Wayne Parkinson
Partner at HOP Interiors
Wayne has spent most of his working career in Construction. Having completed a degree in Geology in Birmingham, Wayne fell into construction, like most people do! Since then, he has focussed on the commercial side of the industry specialising in office interiors. Wayne’s focus has been working for Design & Build businesses that combine the creative and technical design normally associated with architects, with the commercial and management disciplines of more traditional construction firms. In 2019 he co-founded a business called HOP Interiors and has built and operated that business since. HOP now employs twenty people across all disciplines. Highlights include delivering a new Head Quarters for Kraft Heinz in the iconic Shard building in Southwark, many projects for WeWork across London and some incredibly high end boutique bespoke offices. You can talk to him about careers in construction ranging from quantity surveying, interior design to project management.
Anthony Peter
Property developer
Anthony is property developer with a background in engineering. His works on large mixed-used regeneration projects (such as the regeneration of King’s Cross which has delivered thousands of homes, offices, new schools and new public space). After graduating with a Masters in Civil Engineering, Anthony volunteered for a year in Ghana overseeing the construction of a rural school. Following this, Anthony joined an engineering design consultancy (Arup) where he designed the strategic infrastructure for large urban developments in the UK, Kenya and Tanzania. Anthony spent six months in Sri Lanka rebuilding infrastructure in the immediate aftermath of the Boxing Day Tsunami. Anthony then joined a property developer (Related Argent) where is currently regenerating land at King’s Cross, Brent Cross and Tottenham. Anthony is happy to discuss the wide-ranging opportunities that an engineering degree can open, including overseas travel, delivering Net Zero Carbon, and careers in the property/construction industry.
Keith Winter
Engineer
Keith graduated from ‘Brixton School of Building’ in Quantity Surveying and spent the first 30 years of his career climbing up management ladders of construction companies. The following 20 years was spent within Management Consultancy and Training, working with the internationally recognised quality management standard ISO 9001 and the environmental standard ISO14001.
He has encompassed, management roles, consultancy, training and working for a government accredited certification body, both in the UK and overseas.
The concept of ‘quality management’ (ISO9001) is a MUST for all types of organisations, from Accountancy to Zookeeping. It is a ‘career within a career’. You will be involved with every aspect of the business. Your challenge, working with and
through others, will be ensuring your product / service is ‘right first time’, ‘delighting your customers / clients’ and driving ‘improvements’.
If you enjoy a challenge and are a ‘people person’ then a well paid and satisfying career in ‘quality management’ could be for you.”
Dan Gregory
Chartered Surveyor
Dan Gregory is a Chartered Surveyor who has spent his career in the property and construction industry. Following a degree in Quantity Surveying at Kingston University, he has worked in the United Kingdom and Australia managing a range of large and complex construction projects for a variety of clients. He notably managed the construction of the Emirates Stadium and redevelopment of the former ground for Arsenal FC. Dan is currently a Director for global consultancy Deloitte advising on large infrastructure and real estate developments and spends the majority of his time in the Middle East and particularly Saudi Arabia advising on a visionary new city and region called NEOM. You can ask him about surveying qualifications, the construction industry, diversity, technology, and working for a global business involving travel to different countries.
Daniel Campbell
Architect
Daniel Campbell is a qualified architect who runs his own practice in West London. Daniel joined Stiff+Trevillion in 1999 following 6 years of studies at the University of Sheffield obtaining both a degree and diploma in architecture. He became an associate with the practice in 2003 and then a director and owner in 2004. Over the last 25 years he has primarily worked within in the commercial sector, designing and delivering office, residential and office fit out projects within London and across the UK.
Stiff+Trevillion makes elegant, human-centred architecture that stands the test of time. Architecture is an inclusive, social profession: we work with clients, artisans, builders and bureaucrats to create tangible, three-dimensional outcomes. Our work is confident, unpretentious and tasteful, using simple materials in a painterly way to sit with poise within its context. We believe design can deliver change. In the face of the climate emergency, our best action as architects is to make that change through our work, building on the fundamentals of volume and light, minimising waste and putting the existing fabric first.