• Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport (MCIT)
• Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport (MILT)
• Member of the Railway Study Association
• Associate of the Institution of Railway Operators

• Railway operational expert with railway technical as well as economics background.
• Freight transport expert with specialist knowledge of the design and operation of intermodal terminals
• Project Manager for national and international development projects and extensively travelled in Central Europe and the former Soviet Union
• Developed Doncaster International Railport (opened 1996)
• Previously with British Rail (Railfreight International) developing international railway freight traffic
• Experience with British Rail in train planning (timing and diagramming) and in line management

Peter Brett Associates, 2004 to present

Sinclair Knight Merz, 1998 to 2004

• Safety audit of new railway branch line in Kazakhstan
• Confidential review of financial performance of a road/rail freight interchange
• Assessment of rail-related market opportunities for a deep water port
• Track capacity analysis and timetable planning for new passenger train services in Nottinghamshire
• Review of procurement methods for intermodal freight equipment required for Russian Railways modernisation plan
• Interviews and market research for Lancashire Integrated Freight Transport Study, looking at all modes of transport in the county
• Market research and rail operating assessment for proposed new freight distribution centres in several UK locations
• Feasibility study for new rail linked developments and new passenger station in Carlisle
• Study of options for moving domestic waste by rail, for an English local authority
• Research into freight transport issues for the South and West Yorkshire Multi-Modal Study
• Cumbria Freight Study of opportunities for rail terminal development and rail infrastructure issues
• Assessment of rail operations and service pattern constraints for Derbyshire Peak Line Re-opening Study
• Intermodal road/rail operations study for Azerbaijan State Railways
• Market research (face to face interviews) for proposed Trans European Rail Freight Freeway between UK and Hungary
• Analysis of rail operating issues on the East Lancashire Railway
• Design and supervision of new railheads for Ford Motor Company
• Analysis of costs and opportunities for new "open access" rail freight operator
• Rail operating assessment for the East Lancashire Rapid Transit Study

INDEPENDENT RAIL TRANSPORT CONSULTANT, April 1996 to 1998

• Advice on options and costs for new rail links to distribution parks
• Advice on obtaining Freight Facilities Grants for new freight sidings
• Market research (interviews) and assessment of loading gauge issues for proposed new Channel Tunnel Terminal in South Wales
• Study of the changing culture of intermodal freight terminals in the UK; for the European Commission DG VII, under contract to Sheffield Hallam University

DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, May 1989 to March 1996

Project Officer for Doncaster International Railport, a £5m road/rail freight interchange funded jointly by public and private sector funds. Tasks included market research, negotiating with private sector partners, grant applications, detailed design work and commissioning of the completed terminal

RAILFREIGHT INTERNATIONAL, BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD, August 1986 to May 1989

Commercial Development Officer, developing flows of international freight traffic by rail, mainly wagonload via train ferry. Tasks included budget analysis and advance planning work for the Channel Tunnel.

BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD, September 1980 to August 1986

Various Marketing and Operations posts after 18 months as Traffic Management Trainee

LANGUAGES:

English mother tongue. Fluent in French and German, fair knowledge of Italian.

PUBLICATIONS:

Glossary of Terms for those involved in Combined Transport Initiatives, jointly with others - 1993
Can Railways Win More Freight? paper to the Chartered Institute of Transport, published in the Proceedings of the Institute - 1994
The Influence of the Channel Tunnel and Local Authority Initiatives in New Facilities. Distribution Property Conference paper, 1995
WORKFret Deliverable D9: Changes in the working culture of intermodal freight terminals; the UK case study. Sheffield Hallam University/European Commission DG VII - 1998