Luke Gorman
Professional Head of Ecology & Acoustics, Technical Director @AtkinsRéalis
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WORK HISTORY
Professional Head of Ecology & Acoustics, Technical Director @AtkinsRéalis
Warrington, GB
A member of the Environment Practice Technical Leadership Group and part of the overall Infrastructure Leadership Team at AtkinsRéalis. Responsible for QA, staff mentoring and training, business development, project management, internal and external client liaison/management, specialist field work, specialist research, and report writing (including HRA and EIA).
EDUCATION
University of Lancashire
BSc (Hons), Environmental Management
SKILLS
ABOUT LUKE GORMAN
Fellow of CIEEM and Chartered Ecologist with a track record of identifying innovative solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges. Passionate about challenging the status quo, developing game-changing ecological survey and mitigation techniques, and expanding technical ability within the industry to ensure fantastic outcomes for our projects, our clients, and our planet.•Protected Species working group member•NE GCN Licensing Expert Panel member•CIEEM TrailBlazer group member•STEM ambassador•Advisors for the use of Detection Dogs in Conservation board member & advisor.Key experience:Ecological research & innovation Major bidsTechnical supportBusiness developmentQuality assuranceProtected species licensingMedia, webinars & conferences:BBC North West Tonight. May 2023. GCN detection dog TV feature. Technical specialist (TS) interviewed for feature.BBC North West Today. May 2023. GCN detection dog TV feature. TS interviewed for feature.BBC Manchester. April 2023. GCN detection dogs radio feature. TS interviewed for feature.BBC Newsround. May 2023. Doggy detective sniffs out building sites for rare newts. Technical input into the feature.BBC News. April 2023. Warrington doggy detectives sniff out newts on building sites. Technical input into the feature.NE District Level Licensing Team Event. October 2022. Guest speaker. Practical Application of GCN Detection Dogs workshop. Conservation K9 Consultancy. March 2022. Co-presenter & member of expert panel. Wildlife Detection Dog Conference. Conservation K9 Consultancy. January 2022. Guest speaker. Water Industry Journal. October 2021. Sniffing out newts. Input in to the feature.ITV News. October 2021. Sniffer dogs brought in to help water company avoid newts\' habitats. Input in to the feature.SNC-Lavalin (USA) Technical Webinar. October 2021. Conservation Detection Dogs. Guest speaker.Engineering Matters. July 2021. Episode 114: Engineering with Dogs. Technical specialist interviewed for podcast.Herpetofauna Workers Meeting 2021. February 2021. District Level Licensing & GCN Conservation workshop. Co-presented interactive workshop.ARG UK. October 2020. Autumn Seminar Series. District Level Licencing – a new approach to managing GCN in the planning system. Guest speaker & member of the expert panel.BBC \'Cities: Nature\'s New Wild\'(three part TV series). December 2018-January 2019. Scientific Advisor during the filming & editing of an urban GCN sequence.BBC \'The One Show\'. 29 May 2018. GCN detection dog research feature. GCN advisor during filming.
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