Our people
Executive Team
As CEO, Ken is responsible to the Board of Trustees of Oxford Archaeology for the leadership and effective operation of the business as a whole. He provides the strategic lead in the development of OA, both as a business in a competitive environment and as a charitable organisation involved in archaeological research and education for the public benefit.
After graduating in 1986 with a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science, Ken worked as a geologist before transferring to archaeology in 1988. Since joining Oxford Archaeology in 1995, Ken has managed a wide range of archaeological projects and has particular experience in the management of complex mitigation schemes within large-scale infrastructure works, development of innovative and cost-effective approaches to archaeological mitigation, implementation of digital recording systems, databases and GIS analysis, and the provision of archaeological planning advice. He is also a qualified Health and Safety Advisor.
From 2016-2021, Ken was the Regional Manager in Oxford, responsible for the successful operation of that office.
He is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (MCIfA) and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA).
Andy joined Oxford Archaeology as Chief Financial Officer in March 2021. Andy is a very experienced financial professional and joined OA after spending over a decade in global roles in the international charity sector. Prior to this he worked in industry as well as in business and technology consultancy. In addition to financial management, Andy has extensive experience in business change, technology delivery, programme management and digital transformation.
At OA, Andy has overall responsibility for the leadership of finance, legal, HR, property and is also the interim Chief Information Officer. He is currently overseeing the major business system and IT infrastructure modernisation for the charity.
Dan has worked for Oxford Archaeology since 1992, starting as a volunteer and working his way up the ranks of the fieldwork team, with a focus on urban archaeology. He has extensive experience of project management and the pursuit of new contracts, gained from his years as a Senior Project Manager and then as head of the Oxford Archaeology Fieldwork and Contracts teams at our Oxford office. As COO, he is responsible for operations company-wide, ensuring quality and compliance across all Oxford Archaeology projects, including our ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certification. Dan leads on OA’s key infrastructure projects and partnerships, particularly the Oxford-Cotswold Archaeology JV.
Dan is responsible for Health, Safety and the Environment and is a Technical Member of the Institute of Safety and Health (IOSH). He also leads on training. He is a Director of the Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers (FAME), a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (MCIfA), and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA).
Board of Trustees
Jan’s professional career in archaeology started in fieldwork in the midlands and north of England. Moving into local government she managed both curatorial and fieldwork teams, most recently in Gloucestershire as County Archaeologist. For the last 10 years she has worked part time as a consultant on research projects, current sector issues, and organisational reviews. Her trustee and advisory roles have included Chair of the Association of Local Government Archaeologists, trustee of the Council for British Archaeology, Chair of the Institute for Archaeologists, and membership of the Historic England Advisory Committee. She is currently a Trustee of the Heritage Alliance, President of her county archaeology society, a Member of CIfA and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Alison has had a connection with Oxford Archaeology for over 30 years. She worked for Oxford Archaeology on the Eynsham Abbey site in the summer of 1990 before embarking on her doctoral research. In the late 1990s and 2000s she organised placements at Oxford Archaeology for students on the Professional Archaeology programme at Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE).
She is currently Assistant Director at OUDCE, with responsibility for the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate award-bearing programmes and accredited short courses. She teaches on a number of archaeology courses and supervises DPhil students.
Her fieldwork has been in central Italy and her research interests include Roman landscape archaeology, Roman urban life, and individuality and expression of identity in the Roman world.
Gill has been a cultural heritage consultant for over 35 years working in both commercial and charity environments. She has a comprehensive knowledge of the heritage sector and has advised on the historic environment aspects of a number of major national infrastructure projects including Heathrow Terminal 5 and London Gateway Port, Essex. She is skilled at project planning and has been an expert advisor, mentor and monitor for the National Lottery Heritage Fund for over 20 years, supporting the development and delivery of major capital projects.
She has extensive experience of governance and business planning, having undertaken strategic planning reviews and option studies for a wide variety of organisations including Historic England and Cadw. She has served on the boards of a number of heritage and arts bodies, including as President of the Society of Antiquaries of London from 2014-18.
Paul joined the Trustees in 2020 having retired from a career in professional archaeology. A graduate from the University of Wales (University College Cardiff), after a stint on the digging circuit in the mid 1970s, Paul went into local government, first in North Yorkshire where he created the Sites & Monuments Record for England’s largest county and then in Berkshire, where he also developed innovative planning policies that helped form a basis for government planning policy in PPG 16. Since 1991 he has worked in archaeological planning consultancy and was a founding Director of CgMs Consulting. Since retiring Paul has undertaken a study of Roman agricultural landscapes in Midland and southern England and is currently preparing a D. Phil thesis at the University of Oxford on Romano-British rural settlement and farming.
Richard is an Associate Fellow at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. His current projects include programmes for mid-career Indian professionals and the Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship Programme.
Richard has worked at Oxford University for over 20 years both at the Business School and before that as the administrator of the Department of Materials where he helped set up the University’s Science Park at Begbroke. His early professional experience was as a UK civil servant and diplomat. He has also worked in the water industry as an economic consultant and specialist journalist. Richard is an active Friend (and former Chair of Friends) of the Pitt Rivers Museum. Richard brings to Oxford Archaeology broad experience as a Trustee as well as familiarity with practical management in tight financial circumstances.
Simon has worked in the education during his professional career and has experience in Charitable Trusts. He has kept an active interest in Archaeology since he studied it in his undergraduate days. As well as being a Trustee of Oxford Archaeology he is a Trustee of The Vale of the White Horse and Ridgeway Archaeological & Historical Trust. He has also a long association with the Friends of the Ashmolean.
His academic interests extend to local history and he is a member of the Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society. He sees public benefit and educational outreach as essential aspects of Oxford Archaeology’s role in the community.
Steve has extensive finance and general management experience as a board member of public and private companies. After qualifying as an accountant with Coopers & Lybrand, he worked as a strategy consultant and then spent 10 years in the retail sector at Homebase and B&Q. Subsequently he was a main board director in businesses covering telecoms, commercial property, residential property services and financial services.
During his commercial career Steve has led delivery of new products and services, strategic acquisitions and disposals, investment projects, business turnarounds, cost saving programmes, debt and equity refinancings, and major systems changes.
Most recently Steve moved into the charity sector during the pandemic as bursar and trustee of Keble College, Oxford before retiring from executive roles in late 2024.
Steve has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Sue specialises in working with charities and social enterprises and is passionate about the difference these organisations can make, both in local communities and in society. Her business expertise and skills come from a career in banking, working with charities and social enterprises at Triodos Bank UK and as CEO of a similar regulated finance organisation in New Zealand.
Returning to the UK she set up a new social investment programme for an endowed charitable foundation and worked for a place-based investor, developing a new social impact investment fund. Sue has a longstanding personal interest in history and archaeology and is based in Bristol working as a charity trustee, non-executive director and consultant.
Regional Managers
Fraser has been working in British archaeology since the late 1980s and graduated with a BA in Archaeology and Prehistory from Sheffield University in 1995. He joined Oxford Archaeology in 1998 and is Regional Manager for our Lancaster office. Fraser is also a qualified Health and Safety Advisor and helps co-ordinate and implement health and safety policy.
He has considerable project management experience, overseeing projects, in both rural and urban environments, from tender through to publication. He has routinely undertaken work for the building construction, mineral extraction, transport and energy sectors, and has particular experience of large-scale infrastructure projects, including road schemes, long-distance pipelines and airports. Fraser has a keen interest in British prehistory, especially the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods and has expertise in lithic sites and waterlogged environments. Digital recording techniques and geospatial analyses are also areas of interest. Notable recent projects include the Asselby to Pannal Natural Gas Pipeline, the Isle of Man Airport Runway End Safety Area project, Carlisle Northern Development Route, the A487 Caernarfon to Bontnewydd Bypass, and the A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool Bypass.
Katrina has worked for Oxford Archaeology since 2004 and has over 15 years' experience in professional archaeology in the UK and abroad. As well as being OA South's Regional Manager, she also manages a portfolio of projects. She has a particular interest in early Roman Britain and the archaeology of World War II.
Katrina holds a PG Dip in Forensic Archaeology from Bournemouth University and an MA in Classical Studies from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (ACIfA).
Stephen has over 30 years' experience in British, French and North American archaeology. He graduated from the University of Sheffield with a BA in Prehistory and Archaeology and has an MPhil in Archaeological Heritage and Museums from the University of Cambridge.
He is a leading proponent of Public Archaeology and has the responsibility for the education and outreach projects across Oxford Archaeology, managing the Oxford Archaeology Outreach service. Stephen has considerable experience in successfully obtaining grant aid for this type of heritage project.
He has extensive experience in project management, contracts and the heritage sector in general. Stephen is a Heritage Management and Roman specialist, and continues to pursue research projects in these areas, predominately but not solely in the Eastern Region. Stephen is a full Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (MCIfA), a member of the Council for British Archaeology (East) and sits on the council of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society.
Senior Management Team
Alan has over 30 years' experience in professional archaeology in the UK and abroad and is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (MCIfA). He graduated in 1986 with a BA (Hons) in Ancient Mediterranean Studies from Bristol University, gained an MA (distinction) in 1988 at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL, and a PhD from Cambridge University in 1995.
Alan worked for Oxford Archaeology (OA) between 1995-7 and re-joined the company in 2001 working in our Lancaster office. He has managed a wide range of archaeological projects and has particular experience in the management of complex mitigation schemes within large-scale infrastructure works.
Since 2003, Alan has been the Operations Manager in Lancaster, is part of the Regional Management Team and also the Senior Management Team for OA. In his current role, he is responsible for fieldwork in the Lancaster office, overseeing quality and compliance across projects.
Liz oversees the post-excavation research and publications function at our Cambridge office. She has worked for Oxford Archaeology (and its predecessor) for twenty years. Her job is to manage all aspects of post-excavation work, including the finds, environmental and graphics teams. She also edits all of the academic and popular publications produced by the Cambridge team, ensuring that the highest academic standards are maintained and that projects are delivered on time to clients.
Having graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in Ancient History and Archaeology, she also has a PhD from the University of East Anglia. Liz has considerable experience in managing complex projects and specialises in urban Late Saxon and medieval archaeology, with particular interests in castle and cemetery studies.
Gerry joined Oxford Archaeology as an Archaeologist in 2000, after graduating from the University of Reading. Gerry spent the next decade or so excavating sites as an Assistant Supervisor, Supervisor and Project Officer before gaining promotion to Senior Project Manager in early 2013. During his time as a manager, he ran a diverse range of projects, from Palaeolithic flint sites to industrial complexes, via work for the Oxford Colleges, but specialised in large-scale rural sites of prehistoric and Roman date. He has also undertaken the post-excavation analysis of sites and has worked extensively in the Contracts Department, providing high quality tenders for new work opportunities. Additionally, Gerry has responsibility for overseeing the fieldwork training programmes at the Oxford office, managing staff progression through the Graduate Trainee to Project Officer programmes. Gerry was promoted to Head of Fieldwork for the Oxford office in early 2025 and is passionate about continuing to deliver the high standards of work undertaken by our fieldwork teams. Gerry is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (MCIfA) and holds a Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) qualification.
Leo has worked in the Oxford office of Oxford Archaeology as Head of Post-Excavation since 2016. In this role, he manages the Post-Excavation department and oversees the publication programme, as well as being part of the Senior Management team in Oxford. He previously held positions at Reading, Leicester and Bristol Universities, and has published widely on the later Bronze Age and Iron Age in northwest Europe. He has a PhD in Archaeology from the University of Cambridge, focusing on the Danish Iron Age. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a full Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.
Pat has worked in commercial archaeology since 2008 and holds a BA in Archaeology and Ancient History from Reading University.
In his current role as Senior Project Manager, Pat co-ordinates the archaeological fieldwork and post-excavation programmes for large residential, commercial and NSIP projects across the East of England, including their contractual and financial management. Major projects he has recently managed include the 25ha Iron Age and Roman settlement complex at Wintringham, St Neots, and a 1,400 trench evaluation and 13ha of mitigation along the Hornsea Project 3 windfarm onshore cable route.
A background in heritage consultancy also allows Patrick to provide up to date and accurate pre-application advice to clients regarding a site’s heritage potential and mitigation requirements that may be required.
Pat has a particular interest in the Late Iron Age to Early Roman periods and Roman rural settlement patterns. He is a full Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (MCIfA)
Richard has been a professional archaeologist since joining Oxford Archaeology in 1985. As a Fieldwork Senior Project Manager from 2000-2022, Richard specialised in urban and infra-structure projects and has been responsible for managing fieldwork and post-excavation projects including HS1 (Whitehorse Stone, Ebbsfleet International Station, the Southfleet Elephant excavation), the western section of Crossrail (Old Oak Common, Paddington, Tottenham Court Road and Bond St Stations), HS2 (HS2 Central and North Built Heritage for COPA JV), and multiple road-schemes (A120, A5, A421). Richard also has a background in castle/chateau excavation (Chateau de Mayenne, Chateau de Falaise, Windsor Castle, Tower of London) and has overseen work for the Royal Household at Buckingham Palace, St James’ Palace, Windsor Castle, Clarence House, Marlborough House and Kensington Palace since 2009.
As Head of Contracts and Business Development, Richard leads the tender team at the Oxford office of Oxford Archaeology as well as co-ordinating and overseeing tenders across Oxford Archaeology.
Richard holds a PhD in Archaeology and a BA (Hons) in Geography and Archaeology, both awarded by the University of Manchester. He has worked in archaeology for nearly 30 years, initially as a university-based researcher and latterly in commercial archaeology, and has been engaged in all aspects of the archaeological process, including desk-based research and assessment, excavation, post-excavation assessment and analysis, and publication. He has a specialist interest in post-excavation, and the prehistoric and early historic archaeology of northern Britain, with a particular emphasis on the Irish Sea area (south-west Scotland; north-west England, and north Wales), and has authored or co-authored numerous archaeological reports and publications relating to this area. As a Post-Excavation Project Manager, Richard oversees and is involved in many aspects of post-excavation in the Oxford Archaeology Lancaster Office, and is actively involved in the dissemination of the results from developer-funded excavations undertaken by Oxford Archaeology.
Meet the team
Natasha graduated with a BA (Hons) in Archaeology and Prehistory from the University of Sheffield, followed by an MSc in Osteology, Palaeopathology and Funerary Archaeology (University of Bradford). She started her archaeological career at the Museum of London and now has over 30 years of experience working in commercial archaeology.
Prior to joining Oxford Archaeology in 2016, Natasha was the senior osteoarchaeologist at the Cambridge Archaeological Unit for 20 years and has an extensive knowledge of the archaeology of Eastern England, particularly of burial archaeology.
In her current role, Natasha is responsible for co-ordinating the work programmes in both the Finds and Environmental Departments at Oxford Archaeology's Cambridge office, liaising with specialists within the organisation and externally. She also oversees the post-ex training of staff, specifically junior specialists. With her specialism in osteology Natasha contributes to the grey literature and publications programmes at OA and has a particular interest in cremation practices and Bronze Age and Iron Age funerary archaeology. She is a member of the British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO).
Ted has 10 years’ experience in commercial archaeology. Following a BA in Archaeology and Anthropology (Cambridge), Ted joined Oxford Archaeology's Cambridge office as an excavator. In 2016 he moved permanently into the Finds department. His current role is Finds Supervisor and Ceramics Specialist. His specialisms are in Fired Clay and Ceramic Building Materials analysis. In 2018, he completed an MA in Artefact Studies (UCL) where he formalised his finds training and developed skills in ceramic studies, petrography and elemental analyses. His main writing and research interests are in ceramic production sites, namely Roman pottery and tile kilns, as well as prehistoric to Medieval textile production tools and salt making.
David gained his PhD in Archaeology from the University of Cambridge in 2021, for which he ran a project in northwest Kenya combining geoarchaeological, landscape survey and ethnographic techniques to investigate the ways in which both historic and contemporary settlements have shifted across the landscape. He joined Oxford Archaeology in October 2022 as a Geoarchaeology Supervisor and has been a Project Officer since June 2023. In this role he specialises in conducting thin-section micromorphology and geochemistry analyses on samples from across OA’s portfolio, as well as monitoring geotechnical works, supervising purposive borehole and auger surveys, and creating both site-specific deposit models and wider geoarchaeological landscape assessments, as well as actively contributing to several of OA’s ongoing research initiatives.
His primary interests include the role of micromorphology in addressing archaeological questions, the exploration of multi-scalar connections between archaeological sites and wider landscapes, theories of archaeological interpretation that extend ‘beyond the human’, and archaeology’s potential role within wider programmes of contemporary nature conservation. He also continues to conduct research in Kenya and maintains an active research publication output focusing on both UK and East African archaeology.
David is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London, an Honorary Research Fellow at the British Institute in Eastern Africa, a National Geographic Society Explorer, and an active member of both the Association for Environmental Archaeology and the Quaternary Research Association.
Elizabeth has a professional career spanning over 25 years in field, environmental archaeology, geoarchaeology, post-excavation analysis and project management. She has a BA (Hons) degree in Archaeology from the University of Wales College of Cardiff and an MSc in Geoarchaeology from the University of Reading. Having trained under Profs. J.G. Evans and M.G Bell, she specialises in geoarchaeology, predictive deposit modelling and malacology.
Elizabeth joined OA in 1996, having previously worked for archaeological organisations in Northeast England, the highlight of which was intertidal fieldwork on the Hartlepool submerged forest (Tees Archaeology). Whilst working for OA she has been involved in both research and developer-funded projects across the South, the Midlands, East Anglia, Northern England, France, and the Netherlands. She has worked on a range of multiperiod sites, with expertise in the Thames Valley, Greater London, Kent and Essex. She has extensive experience in the design and implementation of geoarchaeological investigations with deposit modelling on large infrastructure projects such as High Speed 1, High Speed 2, Heathrow Terminal 5, Crossrail, Thameslink, the Lower Thames Crossing and London Gateway Port.
She has a keen interest in natural history, wetland archaeology, coastal processes, and Quaternary climate change, much inspired from working as a student at Flag Fen. Elizabeth is an advocate of holistic and integrated approaches to archaeological and landscape investigation in which she has published extensively and contributed to various Historic England guidelines. She has had a long-standing involvement with Palaeolithic geoarchaeology, predominantly through her work in the Lower Thames in Kent (Ebbsfleet) and Essex (Purfleet). In 2016, she designed and managed, on behalf of Historic England, the production of the award-winning monograph, Lost Landscapes of Palaeolithic Britain. Collaborating with a team of lead academics, the book sought to synthesise and disseminate to the wider archaeological community the results of £8 million of funding from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF).
Elizabeth has led the in-house Geoarchaeology Team at OA since its establishment in 2003, a specialist hub that carries out borehole and geophysical surveys, LiDAR interpretation, sediment analysis, deposit modelling, GIS analysis and integrated landscape syntheses, from site to regional scale.
Ben has worked in commercial archaeology for over 10 years, specialising in Geomatics for most of that time. His work covers CAD and GIS data processing, 3D modelling and photogrammetry, and field survey. He has aided in developing several of the survey workflows at Oxford Archaeology and is a qualified UAV pilot, with over 7 years’ experience of flying drones.
Prior to joining Oxford Archaeology, Ben completed a BA in Archaeology at the University of Southampton, followed by an MA in Palaeolithic Archaeology and Human Origins, then completed a DPhil (PhD) at the University of Oxford. He has worked on a wide variety of commercial sites and projects, across the UK and Europe, including Croatia, Norway and Spain.
His areas of interest include 3D reconstruction and modelling of archaeological landscapes and objects, the Lower & Middle Palaeolithic periods and their lithic tool technologies, GIS data analysis and mobile laser scanning.
Conor works in Lancaster’s Geomatics team, as a GIS specialist. He has a BA (Hons) in History and an MA in Digital Humanities, both awarded by Lancaster University. Prior to joining Oxford Archaeology, he worked as a GIS Consultant on major infrastructure projects across North West England. His work covers all aspects of GIS, from mobile data capture, data processing, data analysis, and GIS-based outputs. He is a qualified UAV pilot and is responsible for the UAV operations out of OA’s Lancaster office.
His areas of interest include remote sensing for archaeological prospection (especially multispectral imagery, hyperspectral imagery, and vegetation indices), 3D modelling of archaeological landscapes and artefacts, and the uses of digital technology for outreach purposes. More broadly, he is interested in developments in the digital humanities, including spatial analysis, network science, archaeological big data, and geographical text analysis.
A classical Mediterranean archaeologist at heart, since joining OA Conor is developing knowledge across all periods of British archaeology, but particularly in prehistory.
Gary studied archaeology in Cardiff and UCL, where his interest in prehistory coincided with the development of GIS and its use the spatial analysis of past landscapes.
For over 10 years as a GIS specialist within Geomatics, Gary's role at Oxford Archaeology developed along with the discipline, undertaking various aspects of GIS management and analysis. He was also leading in the integration of new methodologies, such as photogrammetry into Oxford Archaeology’s geomatics workflows.
Since then, Gary has moved his focus on the integration digital archaeological data within the company, leading him to take the position of Digital Development Manager at Oxford Archaeology. In this role he focuses on increasing the accessibility of OAs digital output, including the development of Oxford Archaeology’s Digital Recording System and WebMap toolkits.
Matt has been involved with archaeology for over thirty years. He has a BA in Archaeology from UCL Institute of Archaeology (1992) and an MSc in GIS from UCL’s Department of Geomatic Engineering (1998). He has worked on a wide variety of sites in the UK, Europe and in the Middle East. He has been Head of Geomatics since 2006 and has worked in the Geomatics Department at Oxford Archaeology since its inception in 2001.
He contributes to projects which involve historic landscape survey and metric survey of earthworks and buildings, as well as many that concern heritage management and environmental assessment. Among other innovations, he has been involved with developing the application of spatial techniques for archaeological use. This has given him comprehensive experience of applying geomatics to heritage and archaeology.