PERSONNEL

Chris formed the practice in 1985. Having qualified through ONC, HNC and Institute of Building exams, Chris worked extensively for building contractors and the local health authority in a variety of building oriented roles including contracts manager, estimator, buyer and senior building officer. It is this wide experience that led to the formation of the practice. Self taught in design terms the practice is built on Chris' early success.

Chris is not really a workaholic; he is also an international rally co-driver, currently campaigning a Mk1 Ford Escort RS1600 in a National Historic Rally Championship. He is married to Janice and has one son: Simon. Chris also enjoys visiting France, DIY and travelling.

Janice originally helped build the practice from its early beginnings and now spends most of her time keeping things in order in the office. This includes the processing and monitoring of applications and endeavouring to keep up-to-date with the never ending changes in planning legislation.

Qualified in Interior Design, Janice also has a creative input to many of the projects, as well as acting as quality controller and accountant for the practice.

Janice lists property, the 'Ladies Circle', and singing amongst her interests, and being married to Chris as one of her chores!

John is married to Nattiya and has three children, (Ashley, James and Alec). Having been educated at Wisbech Grammer School, John qualified as an Architect in 1984.

As well as working for other local practices, John has established and run his own practice in Wisbech, which is maintained in association with Parsons & Whittley Ltd.

Professionally, John is interested in low-energy buildings and ecological constructional techniques, whilst his personal interests include Motor Racing and Fell-Walking.

Les has recently joined the practice and brings with him almost twenty years of experience in the architectural profession.

A fully qualified Chartered Technologist, Les has worked in a wide range of fields such as housing, offices, commercial, agriculture, Ministry of Defence, healthcare and education.

A family man with three children, Les is currently taking up golf, somewhat unsuccessfully, in an attempt to escape the mayhem at home. His other interests include football (spectator only), history, walking and music.

Dan trained at the College of West Anglia and achieved excellent results in Building Studies.

Dan started work with Parsons & Whittley whilst attending college full time, and has become a valued member of the technical team.

As well as a detailed understanding of the building regulations, Dan has developed an expertise in social housing including EcoHomes and other important social housing criteria.

Daniel came to us following a few years in other occupations, seeking to develop a career in architecture. He is a former Norfolk Scholar which includes achieving an 'A' grade at A-level in Design & Technology.

Daniel has recently completed an HNC in Construction at the College of West Anglia and has quickly developed a good understanding of building technology. In addition to this, he is also a certified Energy Assessor having qualified in 2007.

He is a keen and accomplished footballer, playing regularly at weekends, and has taken a recent interest in property development.

Tamsin is the latest member of staff to join the team. She originally came to the practice on work experience from Fakenham College which led to the decision to follow architecture as a career.

Following on from this, whilst working at NPS Property Consultants, Tamsin gained a good grounding in the industry and is now keen to expand her experience & knowledge with the broad variety of work that Parsons & Whittley is involved in.

Tamsin is currently in her final year of studying day-release for a Bsc (Hons) in Architectural Technology at the Anglia Ruskin University. She is a regular hockey player and lists skiing and socialising amongst her hobbies.