David is a chartered Mechanical Engineer, with almost 20 years of nuclear and power experience. He has been with Atkins (now SNC Lavalin) since 2001 starting as an engineer and taking roles of Operations and Engineering Manager roles for their nuclear business. In 2012 he established the nuclear business in the Middle East and has grown that to be the largest nuclear engineering team in the region, supporting both the regional nuclear programmes and also conventional and renewable projects.