Martin brings his strong ornithology background to the role of Managing Director. … Read more
OUR COMPANY
OUR PEOPLE
Board Members
Dr. Georg Nehls – BioConsult SH Managing Director
Georg is owner of HiDef and BioConsult SH’s Managing Director, bringing over 30 yea… Read more
Florian Lecorps – Biotope Head of Marine Renewable Energy
Florian is acting as Head of the Marine Renewable Energy Department at Biotope sinc… Read more
Elaine Southward – Operations Director
Elaine is HiDef’s Operations Director, managing survey operations, as well as da… Read more
Dr Kelly Macleod – Associate Director (Science)
Dr Kelly Macleod joined HiDef in May 2021 and is a marine mammal scientist with more t… Read more
Monika Dorsch – Board Advisor
Julie Sibbald – PA / Board Secretary
Julie has worked for several years as an Executive Assistant within the Aquacultur… Read more
Project Delivery
Dilwyn Jones – Business Development Manager
Dilwyn Jones has recently started at HiDef as the Business Development Manager. He … Read more
Natalie Murray – Marketing & Media Officer
Natalie graduated in 2012 with a BA Hons degree in Visual Communications and Media D… Read more
Catherine Irwin – Senior Project Manager
Catherine has a background in geography and spatial analysis, having completed an … Read more
David Thain – Project Manager
David is responsible for the planning and oversight of a variety of projects. Ensur… Read more
Anna Macklin – Project Manager
Anna joined HiDef in June 2022 as a Project Manager. She has a passion for the marine … Read more
Laura Matthews – Project Support officer
Laura joined HiDef in April 2021 in the Operations team where she was responsible fo… Read more
Ben Cockshull – Project Manager
Ben joined HiDef in February 2023 as a Project Manager. He brings with him a broad sci… Read more
Gary Close – Project Manager
Gary joined HiDef in January 2023 as a Project Manager and will be working with the pr… Read more
Science and Consultancy
Dr Caroline Carter – Principal Consultant
Caroline joined HiDef in April 2023. She has a background in Marine Science having s… Read more
Dr Glen Tyler – Principal Consultant
Glen joined HiDef in January 2023, having previously worked for NatureScot as a mar… Read more
Catriona Gall – Principal Consultant
Catriona joined HiDef as Principal Consultant in March 2020 and will be leading on E… Read more
Ruth Peters-Grundy – Senior Ecological Consultant
Ruth joined HiDef in 2019 as an Imagery Analyst/Ecological Consultant. She has a ba… Read more
Jaz Harker – Senior Ecological Consultant
Jaz joined HiDef in November 2020 and has a background in marine biology gained from … Read more
Laura Rudd – Ecological Consultant
Laura joined HiDef in September 2022 as an Ecological Consultant after completing … Read more
Diane Pavat – Ecological Consultant
Diane recently joined HiDef in October 2021 as an Ecological Consultant. She has a b… Read more
Mairi Semple – Ecological Consultant
Mairi joined HiDef in June 2021 as an Image Analyst before moving to the Projects tea… Read more
Dr Jack Forster – Senior Data Scientist
William Peden – Senior Data Scientist
William joined HiDef in 2022 bringing a range of skills having previously worked in … Read more
Rory Thomson – Marine Data Scientist
Rory recently joined HiDef in March 2022 as part of the Data Science team. He has deve… Read more
Naphon Olley – Data Scientist
Naphon recently joined HiDef in August 2022 as a Data Scientist, after studying an i… Read more
Allison Pearson – Business Administrator
Allison recently joined HiDef as Business Administrator in the Consultancy Team. … Read more
International Team
Operations
Aidan Harrison – Operations Manager
Aidan is HiDef’s Operations Manager, he is responsible for the day to day running of … Read more
Joshua Jardine – Senior Operations Controller – Team Leader
Josh is one of our Senior Operations assistants and a member of the Operations Dep… Read more
Jordan Eland – Senior Operations Controller – Team Leader
Shannon Standing – Operations Controller
Shannon is one of our Operations Controllers, and a member of the Operations Depart… Read more
HR
Karen Armstrong – HR Manager
Karen Armstrong joined the HiDef management team in May 2022 as HR Manager. Karen ha… Read more
Lynn Williams – HR Officer
Lynn joined HiDef as a reviewer in 2009, before moving to the role of Administration … Read more
Glenda Ellis – Administrative Assistant
Glenda joined HiDef in October 2019, before joining HiDef Glenda worked in Finance … Read more
ID Team Leader
Paul French – Team Leader
Paul’s role within HiDef is senior ornithologist, undertaking bird and marine mam… Read more
Simon Pinder – Team Leader
Simon is an Approved JNCC ESAS (European Seabirds at Sea) trainer since April 2010 w… Read more
Lead Ornithologists
Richard Schofield – Senior Ornithologist
Richard brings over 35 years of ornithological technical expertise and ID to our id… Read more
Torcuil Grant – Senior Ornithologist
Torcuil has acquired and developed a range of skills in a career spanning more than 1… Read more
ID Team
Adam Hutt
Andy Bunting
Bill Aspin
Brian Small
Calum Scott
Dave Farrow
Dave Pullan
Ellis Lucas
Garry Taylor
Graeme Ruthven
Graham Smith
Harry Hussey
Harry Witts
Ian Dearing
Ian Gordon
Jonathan Farooqi
Jonnie Fisk
Kester Wilson
Lynn Hobbs
Megan Watson
Michael Murphy
Micky Maher
Nick Richardson
Pete Ullrich
Rachel Griffin
Richard Johnson
Rik Morley
Steve Mann
Tim Jones
ID Team
Adam Hutt
Andy Bunting
Bill Aspin
Brian Small
Calum Scott
Dave Farrow
Dave Pullan
Ellis Lucas
Garry Taylor
Graeme Ruthven
Graham Smith
Harry Hussey
Harry Witts
Ian Dearing
Ian Gordon
Jonathan Farooqi
Jonnie Fisk
Kester Wilson
Lynn Hobbs
Megan Watson
Michael Murphy
Micky Maher
Nick Richardson
Pete Ullrich
Rachel Griffin
Richard Johnson
Rik Morley
Steve Mann
Tim Jones
Review Team Leaders
Andrea Smith
Natalie Walker
Review Team Leaders / Auditors
Andrea Smith
Natalie Walker
Review Coordinator
David Talbot
Dayne Middleton
Nathan Newstead
Russell Fail
Review Coordinator
David Talbot
Dayne Middleton
Nathan Newstead
Russell Fail
Review Team
Abbi Bennett
Alex Murray
Angela Barrow
Anna Edgar
Arthur Cullnean
Brandon Parker
Chelsea Terry
Christine Eland
Claire O’Neill
Daniel Tinnion
Dave Gair
Eilidh Kyle
Ellie Green
Ellis Murray
Jackie Bell
Jennifer McLachlan
Jerry Simpson
Joe Thompson
Katie Davis
Kieran Dixon
Lorna Turner-Jepson
Louise Nicholson
Louise Nicholson
Lynda Stephenson
Martin Graham
Mary Earl
Morgan Cape
Natasha Dawson
Nicole Benson
Nigel Hodgson
Rebecca Burridge
Ricky McDowell
Robbie McCracken
Ryan Garner
Scott Hucknall
Sophie Smith
Stephen Riley
Terrence Fail
Tom Clark
Yvonne Hart
Review Team
Abbi Bennett
Alex Murray
Angela Barrow
Anna Edgar
Arthur Cullnean
Brandon Parker
Chelsea Terry
Christine Eland
Claire O’Neill
Daniel Tinnion
Dave Gair
Eilidh Kyle
Ellie Green
Ellis Murray
Jackie Bell
Jennifer McLachlan
Jerry Simpson
Joe Thompson
Katie Davis
Kieran Dixon
Lorna Turner-Jepson
Louise Nicholson
Louise Nicholson
Lynda Stephenson
Martin Graham
Mary Earl
Morgan Cape
Natasha Dawson
Nicole Benson
Nigel Hodgson
Rebecca Burridge
Ricky McDowell
Robbie McCracken
Ryan Garner
Scott Hucknall
Sophie Smith
Stephen Riley
Terrence Fail
Tom Clark
Yvonne Hart
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