Employment

University of Bristol            Geophysical Technical Specialist/ Expert                                                2022 - present

Geophysics equipment manager. Research projects include: Time-lapse Aerial Surveys of Tuber Yields; Seismic imaging of the urban subsurface using dark fibre (DarkSeis); Characterisation of STFC Boulby underground laboratory using a subterranean seismic array (SeisBUL).

University of Bristol           Senior Research Associate                                             2020 - 2022

UK manager of an international research project developing an early warning offshore seismic monitoring system for Carbon Capture and Storage (DigiMon).

University of Bristol               Research Associate/ BGS Fellow                                2018 - 2020

Revision of the UK seismic local magnitude scale for short hypocentral distances.

Geophysical Consultant                                             2014 - present

Projects include: Earthquake monitoring capability for Carbon Capture & Storage; Electrical Resistivity Tomography imaging of the Ascension Island; Statistical modelling of the Preston New Road Seismicity; Geophysical Monitoring of Rock Mass Strength at Hinkley Point C.

Ministry of Defence            Senior Geophysicist/ EOC Officer                              2010 - 2014

Member of a multi-disciplinary team, managing geophysical surveys to support explosive ordnance risk assessments, archaeological characterisation and land quality assessments.

TerraDat (UK) Ltd                  Project Geophysicist                                                             2004 - 2010 

Acquisition, reporting and management of a wide range of near-surface geophysical projects within the UK and abroad. Project led for seismic surveys.

Celtic Geophysics                  Field Geophysicist                                                                           2004 

Part-time work on near-surface projects during the completion of my MSc dissertation.

Education 

University of Bristol           PhD in Seismology                                                                                  2014 - 2018

Thesis - Microseismology: Characteristics, Magnitudes and Shallow Crustal Effects (pdf)

University of Leeds             MSc Exploration Geophysics with Merit                                     2003 - 2004

Thesis - Geophysical Investigations into Subsidence Events on Plas Farm, South Wales.

University of Leeds             BSc Mathematics (Major) with Management - 2:1                1998 - 2001

King Edwards School, Bath                                                                                                                                  1990 - 1997 

Professional Memberships 

Chartered Scientist, The Geological Society of London                                                              

Committee Member, Near Surface Geophysics Group                                                                       

Fellow of the Geological Society of London                                                                                      

Normal Member, European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers