Personal profile
Experience
About Me
A Senior Lecturer at USW since January 2018. Prior to that I was Civil Engineering Program Leader at Bridgend College from 2012. I am the HNC Civil Engineering Course Leader and module leader for all Geotechnical Engineering modules covering the BSc, BEng, MEng and MSc Civil Engineering courses at USW.
I am an Academic Misconduct Officer and a Personal Academic Coach in the Civil Engineering Dept.
I worked as a consultant Geotechnical Engineer for over 20 years and still have strong links with former colleagues and Clients from the industry.
Skills And Qualifications
My main areas of expertise are Geotechnical Site Investigation, 3-D ground modelling and Slope Stability. I am on the POST COP26 (Conference of the Parties) Expert Database and support Parliamentary scrutiny of COP26 and wider climate issues.
Throughout my former career I enjoyed the role of mentoring junior engineers/geologists, helping them to become competent professionals and to progress to more senior positions.
Publications And Past Projects
The geo-environmental assessment of a Council Works Depot in South Wales following pollution incidents in an adjacent river. Duties included the design and supervision of SI, monitoring and testing regimes, reporting ＆ liaison with EA.
The redevelopment of a former garage site including a geo-environmental and geotechnical assessment, site remediation and validation following the removal of underground fuel storage tanks .
The redevelopment of a hospital including a geo-environmental and geotechnical assessment and remediation of a former gasworks within the site. Proving advice on contamination remediation and geotechnical design for new hospital buildings.
Senior engineer for the stability/hydrogeological assessment of a land reclamation scheme on former colliery and coking works for redevelopment to mixed end use. Complex hydrogeology of area (including artesian pressure in bedrock) was investigated.
A detailed desk study review of a former steelworks site. This included an evaluation of contamination, surface drainage and groundwater issues； geotechnical assessment and likely constraints； the existing infrastructure including buried structures.
A feasibility review of potential site for a community hospital. Reviews included a history of site development, contamination, geotechnical hazards - including mine instability and reporting.