Director: Third Stone Ltd – Environmental Consultancy
Set up in 2005, the aim of the company is to provide energy and environmental consultancy. Specialising mainly, but not exclusively in the energy and carbon field. Work to date has focused on the following;
- Sustainable energy advisory service
- Energy Statement reports for planning applications
- Energy Performance Certificates – Dwelling – new and conversions
- Energy Performance Certificates – non dwellings
- Display Energy Certificates
- Building energy surveys
- Organisational energy audits
- Energy & Carbon management support.
- Energy Awareness programs
- Training and presentations
- Travel Planning work
Nottingham Trent University - Visiting Academic and Lecturer
School of Business:
Sustainability in Organisations Undergraduate & Managing Sustainability MSc
- – Carbon Management,
- – Green Marketing and Consumer Behaviour,
- – Sustainable Reporting and Accounting,
- – Sustainable Supply Chain Management (Fair Trade etc.).
Previous Positions
Future Factory (Nottingham Trent University)
Energy Consultant for Future Factory Project
Nottingham Trent University - Visiting Academic and Lecturer
- School of Architecture;
- Sustainable Design and Operation of Buildings.
Elmhurst Energy Systems
Trainer and Training Developer
- – Energy Design & Assessment for new buildings
- – Energy & Environmental Management in Organisations
- – Communication in energy & environmental work
Business Development Officer; Institute of Energy & Sustainable Development (IESD)
DeMontfort University
Development of research and consultancy capacity of IESD
Energy Manager – Leicestershire County Council 2007-2008
Running and development of energy management function
Travel Plan Officer – Leicestershire County Council 2005 to 2006
Assessment of travel options for organisations with development and implementation of Policies and Action Plans
Senior Environmental Consultant and Energy Officer - 1995 to 2005
Working within Leicester City Council's Environment Team and Energy Group, my work covered policy delivery on EMAS, Climate Change Strategy, Environment and Energy Strategy. The teams were responsible for the delivery of environmental practice within Leicester City Council and the broader community.
The Energy Group was made up of Leicester City Council's Energy Management Team, The Leicester Energy Agency (LEA) and The Energy Saving Trust's Energy Efficiency Advice Centre (EEAC). The LEA was part of an EU network of 200 Agencies while the EEAC was a leading member of a UK network of over 50 centres.
I played a key role in Leicester City Council obtaining Beacon Status for Energy and traveled all 12 regions of the UK running seminars to disseminate best practice in sustainable energy management to other public bodies.
My work covered;
Energy Management
The corporate energy management of the council’s estate and practices. Including advanced energy and carbon Monitoring and Targeting techniques and invest to save building improvement programmes. Helping Leicester City Council live up to title of Britain’s First Environment City.
Project Management
Delivery of a wide range of projects at local, regional, national and international level for external organisations such as the Energy Saving Trust, Department of Trade and Industry and the European Commission. Working in partnership with other organisations to secure external finance.
Advisory Service
Provision of an energy advisory service householders, business, public sector, local authorities, Non-Governmental Organisations and voluntary sector.
Communications and awareness raising
Raising awareness to the local community, and beyond of the benefits of sustainable energy and the achievements of the local authority.
Campaigner - Leicester Friends of the Earth 1996-1998
Concentrated on the wider, international issues involved with Climate Change and helped to draw up Friends of the Earth’s Green League table for electricity tariffs while promoting issues around climate change.
Community and Economic Development volunteer - Leicester City Council 1994
Developed and delivered environmental training courses for the unemployed in order to improve their knowledge of environmental issues and create jobs in the environmental sector. Following this a successful community based building company was formed which continues to promote sustainable building practices from design through to use and eventual re-use.
Energy Efficiency Volunteer - Environ 1994
I worked in environmental awareness raising projects within the local community. Concentrating mainly on energy efficiency as well as other aspects of eco-efficiency in the home and at work.
Research Assistant - Leicester University 1992 -1994
This primarily involved research into appropriate technologies in Less Developed Countries and specifically Malawi. This research explored various technical aspects of sustainable development in less developed countries with emphasis on appropriate technology transfer.
