Here you will find details of our committee.
Get in touch with the local committee e: eastmidlands@ciht.org.uk
Jwan is a Principal engineer at Operational Safety in Jacobs. She is a Chartered Engineer with over 19 years of experience in the area of highway, traffic and road safety engineering. She holds a PhD, MSc, and BSc in civil engineering.
Jwan has multiple volunteering roles within CIHT, including SoRSA Web Officer, mentor, and professional reviewer.
As an active road safety auditor, she undertakes road safety audits across National Highways and Local Authority Road Networks. Her expertise lies in various aspects of highway engineering, road safety engineering, operational safety, transportation planning, traffic forecasting, speed management and economic assessment of the schemes. In addition, Jwan is competent in using multiple software including GIS tools, database queries, MS Excel, MS Access, AVIS, SPSS, Power BI, Limdep, SATWIN, program coding for COBALT and TUBA along with techniques to deliver the projects successfully.
Jwan in her PhD worked on “Analysing truck position data to study roundabout accident risk in the UK she has over 10 publications in the area of road safety. As part of her research Jwan has presented in a number of conferences including Transportation Research Board in Washington DC, Safer Road Conference, SoRSA Conference, University of Nottingham and CIHT EM annual conference.
Jwan’s main focus is to make the world better for everyone by reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on roads. She is passionate about providing mentoring and support to CIHT members. Before her PhD, Jwan worked as a highway engineer and lecturer at the university, where she supervised students and delivered lectures related to highway, traffic, and statistical engineering.
Federico is a Principal Consultant, part of the Strategic Consultancy team, at AECOM. He is a Chartered Engineer with over 10 years of experience in the space of road asset management, road surface characteristics, deterioration modelling and pavement LCA.
Currently Vice-chair of CIHT East Midlands Committee, Federico is also CIHT Technical Champion on Climate Resilience, he sits on BSI standards committee B/510/5 on Road Surface Characteristics and is member of PIARC World Road Association TC 2.4 on Road Network Operations and ITS for Sustainability.
Passionate about his job, Federico makes use of his background in research, computer programming and Big Data analytics to model complex physical problems, automate processes and reduce inefficiencies through innovation.
Rufus holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from KNUST Ghana. He is a current member of the Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre (NTEC) research group at the University of Nottingham (UoN), where he earned his Master's in Transportation Infrastructure Engineering and a PhD in Civil Engineering.
Rufus currently serves as a sessional lecturer at the University of Nottingham International College, where he teaches Foundation and Pre-Master's modules in the Engineering and Science Department.
Dr. Anand Sreeram is an Assistant Professor in Transportation Engineering at the University of Nottingham, UK and the Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre (NTEC). He has an internationally recognised track record of research and scholarship in the pavement and highway engineering field.
His current research interests include sustainable infrastructural materials and technologies, advanced material characterisation, smart and resilient infrastructure, high performance materials for pavements and multiscale modelling.
Since 2017, Lucy has been an active member of the CIHT East Midlands regional committee, holding roles such as Honorary Secretary, Chair, Regional Representative on the CIHT Council, and Trustee on the Board of Trustees. She currently serves as the EDI Officer and Immediate Past Chair.
Deeply committed to supporting CIHT members in their professional development, Lucy is especially passionate about promoting diversity and inclusivity across the transportation and highways sector.
In her day job, Lucy is a highly experienced Project Manager with over 20 years in the transportation sector. She specialises in managing complex design stages of major infrastructure projects and holds professional credentials as an Incorporated Engineer, Fellow of the CIHT, Chartered Manager with the CMI, and NEC4 Registered Project Manager.
Naomi is a Design Manager, Road Safety specialist and experienced Assessor in Walking, Cycling and Horse-Riding Assessment and Review, with over 15 years’ experience, predominantly in the private sector. Based in the East Midlands and currently working in Nottingham, Naomi has an MSc in Transport Planning and Management, graduating from Sheffield Hallam University and is a Fellow of the CIHT.
Her passion is road safety and active travel as part of major and complex capital projects and is keen on encouraging the next generation into such a broad and interesting profession. Naomi’s background is transport planning, feasibility and preliminary design with a strong focus and passion for Road Safety.
Naomi has worked predominantly in the private sector with the main part of her career working in MAC and ASC contracts in Area 7 (East Midlands region) and Area 12 (Yorkshire and Humber). Naomi is a successful bid writer and in previous years was part of the successful bid teams at A-one+ winning Area 4 and Area 12.
More recently Naomi moved into an exciting role at BWB Consulting Ltd where she has the opportunity to be involved in a variety of schemes from concept (Development Consent Order) through to detailed design and beyond. The Transport and Infrastructure Design Team that Naomi is part of are involved in include Design and Build schemes with construction partners, Local Highway Authority highway improvement and urban realm schemes, and also infrastructure projects for Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges, such as the East Midlands Gateway Project. Her current role affords her the pleasure of incorporating active travel and sustainable transport into highway design (WCHAR) as well as keeping her competency up to date as a Road Safety Auditor.
Naomi heads up the CIHT East Midlands Events sub-committee, enjoying the benefits of continued professional development and networking with fellow professionals across the field of civil engineering.
Sara Terrey FCIHT is a transport planning professional with over 25 years of experience in the East Midlands. She focuses on creating efficient and effective operations while fostering a people-first environment. Her expertise spans team leadership, smooth project delivery, and maintaining high technical standards across a range of transport planning projects.
Sara has a strong interest in sustainable transport and is passionate about promoting active travel and the development, implementation, and monitoring of Travel Plans to support more sustainable development.
Actively engaged in the wider profession, she regularly participates in networking and CPD events, builds industry connections, and encourages knowledge-sharing across the sector. She is committed to mentoring and supporting early career professionals.
Sara serves as Web/Communications Officer for the CIHT East Midlands committee and Co-Chair of Women in Planning East Midlands, championing collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Tony joined as a Committee Member for the East Midlands Region in 2021. His passion for the Highways and Transportation industry runs deep in him and that has influenced his decision to join CIHT in the first place. His desire to serve in the CIHT is born out of a passion to support the institution in its various outreach and events to the industry and its professional members in their progress and development.
As a BSc. Graduate of Land / Engineering Surveying who went on to gain an all round experience ranging from Land / Topographic Surveys, Setting-Out / As-Built Survey to working as Site Engineer and Project Manager, Tony also has experience in the UK as well as working abroad in various roles over the past 19 years.
His passion for the industry led him to study an MSc in Civil Engineering and Construction Management. On graduation he joined Derby City Council Traffic and Transportation department but he now works for National Highways as a Site Supervisor where he intends to drive home the Professional standards of the profession.
Kaicui Chen is a PhD student at Loughborough University. Her topic combines Deep Learning techniques with Hydrodynamic flood models, with an interest in applying her skill set and knowledge in the flood and transport-related domain. Before her PhD, she spent more than 4 years working for a start-up company in Nanjing, China and an IT group in Beijing, China. She is a new member and interested in expanding her network and experience with CIHT.
Jon is one of the UK’s leading sustainable transport planners, with over 30 years’ experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of transport strategies, policies and programmes. Based in Nottingham, where he Chairs the Bus Partnership, Jon runs his own consultancy practice, and is a Visiting Professor at the University of West of England.
Jon is a Chartered transport Planning Professional (CTPP), long standing Fellow of CIHT, as well as elected Council member and Trustee. He is currently Chair of the CIHT Education and Professional Development Strategy Board. He has led and/or contributed to several CIHT publications, including:
He is currently Chairing CIHT technical work into the relationship between active travel and health, and represents CIHT on the Advisory Board and Project Board of the DfT ‘Bus Centre of Excellence’.
James Goodwin is an experienced contract manager working for one of the leading UK highways contractors and resides in the East Midlands. He is an incorporated engineer and member of the East Midlands CIHT committee. He is a vocal advocate of the CIHT in the East Midlands and had been a member since 2016.
Nick Thom is a past Chair of the East Midlands branch with over 40 years’ experience in highway engineering, both in consultancy and academia. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, where he specialises in the analysis and design of pavement and rail track. Nick is a member of CIHT’s assessment team for the Technical Report route to IEng and CEng and is also a registered Mentor.
Frank Awuah is a Highways Engineer with over a decade of experience in designing and constructing smart, accessible, and sustainable transportation infrastructure. Currently, he serves as a Highway EV Charging Senior Engineer at ESB Innovative UK Ltd (ESB ecars), overseeing the development of EV charging infrastructure in Great Britain.
Frank is also passionate about research and teaching. His recent work includes automating road design and maintenance using physics engines and mixed reality. His PhD research at the University of Nottingham, UK, funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), explored autonomous repair techniques for bituminous pavements, significantly advancing the shift from manual to autonomous road repairs.
An advocate for electric mobility and a greener Great Britain, Frank contributes to the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Groups on Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, and Electric Vehicles.
He actively supports the CIHT East Midlands committee in organising STEM activities to inspire future engineers.
Vivian is a Chartered Engineer and Technical Director for Arcadis with over 25 years experience in the industry. He is a Fellow of CIHT and a CEng Reviewer.
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Emma is the Sustainable Travel Lead for the University of Nottingham where she is responsible for everything from managing the University's hopper bus network, to overseeing the installation of new electric charging points on campus, to delivering the University's travel plan.
Prior to joining the University, Emma spent 15+ years in the private sector, predominantly as a transport planning consultant working on projects across the UK.
Her main areas of interests are the development, delivery and evaluation of travel behaviour change projects, and ensuring that sustainable travel principles are built into development planning projects.
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Yulan is currently a PhD student in Civil Engineering at the University of Nottingham. After graduating with distinction from the University of Nottingham with an MSc, Yulan decided to continue her studies. Her research is focused on biomimicry, aiming to apply natural ideas to structures and materials.
Yulan is always keen to learn new things in Civil Engineering and the CIHT has provided her with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the transport industry and keep up to date with what is happening. She previously served on the CIHT East Midlands committee as the Emerging Professionals Chair.
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