Richard has 17 years’ experience of providing fire engineering consultancy services and developing performance based design solutions. He enjoys engaging with design teams to deliver practical fire strategies which balance fire safety needs against other commercial and business protection considerations. Richard’s experience covers a wide range of building sectors including high profile public and heritage buildings, transport hubs, research laboratories and high rise commercial and residential developments. Career highlights include working for The British Museum, The National Theatre and the major redevelopment of Birmingham New Street Station. In his spare time Richard enjoys being outside hiking or visiting historic sites and buildings, or when the weather is really bad he is often found in the kitchen baking or playing board games with his family.