Mr Michael Williamson CGeog (GIS)

Biography

Mike is currently employed as a Senior Analyst at JBA Consulting which is an environmental, engineering and risk consultancy. Mike specialises in GIS analysis, integrated catchment modelling and rainfall-runoff modelling for clients including the Environment Agency, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water and several local authorities. Prior to joining JBA, Mike completed a BSc in Physical Geography at Liverpool John Moores University where his Thesis looked into the inundation of Spartina Anglica on the Sefton Coast using soil chemical analysis. Mike followed his BSc with an MSc in GIS at the University of Leeds which included a work placement with the Forestry Commission mapping the geomorphological features and temporal change of the River Liza as part of the Wild Ennerdale Partnership. Previous employment included the role as GIS and Research Specialist for the Open Spaces, Green Places project for the charity Friends of the Lake District; and as a GIS Consultant for AECOM (Faber Maunsell) working primarily in the fields of ecology and flood risk management. This included a four month secondment to Watershed Concepts in North Carolina, USA working on fluvial flood mapping projects.