James Wake Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

• Project Management of the field components of ITGC, a joint UK/US research program investigating ice loss and contribution to global climate change.
• Assessing logistics & support requirements of science projects & developing support plans in conjunction with US counterparts
• Allocation of staff, aircraft and heavy vehicle traverse assets, & coordination of ITGC resource demands within the wider UK Antarctic field program
• Liaison with researchers, funders (UKRI/NERC) and scientific leadership

• A range of projects Including;
• Logistics coordinator: Swiss Polar Institute, Greenland scientific circumnavigation cruise.
• Fisheries Protection Officer: Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands
• Deputy Post Master: South Georgia
• Field Guide: Thwaites Glacier Ice shelf drilling project

Cambridge, Antarctica & The Arctic

• Field Operations Manager May 2015-Aug 2018British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, Antarctica & the Arctic* Responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of a large program of scientific field work: consisting of around.
• Working closely with researchers from early detailed preplanning of field season right through to completion of field work.
• Allocating resources and effort across multiple projects equitably and within agreed budgets.
• Risk mitigation and contingency planning across the program, Management of Search and Rescue provision & operations.
• Line Management and recruitment of field safety and operations staff.
• Daily tasking of staff, aircraft and other assets in support of field program.

Cambridge & West Antarctica

• Project Management and leadership of the iSTAR overland traverse, a 2500 km heavy vehicle traverse supporting a team of 12 for a multidisciplinary investigation of the Pine Island Glacier. This project was the first.
• Leadership and management of team, equipment and operations in the field.
• Preseason planning, assessment and consolidation of each projects logistics requirement.
• Drawing up standard operating and environmental procedures for Heavy vehicle traverses and writing the BAS “Traverse Operations Manual”.
• Route selection and use of ground penetrating radar for ongoing assessment of crevassing while travelling in glaciated terrain.
• Managing the deployment of vehicles, sleds and over 80 tons of fuel and cargo onto the continent via ship call to the Ronne ice front.

Ny-Alesund, Svalbard

• Management of the UK’s Arctic research station on Svalbard, short-term contract to provide cover for the full time manager. Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the research station, staff and all.
• Field, mountaineering and boating support.
• Provision of field, Polar Bear safety and weapons training.*Whilst working as Field Operations Manager I covered the role of Ny-Alesund Arctic Station Leader on two further occasions.

South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands

• Management and leadership of the research station and staff at King Edward Point to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the base, field and boating operations in support of the Government of South Georgia and.
• Day to day Liaison with South Georgia government and other agencies to allocate support as required.
• General administrative duties: reporting, base accounts, provisions and indents, cargo operations and shipping movements.
• Contingency planning, training and leadership for all major incidents, SAR and Fire.
• Coxswain and crew on small boat fleet, provision of field training and acting as the local Magistrate.

Ensuring the safety of field staff through the delivery of field training and guiding to support scientific fieldwork throughout Antarctica. Overseeing the in-field logistics requirements of individual projects such as camp and travel equipment, food, fuel etc. Support and guiding for a range of deep field science projects across Antarctica including, the.