Peter represents the IFE on national and international professional forums, contributes to post-Grenfell initiatives in the UK and worldwide and is one of the Designated People at CROSS, managing the confidential safety reports that CROSS-UK receive.
In his previous role as Technical Director, Peter was instrumental in driving the development of the Technical Strategy Advisory Group (TSAG), and took the lead on the continuous development of the IFE’s body of knowledge, managing the IFE’s responses to consultations and acting as the main point of contact for technical enquiries.
He holds an Engineering Doctorate where he investigated resilient fire engineering building design. Peter also chairs the British Standards Technical Committee FSH/24, developing and codifying fire safety engineering practices. As an active volunteer within the IFE, he helps to promote the profession and registration of professional engineers with the Engineering Council.
A Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Scientist and a Registered Fire Risk Assessor, since 2012 he has been leading the independent safety, fire and risk engineering practice he founded.
Prior to this, Peter was an Associate Director at the Fire Protection Association, and earlier an Associate Director with a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy. His earlier career was spent as a fire consultant within the healthcare sector and within the fire detection and alarm industry.