Ian joined Summers-Inman in 2001, having previously managed the Building Design Agency. He has considerable experience of partnering and framework agreements and their practical application, and has worked with many of the Government funding bodies, assisting clients with masterplanning, financial planning and funding applications.

Ian has an in-depth working knowledge of all areas of development, especially the education and public sector markets. He has recently managed and delivered our services on Newcastle University's new £22m Student Support Services building - an iconic development acting as the University's city centre front door; the new £48m Northumberland Academy; Stockton's new £24m sixth form college; and Newcastle Medical School's £10m remodelling programme to provide 21st century research and laboratory facilities - a logistically complex project consisting of multiple mini-projects carried out in and around fully occupied areas. Ian has also delivered North Tyneside's £12m Segedunum Project - the archaeological excavation and interpretation of Hadrian Wall's most easterly Roman fort together with a new interactive museum and viewing tower, multi-million pound housing regeneration schemes in North Shields and Killingworth, a £35m shopping centre in Ashton, and several major commercial office developments.

Outside the office, Ian is a life-long Newcastle United supporter, but for enjoyment he takes to fell walking and rock scrambling, and is an avid reader.