Staff

Dr Steven Cassidy, BA (Hons) DipEP PhD CMILT

Director

My favourite city: Barcelona

My favourite way to travel: Train + my kids + bottle wine

Currently working on: Project Coordinator for EC project CATCH (in Cagliari, Sardinia for project meetings), Research and Development Manager for EC CIVITAS+ Project Renaissance, Project Director for Toronto Complete Mobility study. Also developing the Mobility Index and co-supervisor of Sara on her PhD research at St Andrews.

Fiona Blackley, MA (Hons) MSc MCIHT MILT

Principal Consultant

My favourite City: Edinburgh

My favourite way to travel: Sled pulled by husky dogs

Currently working on: carrying out research into the links between transport and tourism for our EC project Renaissance. Interviewing stakeholders and reviewing secondary research to understand the potential broad impacts of high speed rail on regional economies. Preparing for work to start on a new spatial planning contract for the Highways Agency.

Favourite weblink right now: The Philips Centre for health and well-being - Livable Cities

Matthew Hanrahan, BEng (Civil) Dip. Arts

Principal Consultant

My favourite city:  Seville

My favourite way to travel: Cross-country train

Currently working on: Project management of the development of a Transport Master Plan for the Holy Cities of Makkah and Medinah.

Umberto Pernice, BSc, MBA

Senior Project Manager

Favourite City: Vancouver and Rome

Favourite way to travel: Boat

Currently working on: Project management and exploitation activities of the EC FP7 project CATCH. R&D and business development activites of innovative Complete Mobility business concepts, affecting the adoption of emerging ICT applications for Smart Cities.

Ralph Anderson, BSc (Hons) MCIHT

Senior Consultant

My favourite city: Edinburgh (although Barcelona and Munich are fighting hard for the spot)

My favourite way to travel: Kayak

Currently working on: A Transport Plan for Makkah Al Mukarramah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia, including an open space concept for the central area surrounding the Holy Mosque.

Bethan Garner, MA (Hons)

Senior Consultant

My favourite city: St Andrews, Scotland

My favourite way to travel: Downhill Skiing

Currently working on: A joint, mobility-based bid with Snook and the Aliss Project for the Design Council and Technology Strategy Board in response to their Keeping Connected Competition.  

Lisa Lynch,

Junior Consultant

My favourite city:  Edinburgh

The coolest way to travel: Motorbike

Currently working on: Monthly management accounts. Mapping & review of office processes. Research. Prep work for CATCH financial reporting.

Diane Louise McDonald, BA(Hons) PG Dip

Office Manager

My favourite city: Barcelona

My favourite way to travel: Chairlift up a snowy mountain

Currently working on: Office reorganisation (including a Spring clean of the office cupboards!)

Dr George Hazel, BSc MSc PhD FCIHT MICE FCILT OBE

Consultant

My favourite city: Edinburgh

My favourite way to travel: Cycling

Currently working on: Presenting at the Evergreen Forum in Toronto on Mapping the Sustainable City and the National Capital Commission's "Capital Conversation" on the future of Ottawa and the Capital Region. Currently working on the Siemens city audits of Calgary and Edmonton, advising on the Siemens Urban Sustainability Centre in London and the European Bus System of the Future for the EU.

Favourite weblink right now: Pricetags blog

Sara Tilley, BSc (Hons) MA

Ph.D student

My favourite city: Amsterdam

My favourite way to travel: Train

Currently working on: My Ph.D which examines the travel behaviour of population groups in associated with the 'second demographic transition' such as the elderly population and single parents.

Favourite weblink right now: Straight Statistics