CEO

Served 28 years with the Metropolitan Police, with specialist subjects in Equality and Diversity and communication / interview skills.

Director

Formerly 27 years in the fire service. 11 years as a fire investigator. Author of FM Global’s ‘Guide to Fire & Arson Investigation’. Contributor to design and development of UK National Occupational Standards (NOS) and many other national and international initiatives. Former CRFP Lead Assessor and European representative on the IAAI Training & Education working group. (GATR Business Development Director).

Director

Formerly 30 years with Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue Service, he retired as Group Manager having maintained a fire investigation reference for many years, He has lectured at the Oman Fire Service College and Sultan Qaboos University. He has a BSc in Forensic Science. (GATR Instructor / Assessor, Course Manager, Company Chair and Director).

Director

Formerly 36 years with Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service and holding fire investigation reference for much of that time. He sat on the initial working party that turned the UK Fire Investigation National Occupational Standards into a Skills for Justice Level 5 Certificate. (GATR Instructor / Assessor, Course Manager, also presently Project Manager and Director).

Director

Formerly 40 years with Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Services. As Station Commander he was lead fire investigation co-ordinator with regional reference. Contributor to UK NOS. (GATR Instructor, Assessor, Practical site Manager and Director).

Director

Formerly 28 years with Wiltshire and Suffolk Fire and Rescue Services, he became Group Manager and lead fire investigation co-ordinator with regional reference. Contributor to UK NOS. (GATR Instructor, Assessor, Practical site Manager and Director).

Director

Formally 30 yrs. with the London Fire & Rescue Service. He is the scene building and maintenance manager at the GATR practical site. (Phoenix Heights). (GATR Head of Facilities, Fireground Manager and Director).

Director

Formerly 31 years with Avon Fire & Rescue Service. In 2003, he set up the Avon FRS Arson Task Force and managed the FI team for 8 years. In 2010 received an MSc in Fire Investigation from Anglia Ruskin University. Also has a HDN in Fire Command and Management. (GATR Instructor / Assessor, Health and Safety Director).

Associate

Dog Handler

Formerly 30 years with West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service spending much of his later years as a full time fire investigator. He introduced accelerant search dogs to the British Fire Service and currently has Trooper. (GATR Practical Instructor/support and dog handler).

Associate

Formally 32 years with Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service. Mick completed an MSc in Fire Scene Investigation in 2015 and completed his Cert Ed in 2003.  (Current GATR Instructor / Assessor and Level 2 Manager).

Associate

Formerly 30 years with Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service. During the last nine years of his Fire and Rescue Career, Colin joined the service’s Fire Investigation Team as a Flexi SM. His time spent as Lead Fire Investigator for the Service also involved the mentorship, direction of the training and CPD of colleagues. (GATR Instructor / Assessor and Level 5 Manager).

Associate

Formerly Scientific Support Manager at Scotland yard with 36 yrs service. (GATR Forensic Advisor and currently serving as one of GATR’s Forensic Instructors).

Associate

Formally 35 years as a Senior Fingerprint Expert at New Scotland Yard. Jack presented expert evidence at the Old Bailey receiving two Deputy Assistant Commissioner’s Commendations. He is UK Registered Fingerprint Expert and Fellow of both The Fingerprint Society and The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences. (GATR Head of Research and Consultant Fingerprint Expert).

Associate

45 years in the IT and electronics industry. Nick has a wealth of experience in instrumentation and technical projects. Including electronic hardware development and construction. He utilises his skills to provide Instrumentation, Visual Aids and production to GATR courses.

Associate

Formerly 27 years’ experience in law enforcement that has covered the Midlands, West London and the South East Wales area. With an Msc in Forensic & Legal Psychology from the University of Leicester Mike was seconded to the Fire Crime Unit within South Wales Fire & Rescue Service and involved in community projects that included target hardening, crime prevention, seasonal grass fires, arson and fire related Anti-Social Behaviour. (GATR Advisor for Police FI Training)

Associate

Following achieving first class degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, and researching class 4 free-space lasers for communication, Simon spent 6 years working for Hawkins as a fire, explosion and electrical forensic investigator. (GATR Instructor, webmaster and online systems support). Simon also works as a forensic investigator for EFI Global.

Associate

Forensic Photography Consultant with 28 yrs. as a Professional Photographer and Instructor, specialising in forensic, commercial and medical photography. Formerly 14yrs with Metropolitan Police Service as a forensic Photographer, Instructor and Manager.

Associate

Served for 26 years with the Ministry of Defence Police, retiring as Detective Chief Inspector, Head of Fraud Squad and Central Operations. He is an experienced investigator and trainer / instructor who can cover many areas, including assessor and trainer training, interview techniques and management skills. (Presently GATR/SFJ Assessment Centre Manager).