QSUSTAIN - Key Persons


Andy Duggan

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Consultant
areas of expertise Rail Signalling Rail Operations Experience in British Rail and Network Rail Project Management over 30 years experience within British Rail/Railtrack and Network Rail all spent within the rail operational arm of the industry. He has 20 years involvement as a member of signal sighting committees and managed a team of signal box personnel.

Anthony Perret

Job Titles:
  • Head of the RSSB
Anthony Perret, head of the RSSB's sustainability programme, said the benefits of sustainability were financial as well as environmental: "A sustainable railway is one where costs are kept under tight control and efficiency is more than an objective; it's embedded in its culture."

Antony Dyer

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Head of Project Management
areas of expertise Operations Management Project Management Project Controls Programme Management Scheduling, Estimating Change Management Risk Management Earned Value and Commercial Management. education Bsc Hons MCIOB MA Cost E MAPM Antony again brings in excess of 20 years Industry experience to the business. As Head of Project Management he is an experienced Operations, Programme, Project and Project Controls Manager, with extensive operational leadership, project and programme delivery experience within Commercial, Retail, Financial, Residential, Local Government, Government Agency, Leisure, Transportation, Education, Health and Nuclear sectors of the construction industry.

Azhar Quaiyoom

Job Titles:
  • Director
Chartered Engineering professional with over 16 years' experience within MEP design, rail, glare analysis, sustainable developments and project engineering...

Jeremy Smith - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Quantity Surveyor
areas of expertise Cost Management Quantity Surveying Project Management Expert Witness Quantum Advice Fund Monitoring PFI Life Cycle education Quantity Surveyor Bsc Hons MCIOB Jeremy has over 20 years experience in the UK and Ireland working as a Cost Consultant and Project Manager within the Construction industry and has experience of delivering projects varying from £500k to in excess of 1 Billion Euros in value.

Kamal Siri

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Project Engineer
  • Kamal Siri Senior Electrical Engineer
areas of expertise Renewable Technology/Power Integration Power Infrastructure Design Grid Connections Buildings and associated electrical infrastructure education SMIEEE FIET CEng BEng (Hons), MSc, MBA Kamal's experience in construction and energy sector has spanned over 20 years with commitment, responsibility and enthusiasm for work proven by excellent records of achievements and success of project delivery. Kamal offers core competence in electrical engineering in buildings and energy sectors with the ability to develop and interpret clients' business requirements, developing technical solutions and effective project delivery through liaising with key stakeholders, all of which are backed by a sound technical and commercial background. Kamal has led multi-disciplinary design teams across variety of construction and energy projects including residential and commercial developments, mission critical facilities such as data centers and hospitals, energy networks such as power distribution substations, renewable energy projects such as offshore windfarms and solar farms working in 16 different countries. Kamal is one of the key contributors in development of BS7671 (IEE Wiring Regulations) 17th and 18th editions and BS7430: Code of practice for protective earthing of electrical installations.

Lovely Chavan

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Lovely Chavan Graduate Consultant
areas of expertise Renewable Technology Consulting Project Management Microsoft Office Technology education MSc in Renewable Energy and Clean Technology BTech in Mechanical Engineering Lovely is a new addition to the team, having just completed her MSc in Renewable Energy and Clean Technology at the University of Manchester. Driven to use her education and skills in the fight against climate change, Lovely has transitioned from an Automobile sector into the Sustainability sector and is motivated to work in the journey to net zero. She has previously completed her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from India and is therefore able to grasp and understand engineering concepts across a wide range of topics and industries, utilising practical, academic and software-based skillsets. Lovely is currently working with Q Sustain, enhancing her knowledge in engineering and sustainability, whilst developing skills in project management with an award-winning consultancy firm. Lovely is a new addition to the team with a background of Mechanical Engineering and MSc in Renewable Energy and Clean Technology. She also has previous experience...

Rob Wain

Job Titles:
  • Director and Asset Protection Specialist
  • Rob Wain Director and Asset Protection Specialist
areas of expertise Route Building Asset Protection Surveying Project Management education MRICS BSc (Hons) Building Surveying Prince2 Practitioner Level Over 20 years experience with Network Rail as the Route Building Engineer and Senior Surveyor. Rob has excellent knowledge of the railway protection requirements and rail operations.

Sanjay Sharma

Job Titles:
  • Engineer Manager / Engineering Manager With 25 Yrs of Experience in Design and Construction of Bridges, Railway Stations, Car Parks and Other Infrastructure. Extensive Experience.
  • Sanjay Sharma Senior Project Manager
areas of expertise Project Managment/Managment Programme Project Management Systems Project Governance Project Planning Process Design/Review and Implementation Engineering Manager with 25 yrs of experience in Design and Construction of Bridges, Railway Stations, Car Parks and other infrastructure. Extensive experience...

Yara Bekdache

Job Titles:
  • Q Sustain 's Energy and Sustainability Expert
  • Sustainability and Carbon Consultant
  • Sustainability and Low Carbon Consultant
Yara is Q Sustain's energy and sustainability expert who has recently joined with an MSc Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REACT) from The University of Manchester and was awarded "REACT's Best Project" for her dissertation on integrating high efficiency opportunities and low-carbon energy technology at Crewe railway station.