Alan StewartBEng MSc MCIWMWaste Management Specialist

OverviewWaste & resource management experience gained from a broad variety of work across the board, on site, in office & on secondment

• Consultancies (ADVICE for the environmental business sector, RPS Group, Enviros, MB Technology & Kirk McClure Morton);

• Local authority (Telford & Wrekin Council);• AD contractor (BiogenGreenfinch); and• In voluntary groups (incl Ludlow “Pride of Place” & Ludlow 21).

I have a proven background (>15 years) in the technical &financial viability of waste & resource management projects, across the UK, Ireland, Europe & into Malaysia.

Relevant Qualifications / CPDBEng (Hons) degree in Civil EngineeringThe Queen’s University of Belfast

MSc (with distinction) in Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Newcastle / Universiti of Malaysia

Elected a Chartered Member of the Institution of WastesManagement in 1998 (~ 200 days CPD)

Subsequent continual professional development has includedcontract preparation & management, tender negotiation toclosure, waste technologies, Health & Safety, renewable energysystems, effective presentations & computer packages

I have worked on ...• technical guidance for competing waste schemes;• recycling programmes;• contracts for local authorities;• jobs for national waste departments;• projects for waste contractors;• gaining permission for waste facilities;• renewable energy systems;• market research and competitor analysis;• civic amenity sites;• training; &• presentation.

Dealing with everyone ...

I have experience of dealing effectively with

• the public sector (local authority officers & councillors);• the private sector (waste & recycling companies);• government bodies (Defra, the EA, SEPA, NI EHS, WRAP);• funding bodies;• existing / potential clients;• the voluntary sector (SCRL in Shropshire, Ludlow “Pride of

Place”, Ludlow 21, the food festival, SA Volunteer Forum);• organisations (CIWM, CIWEM, Friends of the Earth); and • the general public.

Value to you ...Project Management, technical and market assessment15 years experience in waste contracts from many viewpoints

A route into the volunteer forum, now more consultant-friendlyRisk management of tendered technologies and marketsFamiliarity with waste regulations / legislation for each sectorMarket assessment for recovered materialsNegotiation of detail and preparation of contracts

Plus, plus ...Health & Safety impact, environmental assessmentMergers and acquisitions within the overall waste industryOrganisation or sector specific waste / recycling training