Industrial buildings House construction Water treatment works Pipelines - land and sub-sea. Outfalls Directional drilling Concrete and composite Bridges

Process plant Roads RC reservoirs Marine structures - jetties, sea defences, moorings, manifolds Landfalls Earthworks Gravity dams Tunnelling

A brief resume of his career is given below:

March 2007 to present:
Independent consultant advising on construction methods and budgets, contractual issues, dispute management, avoidance and resolution.

Feb 2001 - Feb 2007: Faithful & Gould (Atkins Group)
Consultant advising and assisting clients in project management, claims evaluation, dispute resolution and contractual matters. Commissions include expert witness, mediation, conciliation, adjudication and arbitration assignments as well as presenting lectures on commercial and contractual topics. Practicing arbitrator and adjudicator.

May 1999 - January 2001: Consultant - self employed
Construction consultant, expert witness, expert adviser and adjudicator.

1997 - May 1999: Smit Land & Marine Engineering Ltd. Commercial Director
Negotiation of contracts and subcontracts in UK, Malaysia and Europe. Resolution of contract disputes internationally. Insurance claim negotiations in UK and overseas. Development of commercial and safety training.

1989-97: Costain / Smit Land & Marine Engineering Ltd. Operations Director
Management of pipeline construction (onshore and offshore), vessels, marine survey, and directional drilling activities together with their supporting departments (engineering and mechanical plant). Appointed to the boards of many joint venture companies and consortia.

1986-89: Costain International/ West Africa Resident Contract Manager
Senior site representative for the £150 million Oyo Water Supply Scheme, Nigeria. Dam, water treatment works, 63 reservoirs, pumping stations, 900 km of water pipelines.

1981-85: Costain (Africa) Ltd. Zimbabwe Contracts Manager
Developing civil engineering business in Zimbabwe. Preparation of tenders, construction of dams, roads, industrial developments, water reticulation and treatment schemes and building projects.

1977-81: Tarmac Construction. Site Agent
Construction of bridges, water treatment works, industrial and office buildings, chemical works, roads and marine works.

1975-77: Tarmac Ltd. Majes Irrigation Project, Peru. Tunnels Superintendent

1973-75: Sterling Maynard and Partners, Peterborough. Design & Site Supervision

1971-72: Mitchell Construction Kariba North
Hydro-electric Power Station. Zambia. Tunnels Engineer

1968-70: Mitchell Construction Kinnear Moodie Group. Trainee Engineer

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