John S. Cooper - Consultancy Services

Curriculum Vitae

JOHN STEPHEN COOPER
CSci, CChem, MRSC, FCIWEM, DipWEM.

CHARTERED SCIENTIST

Blymhill Lodge, Weston-under-Lizard, Shifnal, Shropshire,
TF11 8LE, United Kingdom.

Telephone : +44 (0)1952 850411 Mobile : +44 (0)7790 939797
E-Mail : johncooper@johnscooper.co.uk

Personal Profile

A chartered scientist of wide experience within the water, wastewater and environmental management fields who for the last 32 years has acted as an independent consultant advising industrial Clients, both within the UK and Europe, on all aspects of the industrial water cycle and related environmental issues. He has also acted as an Expert Witness in legal proceedings involving both criminal and litigation cases and at public enquiries.

A dedicated, reliable and responsible professional possessing good communication and decision making skills. A committed team player, although well able to work on his own initiative when required, displaying excellent analytical and problem solving skills and a flexible and adaptable approach to work. Self-motivated with an open-minded disposition and a good sense of humour.

Qualifications

Chartered Scientist (CSci)
Chartered Chemist (CChem)
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management (FCIWEM)
Diploma of Water & Environmental Management (DipWEM)

General Skills

Office & Technical Staff Management
Project Management
Laboratory Management
Laboratory Operation & Control
Writing & Presentation of Technical
Reports
Preparation, Presentation & Delivery
of Training Packages
Writing of Operation & Maintenance
Manuals

Good Investigative Skills
Good Analytical, Interpretative &
Organisational Skills
Good Oral & Written Communication
Skills
Good Interpersonal Skills
Troubleshooting
Problem Solving
Computer Literate (MS Office
& CAD Packages)

Specialist Skills

Process Engineering Design &
Performance Guarantee Specifications
Project Management
Project Evaluation & Feasibility
Studies
Pilot Plant Investigations
Project Capital & Operating Cost
Assessments
Contractor Negotiation/Selection
Preparation of Tender Documents &
Specifications
Commissioning of New Plant &
Equipment
Industrial Site Investigations &
Audits
Environmental Impact & Risk
Assessments

Laboratory Management &
Administration
Waste Minimisation & Recycling
Water Abstraction & Treatment
Regulatory Trade Effluent Control,
Management & Administration
Sampling & Analysis of Trade
Effluents
Trade Effluent Charging
Provision of Expert Technical
      Evidence in Criminal Prosecution/
      Litigation Proceedings and at Public
      Inquiries
Technical & Scientific Research
Technical & Scientific Consultancy

Career

Consultant on Water, Wastewater & Environmental Management,
John S. Cooper.
1975 - Present

Head of Water & Effluent Advisory Department,
EMBU Research & Service Company Limited.
1973 - 1975

Head of Effluent Section,
Central Laboratory, Unigate Limited.
1965 - 1973

Chemist, Main Drainage & Sewage Treatment Section,
Colchester Borough Council.
1963 - 1965

Assistant Chemist,
Birmingham Tame & Rea District Drainage Board.
1954 - 1963

Experience

Process design, control, operation and management of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants.
Regulatory trade effluent control, management and administration.
Regulatory sampling, analysis and monitoring of trade effluents.
Research into trade effluent analysis.
Design, control and operation of respirometric and pilot-scale systems for research into the microbiological treatability of trade effluents.
River pollution assessments and audits.
Process design, control and operation of industrial water and wastewater treatment plants.
Site suitability investigations.
Design and management of surface and ground water abstraction schemes.
Research and development of biological and physicochemical wastewater treatment systems.
Preparation of treatment plant control, operation and maintenance manuals.
Plant survey and performance investigations.
Evaluation and design of process systems for the handling, conditioning, dewatering and disposal of wastewater treatment plant sludges.
Design of systems for the treatment, control and regulation of site storm water discharges.
Project evaluation and feasibility studies.
Environmental impact assessments.
Handling and submission of planning consent/water abstraction licence applications.
Preparation of tender documents and design/performance guarantee specifications.
Contractor negotiation and selection.
Project management and supervision.
Commissioning of new plant and equipment.
Environmental pollution control (EPC) and waste minimisation audits.
Design and evaluation of water, raw material, product and by-product recovery and re-use systems.
Design of wastage control/trade effluent sampling and monitoring installations.
Waste management.
Risk assessment and management.
Site drainage surveys.
Noise and odour nuisance prevention.
Preparationn, presentation and delivery of training packages.
Negotiation of trade effluent consents/agreements with Water Service Companies/Environment Agency.
Technical and financial assessment of trade effluent treatment and disposal options.
Evaluation and specification of water and treated effluent quality standards.
Interpretation of and compliance with statutory regulations and health and safety provisions.
Assessment, preparation and presentation of expert technical evidence in legal proceeding and at public inquires.

Papers/Publications

The Determiination of Cyanide in Low Concentrations (Joint Paper)	Air & Water Pollut. Int. J., Pergamon Press, 1966, Vol.10., pp. 495-519.
Research & Development in Dairy Effluent Treatment	Presented at the IDF Seminar on Dairy Effluents, Denmark, 1973., IDF Document, No.77, 1974, pp. 3-17.
Measurement & Sampling of Dairy Effluents	Presented at the IDF Seminar on Dairy Effluents, Poland, 1976., IDF Document No.104, 1978, pp. 105-117.
Sludge Handling & Utilization in the United Kingdom	Presented at the IDF Seminar on Dairy Effluents, Poland, 1976., IDF Document No. 104, 1978, pp. 235-242.; Abridged Version - Milk Industry, 1977, Vol. 79, No. 9., pp. 10-14.
Wastage Control in Dairies	Paper presented to N.I.M.M.B. Seminar on Dairy Effluents, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, March, 1978.

Other Interests

Sailing :	Passed RYA ‘Offshore’ and ‘Ocean’ certificate examinations.
Scuba Diving	Trained with British SubAqua Club to Dive Leader proficiency.
General Science :	Keeping up with recent developments in scientific research.
Reading :	Fiction, non-fiction and technical literature.
Computing :	Internet, Web Site Design, CAD.