| our people |
Peak Associates combines the expertise of
many highly experienced and qualified individuals. Such a high level
of expertise across a broad range of environmental services
significantly sets Peak Associates apart from other environmental
consultancy firms. Below we have summarised some of our key team
members and their individual areas of experience and
expertise.
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Mike
Matthews MSC, BSc (Hons), CWEM
(Director/Principal
Consultant)
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Mike’s former role as an Enforcement
Officer with the National Rivers Authority (now the
Environment Agency) means he is well qualified in relation to
the collation of evidence for problems that could lead to
Civil and Criminal Legal Action, and is also well versed in
Agency requirements and protocol. His particular areas of
technical experience relate to Due Diligence, Trade Effluents,
Soil and Groundwater Contamination, and Impact of Effluents or
Releases on Controlled Waters. | |
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Jill Jones
BSc (Hons), FCIWEM,
CEnv
(Director/Principal
Consultant)
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Prior to joining Peak, Jill was both an
Enforcement Officer, then a Scientific Officer for a UK
regulator. She was also a consultee for the HSE and ODPM to
the 2005 COMAH Regulations. This background gives Jill the
expertise to specialise in Contaminated Land Surveys, IPPC
Licensing and Consents, Due Diligence Auditing, Negotiations
with Regulatory Bodies to Mitigate Legal Action, and
Compliance with Environmental Legislation and Guidelines.
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Paul Palgrave
Bsc (Hons), MSc, ARSM,
FGS
(Director/Principal
Consultant)
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Paul joined Peak Associates in December
2008 to lead and develop the Midlands Office of Peak
Associates. He has over 20 years experience working in
consultancy on the investigation and remediation of
contaminated land. He has a BSc in Geology from Imperial
College and an MSc in Hydrogeology from Birmingham University,
and specialises in Quantitative Risk Assessment in relation to
contaminated soil and groundwater. He is also involved in a
research project at Lancaster University related to the
assessment of soil contamination. | |
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Elaine Wood
BSc (Hons), AIEMA
(Senior
Consultant)
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Elaine joined Peak in September 2005,
after working as a Senior Advisor at the Environmental
Regeneration Charity Groundwork UK. Elaine’s main areas of
expertise are the development and implementation of
Environmental Management Systems (EMS), the Provision of
Environmental Advice, Training and on-site support to improve
Environmental Performance, carrying out Environmental Audits,
Due Diligence Audits and Diagnosis of Environmental
Performance. | |
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Colin Cheal
(Senior
Consultant)
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A recent addition to the team, Colin
joins Peak with 30years experience in Wastewater and Sewage,
including work at the North West Water Authority. Colin’s role
at Peak is to strengthen our Wastewater Treatment Team and his
previous experience allows him to provide advice on solutions
to issues to help maintain good relationships between our
client and the environmental regulators.
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Ben Taylor
BSc (Hons)
(Acting
Senior)
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Ben joined Peak as a graduate with a
First Class honours degree in Earth Sciences from Durham
University. Ben helped develop Peak’s Monitoring and
Investigation programmes as a member of the Graduate Team, and
has developed into a Senior role in much of his current work.
Ben’s main focus areas within the team are Contaminated Land,
Contract Supervision and Wastewater
Treatment. | |
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Matthew
Brennan MPhysGeog
(Consultant/Site
Engineer)
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Matt joined Peak as a graduate with a
Master’s degree in Physical Geography from Hull University.
Progressing from the graduate role, Matt now acts as a
consultant and site engineer on a number of projects to ensure
smooth running of site operations and supervise contractors.
Matt’s main focus areas within the team are Contaminated Land,
Contract Supervision, Drainage Studies and Effluent Plant
Monitoring. | |
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Jo Hales
BSc (Hons)
(Graduate
Consultant)
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Jo is a recent addition to the team at
Peak, her role as graduate consultant currently has her
working with a number of effluent monitoring and investigation
projects and working with the senior consultants on larger
projects to ensure that work is completed efficiently and
within the budget agreed with the client.
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Leigh
Rowland
(Operations and Quality Manager)
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Leigh’s role at Peak is to support the
consulting staff to ensure that projects are run efficiently
and that the quality of work is maintained at the highest
standard. Leigh also organises the efficient use of staff
resources between ongoing jobs to ensure that all projects are
completed on time with no compromise in the standard of work
produced. | |
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Scott
Dale
(Technical Assistant)
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Scott provides a supporting role to
the consultants at Peak to assist with site work and complete
administration work on projects such as preparation of plans
and reports. Currently Scott has worked on a number of
Drainage Studies, Effluent Plant Monitoring projects and
Contaminated Land Investigations. | |
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Kay Turley
(Finance
and Admin)
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Kay supports Peak’s consultants by
handling project organisation work and controlling the budgets
and invoicing to ensure that projects are completed
efficiently and provide the highest quality results at the
best price for our clients. | |
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