Expert Details
Ecology and Ecological Impact Assessment
ID: 729877
United Kingdom
Reviewed the work of other ecological consultants on the issues surrounding potential bird disturbance from a proposed wind farm. Investigated in detail the potential consequences and carried out modelling using data collected by original company.Carried out literature review of the effects of human recreation on birds for a County Council based in eastern England.Invited to provide expert advice (commissioned to write a report) based on proposed land management on sensitive upland moorland habitats.Written ornithological reports and prepared Environmental Statement sections (Ecology) for a range of Ecological Impact Assessments mainly based around renewable energy sector (e.g. effects of wind turbines on birds, bats etc.).Collected baseline field data from a large number of sites, most fieldwork based on birds.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1996 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Ecology | Institution: Sunderland University |
| Year: 1991 | Degree: BSc (Hons) | Subject: Ecology | Institution: University of East Anglia |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2008 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Set up company with his wife in 2008 but he has been carrying out ecological consultancy contracts since 1991 for a range of clients (both private industry and NGOs). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Reader in Applied Ecology | Department: Biology |
Responsibilities:Head of Biodiversity and Research Group (one of three research groups in department).Degree Programme Director for Masters in Environmental Consultancy. Teaching undergraduates, Masters and PhDs. Currently (2011) have 5 PhD students and 1 post-doc. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2004 | Employer: Oxford University | Title: Post-doctoral researcher (Head of Farmland Bird Group) | Department: Zoology |
Responsibilities:Responsible for daily running of Farmland Bird Group, reporting to Lord John Krebs FRS.PhD supervision, grant writing, teaching. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1998 | Employer: Joint Nature Conservation Committee | Title: Higher Scientific Officer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Running EU bird projects. Managing large number of external contracts. Grant writing. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2007 to 2010 | Agency: NERC | Role: Peer-review panel | Description: Assessed grants submitted to NERC. |
| Years: 2004 to Present | Agency: DEFRA | Role: Reviewer & workshops | Description: Review grants and attended a range of focus workshops on future direction. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2011 to 2011 | Country / Region: Colombia | Summary: Spent one week visiting ProAves offices and one of their reserves in central Colombia in preparation for writing a 4-year grant. |
| Years: 2011 to 2011 | Country / Region: Italy | Summary: Invited on to scientific organising committee for a conference near Rome. |
| Years: 2010 to 2010 | Country / Region: Brazil | Summary: Organised a scientific workshop on birds and farming. |
| Years: 1991 to 1992 | Country / Region: Ecuador | Summary: Fieldwork in central Ecuador carring out bird survey work. |
| Years: 1991 to 1991 | Country / Region: Mexico | Summary: Part of team that described new species of bird to science. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| British Ecological Society. Member of IEEM (Professional body for Ecological Consutlants in UK). |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| BTO bird ringing scientific 'C' permit. Natural England licnence for keeping birds in captivity (non-invasive work). MDip in Academic practice. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Senior Editor for 'Journal of Applied Ecology'. NERC peer-review panel (2007-10). Trustee for 'World Pheasant Association'. Member of Swedish Research Council (2011). Invited papers for a range of journals. Invited keynote speeches at three international ecological conferences. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Awarded a BBSRC David Phillips Research Fellowship (2004-9). |
| Medical / Professional |
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| BES Ministerial Shadowing scheme (2008). |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 62 papers in Web of Science journals (69 in total). Includes papers in Nature, PNAS, Proceedings of the Royal Society, Ecology Letters. 3 book chapters/sections. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Prepared material and attended Public Inquiry in 1991. Prepared a range of material subsequently for Public Inquiries. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Statistics Module to research Institute in Jos, Nigeria (2003 and 2006). Taught Biological Communication Skills (since 2005), Bioethics (since 2010), Field identification skill field course for birds (since 2008), Conservation Biology issues (since 2007). |
| Vendor Selection |
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| As part of his business he has put together small teams of fieldworkers to complete Ecological Impact Assessments. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| Spanish | Basic conversation. |