Ian Rolls BSc Environmental Sciences

Senior Consultant, Fugro EMU Ltd

Hi, I'm Ian Rolls and I studied BSc Environmental Sciences within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton.

I believe it was the firm foundations and expert help and support provided by the University of Southampton that helped me get started in my career.

At Southampton

I followed the aquatic pathway focusing on marine science. I believe it was the firm foundations and expert help and support provided by the University of Southampton that helped me get started in my career.  Straight after graduating I was employed by the GeoData Institute at the University of Southampton as a GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Officer, where I was able to combine my knowledge of environmental sciences with my passion for digital mapping to become a successful consultant.

My career so far

Over the last 4 years I have been working for Fugro EMU Ltd, a multi-national marine survey company, as a Senior Consultant. I specialise in spatial data management on a wide range of projects requiring the collection, management, processing and analysis of GIS data. These services are provided to clients in the marine aggregates, power and renewables and oil and gas sectors. Key services include wind farm site selection/feasibility studies for constraint mapping, consent management, baseline surveys and operations and maintenance monitoring in oceanographic, hydrographic, geophysical, and marine ecology.