Overview

Summary of professional experience and learning July 2018 – Present. Director. MHP Arboriculture. Responsibilities: preparation of arboricultural information to guide and support applications for planning permission. Tree risk management. Expert witness (planning appeals, tree damage investigations). Tree strategy involvement. Achievements: establishing maintaining a successful organisation. Ongoing work towards my AA Registered Consultant application September 2015 – July 2018. Arboriculturist. Barton Hyett Associates. Responsibilities: Tree risk assessment. Expert witness (accident investigation). Achievements: awarded ABC L6 Dip Arb (2016).and for my work in achieving this qualification the Lockhart Garratt Award for Excellence (2017) March 2012 -September 2015. Principal/Associate Arboriculturist. Pegasus Planning Group. Responsibilities: preparation of arboricultural information to support applications for planning permission. Achievements: Professional Membership of the Institute of Chartered Foresters (2015). Two years’ study with Tree Life towards L6 Dip Arb. 2005-2012 Tree Officer. Cotswold District Council. Responsibilities: administration and determination of Tree Preservation Order (TPO) applications and tree work notifications within 144 conservation areas across the District. Serving of new TPOs and reviewing existing Orders. Providing arboricultural consultation advice to planning colleagues in accordance with national and local policy. Representing the council at TPO objection hearings and planning appeals (public inquiry). Risk management of the council’s tree stock. Achievements: Professional Tree Inspection (2007). 1999 – 2005. Climbing arborist and business owner. Reid Bros Arboriculture. Responsibilities: all aspects of running a small business and carrying out tree contracting work for private and commercial customers. Achievements: unsupervised home study to achieve L2 RFS Cert Arb with credit (2001), learning with Tree Life to achieve L3 AA Tech Cert with credit (2002).