Meet the team
Core Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Miles Scott-Brown - President
ESIA, Strategic and Cumulative Effects Specialist
Miles has over 30 years’ experience in the environmental assessment and management of infrastructure projects around the globe. He has excellent problem-solving skills and specializes in developing strategies for conflict resolution of large infrastructure projects. Miles is a Certified Assessor for the IHA Sustainability Protocol for Hydropower Development.
Ana Maria Quintero - M.Sc
Environmental Specialist
Ana Maria has been working on environment, climate, energy, and conservation issues for the past 10 years. She holds an M.Sc in Carbon Management from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and B.A in Environmental Studies from the University of Franklin, Switzerland. She has worked across a diverse set of geographies as a consultant around policy, energy, community engagement in Latin America, Africa, and on Indigenous lands in the United States.
Océane Feuger - M.Eng.
Environmental Chemistry Specialist
Océane is a chemical engineer with an environmental specialty. She holds in Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Graduate School of Organic and Mineral Chemistry) – Compiègne, France. She works in the areas of energy transition, sustainable development and circular economy.
Samantha Jang - B.Sc
Environmental Specialist
Samantha is an environmental scientist with a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from the University of Calgary, bringing a wealth of experience from roles in research, government, and consulting sectors. She works in the areas of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and sustainable development.
Associates
Hon. Alison Redford - KC, ICD.D
Legal and Regulatory Specialist
Alison is a lawyer by profession and works as a strategic policy advisor focusing on the energy and extractive industries worldwide. She has held elected positions as Attorney General and then Premier of the Province of Alberta in Canada. She has advised governments and private clients on regulatory governance in the mining and petroleum mining and petroleum sectors to ensure a responsible approach to stakeholder engagement and and environmental impact, particularly in Africa, South Asia and South America.
Marcello Iocca - M.Sc.
Environmental Impact Specialist
Marcello has significant international experience in the management of complex environmental assessments of energy, waste and infrastructure related projects and the corporate environmental compliance of energy and other sectoral operations.
Jean-Michel WAN - M.Sc
Environmental and Oil and Gas Regulatory Specialist
Jean-Michel is an international consultant with significant experience in environmental and sustainability assessment projects, coupled with a comprehensive knowledge of the oil and gas sector. He is proficient at project management, having worked on various large scale infrastructure, energy, transportation and compliance projects.
Dr. Robert Mugo - M.Sc, PhD
Sustainability and Environmental Management Specialist
Robert is a senior sustainability and environmental leader with over 25 years of experience driving climate strategy, GHG technology development, and environmental assessment and management across energy, mining, power, and infrastructure sectors. He has a proven track record of leading complex sustainability and environmental management initiatives and a unique combination of technical expertise in climate strategies and technologies, strategic leadership in ESG, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory compliance.
Sir Richard Shirreff
Strategic Risk Managment Specialist
Richard has extensive experience of building unity of effort with different nations, governments, and diverse stakeholders to solve complex problems. With firsthand experience in high-pressure decision-making and leading transformative change, he excels in guiding corporate leaders to design and execute strategies for managing complex risks.
Claire Preece - M.A.
Stakeholder Specialist
Claire has close to 30 years of working with communities, all levels of government and lending institutions. She has extensive experience in development, oil, gas, mining, hydro-electric and other infrastructure sectors and is highly proficient in socio-economic analyses and stakeholder consultation.
Juan Quintero - M.Sc. Eng.
Engineer and Green Infrastructure Specialist
Juan is a Civil and Environmental Engineer, with over 40 years of experience in risk assessment and mitigation of environmental and social impacts associated with road and hydroelectric projects. Formally an Environmental Specialist at the World Bank, Juan is a Certified Assessor for the IHA Sustainability Protocol for Hydropower Development.
Irge Satiroglu - PhD
Resettlement and Social Impact Specialist
Irge is a social impact assessment and resettlement specialist skilled in implementing World Bank and IFC Standards. She is experienced in energy, water resources, mining and transportation sectors and expert in designing social baseline studies and research tools.
Jon Evans - M.Eng, LL.M
Mining, Natural Ressources and Environmental Specialist
Jon has over 20 years of European, African and Middle East experience managing and consulting for energy, natural resources, linear infrastructure and construction sectors with trilingual team leadership skills. He specializes Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESIA , Permitting, ES management systems and stakeholder engagement in mining onshore oil/gas, carbon capture and storage CCS, renewable energy, road and rail sectors.
Ian Pickard - M.Ba, M.Sc
Strategic Risk Management Specialist
Iain has over 20 years' military experience in campaign planning and combines strategic vision with in-depth expertise in financial, insurance and commercial risk management. He specializes in complex project management and service delivery, while advancing global risk mitigation strategies.
Jay Wagner - M.Sc
Social Risk Management Specialist
Jay Wagner, has over 30 years of global expertise in environmental and social performance across renewable energy, oil and gas, mining, and infrastructure projects. He specializes in due diligence, stakeholder engagement, and social impact assessments, advising clients and financial institutions on managing complex projects and ensuring compliance with international safeguards.