| our people
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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), C.WEM
(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. Mike
is the project director for our Research and Development
projects through the Lancaster Environment
Centre.
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Jill Jones
BSc (Hons), FCIWEM, CEnv,
C.WEM, RMaPS
(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. Jill was a consultee for the
HSE and ODPM to the 2005 COMAH Regulations, and also for
the HSE to on CD212-Policies to Address Societal Risk around
on-Shore Non-nuclear Major Hazard Installations. 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. Jill is also
the project director overseeing our drainage, sewage, EMS and
auditing operations and as a member of
the APS, Jill has a detailed involvement with the
Health and Safety side of our projects. Jill can also offer clients a full CDM service for the design and construction phase of environmental projects, and has now been placed on the approved CDM-C list by the Association of Project Safety.
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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.
Paul is the project director overseeing our geoenvironmental
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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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Colin joined Peak
in September 2008 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 Hydropower Schemes,
Contract Supervision, Drainage Studies, Wastewater Treatment and Surface Area
Charging. | |
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Claire Lilley MSc
(Consultant)
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Claire recently joined Peak Associates after graduating from Lancaster University with an MSc in Contaminated Land and Remediation. Claire's role at Peak as a consultant is within the geoenvironmental team, conducting desk studies, site investigations, risk assessments and remediation projects. | |
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Jo Hales
BSc (Hons)
(Graduate
Consultant)
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Jo joined Peak in August 2008 following graduation from John Moore's
University, 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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Andrew
Freeman
(Technical Assistant)
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Andrew 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 Andrew 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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