northern who's who 
| Chair Jane Hunter |
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Vice Chair David Kerry |
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Jane graduated from Bolton Institute in 2003 with an Honours degree in Civil Engineering and from the University of Salford in 2006 with a Masters degree in Transport Engineering and Planning. She started her career as a trainee highways technician for Barrow Borough Council, before transferring to the private sector in 2001, joining Capita Symonds as a Traffic Engineer. |
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Unlike his fellow committee members, David is not an engineer. However, what he does bring to the branch is over 30 years experience in the field of road safety education. David started his career as a Chief Motorcycle Instructor for Buckinghamshire County Council and in 1983 took up the post, |
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She later became Team Leader of the Traffic & Design section in the Barrow Local Practice, where she was responsible for local traffic management issues, traffic calming schemes, traffic regulation orders and road lighting design and maintenance. Jane successfully completed her professional review this year and is currently working for Gifford as a Principal Engineer in their Manchester Environment, Development and Planning Department. Contact: Jane >> |
with Surrey County Council, of District Road Safety Officer for Woking. In 1990 he joined Cumbria County Council as Area Road Safety Officer for north Cumbria before being promoted to Senior Road Safety Officer for the county in 1996. David currently works for Capita Symonds which is responsible for the delivery of road safety education and training for and on behalf of Cumbria County Council and as part of the Cumbria Road Safety Partnership. He holds a Diploma in Accident and Safety Management, is holder of two advanced driving qualifications - Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). He is the Past Chairman of the Penrith branch of the IAM and has served on the committees of both the Carlisle IAM and RoSPA. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Road Safety Officers, and a member of the Association of Industrial Road Safety Officers and the IHT. David is an internationally recognised expert in the area of equestrian road safety and has the voluntary post of Regional Safety Representative (North) for the British Horse Society and sits on their national Safety Advisory Committee. Contact: David >> |
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| Hon. Secretary Graeme Wheelhouse |
Treasurer & Council Delegate Ian Beattie |
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Graeme started his engineering career with the former Cleveland County Council as a Trainee Incorporated Engineer back in 1989. After completing formal training he went on to work in his home town for Hartlepool Borough Council in technician, clerk of works and engineering positions, principally dealing with new development and highways infrastructure. In 2002, Graeme relocated to South Cumbria to work for Cumbria County Council as Assistant Area Engineer with responsibilities for Development Control and supporting the Area Committee’s Capital and Revenue Programme’s. In 2007, Graeme has now moved to the private sector and has taken a Team Leaders role in Highway Maintenance with Capita Symonds.
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Ian is a well known and respected person in the field of highway construction and maintenance having spent in excess of 37 years working for Cumbria County Council. He recently took early retirement but could not bear to be away from highways activities and now works part-time for independent local contractor Cumbria Traffic Management as Head Office Manager. He has been on the Branch Committee for many years and has served as Chair, on two separate occasions, as well as being the IHT council delegate for the branch. Contact: Ian >> |
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| Recruitment Officer & Annual Dinner Organiser Ernie Boardman |
Web Officer Andrew Shore |
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Andrew started his career in 1987 as a Technician Engineer with Fylde Borough Council. Since being employed by the Council he has been successful in graduating with an honours degree in Civil Engineering and, more recently, with an MSC in Transport Engineering and Planning from the University of Salford in 2006. |
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He has been employed in the Technical Services Section of the Council for 20 years and is now employed as the Council’s Technical Services Manager. He has a wealth of experience in local authority municipal engineering activities having previously worked in the drainage, general engineering and capital design sections of the Council. He now has responsibility for the Technical Services Team and the delivery of all the Council’s engineering services. These services include highways, traffic management, parking and DPE, capital projects, coastal defences, capital works programme, project management and regeneration schemes. |
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Contact: Ernie |
Contact: Andrew |
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| ACCOUNTS EXAMINER: G M Stockill A.C.A (Branch Accounts Independent Examiner) |
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