Our Staff

Our Staff



Richard Fraser  ~  Director
Mary Fraser  ~  Director


Consultancy & Fieldwork

Paul Johnson  ~  Project Manager
Oliver Cooper  ~ ; Project Manager
Philip Wood  ~  Snr Project Officer
Gary Brogan  ~  Snr Project Officer
Greg Speed  ~  Snr Project Officer
Gavin Robinson  ~  Snr Project Officer
Derek Evans  ~  Project Officer
Chris Pole  ~  Project Officer
Stuart Ross  ~  Project Officer
Cath Ambrey  ~  Project Officer
David Fell  ~  Project Officer
Aina Pettersen  ~  Project Officer


Heritage Management

Penny Middleton  ~  Project Manager


CAD & Survey

Damien Ronan  ~  Project Manager
Dawn Knowles  ~  Senior Project Officer
Cath Chisman  ~  Project Officer
Giles MacFarland  ~  Project Officer
Andy Durkin  ~  Project Officer
Roger Simpson  ~  Freelance Illustrator


Post Excavation & Archives

Gail Hama  ~  Project Manager
Lynne Lowrie  ~  Project Officer (Palaeoenvironmental)
Derek Evans  ~  Project Officer (Osteoarchaeological)


Logistics

Tania Simpson  ~  Logistics Manager
Sarah Parker  ~  Logistics Assistant

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Richard Fraser

  
Director

Richard Fraser Richard is the Managing Director of Northern Archaeological Associates Ltd. He co-founded the company in 1990 and, with his wife Mary, has been responsible for developing the business to the point where it now currently employs 24 staff. He has over thirty years experience in professional archaeology as both a heritage consultant and project manager. He acts as consultant on schemes across a wide range of sectors including electricity, gas, minerals, transport, clean and waste water, local government, residential, retail and commercial developments. Richard has extensive experience undertaking Environmental Impact Assessments and has acted as an expert witness dealing with heritage issues at a number of public inquiries.

As a Project Manager, Richard has been responsible for overseeing a wide range of projects including major excavations in both rural and urban locations, desk studies, evaluations, surveys and built heritage and landscape management. He has successfully managed programmes of archaeological work covering all periods and with budgets of up to 1.5m. As Director, he has been instrumental in developing an Integrated Management System for the company which is certified to ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS18001. He has lead responsibility for Quality and Health and Safety.

Prior to establishing NAA, Richard worked as a site director for Tyne and Wear County Council and then Newcastle City Council, where he excavated a range of medieval urban, religious, defensive and waterfront sites.


Professional Qualifications

BA (Hons) Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
CIEH: Level 4 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Mary Fraser

  
Director

Mary Fraser Mary Fraser is a Director of Northern Archaeological Associates and working closely with her Co-Director, Richard Fraser, has shared responsibility for the business operation, service development and growth of NAA. She has been involved with archaeology for over 35 years, including 25 years of working in the public and private sectors providing advice on historic environment issues in relation to development, conservation and management proposals.

Mary has worked with NAA for 17 years. She joined as an Associate in 1994, became a Partner in 2006 and a Director when NAA became a limited company in 2007. Before joining NAA, Mary worked for North Yorkshire County Council as County Archaeologist, where she had responsibility for managing the archaeology section and council-run projects. She provided advice to both developers and other local authorities on planning, conservation and management issues and for the development and maintenance of the County Sites and Monuments.

Mary specialises in providing consultancy advice in relation to development, conservation and management of the historic environment. She has extensive experience of providing planning advice, contributing to Environmental Statements, liaison and negotiation with statutory consultees, compilation of specifications and contract documentation, and for the management of fieldwork contracts. She is committed to maintaining and developing relationships with key clients and developing new business opportunities whilst maintaining and improving the professional standards for which NAA is recognised. She has lead responsibility within the business in relation to ISO 14001 (Environment).


Professional Qualifications

BA Honours Archaeology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (1982)
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Paul Johnson

  
Project Manager (Fieldwork)

Paul Johnson Paul G Johnson is a Project Manager for Northern Archaeological Associates Ltd (NAA) and has in excess of 20 years of archaeological experience. His principal responsibilities include undertaking desk-based assessments, managing fieldwork projects and post-excavation assessment and analysis programmes. He is also responsible for, the preparation of Project Designs and the formulation of mitigation strategies, and undertaking landscape survey and building recording. Since joining NAA Paul has managed a wide range of projects, with components ranging in date from the Mesolithic period to the Modern. These are predominantly large-scale projects such as pipeline corridors, quarry sites and brown and green-field industrial, housing and leisure developments. For these, he is responsible for all aspects of the project, from the tendering process through to the post-excavation analysis and publication of the results.

Paul has also undertaken and managed a large number of earthwork and standing building surveys for conservation, management and development purposes. These have ranged in scope from medieval castles, to post-war factory complexes, including a significant number of industrial complexes - and have been for clients from both the private and public sectors including English Heritage and major property developers.

Prior to joining NAA, Paul managed the fieldwork and research section at Tees Archaeology where he was responsible for all commercial, contractual and community based projects undertaken by the unit. Before this he was Chief Technician at the Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow where he undertook and managed a wide range of fieldwork projects throughout the UK and abroad, and taught and examined courses in archaeological geophysics and field survey. Paul has also taught archaeological courses at the Universities of Liverpool and Leeds, and worked for a short period as a research assistant at the University of Durham.


Professional Qualifications

BA (Hons) Archaeology, University of Durham
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
EUSR: Cross Country Pipelines Health, Safety and Environment
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Oliver Cooper

  
Project Manager

Oliver Cooper Oliver has over fifteen years experience in archaeology, including eleven years as a professional archaeologist, having previously worked for over eight years in the mineral extraction industry. He has an MA in Archaeology and Heritage from the University of Leicester and has worked with local archaeology groups including serving six years as chairman of the Bedale Archaeology and History Society.

As a Project Manager, Oliver is responsible for overseeing a number of infrastructure projects from their inception through to their conclusion. His duties include the production of historic environment desk-based assessments for new projects; the co-ordination of fieldwork associated with both the evaluation and mitigation phases of projects; and the management of post-excavation programmes and publication. Oliver has also worked on a voluntary basis on a number of large-scale research programmes including the Defence of Britain Project, Grampian Hillforts Project, and follow-up work for the Yorkshire Dales Mapping Project.


Professional Qualifications

MA Archaeology and Heritage, Leicester University
CIEH: Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Gail Hama

  
Post-Excavation Manager

Gail Hama Gail has over twenty years experience in the heritage profession as a field archaeologist, finds specialist and museum curator. She is an Associate of the Institute for Archaeologists and has a BA in Archaeology from York University. Gail has a wide range of experience which includes archive and collections management; research and publication of Anglo-Saxon and Medieval finds; the development of major museum exhibitions, outreach and events projects. She has worked on assemblages of finds from prehistoric to post-medieval times from watching briefs and evaluations through to long-term research projects and large scale urban excavations.

Since working for NAA Gail has been responsible for managing all aspects of post-excavation work with specific responsibility for co-ordinating and managing finds reporting and publication. She is also actively involved in liaising with regional museums and specialist interest groups regarding deposition of archaeological archives and finds research and for inputting into community outreach projects.


Professional Qualifications

BA (Hons) Archaeology, University of York
NVQ Level 4 in Collections Management and Interpretation
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work
Current CRB Certificate


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Penny Middleton

  
Project Manager (Heritage Conservation)

Penny Middleton Penny has over twenty years experience in professional archaeology as a heritage consultant, historic buildings archaeologist and landscape surveyor. She is a Member of the Institute for Archaeologists (MIFA) and has an MA in British Archaeology from Reading University as well as a post-graduate qualification in Architectural History from the University of Oxford. Penny has a wide range of experience covering a variety of sites and periods, both nationally and internationally, and specialist technical skills in survey and GIS.

As Project Manager for Heritage Conservation, she is responsible for a wide range of built heritage and landscape management projects, including work for English Heritage, the National Trust, National Park Authorities and Defence Estates, as well as various outreach and community based events and schemes. She has direct experience of the compilation of Conservation Management Plans, Conservation Character Area Appraisals, landscape charactisation, conditions surveys, buildings recording, historic environment assessments and public consultation. Recent work includes Castleshaws Roman Fort (Greater Manchester), Red Scar Mines(Yorkshire), Cragside Estate(Northumberland), Dunstanburgh Castle(Northumberland), Coniston Coppermines(Cumbria), Ravensworth Castle(Tyne & Wear), and the Farne Islands (Northumberland).


Professional Qualifications

ArchCert in Architectural History, University of Oxford
MA in British Archaeology, University of Reading.
Member of the Institute for Archaeology
Former Expert Adviser and Mentor to the Heritage Lottery Fund
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work

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Damien Ronan

  
Project Manager

Damien Ronan Damien has over twenty five years experience in professional archaeology as a landscape surveyor, illustrator and field archaeologist. He has a Post-graduate Diploma in Professional Archaeology and has worked for Northern Archaeological Associates since 1993. Damien has a wide range of survey experience and has specialist technical skills in GPS, GIS, CAD photography, and image editing software.

As a Project Manager for Survey and Illustration, he is responsible for undertaking stand-alone projects and for supporting fieldwork and post-excavation undertaken by other Project Managers within the company. He has undertaken a wide range of archaeological landscape surveys to inform future management which have included garden and parkland surveys, woodland surveys, and estate/farm surveys. He has also undertaken a considerable number of instrument (GPS and EDM) surveys on a range of upland and lowland sites, including prehistoric landscapes, medieval castles, religious houses, deserted villages castles and industrial complexes. He has considerable experience of aerial photographic analysis and transcription using oblique and vertical photographs and map regression analysis.

Damien manages a team of four illustrators and a surveyor. They carry out a wide range of activities including scanning and digitising site plans, preparing report plans and illustrations, finds illustration, photographic rectification and transcription. Damien is a skilled photographer and uses both kite and mast mounted platforms to undertake site photography.


Professional Qualifications

Diploma in Professional Archaeology (University of Oxford)
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Gary Brogan

  
Senior Project Officer

Gary Brogan Gary has a BSc Archaeology from Bournemouth University and has worked as a field archaeologist and historic environment consultant for twenty years. He joined NAA in 2009 as a Senior Project Officer having previously worked for Tyne and Wear Museums Archaeology and Archaeological Solutions as a Project Manager, with responsibility for managing major archaeological fieldwork projects in the North-East of England, East Anglia and Greater London, including deeply stratified urban archaeology.

Gary is currently responsible for a wide range of projects including infrastructure projects related to transport and pipeline schemes and large and small residential developments. He is responsible for producing historic environment desk-based assessments and reports on the historic environment for inclusion into Environmental Scoping reports and Environmental Statements as part of the EIA process. He is also responsible for the management and co-ordination of evaluation, survey and excavation projects arising out of development proposals.


Professional Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Archaeology, Bournemouth University
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Energy and Utility Skills: Cross County Pipelines Health, Safety and Environment
CIEH: Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Greg Speed

  
Senior Project Officer

Greg Speed  Greg Speed has a BA in Archaeology from Durham University and over thirty years archaeological field experience, and has worked primarily as a supervisor or project officer since 1983. He started working with NAA in 1990 and has been involved in a wide range of projects working on sites of all periods and types within northern England. His responsibilities within the company include the preparation of desk-based assessments and the supervision of fieldwork projects from inception through to final publication. His main interest is in major infrastructure developments such as motorways, pipelines and other large linear or area projects, and deeply-stratified urban sites. He has produced a number of publications on behalf of the company, including monographs, journal papers and 'grey literature' client reports. Prior to joining NAA he worked for a number of other archaeological organisations and has carried out excavations and other fieldwork on a wide range of projects in both rural and urban contexts throughout Britain.


Professional Qualifications

BA in Archaeology, University of Durham
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Gavin Robinson

  
Senior Project Officer

Gavin Robinson Gavin Robinson has seventeen years experience of fieldwork including commercial and research excavation and survey. He has an MA in Prehistoric Archaeology and a BSc (Hons) in Archaeological Science both from Durham University and has an extensive range of experience covering a variety of sites and periods throughout England and southern Scotland. His specialist knowledge includes British prehistoric archaeology, dating techniques and archaeological theory with specialist technical skills in excavation, photography, surveying, post-excavation and publication.

Gavin is experienced in both urban and rural excavation ranging from prehistoric burial and settlement sites, through to Roman and medieval settlement and industrial remains including high status sites such as Roman villas and medieval castles.

As a Senior Project Officer with NAA, he is responsible for a wide range of fieldwork and associated post-excavation projects arising from small-scale evaluation to large infrastructure and area development. He has also been involved in consultancy, project planning and upland monument condition survey. Outside of his commercial work, Gavin is developing a constituted research group that will carry out projects targeting current research priorities.


Professional Qualifications

BSc (Hons) in Archaeological Science, University of Durham
MA in Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Durham
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Philip N. Wood

  
Senior Project Officer

Philip Wood Philip Wood has worked in professional archaeology for over twenty years, and has extensive experience excavating a wide range of sites in England and Wales. As Senior Project Officer, he is responsible for supervision and daily management of major excavations, together with the preparation of reports both for clients and publication.

Phil has directed excavations of urban and rural sites, ranging from Neolithic settlements to early 19th century factories. Since joining NAA, Phil has been involved in a wide range of projects, predominantly large-scale developments. These have included road and rail schemes, quarry sites and brown and green-field industrial, housing and leisure developments. He is responsible principally for supervision and daily management of major excavations. In addition, he has extensive experience in compiling desk-based assessments, project designs, post-excavation assessment and analysis reports, and has publications in a number of academic journals.


Professional Qualifications

BA in Archaeology, University of Durham
Institute for Archaeologists (practitioner)

CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Derek Evans

  
Project Officer

Derek Evans Derek Evans has been a cultural heritage consultant for over seven years. He holds an MSc (passed with Distinction) in Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology from the University of Sheffield, and a BA (Hons) in Archaeology from the University of Wales, Lampeter.

As Project Officer with NAA, Derek has responsibility for undertaking archaeological desk-based assessments and for compiling historic environment inputs into Environmental Statements and Scoping Reports. Derek has also been responsible for the successful on-site running of a wide range of archaeological fieldwork projects, including watching briefs, evaluations and excavations. He is highly experienced at analysing archaeological data and producing detailed client reports. He has experience of all types of British archaeology, ranging from prehistoric settlements to 20th century industrial sites. He has also produced excavation reports for publication in books and professional journals.


Professional Qualifications

BA (Hons) Archaeology, Lampeter,University of Wales
MSC in Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology, University of Sheffield
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
EUSR: Cross Country Pipelines Health, Safety and Environment
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Chris Pole

  
Project Officer

Chris Pole Chris has over 7 years archaeological experience and has worked as a Project Officer with NAA for two years. He graduated in 2004 with a BA in Archaeology and Ancient History from Birmingham University.
Prior to joining NAA Chris worked as an excavator on a range of rural and urban projects of all periods throughout the UK, as well as taking part in internationally important excavations on a freed slave graveyard on the island of St Helena. Chris also supervised a number of excavations, including a large Saxon cemetery/Iron Age settlement site in Essex and a Roman villa site in Cambridgeshire.

Chris' main interests lie in large linear scheme excavations and deeply stratified urban sites. As Project Officer for NAA Chris is responsible for the day-to-day management of fieldwork and associated post-excavation programmes. He is experienced at working on large and small-scale evaluations, monitoring and excavation projects, including the responsibility for health and safety issues and liaison with the principal contractor. In addition to his extensive fieldwork experience, Chris has also been assisting Project Managers with desk-based appraisals, desk-based assessments and building recordin.


Professional Qualifications

LLB Law (Cardiff University)
BA Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Birmingham
CSCS: - Management
First Aid at Work (4 day course)


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Stuart Ross

  
Project Officer

Stuart Ross Stuart Ross has a BA in Archaeology from the University of Durham and over eight years archaeological experience working at supervisory and project officer level. Prior to commencing work for NAA in 2005, Stuart undertook research based excavations and since working with NAA, he has been responsible for the day-to-day management of excavations on a wide range of commercial projects including investigations associated with late Mesolithic occupation, prehistoric, Romano-British and Medieval settlement sites and a 20th century industrial site.

As Project Officer, Stuart is responsible for undertaking a variety of fieldwork projects including excavation, evaluation, watching briefs and survey. On site he has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the team, health and safety and liaison with the principal contractor. Off-site, he is also responsible for completion of associated post-excavation assessment and analysis programmes, and for the final publication reports.


Professional Qualifications

BA (Hons) Archaeology, University of Durham
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Cath Ambrey

  
Project Officer

Cath Ambrey Cath Ambrey has an MA in Archaeology from the University of Glasgow and over 11 years archaeological fieldwork experience as a site assistant, site supervisor and project officer.

Prior to commencing work for NAA in 2006 Cath worked on a variety of commercial and research projects both in England and abroad. These included sites at Tel Dor in Israel, Carrickmines Castle in Eire, Chester amphitheatre in England, Butrint Roman villa in Albania and Kawa Kushite town in Sudan. She was particularly interested in the excavation of multi-period urban sites and was involved in city centre developments at Canterbury, Leicester and Bristol.

Subsequent to joining NAA Cath has supervised a number of archaeological evaluations and excavations and has been involved in programs of watching brief and different types of survey.

Her responsibilities as a Project Officer consist of undertaking fieldwork projects including excavation, evaluation, watching briefs and landscape, building and metal detecting surveys. She is also responsible for the preparation of post-excavation assessment and analysis reports associated with these projects.


Professional Qualifications

MA (Hons) Archaeology, University of Glasgow

CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
EUSR: Cross Country Pipelines Health, Safety and Environment
Emergency First Aid at Work


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David Fell

  
Project Officer

David Fell David studied for his BA in Archaeology and MA in Field Archaeology at the University of York. He interspersed his university commitments with work on a number of archaeological research projects in Scotland where he trained as an excavator on complex deeply stratified sites. He is an Associate of the Institute for Archaeologists (AIFA)

Since finishing post-graduate education in 2005 and prior to full-time employment with NAA, David worked in conjunction with English Heritage on a variety of landscape and historic building recording projects and has volunteered services to community outreach projects including a geophysical survey project with Cawood Parish Council. In 2009 David was commissioned to lead a series of guided archaeological walks for Beverley Literary Festival and has continued involvement in the programme. He has recently initiated a landscape research project in the Eden Valley, Cumbria.

Since joining NAA David has occupied a number of roles. He currently works as a Project Officer. His responsibilities include; the production of desk-based historic environment assessments, the coordination and undertaking of archaeological field projects and surveys, walk-over surveys, monitoring schemes, post-excavation analysis and the compilation of assessment and analysis reports for clients and for publication. He has experience of working with a wide range of clients on various types of schemes including major and minor infrastructure projects, at quarries and in built historic environments. His fieldwork experience spans all periods and he has travelled extensively in the UK and has a wide knowledge of British prehistory.


Professional Qualifications

BA Archaeology, University of York
MA Field Archaeology , University of York
Associate of the Institute for Archaeology (AIFA)
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
EUSR: Cross Country Pipelines Health, Safety and Environment
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Aina Margrethe Heen Pettersen

  
Project Officer

Aina Pettersen Aina Pettersen has seven years experience of fieldwork including commercial and research excavation, evaluation and monitoring. She has a BA in Archaeology from the University in Trondheim, Norway and has a special interest in prehistoric archaeology.

Aina has a wide range of experience covering a variety of sites and periods throughout England and Wales. These excavations include: early prehistoric burial monuments; Iron Age, Roman and Anglo Saxon inhumation graves and cemeteries; a defended Iron Age farmstead, settlement sites from the neolithic to medieval period and 20th century industrial sites.

In her role as Project Officer, Aina is responsible for supervising archaeological fieldwork projects including watching briefs, evaluations, excavations and producing associated post-excavation and analysis reports for clients and for publication. In addition to the fieldwork, she is also responsible for undertaking a range of finds related work and for the preparation and deposition of project archives with local museums.


Professional Qualifications

Bachelor in Archaeology (NTNU, University of Trondheim)
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Giles MacFarland

  
Project Officer

Giles MacFarland Giles qualified as an archaeologist with a BA in Archaeology from the University of Southampton. Later, he went on to do an MA at the University of York and chose to do archaeological heritage management.

As well as these academic qualifications Giles has nine years of practical experience in many different aspects of archaeology. He started out as a field archaeologist and became a site supervisor working on an interesting variety of sites all over the UK. More recently he has moved away from field archaeology and specialised in surveying and CAD.

Giles has experience in landscape or topographical surveying using GPS and total stations to provide a digital record of archaeological information. He has undertaken many different building recording jobs and is skilled in creating building plans and elevations; where more detail is required he is also experienced in rectified photography. Giles is one of the members of staff in charge of our specialist aerial photography apparatus, which is not only useful in building recording but also for overhead photographs of archaeological excavations. Although Giles does not often get to do field archaeology any more, he is still an integral part of the excavation team, being responsible for the setting out of excavation areas and site grids as well as the rapid recording of archaeological excavations. He gained a different perspective and many new skills when working in construction as a landscape surveyor and setting out engineer. This experience taught Giles many new practical surveying skills and computing skills in a construction environment. Giles has also worked on conservation management plans and other landscape management projects adding to the heritage management knowledge gained from his masters degree. He is also experienced in many different types of computer software to create site plans, building elevations, hachured earthwork surveys, rectified photographs and other types of archaeological illustration.


Professional Qualifications

BA (Hons) Archaeology, University of Southampton
MA Archaeological Heritage Management, University of York
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
EUSR: Cross Country Pipelines Health, Safety and Environment
Emergency First Aid at Work


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Lynne Lowrie

  
Project Officer

Lynne Lowrie Lynne graduated from the University of Durham with a BA in Archaeology in 2004, obtained an MA Archaeology (Historic) in 2006 and an MSc in Human Palaeoecology in 2010: She is a member of the Association for Environmental Archaeology. Prior to starting work with for NAA in 2005 she was involved with research and survey and of historic built environment. She also worked for English Heritage in site management and archiving.

As Project Officer (Palaeoecology) for NAA she has responsibility for managing the processing and sorting of environmental samples taken on site. Her other tasks involve the preparation of samples for specialist assessment, providing advice on palaeoenvironmental issues associated with excavation and post-excavation and the in-house training of NAA staff on basic environmental procedures. She has worked on material from a large variety of sites and has extensive experience of the identification of artefacts, ecofacts and industrial residues to macro-level. She is also the in-house palaeobotanist for NAA and assesses and reports on the plant remains, charcoal and wood recovered from the samples and on site


Professional Qualifications

BA (Hons) Archaeology, University of Durham

MA Archaeology (Historic), University of Durham
MSc Human Palaeoecology, University of Durham
CIEH: Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
CSCS: Construction Related Occupation
Emergency First Aid at Work
Current CRB Certificate


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Tania Simpson

  
Office Manager and Administrator

Tania Simpson Tania has worked for Northern Archaeological Associates as the Office Manager since 1992. She has over thirty years experience in archaeology but began her career in pathology. She has a Degree in Biochemistry and a Diploma in Archaeology. She also has a Level 4 Health and Safety qualification from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

She is responsible for the day-to-day running of the office, mobilising teams to site, staff recruitment and health and safety. She manages the company's Integrated Management System and is responsible for all changes to NAA's ISO procedures and documents.

As co-ordinator for Health and Safety, Tania is closely involved in the preparation of risk assessments, health and safety method statements and site plans, maintaining training records and auditing.

She has a wide range of archaeological experience including fieldwalking, excavation and finds processing. She has a particular interest in early prehistoric flint tools.


Professional Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, University of London
Diploma in Archaeology, University of London
CIEH Level 4 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
Emergency First Aid at Work


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