Personal Information

·  Marital status: Married

·  Nationality: British

·  Date of Birth: 26 December 1947 

·  UK driving licence

Academic qualifications

·  1968 University of Birmingham BSc Hons Chemical Engineering

·  1982 Leeds Polytechnic Diploma of Management Studies (Distinction)

·  2006 Leeds Metropolitan University BA Hons (Greek Language)

Employment

·  1968 – 1974 Water Research Association, Bucks (later Water Research Centre)

·  Chemical engineer, Plant Process Division ( 1970-71 in charge of Colwick pilot water treatment plant, Nottingham - River Trent treatment study )

·  1974 – 2000 Yorkshire Water Authority ( later Yorkshire Water Services Ltd )

·  1974-79 Team Leader, Process Design and Optimisation, HQ

·  1979-83 Assistant Scientific Officer ( Research ), North Central Division

·  1983-84 Operations Support and Development Manager, Central Division Scientific Services

·  1984-87 Principal Scientific Officer (Potable Water), Central Division Scientific Services

·  1987 Operations Support and Development Manager, North and East Division Scientific Services

·  1987-88 Seconded as Process Systems Technologist, HQ

·  1989-91 Scientific Support Manager, Central Division

·  1991 Science Manager (West Yorkshire)

·  1991-92 Seconded as Potable Water Quality Coordinator, HQ

·  1993-2000 Potable Water Policy and Audit Manager, HQ

·        2000 to 2022 Self employed independent consultant

Professional qualifications and appointments

·        Member of Institution of Chemical Engineers ( IChemE), 1974

·        Chartered Engineer, 1974

·        Member of Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists (IWES) ( later Chartered  Institution of Water and Environmental Management ), 1976 to 2012

·        Chartered Water and Environmental Manager 2009 to 2012

·        Member of IWES Northern Section Committee, 1977-1986

·        Chairman of IWES Northern Section and member of IWES Council, 1985/6

·         Member of IChemE Water Subject Group Committee 1987 to 2017

·         Chairman of IChemE Water Subject Group 1990 to 2000, 2015 to 2017

·         Deputy Chairman of IChemE Water Subject Group 2000 to 2003

·        Secretary of IChemE Water Subject Group 2003 to 2013

Professional experience

·  Water quality regulation, including provision of all Drinking Water Inspectorate requirements; data returns, notification and reporting of incidents, annual water quality report, investigation of customer complaints, coordination of DWI inspections, response to recommendations and potential enforcement action

·  Investigation and reporting of water quality incidents, involvement at all stages of DWI investigations and court actions related to possible offences of supplying water unfit for human consumption 

·  Advice, presentations and interactive training on existing and prospective water quality regulation, with special attention to use of materials in contact with potable water  (Regulation 31) and the 1998 EC “Drinking Water Directive” 

·  Advising on and auditing the implementation of regulatory requirements and good practice in policies, procedures and operational practice; including ISO9002 quality systems, treatment works and service reservoirs, mains renovation and maintenance, alarm handling, advice to customers, delivery of commitments in undertakings

·         Training on water quality, regulation and treatment

·         Advising on natural mineral water and spring water regulation, sampling and treatment  (NMW recognition obtained for 3 sources)

·         Hazardous Area Classification at sewage works

·         Advice on trade effluent consents for novel waste disposal process

·        Industrial water treatment plant commissioning

·  Laboratory, pilot and full scale evaluations of processes for treatment of water, sewage, water and sewage treatment sludges, trade effluents

·  Design of equipment including emergency river aerator and process investigation tools

·  Management of scientific services for water and wastewater including sampling, bacteriological, biological and chemical analysis, operational investigations, customer complaints and enquiries, trade effluent control, design and operation of training scheme, safe systems of work 

·  Design and management of Eccup full scale evaluation and demonstration facility for water treatment computer-aided process control and management

·  Process studies including process specification and design of process performance guarantees

·  Member of Water Services Assocation ( now Water UK ) standing and adhoc groups on aspects of regulation including use of materials in contact with water

·  Member of UKWIR Cryptosporidium Research Project Steering Group

·  Coordination of DWI support for drinking water quality improvement schemes for the second and third Asset Management Plans, including strategies for mains rehabilitation and lead.

·  Facilitation of team and management skills training especially ‘Managing for Productivity’; operation of Quality Improvement, Value Analysis, Business Process Re-engineering; also received training in Employee Relations, Basic Counselling, Negotiating Skills, Project Management, Media Skills.