Personnel

		Sean Gallagher MSc MIEEM, Consultancy Manager & Senior Ecologist. Sean is primarily responsible for bat survey and mitigation advice and is a licensed bat surveyor. He is also highly experienced in botanical survey and management planning and has over ten years experience of professional ecological work. This includes upland vegetation surveys in the Mourne Mountains and seabird surveys on the west coast of Scotland and Shetland.
		Steve Ralph MSc MIEEM, Senior Ecologist. Steve is proficient in Phase 1 habitat survey and site assessment. He has managed reptile and badger mitigation projects and undertaken a range of protected species surveys including bat and great crested newt. He has also undertaken badger bait-marking surveys and radio-tracking of nightjars.
		Nick Sanderson MSc MIEEM, Consultant Ecologist. Nick joined EMEC in 2008; he is an experienced protected species surveyor and holds bat and great crested newt survey licenses. Primary work focus is based around amphibian and bat survey but he is proficient with Phase 1 habitat assessment and mitigation strategies as well as a range of other protected species surveys.
		Alison Sharkey MSc, Assistant Ecologist. Alison graduated from an MSc in Environmental Management in 2009 and is now working full-time with EMEC as an assistant ecologist. Alison holds a great crested newt survey licence and is working towards her white-clawed crayfish licence and bat licence. Alison continues to receive further training in field survey and report writing skills.
		Zoe Jackson MSc, Trainee Ecologist. Zoe has joined EMEC Ecology as a trainee following her recent graduation from Trinity College, in Dublin, where she completed an MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation. Zoe is currently being trained in all aspects of ecological survey work, building on her existing plant identification skills and her knowledge of ecological issues. During the spring months Zoe will be busy assisting with surveys for amphibians, reptiles and other protected species.

• John McMeeking MBE. Ornithologist and long standing Trustee of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.
• Matthew Cowley MSc PhD MIEEM CEnv. An ecologist with over ten year's ecological experience, which has included directing major national survey and research contracts and undertaking large-scale ecological assessments. Matthew specialises in butterfly ecology, a subject on which he has written scientific papers for leading journals.
• John Everett. Chief Executive of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.
• Valerie Holt. Long standing member of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and fellow of the Institute of Fisheries Management.