Health and Safety Law Consultant

CEng MICE, MIHT DipTE, DipSM, MaPS
Chartered Civil Engineer

Age 62

5 YEARS AS CONSULTANT WITH COMPANY
ADMINISTRATION, CONTRACTUAL ADVICE AND
HEALTH AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

KEY QUALIFICATIONS
International lecturer and administrator, contractual advisor on projects in Europe and the United Kingdom. International advisor to contractors, joint ventures/consortiums, consultants, employers and their representatives, and international trainer of project teams

EDUCATION
1955 to 1960 Kirkcaldy Grammar School
1960 to 1964 University of Edinburgh - BSc in Civil Engineering
1989 Ashbridge College -Strategic Management Diploma
1995 British Safety Council- Diploma in Safety Management

CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Over 40 years of wide experience. Chartered Civil Engineer, actively involved in construction projects in the U.K., Europe and Internationally. Senior Consultant advising clients on contractual and procurement problems and their resolution on a daily basis within the engineering and construction industries. Expert Witness in civil engineering and specialist engineering matters.

Formerly Technical Director of a U.K. Public Development Corporation, responsible for infrastructure projects, manufacturing facility developments, road and bridgeworks projects over a 30 year period from 1966 to 1996 before entering into consultancy practice as Senior Consultant and Advisor .

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Specialist Health & Safety Advisor and Planning Supervisor and trainer/course director of Health & Safety courses, seminars and conferences. Risk Assessment Specialist.

CAREER RECORD

1961 - 1966
Trainee Civil Engineer
1966 - 1986
Assistant Engineer, promoted to Principal Engineer with Glenrothes Development Corporation.

1986 - 1989
Head of Engineering with 16 Engineers responsible for all capital and revenue budgets with the Corporation.

1989 - 1992
Head of Infrastructure Projects with 28 Engineers responsible for all capital and revenue budgets with the Corporation.

1992 - 1996
Director of Technical Services of the Corporation responsible for Planning, Design, Construction and Maintenance of the whole new town of Glenrothes, responsible for 63 Engineers and staff and over 100 other direct employees, with capital budget of £25 million.

1996 to 1998
Senior Consultant and Planning Supervisor with James R. Knowles

1999 to present
Senior Consultant and Planning Supervisor with Longworth Consulting Worldwide Limited

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Lecturer at Seminars on Construction problems both Technical and Contractual matters. Tutor at Training Courses for all sectors of the building, construction and engineering industry, and particularly Health & Safety subjects.