Andy is HiDef’s Managing Director and moved to HiDef after 28 years with JNCC where he developed an advanced knowledge in the design, implementation and statistical analysis of seabird and cetacean surveys in the marine environment.
Andy has played a significant role in the development of aerial and boat-based ornithological survey methods (especially the ESAS programme) and is able to advise his clients based on years of both boat-based and aerial survey experience. Andy edits and contributes to a number of peer-reviewed journals and is considered a World expert in offshore ornithological survey.