Profile

Environmental Consultant with an effective and organised approach to project management, strong negotiation skills and commercial awareness.  I have a proven ability to perform under pressure, manage clients’ expectations and coordinate technical specialists. I also have a successful track record of securing positive outcome for my clients when negotiating with the regulatory bodies.

I have worked in both the private sector and the public sector.

Education

2004 - 2006       University of Brighton   Brighton, East Sussex

MSc (Distinction) Environmental Assessment and Management

v  Dissertation title – Minimising the Impact? The Meanings of Organic Food.

v  Topics read – Environmental Impact Assessment; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Systems for Environmental Management; Environmental Law and Policy; Ecological Principles.

v  IEMA Associate Environmental Auditor.

2000 - 2003       City London University  London

BSc (Hon) Sociology 2:1

v  Topics read – Sociology and the Environment; Urban Sociology; Social Research Methods.

1995 - 1998       Université de la Méditerranée    Aix-en-Provence, France

DEUG Administration Economique et Sociale

v  Topics read – Micro Economy; Macro Economy; Accountancy; Quantitative Methods and Statistics; Sociology.

Awards

09/ 2006

Mouchel Parkman prize for innovative environmental research

Work Experience

04/2007 - Present  Ambiental Technical Solutions Brighton

Consultant

v  Expertise – Environmental Assessment, Flood Risk regulations (PPS25), Planning.

v  Project management – coordinating technical specialists, junior consultants and external contractors; liaising with clients and regulatory bodies; writing technical reports in order to achieve completion of projects on time and on budget, and secure successful outcomes for my clients.

v  Tendering and bid writing – meeting clients and /or handling enquiries from prospective clients; scoping out and estimating project’s budget and timeframe; writing and following up project proposals.

v  Report writing – collating technical specialists’ and external contractors’ reports and writing Flood Risk Assessment reports to be part of Environmental Impact Assessments or to accompany Planning Applications; writing Sequential Tests to accompany Flood Risk Assessment reports.

v  Technical expertise – GIS (Arc View, Global Mapper); MS Office; Flood Modelling using Flowroute^TM.

10/2005 - 10/2006        Brighton and Hove City Council  Brighton

Cycle Training Instructor / Advisor

v  Training policy and practice review – undertook training to National Standards; produced and implemented new cycle training course.

v  Cycle training instructor – training of Brighton and Hove’s primary school children on all cycling and road safety matters.

Teaching Experience

05/2009 - Present           First Tutors       Brighton

Personal Tutor

v  Assisting university students with their work in Human Geographies and Humanities with a strong emphasis on Study Skills.

01/2003 - 06/2004        Railton Rd Social Club    Brixton

Language Teacher

v  Organising, planning and delivering French lessons for children, teenagers and adults.

Volunteer Experience

10/2004 - 02/2005        Sustrans              Brighton

Assistant

v  Area Manager Assistant – Processing and analysing statistical data of bicycle accidents; producing an attitude survey designed to assess university students' use of bicycles.

08/2002              De l’Autre Cote du Mirroir            Nantes, France

Translator

v  Translation from French to English of a text entitled Museum and Tourism: marriage of love or marriage of convenience? For “Culture, Tourism, Museum: Forum of Museum Directors 2002”. Taipei, Taiwan, October 2002.

Other Skills and Interests

v  My IT skills include web design, web publishing and photo editing,.

v  I have an online blog and following university, I took the initiative to publish some of my writings online on a website that I designed. These are available at http://www.generalimprovement.co.uk

v  Besides watching my children grow, I enjoy cycling, slalom skateboarding and playing music.