Simon Edwards

Regional Director, Derbyshire

Biography

Simon is a founding director of the Company and is currently responsible for the technical team at the UK Headquarters office in Derbyshire. He previously worked as a support scientist for the Meteorological Office before joining a consultancy practice in 1990 and started the Environmental team at Merebrook in 1997.

Simon is responsible for a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers and surveyors working on a variety of projects including environmental assessment,  engineering design and site supervision.  His technical capabilities are encompassed in the phrase “environmental physics” and range from acoustics and air quality to ground contamination.   He has a particular interest in Environmental Law and has acted as environmental expert witness in several legal and planning cases.

Qualifications

BSc(Hons) Physics with Geophysics. The University of Exeter

Postgraduate Diploma in Acoustics. Sheffield Hallam University

Chartered Physicist (CPhys)

Member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP)

Associate Member of the Institute of Acoustics (AMIOA)

Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS)