RISING STARS We are pleased to introduce our Rising Stars for 2014:
David Jarvis
Customer Relations Manager, Severn Trent Water David has been working for Severn Trent Water for 7 years. He currently holds the position of Customer Relations Manager. As the regional manager for the West within Field Services David is accountable for all of the meter reading and customer service activities within his area. During his short career he has worked cross functionally in a variety of different roles both operational and nonoperational.
Cerys Pope
Risk Technician, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Cerys is a Risk Technician in the Local Asset Management team in Linea. She undertook a BSc Civil Engineering degree part-time and is now embarking on a Masters in Water Management at Exeter University. This course will be undertaken part time and is fully supported by Welsh Water.
Katy Buckland
Scientist, Anglian Water Katy joined Anglian Water in 2009 and gained a place on the Laboratory Leadership Programme in 2011. She has shown real enthusiasm for the industry and developed a broad range of skills via working in different areas of the Laboratory and getting involved in various wider business projects.
Nathan Deeming
Model Governance Specialist, Yorkshire Water Nathan joined Yorkshire Water on the graduate scheme in 2011. He has worked on many company-wide initiatives and has developed some valuable skills and experience. Nathan has recently moved into a newly formed data analytics function as a Model Governance Specialist.
Ray Arrell
Renewable Energy Engineer, South West Water Ray joined South West Water in 2003 as a ‘Year In Industry’ placement student, working as a web development technician in the then Company Control Centre. After this placement ended Ray took up a full time position in the Energy Team as Energy Technician and has worked in a number of energy and carbon management roles for the business ever since, including spearheading an award winning energy efficiency campaign PowerDown. In his current position as Renewable Energy Engineer, Ray is looking to maximise and enhance South West Water’s renewable energy generation to 2020 and beyond, and after successfully gaining his Incorporated Engineer registration with the Institute of Water in 2012, Ray is aspiring to achieve Chartered Engineer status within the next couple of years.
Gareth McFarland. Distribution Technician, Northern Ireland Water. Gareth joined Northern Ireland Water through an Apprenticeship scheme in January 2009 and is now a Distribution Technician, playing at active role in the Distribution Team as the liaison between Field Operatives and the Field Manager. Before joining Northern Ireland Water Gareth completed a BSc (Hons) in Geography at Queen’s University, Belfast.
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