SCITECH - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Safety
- Northern Region Manager
Adrian is a highly adaptable process and technical safety specialist with over thirty years' experience in project leadership and management from feasibility / concept stages through to full design and build (D&B) delivery. This has encompassed project execution across the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, nuclear fuel processing, and oil and gas production sectors.
All Adrian's experience has been gained in highly regulated industries delivering projects subject to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), design and operational safety cases, and environmental compliance. This experience has included liaison with medical, nuclear, safety and environmental regulators.
Adrian is a chair for safety and environmental studies, as well as a safety peer reviewer, and a trainer for process and environmental safety. Adrian has also written and presented papers and research for conferences, journals and national agencies.
Job Titles:
- Project Lead - Automation, Controls & Instrumentation
Andrew leads Scitech's control systems design and specification capability. He has significant direct experience of designing and implementing control systems and pharmaceutical Computer Systems Validation.
Andrew skills and expert knowledge at developing User Requirement Specifications and tender packages for automated systems to meet clients' needs, undertaking bid assessments and subsequent project management of selected control systems suppliers throughout their development process including design and test specification review. His personal experience in all aspects of system development means he can coordinate the necessary works with the wider project delivery and provide added value during the design development processes, as well as during factory and site test witnessing including formal qualification testing.
Job Titles:
- Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental Manager
Brian is responsible for ensuring that Scitech maintains the highest level of environmental, health and safety standards, and that we meet all our regulatory requirements. He oversees the execution of all requirements of the Construction Design and Management Regulations and that we follow best practice guidance.
Brian is an Incorporated Member of the Association of Project Safety and Chartered Engineer and holds extensive knowledge of engineering and project management in environments from general manufacturing facilities to highly regulated industries such as nuclear and pharmaceuticals.
Job Titles:
- BIM Development Manager & Architectural Technician
Clive oversees the development of BIM and the BIM strategy to ensure Scitech has the right tools and software to add value for all our projects from concept design through to construction and handover.
With more than 30 years' experience using CAD and BIM on a large range of projects, from small domestic through to multi-million-pound pharmaceutical projects, Clive is a well positioned expert to guide the BIM development for Scitech.
Clive has worked predominantly in the pharmaceutical sector as an architectural CAD technician and in BIM development, gaining a good understanding of what is required and what can be delivered in the future using BIM and is able to share this understanding with Scitech's other sector experts.
Job Titles:
- Development & Strategy Director
In his role as Development and Strategy Director, Colin is responsible for providing leadership and direction as Scitech continues to grow, ensuring we continue to offer quality service while staying true to our values. He is extremely experienced at understanding client needs ensuring the solution's that Scitech propose meet our clients' business goals and adds exceptional value.
In 2006 Colin established the Qualification and Consultancy business unit within Scitech which is grown to become recognised as a leading delivery proposition within the industry with a significant international client base developing over this period.
Colin's experience, technical know-how and acute business acumen has been honed from 25+ years of experience across multiple international businesses within Europe and the US.. In his role as Development and Strategy Director, Colin supplements his extensive industry experience with an MBA in International Business.
Dan Newell - Chief Commercial Officer
Dan is responsible for developing and managing the commercial department, supporting all Scitech design, construction, and validation activities. He leads the commercial team which provides commercial and procurement services for all projects.
He has more than 20 years' experience in the construction industry working as a quantity surveyor and latterly as commercial manager in the life sciences and technology sectors.
Dan has a BSc (Hons) degree in Construction Management (Quantity Surveying) and is a Chartered Surveyor with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
As Managing Director, Dave takes overall responsibility for all of Scitech's operations. He is a founding member of Scitech and brings extensive experience that he applies to all aspects of the business. For strategic clients Dave also retains Senior Project Director responsibilities on multi-discipline design and construction projects, benefitting clients through his unrivalled depth of knowledge.
He has an MSc in Construction Project Management, MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB) and a Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM). In addition, he holds a NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Safety and Health.
Job Titles:
- UK Design & Engineering Operations Manager
Duncan oversees all Scitech's construction activities working with our experienced regional business managers, project managers and sector experts to ensure a seamless transition from design to construction and the successful safe delivery of the construction phase of our projects.
He has considerable technical knowledge and depth of experience in delivering projects in design, construction, and project management. Duncan thrives on taking a project from inception to completion within project budgets, timescales and delivering high levels of quality installations. Duncan continues to develop the construction part of our business enhancing our existing full-service offering to life science clients.
Edward joined Scitech in 2004 and is the main client interface for our Qualification and Consultancy Services. He is well versed in every aspect of qualification and validation, with exceptional technical capabilities including specialist knowledge in radiopharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacture and is able to share this knowledge with other Scitech life science and biotechnology experts. His extensive career spans over 20 years during which he has won and overseen Qualification projects for the business across the UK, Europe and the US.
As QCS Director, Edward provides leadership of Scitech's extensive QCS division, offering operational and technical oversight on all of Scitech's QCS projects supported by our skilled life science and biotechnology experts of more than 50 qualification and validation specialists.
Edward has a PhD in Biochemical Engineering and a Masters' in Chemistry and a Degree in Biochemistry.
Emma has led the Human Resources function at Scitech since 2017. Her focus is the continuous development of a workplace culture that attracts, engages and retains exceptional talent. Her steadfast belief is that a thriving business requires a positive and inclusive work environment that fosters collaboration, creativity and employee well-being.
Emma has enjoyed transferring her experience of working across a variety of customer focused organisations of varying sizes in technology, distribution and financial services, to the life sciences sector. Emma holds a Masters in Human Resource Management, is a chartered member of the CIPD and is an ILM level 7 qualified coach. Emma particularly enjoys the HR challenge that Scitech provides as a business that is growing and expanding into other territories.
Hassan Hamzaoui is an Engineer Architect who plays a pivotal role in supporting our architectural team within Scitech's European division. With more than six years of experience, he's well equipped to contribute effectively to Scitech's commitments with valuable design and technical expertise. Prior to that, he spent seven years in Spain, where he studied at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and earned his master's degree. Proficient in Arabic, French, Spanish and Dutch, he's a multilingual professional who effectively connects with clients and partners. What sets Hassan apart is his exceptional training as both an architect and engineer, giving him a distinctive perspective and knowledge from both a creative and a technical standpoint.
Jens started as Project Engineer and developed in a Project Manager role, with almost 10 years of experience. As Project Manager he is responsible for managing multi-disciplinary teams in projects ranging from GMP lab modifications, high level feasibility studies and equipment design & validation.
Jens has a master's degree in chemical engineering and is PMI, VCA-vol & HAZOP certified.
Job Titles:
- Construction Director
- the Construction Business Unit Director
Jeremy Haldane is the Construction Business Unit Director, and has progressed in the industry over a 30 year period, working with multiple blue chip clients and across numerous markets, helping to deliver many high profile projects across UK, Ireland and Netherlands.
Based from the Manchester office now, Jeremy has a North West connection and attended University at Salford where he attained a BSc(Hons) degree in Construction Management whilst being sponsored. Jeremy is affiliated with Chartered Institute of Building, Chartered Association of Project Management and also the Chartered Association of Building Engineers.
Jeremy's objective is to help develop and grow the Scitech construction business, bringing with him his many years of project management expertise having worked with industry leading organisations at a senior level.
Job Titles:
- Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Trustee
John is a Senior Quantity Surveyor working within our commercial department, supporting all Scitech design, construction, and validation activities across our life science and biotechnology experts. He is also an employee elected Trustee of Scitech Trustee Limited and works closely with the Scitech Board of Directors and The Scitech Employee Owners Forum in regard to the Employee Ownership of Scitech.
John has more than 15 years' experience in the construction industry working as a quantity surveyor/commercial manager in the life sciences and technology sectors for the majority of this time.
John has a BSc (Hons) degree in Quantity Surveying Consultancy and is a Chartered Surveyor with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Job Titles:
- Architectural Team Leader
As Architectural Team Lead, Jonathan provides design and associated professional and technical support across the business. He has more than 25 years' experience across a wide range of differing fields, with the past 15 years exclusively within pharmaceutical, R&D and healthcare.
As Design Lead, he applies his sector expert knowledge and experience to develop highly technical facilities, laboratories, pharmaceutical and life sciences projects, alongside our multidisciplinary expert led teams. This covers all stages of the design and construction process from inception to completion with core skills including brief development and stakeholder liaison, concept and scheme design, technical design coordination and process integration all guided by the overall aim of producing imaginative and pragmatic design solutions to best meet client requirements.
Job Titles:
- Design and Engineering Manager
Lauren is responsible for leading and co-ordinating the project teams in the delivery of all technical aspects of our design and engineering project work and works collaboratively with our life science and biotechnology experts. Her experience within the pharmaceutical industry spans more than 15 years, in technical support, process, and project engineering roles and latterly in process engineering design and consultancy. She thrives when working closely with clients to fully understand their project requirements, working through the possible options and then designing and specifying the best technical solution. Lauren continues to develop the design and engineering part of our business enhancing our existing full-service offering to life science clients.
Job Titles:
- Mechanical Engineering Team Leader / Trustee
Lewis is responsible for the management of the Mechanical Engineering team. He is an experienced mechanical engineer with specific specialism in radiopharmaceutical, process, and fine chemical main contracting industries. This includes 11 years in food, beverage, dairy equipment design, manufacture, and commissioning; and 35 years fine chemical, dairy, beverage, and pharmaceutics main contracting.
Lewis has worked on a broad range of projects including the specification, testing and installation of Cyclotrons, R&D and GMP Hot Cells, containment enclosures including associated laboratory facilities, hygienic equipment design, PET/CT and MRI scanner, primary and secondary pharmaceuticals installations and works collaboratively with our life science and biotechnology experts.
He has extensive experience of working in specialist equipment vendors during design, mock-up, build and testing. His extensive site work experience has included construction, mechanical completion, IQ/OQ, commissioning and bringing to operation new and refurbished specialist pharmaceutical and radiopharmaceutical facilities.
Loic is an accomplished engineer and project manager with seven years of dedicated experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Throughout his career, he has successfully delivered numerous multi-discipline pharmaceutical projects, including comprehensive experience in managing pharmaceutical equipment projects from the initial URS draft to the final qualification steps. Loic is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, showcasing his commitment to effective project delivery and continuous improvement.
Mark is an adept sales manager with more than 25 years' experience in client-facing roles, including 20+ years of business-to-business interaction in the pharmaceutical, life sciences and chemical industries. He is skilled in key account management, new client development, and developing sales within new market sectors.
Throughout his career, Mark has been involved in various stages of the project cycle, from concept to finished facility, which has allowed him to develop a thorough understanding of the requirement for design, engineering and construction services within Scitech.
Mark's work in assisting companies to develop engineering solutions for product manufacture using sustainable feedstocks has led to involvement in several committees, providing an engineering overview to help set the strategic direction for Scitech, and overseeing the planned implementation of the continuing growth of the biotechnology sector at a national level within the UK.
Mihai joined Scitech in 2022 and he provides the HVAC design across all our pharmaceutical and life sciences projects in the EU, collaborating with all the involved disciplines to create the best possible, sustainable and energy-efficient solutions around our client's needs.
As a Senior Design Engineer, with 18 years of experience in leading HVAC design projects across the Retail, Automotive, Residential and Pharmaceutical sectors from concept to final commissioning, he has a strong background in CAD&BIM, Comfort and Energy Simulation, as well as managing execution budgets and equipment contracting for acquisition in predominantly Design & Build projects.
Job Titles:
- Principal Mechanical Building Services Engineer
Nadira leads our building services design experts and is responsible for delivering the Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) design across all our projects. As an experienced principal mechanical building services engineer, Nadira promotes and actively pursues ongoing improvements in the quality system, project efficiency and innovative design. She is committed to delivering the most practical, robust, and sustainable technical solutions for our clients. Nadira conducts technical design reviews and provides technical support as well as mentoring to all our M&E engineers at Scitech.
A chartered engineer with more than 25 years' experience in design and design management, Nadira has worked within multi-disciplinary teams and sector experts on a variety of complex projects in the UK and abroad.
Job Titles:
- QCS Regional Operations Manager
An experienced pharmaceutical professional, Nick Smith has held various leadership roles within large and emerging organisations delivering complex programs and driving continuous improvement. Nick has successfully established the operational delivery new manufacturing facilities, extended and increased the productivity of new and mature lines as well as rapid new product introductions most notably the BDS for a COVID vaccine. With a background in Quality, Nick is well versed in delivering solutions that meet GMP requirements.
Job Titles:
- Founding Member
- Design & Engineering Director
Nicola is a founding member of Scitech who has progressed from Mechanical Project Engineer to Design and Engineering Director during her 20+ years with the company.
Through her considerable experience within the biotechnology and life science sectors, and Chartered Membership of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Nicola is responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of all design and engineering projects for Scitech UK while also overseeing business development and expansion opportunities for the business unit.
Nicola is a qualified, Chartered Mechanical Engineer.
Job Titles:
- Business Infrastructure Director
As Business Infrastructure Director, Simon is responsible for ensuring the high quality of Scitech's operations through efficient infrastructure and system processes. He joined Scitech in 2003 as CAD Manager and went on to successfully establish the CAD department.
Drawing on experience garnered from a career spanning several decades, and using extensive knowledge of Quality, IT, HR, Health & Safety and Admin operations across all offices, Simon progressed to senior IT Management and Quality management positions.
Simon is ITIL and Prince2 qualified and has expertise managing IT projects from conception through to completion. He has trained as an ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor and is experienced in ISO 14001:2015.
Job Titles:
- Engineer
- Project Director
- Project Manager
- Chartered Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers
- Design & Engineering Manager ( South West )
Steve is an accomplished engineer, project manager and project director with a proven track record in the management of a diverse range of multi-discipline building structure projects, particularly under the NEC3 suite of contracts.
He is an experienced team leader, responsible for managing Scitech's life science and biotechnology experts, consisting of design teams, engineers and technicians to successfully deliver multiple projects with construction values ranging from thousands to hundreds of millions.
Steve is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers with an APM Practitioner Qualification and more than 20 years' experience.
Job Titles:
- Head of Sales, Business Development & Recruitment - Europe
Stijn is the main client interface for new business in Scitech's European division and is responsible for overseeing the strategic growth and expansion within the western continental Europe. He also has the dual role of Head of Recruitment and is responsible for the growth of the European team and managing the talent acquisition programme within the region by hiring the best sector experts.
Stijn has more than 15 years' experience in similar roles for several consulting companies, where he has honed his leadership and management skills which he applies to Scitech. He is passionate about fostering a positive working culture with colleagues to optimise teamwork and obtain tangible results, while continuously preserving quality and ethics for clients and Scitech's employees.
Job Titles:
- Construction Lead - Project Engineer
Tomasz joined Scitech in 2023 as construction lead and project engineer. What makes him effective is 3 years of dedicated experience in the pharmaceutical sector. During that time he has been involved in various multidisciplinary projects ranging from end-of-life utility replacements to laboratory refurbishments. Some of his notable achievements include leading the site-wide overhaul of safety infrastructure and commissioning new R&D and QC building. Tomasz also has experience as a project engineer and researcher in the energy sector.
Tomasz has a strong background in process and energy engineering, having earned his master's degree from Aalborg University in Denmark. He is passionate about delivering high-quality solutions that meet the needs and expectations of his clients. Tomasz is a valuable member of the Scitech team and a professional in his field.
With 30++ years of experience in a variety of projects, including labs, industrial buildings, health care, elderly homes, office buildings, schools, social housing and even a crematorium, I learned that continuous learning is what keeps us going. In terms of Architecture, I am a strong believer in Form Follows Function, but also that Form should be shaped as an elegant expression of the Function.
I am a chartered Architect and a Fellow in Project management.
Next to that I am also active in the EO Forum, member of the Welbeing Team and the Internal Prevention Advisor for the Antwerp Team. Oh yes, and a singer-songwriter, call me if you want to co-write.