An experienced environmental professional with a BSc Honours degree in Chemistry, Ian joined the NISP West Midlands team in April 2007 as the Regional Co-ordinator.
Since completing his degree at the University of Sheffield, Ian has gained 17 years of experience within the Food and Drink sector. His career has seen him take up a number of diverse management roles in manufacturing operations, scientific services, project management and most recently the environmental arena.
Ian’s main areas of responsibility and achievements within the environmental field have included the installation and maintenance of an externally accredited ISO14001 management system. He has successfully designed and implemented a number of resource efficiency projects including an anaerobic digestion plant with an associated gas collection facility.
He also managed the successful application for a site PPC permit, as part of the Food & Drink sector, in March 2006. Ian has practical management experience of waste management and licensing, COMAH, IPC and LAAPC permits, EU emissions trading schemes, large scale effluent treatment, the design and delivery of environmental training packages, impact assessment and managing regulatory contact on a large, complex industrial site.
Ian has also been responsible for public relations and has received external recognition for the high quality of his local community projects and the delivery of external health and safety training courses to SMEs.
He is a qualified senior environmental auditor, environmental noise assessor and health and safety practitioner. Ian is also a chartered environmentalist and has achieved full membership of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. He is currently studying towards an MSc in Integrated Environmental Management at the University of Bath.
