Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Qualifications
● B.Sc. (Hons) Geology (Wales, Swansea '73)
● Post Graduate Certificate of Education (Wales, Aberystwyth '75)
Employment History
● Groundwork Caerphilly: Community & Education Programme. Manager (98/00)
● Ebbw Fach Development Trust: Manager (97/98)
● Environment Wales: Coordinating Development Officer (89/97)
● BTCV: Development Officer, Wales (87/89)
● Havelock Comprehensive: i.c. Geology, Housemaster (75/87)
● Open University Tutor (P/T): Science Foundation Course (85/88)
● Adult Education Lecturer (P/T): Earth Sciences (85/87)
Volunteer and Other Roles
Current
● Council Member : Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) (http://www.ccw.gov.uk/)
● Member: CCW's Audit and Risk Management Committee
● Chairman: WCVA's-Environment Wales (EW) Grants Advisory Panel (http://www.environment-wales.org)
● Member: WCVA's Board (http://www.wcva.org.uk/)
● Director: Torfaen Cleanstream Recycling Ltd
● Director: Cleanstream Group Community Interest Company (CIC) Ltd
● Company Secretary: Brecon Beacons Trust (http://www.breconbeaconstrust.org)
Previous
● Chairman: Community Action/ EW Grants Committee: Prince's Trust-Cymru
● Director (Vice Chairman):(Newport) Wastesavers Ltd. (http://www.wastesavers.co.uk/)
● Chairman &Trustee: Forest of Cardiff
● Chairman: BT Environment Week - Wales
● Vice Chairman: Gwent Wildlife Trust (GWT)
● Trustee: CPC (Community Projects Centre)
● Chairman: Torfaen Area Group (GWT)
● Chairman: Grimsby Area Group (Lincs. WT)
● Panel Member,Wales: BBC Children in Need
Skills and Attributes
● Good listener, evaluator and trainer.
● In depth knowledge of environmental and sustainable development issues
● Good working knowledge of British flora, habitat management, nature conservation and biodiversity etc.
● Competent photographer in digital SLR format. I have had work published. Low resolution examples of my photography can be found on this site.
● Computer literate including word processing, basic DTP, spreadsheets, e-mail, databases, Internet,including basic web page design. Familiar with PCs and Apple Mac, in depth knowledge of later.
Memberships
●National Trust
●WWF
● Gwent Wildlife Trust
● The Wildlife Trust South and West Wales
● Cynnal Cymru
● Greenpeace
● Environmental Transport Association
