Andy is HiDef’s Managing Director and moved to HiDef after 28 years with JNCC where he… Continue Reading
OUR COMPANY
OUR PEOPLE
Board Members
Elaine Southward – Operations Director
Elaine is HiDef’s Operations Director, managing survey operations, as well as data collection and delivery. Elaine is… Continue Reading
Martin Scott – Commercial Director
Martin brings his strong ornithology background to the role of Commercial Director. With HiDef since 2016,… Continue Reading
Rhys Hexter – Technology Director
Rhys re-joined HiDef in July 2020 as HiDef’s Technology Director. He has overall responsibility for all… Continue Reading
Dr. Georg Nehls – BioConsult SH Managing Director
Georg is BioConsult SH’s Managing Director and brings over 25 years of marine environmental research expertise… Continue Reading
Finance & Administration
Glenda Ellis – Administrative Assistant
Glenda joined HiDef in October 2019, before joining HiDef Glenda worked in Finance for 14 years… Continue Reading
Jacqueline Haile – Finance Officer
Jacqueline is HiDef’s Finance Officer. She has a degree in Business Studies and is C.I.M.A qualified… Continue Reading
Operations
Aidan Harrison – Operations Manager
Aidan is HiDef’s Operations Manager, he is responsible for the day to day running of the… Continue Reading
Lynn Williams – Office Manager
Lynn joined HiDef as a reviewer in 2009, before moving to the role of Administration Officer… Continue Reading
Russell Fail – Operations Assistant
Russell started with HiDef as a reviewer and it quickly became apparent that he was a… Continue Reading
Josh Jardine – Operations Assistant
Josh is the newest recruit in the Operations Department joining us in January 2020 after graduating… Continue Reading
Paul French – Senior Ornithologist
Paul’s role within HiDef is senior ornithologist, undertaking bird and marine mammal identification, QA and adjudication.… Continue Reading
Richard Schofield – Senior Ornithologist
Richard brings over 35 years of ornithological technical expertise and ID to our identification team. As… Continue Reading
Simon Pinder – Ornithologist
Simon is an Approved JNCC ESAS (European Seabirds at Sea) trainer since April 2010 with over… Continue Reading
Torcuil Grant – Ornithologist
Torcuil has acquired and developed a range of skills in a career spanning more than 16… Continue Reading
Technology
Simon Peckham – IT Manager
Simon joined the HiDef’s team as our IT Technician and is responsible for managing the day… Continue Reading
Tom Fail – Apprentice Infrastructure Technician
Tom started as a reviewer with us in 2013, showing keen interest with how the footage… Continue Reading
Piotr Krol – Hardware Engineer
Piotr joined HiDef in August 2020 after moving from his previous role as an Electrical Engineer… Continue Reading
Mike Cameron – Hardware Engineer
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Adam Whitehouse – Hardware Engineer
Adam initially joined HiDef in 2014 as engineering support, he left the company due to re-structuring… Continue Reading
Consultancy & Project delivery
Dr. Grant Humphries – Lead Data Scientist
Dr. Grant Humphries joined HiDef in early 2018 and is a marine ornithologist with a background… Continue Reading
Catherine Irwin – Lead Project Manager
Catherine has a background in geography and spatial analysis, having completed an undergraduate degree in geography… Continue Reading
Billy Southward – Project Manager
Billy is our Project Manager, he started with HiDef as a PM apprentice, during this time… Continue Reading
Ruth Peters-Grundy – Ecological Consultant
Ruth joined HiDef in 2019 as an Imagery Analyst/Ecological Consultant. She has a background in wildlife… Continue Reading
Catriona Gall – Principal Consultant
Catriona joined HiDef as Principal Consultant in March 2020 and will be leading on Environmental Impact… Continue Reading
Jaz Harker – Ecological Consultant
Jaz joined HiDef in November 2020 and has a background in marine biology gained from her… Continue Reading
Dr. Katharine Keogan – Marine Data Scientist
Dr. Kat Keogan joined HiDef as a Data Scientist in late 2020, having previously worked in… Continue Reading
ID Team
Amy Corrin
Andy Chick
Bill Aspin
Brian Minshul
Calum Scott
Chas Holt
Colin Nisbet
Craig Robson
Dave Farrow
Dave Poole
Dayle Bickley
Garry Taylor
Graeme Ruthven
Harry Hussey
Ian Gordon
Jake Gearty
Lynn Hobbs
Megan Watson
Micky Maher
Nick Richardson
Pete Ullrich
Rachel Griffin
Rik Morley
Stuart Rivers
Tim Drew
Tim Jones
ID Team
Amy Corrin
Andy Chick
Bill Aspin
Brian Minshul
Calum Scott
Chas Holt
Colin Nisbet
Craig Robson
Dave Farrow
Dave Poole
Dayle Bickley
Garry Taylor
Graeme Ruthven
Harry Hussey
Ian Gordon
Jake Gearty
Lynn Hobbs
Megan Watson
Micky Maher
Nick Richardson
Pete Ullrich
Rachel Griffin
Rik Morley
Stuart Rivers
Tim Drew
Tim Jones
Team Leaders / Auditors
Andrea Smith
Anna Edgar
Eddie Dawson
Stuart Selkirk
Auditors
Andrea Smith
Anna Edgar
Eddie Dawson
Stuart Selkirk
Review Team
Alison Woolaghan
Angela Barrow
Arthur Cullnean
Beth Barrow
Cameron Caine
Dayne Middleton
Demi Miller
Ellis Murray
Margaret Cullinan
Mary Earl
Natalie Walker
Nathan Newstead
Sophie Smith
Terrence Fail
Vicci Logan
Victoria Cullinan
Yvonne Hart
Review Team
Alison Woolaghan
Angela Barrow
Arthur Cullnean
Beth Barrow
Cameron Caine
Dayne Middleton
Demi Miller
Ellis Murray
Margaret Cullinan
Mary Earl
Natalie Walker
Nathan Newstead
Sophie Smith
Terrence Fail
Vicci Logan
Victoria Cullinan
Yvonne Hart
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