Adrian Wilkinson

(FGS, C.Geol, FIQ, MRAeS) Managing Director, Chartered Geologist, UAS Pilot and Drone Operations ‘Accountable Manager’

Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom

About

Adrian Wilkinson (Managing Director) is an Engineering Geologist and qualified remotely piloted aerial system (RPAS) or ‘drone’ pilot. He is a Chartered Geologist and Fellow of The Geological Society of London, a Member of the European Federation of Geologists, a Fellow of the Institute of Quarrying. He holds an honours Degree in Applied and Environmental Geology awarded from The University of Birmingham in 1993 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Geotechnics awarded from Camborne School of Mines in 2009. He was formerly employed by RMC (now Cemex) and then Tarmac before forming Land and Minerals Consulting Ltd in 2004. He is a ‘Geotechnical Specialist’ under the Quarries Regulations 1999, a ‘Competent Person’ as defined by the Pan-European Reserves & Resources Reporting Committee for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Minerals Reserves (“PERC Standard”), has advised on due diligence for mergers and acquisitions of aggregate quarries and has acted as an Expert Witness on minerals related matters. Specialties: Site Investigations, Geotechnical Assessments, Quarry Development Plans / Working Schemes, Resource and Reserve Reporting, LiDAR Scanning and remote discontinuity mapping using Split-FX and UAV derived photogrammetry, acting as an Expert Witness.

Experience

  • Land & Minerals Consulting Ltd (t/a QuarryDesign and DroneSurv) (Clevedon, England, United Kingdom)
    • Managing Director
      Feb 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

    • Geotechnical Director
      Sep 2004 - Feb 2016 · 11 yrs 6 mos

      Quarry Regulations Geotechnical Assessments Quarry Regulations Designs Long Range LiDAR scanning Site Investiagtions Reserve Estimates Due Diligence Expert Witness

  • Senior Geologist at Tarmac
    Jun 1995 - Sep 2004 · 9 yrs 4 mos

    Responsible for site investigations, resource and reserve assessment, producing quarry development plans.

  • Geologist at CEMEX
    Sep 1993 - Jun 1995 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Responsible for site investigation, resource and reserve assessments and producing quarry development plans.