What is your job role?
Project Officer

Loving life in 2008

How long have you worked for Allen Archaeology?
For nine years in September

How would describe your excavation technique?
Once upon a time I suppose it could have been described as fast and furious, but with a bun in the oven the spade has been put on a shelf for a while

How long have you been working in archaeology?
About ten years

How did you get into archaeology?
It has always interested me, but I never considered it an occupation until I somehow found myself with a degree in it and thought, why not? I started off in Ireland and a year later ended up at Allen Archaeology.

What is the best thing about your job?
Probably that I’m still learning new things with every job. In the beginning, everything was new and the learning curve steep and interesting. When I started it was a really small company with less than a handful of people and so I got to try everything almost in one go. As the years have gone by, different staff and people with different skills, have helped me deepen and broaden my own.

Specialist skills?
I don’t know about special, but I’ve done a few building surveys throughout the years. I believe I wrote a few clay tobacco pipe reports as well, but that only lasted for a short and sweet time; they’ve got someone much more skillful to do this these days.

Best site hut biscuit?
Well, any biscuit or cookie with a gooey nougat centre rates high on my list, although their lifespan tend to be quite short in my presence.