Michael has over 15 years' experience in environmental consulting, specialising in environmental impact assessment (EIA), stakeholder engagement and sustainable development. His areas of expertise span the nuclear, defence, oil and gas, transport, mining, regeneration and waste sectors together with consent order (DCO) procedures. Leading large development projects across the UK, he often works on challenging programmes to achieve cost-effective mitigation, overcome stakeholder objections and deliver clients’ requirements. He holds a BSc in environmental geography from University College London (UCL) and is an institute of environmental management and assessment (IEMA) registered practitioner.