• BSc (Hons) Building (Final Year Management Option), Leeds Polytechnic
• Master in Education (MEd), Managing the Curriculum in Further and Higher Education, University of Manchester

Professional Qualifications:

• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB)
• Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Educational Experience:

• 1992 to date     Senior Lecturer, Bolton Institute of Higher Education, now the University of Bolton
• 1987 - 1992     Senior Lecturer, Site Management Training Department, Construction Industry Training Board

• 1984 - 1987     Project Manager, G Percy Trentham Limited
• 1981 - 1984     Site Agent, Willett Limited
• 1973 - 1977     General Foreman, Thomas Weatherald Limited

 

Main Administrative Duties

• Construction & Surveying Undergraduate Programmes Course Leader
• Tutor to part-time students
• Tutor to final level full-time students
• Subject Group Educational Representative
• Member of the Institute Learning & Teaching through Assessment Task Group
• Member of the Institute Learning, Teaching and Curriculum Development Committee
• Member of the Institute Standing Panel of the Academic Quality and Development Committee
• Member of the Institute Admissions Forum
• Department Representative, NW Universities Student Symposium
• CIOB Lancashire and Cumbria Committee Member
• CIOB Professional Development Programme (PDP) Assessor
• CIOB Accredited Panel Member, Professional Interview for Corporate Membership

 

Research Interests

• 1999 - 2000     Piloting Institution - Recording Achievement in Construction (A DfEE/HEQE funded development project) with and for Loughborough University
• 2000 Member of the RAPID 2000 Project Reference Group
• 2001 Implementation of the RAPID 2000 project (FDTL Project 34/99) in association with Loughborough University
• 2003 DART Project Group, Enhancing the Experience of Engineering Students with Disabilities, with and for Loughborough University
• 2003 DART Project Management Team Member
• 2003 DART Steering Committee Member
• RAPID (http://rapidprojects.lboro.ac.uk/
• DART (http://dart.lboro.ac.uk/tool/)

 

Interests

• All matters and issues related to management in construction
• All aspects of construction education and training

 

• Construction Management (Lvl 2 and Lvl 3)
• Construction Technology (BTEC)
• Site Studies (Production) (BTEC)
• Business Management (Lvl 3 and MSc module)
• Interdisciplinary Project (Lvl 3)
• Communication and Study Skills (Lvl 1 and BTEC)
• Industrial Training Supervisor (Year 3 Sandwich Degrees)