G E O F F M I L E S B S C. M S C. ( E N V. E N G. )
Principal design consultant

+44(0)1884 254003 07974 374344 Fax: 01884 259572

Relevant experience	University Research assistant: 1 year Design Engineer: Fans and venting equipment,: 4 years Fire Products testing and engineering manager Ltd: 3 years Smoke Control chief designer: 2 years Smoke Control manager: 5 years Director Smoke Control Company : 4 years Fire engineering Consultancy: 8 years
Courses attended	University of N. Wales: Honours degree University of Edinburgh, Fire investigation Course University of Surrey: Fire properties of Materials course University of Portsmouth: Environmental Engineering Masters degree
Areas of activity
Fire engineering	Qualitative Design Reviews and Fire Strategies to BS 7974/1. Footprint determination. Combustion and fuel calculations, emission prediction, BS 7899/1 & 2. Smoke development and movement calculations, time dependent escape calculations, multi-compartmented buildings: -stairwells, pressurisation, undivided buildings: -atriums, public assembly shopping malls- new build and refurbishment, transport, trade-offs, prescriptive standards objectives interpretation.
Risk Assessment	Retrospective RA and Fire Engineering records and manual development to BS templates. Investigation for existing fire protection and control measures, dispute resolution building component performance, scheme suitability, hazard assessment, smoke loads, firepoint and fire load analysis.
Commercial	Fire protection value engineering, specification writing, testing, project supervision. Communication: trained technical communicator, trainer and presenter, in fire engineering matters.
Software used for fire engineering	Freehand 9 for presentations with laptop and portable digital projector, ASKFRS fire calculation suites, all versions. CP4875 in BASIC, own custom versions of compartment fill and exhaust, lethality, visibility, venting in EXCEL, proprietary fan noise and performance prediction suites.