmental assessment and design. My experience has been in an extensive variety of development and infrastructure schemes, including feasibility studies and initial assessment work, ground investigation, geotechnical design, remediation and Contract supervision, including Design and Build, DBFO and ECI contracts.I have provided geotechnical support on a variety of infrastructure schemes, including Geotechnical Liaison role for the Highways Agency. The role has included support for Buildability and Value Engineering Workshops together with the production of Environmental and Project Risk Assessments. I've produced ‘Soils and Geology’ chapters for Scoping studies and Environmental Statements as well as providing input for water quality and waste chapters. I've extensive experience of the legislation involved in the control and redevelopment of contaminated land and also the measures required within these regulatory regimes to minimise environmental risk and associated liability.As well as being a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Geologist, I am a Qualified Person under Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice (Version 2).I have acted as an expert witness and have prepared many expert opinion reports and, where necessary, have provided oral evidence during legal proceedings.