Laura holds the position of Associate Director and Lead Ecologist in TOBIN’s Environment and Planning section. She is a qualified and experienced environmental consultant with over 16 years’ experience in environmental sciences and environmental consulting. Laura’s expertise includes; Project Management, Environmental Impact Assessment Reporting, Appropriate Assessments, terrestrial, ornithological and aquatic ecological surveying, data analysis, environmental monitoring, and preparing technical reports.

Laura has a strong technical background as an aquatic ecologist and has extensive field experience in biological and chemical water quality assessment. She has also conducted bird and nest surveys, bat surveys, amphibian surveys, and carried out fish habitat assessments, which included electrofishing, minnow trapping and fish identification.