Contacts & information

Peter Harvey                                            

peter@sentinelconsulting.co.uk

Peter Harvey – what's your background?

In 1995 I founded an Adventure Travel and Personal Development Company. Since then I have worked closely with expedition and exploration organisations advising on Global Remote Site Health and Safety Systems, medical First Aid systems and training, Crisis Management and Change Management Systems.

That all sounds great – but what qualifications do you have?

I have a Bsc in Environmental Science, Off-Site Safety Management Certificate, qualified Mountain Leader (Summer); Emergency Medical Technician and currently finishing an Msc in Psychology at Work. I am also a member of a BSI Technical Committee, co-founder of the Expedition Provider's Association and Chairman of the Young Explorer's Trust.

So – what do you do exactly?

I work alongside a number of organisations ranging from Adventure Travel to Mining and Exploration companies. I help them review and audit their current Health and Safety systems, offer solutions to their training needs, and visit operations in the field to deliver training right where it's needed.

Anything different about you we should know about?

I've accrued a fantastic array of mild injuries on ultra marathons and strange endurance events. I also have some great stories of woe and chaos in high altitude mountain rescue in Canada..

Naomi Roberts

naomi@training-expertise.co.uk

Naomi Roberts – what's your background?

Originally a Veterinary Surgeon, I switched to 2-legged medicine through my work as a mountaineering instructor and guide. In wilderness medicine I saw a way to combine my love of medicine with my love of remote mountainous areas. I have since founded a trekking company and medical training organisation.

That all sounds great – but what qualifications do you have?

I'm a qualified Veterinary Surgeon, and I also have a Masters Degree in Social Psychology. I am a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician and International and Winter Mountain Leader.

So – what do you do exactly?

I provide medical consultancy and training for life and work in remote areas. This covers all aspects of First Aid, Safety Systems and Incident Management.

Anything different about you we should know about? 

I can provide animal behaviour counselling for owners (or their pets). I've got war stories from mountains on seven continents and some very tall tales of survival in the South Atlantic!

Liz Gray

liz@sentinelconsulting.co.uk

Liz Gray – what's your background?

I come from a background of expedition research, planning and leadership with global experience across a number of organisations. I have helped to plan and run a number of corporate events and reviewed and tested multiple safety systems for adventure travel and exploration companies. As a Trustee of the Young Explorer's Trust and co-founder of the Expedition Provider's Association, I have also been involved in the development of industry standards from Government Manifestos to BSI Standards.

That all sounds great – but what qualifications do you have?

I have my Mountain Leader (Summer) Award, am a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician and have a First Class BA (Hons) in Graphic Design!

So – what do you do exactly?

I work part-time for the company as an Expedition and Marketing Consultant, which effectively means I help to research overseas destinations; I look at safety systems for operating in remote areas and provide marketing consultancy for expedition and training organisations.

Anything different about you we should know about?

Well, I was once chased off a bush toilet by a buffalo in Uganda, and in 2003 and 2005 was the Ladies World Nettle Eating Champion..

Richard Mayon-White

richard@sentinelconsulting.co.uk

Richard Mayon-White   – what's your background?

Before coming to Sentinel Consulting, I spent time developing several companies and managing teams. I am a commercially endorsed RYA Yachtmaster, and I have used my sea-faring skills to bring personal development opportunities to a number of organisations and companies.

That all sounds great – but what qualifications do you have?

Aside from being a RYA Yachtmaster, I am the Director of an Adventure Travel Company and Personal Development Company. I also have a BA (Hons) in Geography from King's College, London.

So – what do you do exactly?

I work alongside companies offering Change Management training, helping them to re-structure and offering any additional training they may need. I also advise companies on employee selection and retention. In addition, I organise and facilitate a number of corporate events.

Anything different about you we should know about?

In November 2005 I set off in a small craft with my future wife, to complete the Trans-Atlantic Rowing Race from La Gomera to Antigua. In January 2006 we arrived, in 6 th place, and setting a record time for a mixed-sex team.

Stephen Jones

steve@sentinelconsulting.co.uk

Stephen Jones – what's your background?

I spent nine years gaining commercial management experience in banking and corporate finance and then turned my mountaineering and exploration interests into a career by becoming a professional expedition leader and country director for the NGO Raleigh International. I ran their fieldwork projects in Central and South America, Africa and Asia. I have been on more than 40 expeditions to the world's great wildernesses, to jungles, mountains and have guided expeditions in both the Arctic and Antarctica. For the last five years I have worked as an expedition leader, polar guide, lecturer, trainer and consultant.

That all sounds great – but what qualifications do you have?

I am a tutor for the Off-Site Safety Management Certificate; hold the Mountain Leader Summer and Winter Awards; Rescue Emergency Care Advanced First Aid; Criminal Records Bureau Enhanced Level Clearance for working with young people; Leadership in Management Course. I also sat on the BSI BS8848 Technical Committee.

So – what do you do exactly?

I work with organisations to develop effective and practical risk and safety management systems. I work in organisation's head offices and visit projects in the field to compare theory with reality and to make recommendations appropriate and practical. Our approach as consultants is not to report and leave but to implement changes with client organisations and to train their staff in more effective organisational and project safety techniques.

Anything different about you we should know about?

I am from Guernsey in the Channel Islands; am one of a small group of polar guides to have led clients to both the North and South Poles. Having regained consciousness in an African hospital after a near-fatal car crash, been avalanched in Greenland, run out of food at the North Pole, survived encounters with lions, snakes and crocodiles, I know from extreme experiences how to organise safe ventures and how to respond when things go wrong! I don't think Health and Safety and Risk Assessment have to be negative phrases. They are not about filling filing cabinets with useless red tape but should mean doing our work better to professional standards.

Katie Eves - Associate Researcher and Analyst

Katie Eves – what's your background?

I've spent several years working with various NGO's in West Africa, on health intervention issues. I have designed and implemented health and environment policies for several areas of the commercial sector and have worked on Incident Management policies for remote exploration organisations.

That all sounds great – but what qualifications do you have?

I have a BA (Hons) in Politics and Anthropology, and am just finishing an Msc in Public Health and Environment. I am also a fluent French speaker.

So – what do you do exactly?

I work as an associate researcher and analyst for Sentinel Consulting which sounds very grown-up! Basically, I concentrate on much of the background research to put together tailored training programmes, and look at existing company policy.

Anything different about you we should know about?

 I am an accomplished shepherd! I spend several weeks each year working on a farm as a shepherd and helping with the lambing season. I also have some surreal tales of life in West Africa...

Fay Cox – Associate Researcher and Analyst             

fay@sentinelconsulting.co.uk

Fay Cox – what's your background?

I spent several years working at the Royal Geographical Society's Expedition Advisory Centre where I ran training courses and events for aspiring explorers, covering expedition logistics, health and safety, funding and field research techniques, among many other aspects involved in planning a successful expedition. I went on to organise expeditions for school groups with a large schools expeditions company, with particular responsibility for in-country operations, overseeing expedition research, reconnaissance and planning, as well as pioneering new destinations.

That all sounds great – but what qualifications do you have?

I have a BSc in Geography from University College London and hold an Off-site Safety Management Certificate. I have also led a small field research team in Malaysia and have led expeditions to Iceland and Kenya.

So – what do you do exactly?

I work as a researcher for Sentinel Consulting, which involves applying my destination and expedition knowledge to a range of areas, including country research and analysis, risk assessments and emergency response plans.

Anything different about you we should know about?

My earliest memories include being a little too close to a curious grizzly bear in Canada and a night sleeping in a traditional Iban longhouse in the jungles of Borneo. I have since gained a lot of experience of dealing with casualty evacuations from obscure and far-flung places, although rather too much first hand, including a high altitude drama in the Himalayas.

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