David Whitehead Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

In my role as a Science Officer at Kew, I focus on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This primarily involves performing research relating to the global trade in plants, to support Kew in its role as the UK's Scientific Authority for Flora. As a member of Kew's Conservation Policy team, I also closely follow developments in other areas of international policy, including the Convention on Biological Diversity, and Nagoya Protocol.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Ahead of each CITES CoP, IUCN and TRAFFIC work intensely to produce the IUCN/TRAFFIC Analyses of the Proposals to Amend the CITES Appendices. My role within this team was to undertake an analysis of a number of proposals, to provide an objective assessment of the trade and biological criteria which they are based upon. Key duties included: - Liaising with experts to determine the answers to specific questions raised by each proposal. - Utilising the available literature to gather relevant information. - Performing analyses of wildlife trade databases. - Synthesising all of the relevant information, in the form of a concise written report.

Bromley, United Kingdom

This role involved door-to-door advocacy, including conducting surveys and introducing people to new recycling initiatives.

London, United Kingdom

I produced factual content for a wide range of UK and international channels. This required re-editing, re-scripting and directing narration records to tight deadlines, while ensuring that all compliance, cultural sensitivity and scheduling requirements for a global audience had been met. Titles that I worked on included high quality natural history/conservation documentaries such as North America, Ivory Wars and Savage Alaska, and long running series such as How it's Made, Gold Rush and Deadliest Catch.

London, United Kingdom

During my 9 years at Parthenon I was employed in a number of roles, including: Sales Assistant; Production Coordinator; Post-Production Supervisor; and Producer. Having joined the company as a work experience runner, this route into the industry provided me with comprehensive experience of all aspects of television production, along with its sale and distribution to a global audience. Titles that I produced for Parthenon include: The Gorilla Whisperer; Sixgill Shark - Into the Abyss; Ninja Shrimp; Seahorses: Wanted Dead or Alive; Moray Eels: Alien Empire; and Search for the Giant Octopus. These programmes were successfully delivered to National Geographic’s International and US Channels.

Msc. Conservation And International Wildlife Trade, Conservation Biology, Distinction

The MSc. course encompassed a wide range of contemporary conservation issues, including: CITES and its role in the international.

Msc. Environmental Biology, Natural Resources And Conservation

The course provided a broad overview of environmental biology, with a particular focus on practical conservation techniques. My.

Bsc. Marine Biology, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, First Class Honours

My dissertation examined optical foraging theory, which involved a practical study of the behaviour of dogwhelks, Nucella lapillus.

A Levels - Biology, Geography, Chemistry, Aac

Gcses, 5A*, 4A, 1B