Here you will find details of our committee.
Get in touch with the local committee: eastmidlands@ciht.org.uk
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.
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.
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 CIHT in the East Midlands and had been a member since 2016.
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’.
Daphine attained a Bachelor's degree in Geomatics Engineering/Land Surveying and a Master's degree in Transportation Infrastructure Engineering from the University of Nottingham.
Her academic and professional experience spans transport infrastructure planning, design, construction, monitoring, maintenance and asset management. During her studies and early career, she gained experience in transport infrastructure design and management, working with a range of industry-standard engineering and GIS tools and contributing to projects involving road infrastructure and asset management.
Daphine has worked on both road construction and power infrastructure projects, developing experience across infrastructure planning, delivery and management. Passionate about sustainable transport and infrastructure development, she is committed to continuous professional growth and knowledge sharing.
Through her involvement with CIHT East Midlands, Daphine is keen to contribute to the profession, support emerging engineers and planners, and help shape the future of sustainable mobility.
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.
Venon is a principal pavement and structural engineer and lifting analyst at Arup. He is the technical lead of Pavements for ports, heavy-duty and highways at Roads, Civils and Aviation Group of Mid-West Transport. Venon has more than 22 years of experience in the industry.
He specialises in analysis and design of pavements, pavement-structure and pavement-ground interactions and interfaces, structures, and crane operations. He has a PhD in Pavement Engineering from the University of Nottingham, an MSc in Structural Engineering and a BSc in Civil Engineering. He is a member of CIHT.
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.
Yulan's research is focused on biomimicry, aiming to apply natural ideas to structures and materials.
She 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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Dr Jwan Kamla is a Chartered Engineer and Director and Founder of JWANALYTICS and CONSULTING LTD, specialising in road safety engineering, transportation analytics and evidence led design.
With 22 years of experience across civil, highway, traffic, and safety engineering, she delivers practical engineering services, advanced data analysis, and academic expertise to improve transport safety and performance.
She previously served as Road Safety Manager at Gloucestershire County Council, leading county wide strategy, multidisciplinary teams, and major safety programmes. Her earlier roles at AECOM, Atkins, and Jacobs included national research, STATS19 analysis, Safe System application, and contributions to design standards and safety governance and road safety research.
Jwan is currently Immediate Past Chair of CIHT East Midlands, a CIHT mentor and professional reviewer, and a reviewer for the Transportation Research Board (TRB). She regularly presents at UK and international conferences, including the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Syed Jalees Qadri is a Graduate Highways Development Management Engineer at West Northamptonshire Council, where he assesses planning applications and supports the delivery of safe, sustainable, and efficient transport infrastructure. He holds an MSc in Infrastructure Engineering and Management from the University of Surrey and a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
Prior to joining local government, Syed gained experience in both structural engineering consultancy and major infrastructure projects, including high speed rail construction works. His professional interests include highway development management, transport planning, sustainable infrastructure, and resilience in the built environment.
As a member of the CIHT East Midlands Committee, he is keen to support professional development, encourage engagement among early-career professionals, and contribute to the advancement of the transportation industry across the region.
