New recruit for CODEP

We are pleased to announce that Phil Dobson, formerly of Ramboll, flys out to Sierra Leone on Monday 8th February 2010. Phil will be working in Sierra Leone, as resident engineer for the Equiano Centre, for the next 12 months on a voluntary basis.

CODEP are particularly grateful to Kevin McPhillips and Richard Haddon who have made generous donations in respect of Phil’s airfare and other expenses.

As resident engineer, Phil will be responsible for dealing with queries and questions on site. This is a task he is well suited for, as Phil was employed at the Manchester office of Ramboll from May 2007. During that time he worked on a variety of projects including the Burnage, Manchester Building Schools for the Future where between July 2008 and December 2009, he was the lead engineer. Phil is a passionate football fan, supporting Oldham Athletic, but no doubt will find the time to follow the fortunes of the Waterloo Strikers over the next 12 months.

Seb Wood, the CODEP Trustee responsible for Project Delivery commented that: “We welcome the recruitment of Phil. The commitment he has shown to the project by being prepared to go out to Waterloo, Sierra Leone on a voluntary basis is a huge boost for our team and we look forward to working with Phil over the next few months, at this exciting time, as our first project gets underway.”