Biography:

My educational background is in Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy and Natural Resource Management - BA in Sustainable Development (energy studies) and Dip Natural Resource Management.

I spent five years working on renewable energy incentive programs with the Western Australian State Government from 2003 – 2008.  At this time I decided to fulfil a dream of mine to work with communities in Africa, so I went to Malawi to work on a sustainable livelihoods program with women from the village of Mua, Central Malawi.  The role consisted mainly of developing food security options, sanitation and basic energy options (briquettes).  My most recent role was with the Centre for Appropriate Technology in Alice Springs working with Indigenous communities in central Australia.



I am looking forward to working with the Wind Prospect team and to being back in the field of renewable energy.  I am passionate about RE and all thing Sustainable!

Biography:

Tim has joined Wind Prospect as a Graduate Civil Engineer in the Engineering Services team at Durham. Tim Graduated in 2009 from Newcastle University with an MEng in Civil Engineering. After graduating Tim went to work for a North East based contracting firm supervising drainage installation along the new section of the A1 just South of Scotch Corner. After being outside all winter in the snow and rain Tim decided that contracting may not be for him and jumped at the chance of something new when he was offered a job at Wind Prospect.

Tim’s main hobby is scuba diving and during his final Easter break at university he became a PADI Instructor which allowed him to spend the summer after graduation teaching in Malta. As well as diving Tim enjoys going to the gym and playing the guitar.

Biography:

Sam joined the Edinburgh Engineering team in May. Sam is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys getting out and about at every available opportunity, and so wind energy seemed like a natural career path for him. Having graduated in Mechanical Engineering with Energy Engineering in 2006 Sam has spent the last four years working in the onshore wind energy sector in Scotland, and is excited to be continuing and progressing his career with Wind Prospect in Edinburgh.

Sam has previously undertaken work from pre-feasibility through to EIA and beyond for a number of clients including Novera, Falck Renewables, West Coast Energy, E.ON and more. Sam's role at Wind Prospect will entail working under James Hollender and alongside Iain Clark in providing Engineering assistance to the development team.

Sam lives in central Edinburgh and spends his time hill running, cycling and doing anything else that seems like a good idea at the time.

 

Biography:

Kam joined the Melbourne Office in January 2010 as a Project Engineer with a background in electrical power and environmental management. Prior to joining Wind Prospect, Kam founded a non-profit environmental organisation which implemented sustainability management systems for businesses around Australia and was part of project teams responsible for the planning, development and construction of wind power parks in the UK and Australia since 2005.

Kam graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Masters in Environmental Engineering and has an Honours degree in Electronic & Electrical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Kam is passionate about sustainable development and is a graduate of the Sustainability Fellowship program in 2007 (Melbourne) and is an active member of various professional engineering bodies such as the IEEE and the IET. Kam enjoys cycling, badminton, bushwalking and travelling.

Biography:

Jonny joined Wind Prospect for a placement year during his undergraduate degree, after which he returned to academia and graduated in Environment Science from the University of East Anglia. For his dissertation, he conducted a statistical analysis of public perceptions of the same study group to a wind farm before and after construction took place. He has now re-joined the development team in Bristol and spends his time finding new sites and helping take them through the stages to achieving planning consent.

In his spare time Jonny enjoys getting outdoors on two feet, two wheels or even hanging off a rope!

 

Biography:

Alan is an Assistant Accountant at Wind Prospect Pty Ltd in Adelaide. He has obtained a Bachelor of Law from Guangdong University Foreign Studies from China, and has been granted a legal professional certificate by the Department of Justice in China. Before he came to Australia, he worked in a power plant design company as a Project Assistant and has participated in numerous power plant projects. Alan came to Adelaide to study at the university of South Australia to pursue a master degree in the field of Accounting.

Alan loves sports, especially Badminton, and is trying to learn to play football as much as he can.  

Biography:

I am currently in the final stages of completing honors in a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning.  I have experience as a town planner, predominantly undertaking development assessment within the public and private sector.  I have most recently worked with the City of Playford (local government) as a Development Officer.



Outside of work I try to enjoy an active lifestyle, playing football or getting out for a hit of golf or tennis when I get the time.  Living close to the Goodwood office, I am looking forward to the opportunity to walk and ride to work.



Commencing as a Development Officer within the renewable energy sector is a new direction which I am looking forward to, and anticipate will provide me with great experience.

Biography:

Adam joined advisory services as a project manager at the beginning of May. His background is in consultancy where he has been involved with wind energy development for 7 years. Originally Adam was an environmental chemist who stumbled into wind work on the off chance but he has found something that he enjoys and intends to stick with it.

Outside of work Adam has a variety of sports related hobbies but is a mountain biker at heart. Adam loves surfing and mountain boarding and anything a bit out of the ordinary. As a personal challenge, Adam is training to complete LEJOG- Land’s End to John O’Groats next April!

Adam joined Wind Prospect after being self employed for a little while as he was looking for a company that offered a different viewpoint on the industry: the chance to join a company that works as both a developer and a consultant was too good to pass up. It also helped seeing all the bikes lying around the office as it made him feel instantly at home!

 

Biography:

Emma joined the legal department in Bristol as a paralegal in January 2010. She knew from an early age that she wanted to have a career in law and early on in her studies discovered her interest was in the corporate/commercial sector.

Having studied law at Swansea University, graduating in 2006, she went on to complete the Legal Practice Course at the University of the West of England in Bristol. Emma then spent a year working in private practice as a paralegal in Mergers and Acquisitions before returning to academia attending Bristol University to complete a masters in Commercial Law, graduating in 2009.

Emma loves winter sports, taking every opportunity to go on a skiing holiday and even joined a race team at university making it to the finals held in Austria. Her retirement plan (planning ahead!) is to move to Canada and work as a ski instructor.

 

Biography:

Ben joined the legal department in Bristol in April 2010. He will primarily be assisting Camille Thiriet in the legal department and providing legal advice. After studying history at the University of York Ben went on to study law at the University of Sussex and the University of the West of England. He completed his training contract and qualified as a solicitor at TLT Solicitors (Bristol & London). Whilst at TLT Ben was also seconded to Lloyds Banking Group’s commercial team for six months. Ben has an interest in most sports but especially enjoys playing rugby.

Ben moved to Wind Prospect in order to work in a more socially rewarding industry and to be a part of a business rather than just advising companies. Ben is really pleased that he has made the move to Wind Prospect and can’t wait to get involved in a growing business in an industry that is on the up.

 

Biography:

Matt joins the growing legal department in Bristol. He will primarily be providing Wind Direct with legal support. Having studied law at the University of Southampton, graduating in 2005, he then went on to complete his Legal Practice Course in London before completing his training contract and qualifying as a solicitor in the Cambridge office of national law firm Mills & Reeve LLP. Matt worked in the Corporate and Commercial team at M&R, as well as doing a short internal Marketing secondment prior to leaving the firm.

Matt joined Wind Prospect because he knew from an early stage in his legal training that he wanted to work in-house as 'the environment is much more commercial and you are surrounded by people who are not predominantly lawyers!' Apart from being impressed by grilling interviews from the legal team, the idea of joining a growing company involved in a forward thinking and dynamic industry, coupled with the social benefits of renewables, really appealed to Matt.

Matt usually spends his spare time appeasing a passion for sport, in particular triathlons and road biking during the summer, mountain biking and surfing during the autumn and winter. Matt has recently returned from cycling the Pyrenees coast to coast route, taking in the famous Tour de France cols and is looking forward to getting out on some West Country hills soon!