Thomas abbottcv2012
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Thomas Abbott holds an MSc in Environmental Assessment and Management and a BSc in Environmental Sciences. He has over four years of experience in environmental consulting, research, and sustainability work. His expertise includes environmental impact assessment, environmental management systems, and sustainability assessment. He is currently an environmental researcher but has also held positions as an environmental consultant, sustainability consultant, energy assessor, and more.
Thomas abbottcv2012
- 1. CONTACT 11 Kerrison Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 1JB THOMAS WILLIAM ABBOTT Tel: +44(0)7944 877896 Email: twabbott@gmail.com PERSONAL PROFILE ? I hold an MSc in Environmental Assessment and Management and a BSc in Environmental Sciences. ? I have over four years technical work experience, within the public and private sectors, ranging from renewable energy to sustainability. ? My main expertise and technical interests are EIA, EMS and Sustainability Assessments. TECHNICAL WORK EXPERIENCE Environmental Researcher at Kantar Operations (September 2012 ¨C present) Research for government, charities and private sector companies. Environmental Consultant at T S Group International (February 2012 ¨C May 2012) Saigon, Vietnam Feasibility studies with environmental projects which include Waste to Energy plants, Wind Farms and other environmental projects in Vietnam. I also organised meetings between T S Group and large renewable energy companies. This included scoping studies as part of EIAs for potential wind farms and waste to energy installations. Sustainability Consultant at CEADA (June 2011 ¨C October 2011) Carrying out Energy Efficiency Services such as Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), Energy Performance Certificates, Display Energy Certificates, BREEAM, Code for Sustainable Homes, Health and Safety, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Compliance and Certification. Sustainability Consultant Intern at the London Sustainability Exchange (Jan 2011 ¨C April 2011) At the London Sustainability Exchange I worked with general business groups in Muswell Hill and Soho in achieving reductions in environmental impacts. Key responsibilities and skills developed are carrying out environmental audits on small to medium size businesses and writing up these audits in report form. I also helped run events where businesses were gathered together and advised about their environmental impact and how to reduce it. An example of a business I audited was an optician in Muswell Hill, in this case I advised the business to change to energy efficient lighting and to implement water saving devices on the taps and shower. I also encouraged the use of recycled paper in printing and an increase in recycling of cardboard and plastics. Temporary Energy Assessor at Anglian GoWarm / Norwich City Council (Sept 2010 ¨C Nov 2010) The job is a temporary energy assessor job involving face-to-face discussions with householders to assess the basic energy characteristics of their properties (fuel types, insulation levels etc) and characteristics of the household itself. Information I have gathered will be used to identify energy efficiency measures and renewable energy measures. Environmental Consultant at Maglev UK (Jan ¨C Jul 2010) Whilst at Maglev UK I carried out Environmental Impact Assessments for wind turbine and micro hydro projects, including ecological impact assessments where necessary. I also learnt about BREEAM assessments and energy assessments for commercial and residential buildings. I have researched the areas of anaerobic digestion, tire recycling and electric vehicles for the company. Furthermore I designed energy systems and worked with the planning procedures of renewable projects. Energy efficiency in business was an important part of my role because I have worked with the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme. During this period I have also attended conferences on sustainability, renewable business and the CRC. I have furthered my training by completing a course in IEMA Advanced Environmental Management Systems Auditing working with ISO 14001 and have also learnt about web design. Plus I have completed Project Evolve Carbon Management Courses. Harrisons Group Environmental (Mar- Apr 2009) One month of work experience carrying out duties such as writing reports and map work for EIAs plus inputting data into databases. The reports were on air pollution alongside roads in the South West of England, the map work was on fields and their locality to water courses and the database work was on numbers of birds on potential sites for wind farms.
- 2. Carbon Reduction, UEA (2003 - 2005) ¨C At CRed I promoted carbon reduction at schools and public events in East UK. VOLUNTARY WORK EXPERIENCE Greenpeace (1999 - present) Local Committee member and Festival Organiser, helped at Glastonbury in 1997 and 1999 plus part of the organisation team for the Waveney Greenpeace Fair for the last 5 years and the Waveney Winter Greenpeace Fair the last 3 years. The group has monthly meetings where fair organisation is discussed as well as current Greenpeace campaigns and guest speakers are invited to talk. I am currently the administrator of the group¡¯s website. Suffolk Wildlife Trust (2007, 2011-present) Voluntary Education Officer at Carlton Marshes, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk. This involved teaching children about wildlife and conservation through activities such as dike dipping and nature walks. EDUCATION MSc in Environmental Assessment and Management ¨C Pass, University of East Anglia (2007-2008) Dissertation: A Scoping Report analysing the environmental impact of developing an East of England offshore tidal technology demonstration zone. My findings were the stakeholder groups such as the general public did not know enough about the tidal demonstration zone to constructively comment on the issue. Other relevant modules: Environmental Assessment; Sustainable Consumption; Applied Environmental Waste Management; Environmental Management Systems and Auditing and Strategic Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal. The learning objectives achieved include the fundamental principles and basic methods of Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment the theory and practice of the core stages of Environmental Assessment and the importance of multidisciplinarity and interdisciplinarity. The Environmental Management Systems and Auditing module gave teaching on business of the environment past, present and future, the building blocks of an EMS, practical steps for auditing and EMS implementation and how to achieve real environmental improvement. The waste management teaching focused on challenges and practices of waste management in a UK and European context. BSc (Hons) in Environmental Sciences - (2:2), University of East Anglia (2003-2005) Dissertation: An Evaluation of the Efficiency of Solar Thermal Panels and the Carbon Dioxide produced in the manufacture and transportation of the panels. Carried out research through work in the field, independent research, data analysis and graphical results representation. Other relevant modules: Energy Conservation; Environmental Economics; Environmental Epidemiology; Environmental Politics and Management; Introduction to Energy; Risk Assessment and Management; Biodiversity Conservation; Climatic Change; Countryside Management and Global Environmental Change. DipHE in Geography ¨C Brunel University (2000-2003) A-Level Bungay High School (1997-1999): English Literature, History, Geography. GCSE Norwich School (1995-1997): Art, English Language, English Literature, French, Geography, History, Maths, Science Double Award (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS ? Languages: Conversational French, Basic Portuguese (Brazilian) ? Proficient in the use of IT including Windows 7 & XP, Vista, Office 2007, and Snow Leopard OS X + Lion. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ? Associate member of IEMA. ? IEMA Implementation Course - Pass ? IEMA Advanced EMS Auditor Course ? In the process of completing a BREEAM Commercial Assessor course ? CIWM Waste Awareness Foundation Level
- 3. ? In the process of completing NDEA Level 4