Expanding the team

I'm very pleased to say that we've been expanding the team at ECUS. We are very pleased to welcome our new batworker and, finally we have an archaeology and heritage department all of our very own which is terribly exciting. I'm hoping to be able to talk them into introducing themselves to you but, in the meantime, I have managed to get Environmental Management's new consultant to write a little piece. When we advertised for the post we received over 300 applications and interviewed ten people over two days. The candidates were very strong and I only wished we could take more of them but Amanda proved to be everything we were looking for. Here she is:

I am an assistant environmental consultant with ECUS. I have experience in environmental management, environmental accreditation schemes, green procurement, and energy auditing. I have a background in producer responsibility having previously worked for the Environment Agency’s Producer Responsibility Regulatory Service in dealing with the packaging waste, battery, and waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) regulations.

In the past I have also worked with the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) where I worked closely with the Environmental Quality Mark (EQM). During my time on this scheme I worked with a number of small rural businesses, primarily within the tourism & hospitality industry, to improve their resource efficiency.

Prior to my work at the Park I completed my MSc in environmental management. However, I actually initially started out studying Spanish at University and subsequently spent a prolonged period in both Central and Latin America working as an English teacher. As a result, I now have a great interest in Hispanic culture, literature and cinema but sadly failed to master how to Salsa. Other than that, in my spare time I enjoy running, walking and doing pretty much anything active in the great outdoors.