Qualifications and Professional Body membership

Chartered Architect, Dipl Arch (Hons), MaPS, FFB, RIBA
Corporate Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA
Registered Architect (ARB), Registration No. 053258D
Member of the Association of Project Safety, MaPS
Fellow Member of The Forum of the Built Environment, FFB
Member of the Urban Design Group

Consultancy and other Professional Activity

• Partner in the firm Plater Claiborne Architecture & Design with over 25 years experience in Private Practice
• Expert Witness and Professional Advice for Works to Historic Buildings & Design Issues - Local Planning Authorities, Private and Corporate Clients
• Panel Member on the Design Review Panel, The Essex Design Initiative (Essex County Council)
• Authorised/Approved Architect - Inspection of Churches (DAC - Diocese of Chelmsford)
• Jury Member for the RIBA Awards
• RIBA and Colchester 2020 Design Awards
• Tendring District Council Design Awards
• Design & Conservation Awards, Maldon District Council
• Chairman: Royal Institute of British Architects, Eastern Region, Royal Institute of British Architects, Colchester & District, Faculty of Building, East Anglia Region
• Specialist works to Historic Buildings including Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Grade I, II* and II Historic Buildings
• Architect Advocate for Appeals to the Secretary of State including Public Inquiries and Local Plan Inquiries representing RIBA, private and corporate clients
• Various Awards Including Local Authority Awards for Conservation and Design; Civic Trust and Civic Society Awards, and most recently; Maldon District Sustainability and Design Awards 2009; Tendring Design Award 2009 Chelmsford Society Design Award 2008, and; RIBA and Colchester 2020 Contemporary Design Award 2006
• Workshops/Presentations - Essex County Council, Inspire East, EPOA and Shape East
• Chairman to the Board of Governors - the Sixth Form College Colchester