2007 - Present; Infoterra Ltd, Leicester

Digital Mapping Analyst

Security cleared under the Official Secrets Acts 1911-1989

2003 - 2006; Under contract to Ordnance Survey, East Midlands Region

·    Collection of bridge restriction information for input into Satellite Navigation systems.

·    Supervision and coordination of a team of six contract staff and four Ordnance Survey Senior Managers engaged on field audits of the currency of large scale mapping.

·    Reconciliation of Royal Mail Postal Address files with Ordnance Survey large scale mapping for the AddressPoint database.

·    Field audits of the currency of large scale mapping. 

·    Field audits of Integrated Transport Network data.

1964 - 2003; Ordnance Survey, Southampton 

Ordnance Survey Expert Witness.

Trained and experienced in the writing of expert reports and in giving verbal evidence in the Civil Courts in litigation involving boundary disputes, Rights of Way and map interpretation.

Production Group Manager for Leicestershire, Rutland and Derbyshire

Chief Surveyor for Leicestershire, Rutland and Warwickshire

Chief Surveyor for Leicestershire, S. Derbyshire and E. Staffordshire

Chief Surveyor for Gloucester and Forest of Dean

Chief Surveyor for South West Wales

Managment of a team of 11 – 14 surveyors and administrative support staff with overall responsibility for the quality and currency of the large scale mapping for the designated areas.  Management and control of a budget covering direct expenditure, estate management and salaries.  Liaison with local Authorities to ensure efficient interchange of intelligence and data.  Daily contact with the public to negotiate access to property, answer queries and deal with complaints.     Membership of the Regional Management Board with delegated portfolio responsibilities at Regional level, and at National level for Relationships with the Public.   

Survey Standards and Validation Adviser to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia

Secondment to PUSDATA, Sekretariat Jenderal, Jakarta.  Analysis and recommendations on national mapping specifications, digital specifications, coordinate systems, referencing systems and validation of Contractors' work.  Training of Balinese surveyors in Large Scale Topographic Map Revision by Ground Survey methods. 

Digital Mapping Update Section Manager

Management and co-ordination of a team digitising Large Scale maps.  Management of the supply of Digital Map Data to customers under contractual obligations.  Responsibility for the security of hardware, software and data. 

Regional Marketing Liaison Officer

Management of Regional exhibitions, displays and presentations.  Prime contact with Local Authority Liaison Officers. 

Chief Surveyor (Technical)

Management of the technical aspects of the activities of 100+ regional surveyors. 

Regional Planning Section Manager

Management of a team of Regional Planners responsible for the planning of the activities of 100+ surveyors, including co-ordination of derived mapping programmes and aerial photography. 

Survey Team Leader

Management of a team of surveyors updating the large scale mapping of Mid and North Wales. Surveyor Surveys at 1:1250 and 1:2500 scale, including surveys for Her Majesty’s Land Registry.

Surveyor

Surveys at 1:1250 and 1:2500 scale, including surveys for Her Majesty’s Land Registry.