I am a chartered arboriculturist with the Institute of Chartered Foresters and professional member of the Arboricultural Association. I hold the Royal Forestry Society’s Professional Diploma in Arboriculture.I have over 20 years’ arboricultural experience in both local government and the private sector. My contracting experience concluded as a manager of private contracts for a large tree surgery firm serving both business and domestic clients. I have extensive experience working in local government where I managed a team of professional arboriculturists and developed corporate risk management processes and council policies. The many years that I have been carrying out tree inspections have developed a balanced, objective approach to risk assessments and amenity tree management. I am particularly well versed in judging the arboricultural implications of land development and how mitigation can be provided through good design and landscaping.