Ian Major
Ian started his career working for Aspen Burrow Crocker on a variety of civil engineering projects. He was involved in the design of numerous highway and infrastructure schemes, waste transfer stations and the Thameslink rail project. He has also spent time supervising construction work on site including a year working at wastewater treatment plants. In 1999, Ian joined Hyder Consulting where he spent 11 years working predominantly on the design and project management of major infrastructure projects including the N5 in Ireland, the A2 widening in Kent and the A421 improvements in Bedfordshire. Ian joined Hawkins in 2010, specialising in the investigation of property damage and personal injuries involving civil engineering and building incidents. He is also an experienced fire investigator, having investigated over 200 fires including major and complex losses in domestic, commercial and industrial premises. In his specialist field of engineering, Ian has determined the causes of a wide range of losses from small domestic claims of water ingress through to catastrophic building collapses. Other examples of incidents that Ian has investigated include wall failures, subsidence, flooding and problems associated with ground-borne vibration. Much of this work has involved advising on matters in relation to the requirements of […]
Mehul Jesani
Chemistry, contamination and pollution expert Mehul Jesani joins the Hawkins team in London
Adam Ashing
Adam is an electro-mechanical engineer based in our glasgow office. He has experience spanning over explosives, ballistics and failure analysis. He worked previously performing stress, deflection and structural analysis and early research and design
Lucy Pinkard
After completing her degree in Forensic Science from the University of South Wales, Lucy worked as an Analytical Scientist in the pharmaceutical sector, specialising in spectroscopic techniques. She then joined Avon and Somerset Constabulary as a Crime Scene Investigator, where she was involved in the forensic investigation of volume, serious and major crime scenes. During her career with the Police she also worked as a DNA Laboratory Analyst, examining items for the presence of blood and DNA. Lucy advanced to the position of Crime Scene Manager, managing the forensic response to major incidents. This included working with the Major Crime Investigation Team during the forensic investigation of many high profile cases. During her time within the Police, Lucy has delivered evidence in both Crown and Magistrates Courts and received a Police commendation for her commitment and dedication. She was also a Forensic Fire Investigator, involved in the investigation of crimes involving arson, endangerment of life and murder. Lucy completed her Masters in Forensic Investigation of Explosives and Explosions with the University of Cranfield Forensic Institute in January 2025, completing her thesis in the subject area of thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries. She now lectures at Cranfield University in Fire Investigation and […]
Jacek Czech
Jacek (pron. Yatsek) gained his master’s degree in Materials Engineering, later working as a Forensic Materials Engineer. He has investigated causation of over 150 incidents involving materials and mechanical failures, including escapes of water/oil, corrosion and personal injury cases.
Siobhán O’Connell
Siobhán has over eight years’ experience investigating road traffic collisions and researching improvements in road safety. She has produced numerous reports which have been used in many Court proceedings and has given evidence in the capacity of an Expert Witness in both Coroner’s and Crown Court.
Jack Allison
Jack Allison is a Chartered Civil Engineer specialising in geotechnics. He has led the geotechnical design for two new UK railway stations and the construction of a new power station.
George Jackson
George Jackson is a mechanical engineer with Hawkins. With focus on high-temperature mechanical properties of aerospace coatings, centred on the ductile-to-brittle transition temperature and the high-temperature creep behaviour of a new generation of MCrAlY alloys
Aaron Edwards
Aaron Edwards is a fire and explosion expert in our London office
Simon Bateman
Simon has structural design experience which spans a wide variety of other sectors including residential, office, leisure, fit-out and sculpture. His CV includes a number of award-winning projects