EXPERTISE

• EU & UK Marine Conservation  legislation and Policy
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Environmental Appraisals
• Report Writing
• Spreadsheet  Analysis
• Desk Based Research

QUALIFICATIONS

• MSc - Environmental Consultancy, University of the West of England (2012)
• BSc (Hons) – Marine Biology/Zoology (2:1) University of Bangor (2009)

Robert Goodchild, Marine Policy Assistant at Marine Ecological Surveys Limited (part of Gardline Group of Companie), recently graduated with a MSc in Environmental Consultancy from the University of the West of England. Previously undertaking a three month work placement with MESL working on a full spectrum of marine projects, assisting senior consultants in the production of technical reports and environmental appraisals for both private and public sector clients, whilst drawing upon skills and knowledge accuried throughout his academic life.

KEY EXPERIENCE

• Assisting in the in-depth analysis of the confidence assessment methods employed by the national scale habitat maps UKSEAMap 2010 and MESH, requiring extensive analysis of large datasets using both GIS and Spreadsheet manipulations.
• Use of GIS tools to produce technical maps for a range of marine projects including tidal diamonds, submarine cable routes, wind farm and aggregate dredge sites.
• Working on all aspects of marine projects from initial inception through to final hand-in.
• Completing MSc Thesis on the Cumulative Impact Assessment of Offshore Wind in the Thames Estuary, utilising a number of publicly available data sources.
• Critical analysis of technical reports when undertaking desk-based research.
• Attending a 2 day MBA accredited taxonomic course on the identification of Amphipods to species level.

CAREER SYNOPSIS

• 2012 to present: Marine Policy Assistant, Marine Ecological Surveys
• 2011: MSc Placement, Marine Ecological Surveys
• 2009 – 2010: Conservation Volunteer, Woodland Trust

MEMBERSHIPS

• Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment

CERTIFICATION

MBA - Discovering Amphipod Families Taxonomic Course

Full UK driving license

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Chambers, C., Pitts, J., Pearce, B., Alexander, D., Goodchild, R., 2011, Review of Confidence Assessment Methods for use in the Marine Biodiversity Surveillance and Monitoring Programme. JNCC Internal report, Ref C10-0187-0381.

MSc Thesis – Cumulative Impact Assessment of Offshore Wind Farms in the Thames Estuary.