Jackie has worked in the geotechnical industry since 1989 and has been closely involved with the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) ‘Electronic Transfer of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Data’ since its inception in 1990 (AGS 1.0). In 2010 she took over the Chairmanship of the Data Management Working Group responsible for its continued development and progress.

Mark has worked in the ground investigation industry since 1998 specialising in the ground investigation data management discipline. He has significant data management and reporting experience working on some of the largest and most complex ground investigations in the UK and leads a team of ground investigation data managers.

Mark was invited onto the AGS Data Management Working Group in 2009 and helped contribute to AGS 4.0 and all subsequent versions (AGS 4.0.3, AGS 4.0.4, BS8574:2014 and now AGS 4.1). He is passionate about data management, processes, software and standards and is an active member of the Data Management Working Group – working for the benefit of the industry.

Paul has over 21 years’ experience in the contaminated land and ground investigation industry working for both engineering consultants and GI contractors. He has worked on several large infrastructure projects and has been responsible for the installation and administration of several data management systems as well as internal digitalisation programmes.

Paul has been a member of the AGS Data Format Working Group since 2017 and has been heavily involved in the development of AGS4.1. He is an enthusiastic and vocal member of the committee and is hoping that his experience of being both a data producer and recipient will be of benefit in helping to develop the transfer format, both now and in the years to come.

Peter has over 30 years’ experience in ground investigation with a particular interest in in situ testing. He heads SOCOTEC’s Technical Team who are responsible for technical delivery of GI projects throughout the UK. He has been a member of the AGS Data Management Working Group since 2016.

Leon is a member of the AGS Data Management Working Group and has 15 years’ experience in the geo-environmental industry, mostly as a hydrogeologist specialising in contaminated land and environmental aspects.  He has significant experience in data management, interpretation and assessment of large monitoring datasets, and joined the Data Management Working Group in 2019 with the intention to contribute towards driving the industry forward.

Romain oversees the groupwide deployment of site characterisation software solutions for Fugro. He is a qualified geotechnical engineer, as well as a software engineer with more than 25 years’ experience.

Romain joined the AGS Data Management Working Group in 2006 and has contributed to all versions ever since.

Julian is the current Chair of AGS and has been involved in the geotechnical industry for over 30 years. He is actively involved in producing safety and technical guidance for the industry and sits on British and European committees. He is also Managing Director of Equipe which is the UK’s leading provider of vocational training and assessment. Julian is currently working with UGUK to ensure geoscience training meets the industry needs.

Philip has over 20 years’ experience working with geotechnical software in various capacities.  A contributor to the work of the data management and instrumentation & monitoring working groups he is passionate about effective coaching and training.

Philip has a keen interest in a particular aspect of data – the very human process of interacting with it.