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Chartered Engineer Chartered Geologist Chartered Environmentalist Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers Fellow of the Geological Society Member of the British Geotechnical Society |
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
1995 - DATE Director, Earth Science Partnership Limited.
1992 – DATE Partner, Earth Science Partnership.
1996 - 2002 Executive director of the Wales Environment Trust.
1989 - 1992 Geotechnical Director of Edwards & Rice Limited.
1987 - 1989 Principal Geotechnical Engineer with Wallace Evans and Partners, Cardiff.
1985 - 1986 Senior Geotechnical Engineer with Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick and Partners,
Hong Kong.
1982 - 1985 Geotechnical Engineer with Sir William Halcrow and Partners, Wales.
1979 - 1982 Geotechnical/Design Engineer with Halcrow International Partnership,
Dubai.
1975 - 1979 Project Geotechnical Engineer with Sir William Halcrow and Partners,
Cardiff.
1975 Design Engineer with Bylander Waddell, (Sheffield).
1971 - 1975 PhD by research on model and full size ground anchors under Prof T H
Hanna, University of Sheffield.
PERSONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
1989 – Date
The management and operation of a geotechnical and environmental consultancy specialising in
advising clients on input to the design for major contract works, monitoring their implementation, and
the general assessment of geotechnical problems and risk analysis, associated with various civil
engineering projects. Projects include:
- Geotechnical consultant to the Welsh Office, subsequently WAG for motorways and trunk roads in South Wales,
- Flood Risk Assessments for a range of public and private clients,
- The supervision and generation of technical data for the Engineering Geology
- Study of the Coastal Levels of the River Severn carried out for DoE including the planning and development of a computerised database,
- The assessment audit and certification of geotechnical input to the design of the elevated and buried structures on A406, London North Circular Road,
- Assessment of dam performance in Cyprus for MoD,
- Category 3 assessment work for Bristol Spine Road,
- The design of rock and soil slopes up to 100m high and monitoring of their implementation in opencast coal workings,
- Soil/structure interaction studies for deep retaining walls,
- Assessment of side support to A470 at Cantref reservoir,
- Advising on ground conditions at A470 Merthyr by pass and A472 Pontymoile improvements,
- Compilation of a report for a pilot study on preparing registers of contaminated land for Taff Ely Borough Council,
- Technical direction of hydrogeological studies to meet the demands of the Environment Agency relating to a waste disposal complex at Bryn Pica for Cynon Valley Borough Council and Cynon Valley Waste Disposal Company Limited,
- Review of Contractors’ proposals for lime treatment of soil,
- Development of a programme of thematic mapping for highway planning and development control including design and implementation of a national geotechnical database for the Ministry of Development, Brunei,
- Consultancy advice for Geological Survey, Malaysia,
- Project based research into control systems for ground gases,
- Geotechnical hydrogeological and environmental assessments for new access routes to Cardiff International Airport,
- Design studies for temporary and permanent works for highways and docks,
- Ground investigations and risk based environmental assessments for contaminated land,
- Site identification and feasibility studies for regional landfills,
- Environmental sensitivity studies to prioritise risks from utility companies operational sites - this involved development of an integrated operational property management database,
- Condition surveys for railways bridges.
and funding innovative improvements in environmental practice. Projects underway or approved for
funding include:
- Kerbside recycling Scheme,
- Environmental Education Centre,
- Environmental Co-ordinator for municipal authorities,
- Specialist waste management training facilities,
- Research into the impact of biochemical & process related controls on composting of waste,
- Research into the performance of existing recycling facility & impact on the customer & environment,
- Research into the performance of alternative materials as daily cover on landfill sites,
- Communication & promotions strategies about waste minimisation,
- Recycling of white consumer goods, Research into home composting & its effects on household waste stream,
- Development of sustainable themes in schools,
- Improvement of formerly contaminated colliery site into Rugby/football ground,
- Investigation of refuse collection vehicle exhaust emissions.
Responsible for all geotechnical work in UK inter alia:
- Feasibility studies for the proposed Cardiff Bay Barrage,
- Groundwater studies & engineering risk assessment, to assess the impact of the impoundment created by the Barrage on the existing groundwater regime under the City of Cardiff,
- Geotechnical investigations of various land and marine projects,
- The geotechnical analysis of earthworks, foundations and design problems for marine works,
- The management and organisation of a computer ground model development project,
- Design studies for Trunk roads.
Responsible for all geotechnical design for Tsuen Wan New Town infrastructure. Leading a
multidiscipline team engaged in various development projects in Hong Kong including urban highways,
bridges, rapid transit systems, extensions to Hong Kong's container port. The design and assessment of
deep cutting retaining walls including anchored structures and the assessment of slope stability and
foundation design problems associated with urban and coastal development works.
1982 – 1985
Engaged on a variety of projects concerned with the redevelopment and reclamation of derelict land.
Executive engineer in the reservoir inspection unit involved reporting on statutory inspections and safety
aspects of large dams. Geotechnical design and supervision in chief of 14m high earth dam on soft
foundation. Planning supervision and interpretation of site investigation and geotechnical design for
Langkawi International Airport Malaysia.
1979 - 1982
The planning supervision and assessment of site investigations, and the geotechnical design for a
series of major coastal development projects. Supervision and direction of grouting cavernous ground
on Das Island and for design of rock cuttings and embankments associated with arterial roads in the
Oman mountains. Assisting in developing and implementing procedures to monitor and improve
material durability in Middle East conditions - particularly reinforced concrete and breakwater rock.
1975 - 1979
In charge of the soil mechanics department in a project office devoted to the stability assessment of
National Coal Board spoil heaps.
1975
Structural engineer responsible for design work on extensions to British Steel Corporation plants.
PAPERS:
- Bored Piles in Clay. PhD Thesis, University of Sheffield. 1975.
- Suitability of a derelict industrial site for low cost housing. Symposium on the engineering behaviour of industrial and urban fill. Midland Geotechnical Society 1979.
- Stability of a colliery waste heap in South Wales. Symposium on engineering behaviour of industrial and urban fill. Midland Geotechnical Society 1979. Co-author.
- Tests on full scale anchors in a stiff glacial till soil. Ground Engineering. March 1981. Co-author.
- The influence of evaporites on the planning and construction of civil engineering projects in the Middle East. Q.J.E.G. Vol 18. No 2. 1985. Co-author.
- Abandoned with hope - a reaction to government plans to abandon contaminated land registers. The Surveyor. Vol 179. No 5235 April 1993.
- Counting the costs - poor site investigation. The Surveyor. Vol 180, No 5254. August 1993.
- The application of the geotechnical management system ‘Strata 3’ to urban planning.
- The management of site investigation data using ‘Strata 3’.
- Airwall for ground gas control – May 2002.
- Air on a shoe string. Ground Engineering May 2002.
- Clearing the Air. Ground Engineering November 2002.
- Categorisation of Geological Control on the Risk of Thaumasite Attack, Urban Geology in Wales 2004 Co-Author.
- Impact of Ground Conditions on Piling at Milford Haven Urban Geology in Wales 2004 Co-Author.
Organisation of and contributions to numerous events including:
International seminar on ground engineering risks and reliability, Birmingham 1989.
Institution of Civil Engineers South Wales ground engineering group (also founding committee member).
Contributions to MSc course in geology at University of Wales, College of Cardiff.
Environmental Protection 1993 - National Society for Clean Air & Environmental Protection.
3 week advanced training course for Engineers from the Public Works department, Brunei.
Specialist workshop at the international conference ‘Engineering geology of waste disposal’ Cardiff
1995.
