Qualifications & background
MEng in Civil Engineering
PGCert in Teaching and Learning for HE
Chartered Engineer, CEng
Recent positions held
Aug 07 - current Lecturer
UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
Admission Tutor for Civil and Coastal Engineering Programmes. Teaching interdisciplinary design, project and construction management to Engineering students
Sep 01 – Aug 07 Senior Lecturer
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY, UK
Admissions tutor for Civil Engineering and Disaster Management programmes, teaching Undergraduate, Certificate, Diploma and MSc level modules in Engineering and Disaster management. Member of School International Committee. Leading Subject Group Projects in Kenya,
Jun 00 – Sept 01 Director
APF PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD., UK
Managing company, project tendering, customer relations, sales and marketing for projects in Turkey. Acting as Turkey based agent for UK Steel Fabrication Companies and an Australian modular housing company.
Oct 99 – May 00 Programme Director
MERCY CORPS EUROPE/SCOTTISH EUROPEAN AID, TURKEY
Developing project proposals, fund-raising, report writing, financial management, programme coordination for Post-Earthquake emergency relief programme. Responsibility for spearheading consortium of six international charity organisations and managing donor relations in Turkey, EU, Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Ireland and Germany .
Apr 98–Sept 99 Deputy Country Manager/Project Engineer
BROWN AND ROOT LTD, MONTSERRAT, BWI
Contract management, financial auditing, programme development, dispute resolution, report writing, design supervision and development planning for Emergency Reconstruction Programme following Volcanic eruptions. Managing International projects involving – Montserrat, Antigua, Puerto Rico, USA, UK & Australia
Oct 96–Feb 98 Acting Divisional Director/Project Manager
GOVERNMENT OF SEYCHELLES, SEYCHELLES
Departmental management, budget planning, project appraisal, project design, tender management, contract management, Inter-Governmental loans negotiation, Chair of Technical Advisory committee on the Construction Industry within the Ministry for Community Development, Housing Project Management department.
Professional membership
Professional Memberships
MICE
MAPM
AMEPS
Research interests
Theme areas
Construction Management
Disaster Management
Flood risk management
Philosophy of Engineering
Through my teaching and professional links I am actively researching procurement and project management systems with studies having been undertaken in Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia. The most recent studies with which I have been involved have focussed on developing a better understanding of human resource and quality management issues with case study material being gathered from construction and manufacturing sectors in North Africa and India.
I also have a strong interest in disaster management, having been heavily engaged in the subject area since the late 1990s. My particular focus has been in developing a better understanding of the theory and practice of post-disaster reconstruction. I have been an active member of the I-Rec research network since 2002, which focusses on Post-Disaster Reconstruction and my PhD focusses on the resilience of local communities to the impact and consequences of disaster events.
Underpinning all of my research interests is a passion to explore and understand the engineering profession to which I have committed my working career. As such, in 2005 and 2006, I managed an discussion forum that was hosted by the Insitution of Civil Engineers which sought to spark a discussion on the Philosophy of Engineering. The discussions were successful in prompting a series of seminars hosted by the Royal Academy of Engineering and two international conferences. I am pleased to be part of this youthful but growing body of inspired individuals and I look forward to further developments in this field with great interest.
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
PhD - 1 (Sherif 2010)
MSc (Research) - 5 Completions
MSc (Taught) - 10 Completions
MBA - 1 Completion
MEng - 5 Completion
Grants & contracts
Principal Investigator, RAEng: Enhancing the opportunities derived from large cohorts of engineering students, Ref: FPo16 MAR2011, April 2011-March 2012, £10k
Co-investigator, EU-FP7: Innovative coastal technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate (THESEUS), 1/12/2009 – 30/11/2012, €386k (Project Total: €6.53m),,
Co-investigator, EAP: A practical methodology for globalising the engineering curriculum through teaching interdisciplinary design, June 2010-Sept 2010, £3k
Publications
Books/Chapters in books
Fox A. (2008) The Implications of the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) 2004 for Engineers, in Bosher L (ed) Hazards and the Built Environment: Attaining Built-in Resilience, Taylor & Francis, London , pp 282-299
Fox A. (2008) Issues in Flood Risk Management, in Babat SMJ (ed) Enduring Geohazards in the Caribbean, University of the West Indies Press, pp 192-205
Alexander D, Davidson C.H., Fox A, Johnson C & Lizzaralde G (eds) (2007) Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Meeting Stakeholder Interests, Proceedings of a Conference held at the Scuola di Sanita Militare, Florence, Italy, 17-19 May 2006, Firenze University Press
Fox A. (ed) (2004) Proceedings for the 2nd International Conference on Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Planning for Reconstruction, Coventry, April 2004, Coventry University Press
Journal Articles
Knott G & Fox A (2010) “A model for sustainable risk management”, Resilience, Issue. 62, pp38-42
Fox A. (2005), Flood hazard planning: Lessons from Bewdley, Alert, p 7
Fox A. (2004), In the face of disaster, Water and Environment Magazine (9) No 16, pp 8-9
Fox A. (2002), A framework to improve resilience planning for urban communities, Security Monitor (1) No 5, pp 8-10
Fox A. (2001), Provision for the Aftermath: Lessons Learned, Waterlines (19) No 3, pp 9-12
Conference papers/presentations
Bakthavatchaalam V.P, Fox A. & Sherif K (2011), “Overcoming failures in placements of people from parent companies to a foreign subsidiary organisation”, in Proceedings of the 5th International ICMIE Conference on ‘Change Management in a Dynamic Environment’, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, 20-21 Oct, pp 338-345
Fox A & Carter A (2011) “Enhancing opportunities derived from large cohorts of engineering students”, Presented at the Annual Conference for the Society of the Advancement of Simulation and Gaming in Education and Training (SAGSET) on “Successful simulations and technology enhanced learning”, University of Derby, 21st July 2011
Fox A. (2011) “Resilience in Engineering Organisations”, One-day International Workshop on “Advances in Engineering Practices for Achieving Manufacturing Excellence”, AERAME ‘11, Karpagam University, Coimbatore, India, 12 April 2011
Fox A. (2011) “Engineering Organisations and Organisational Resilience”, One-day International Workshop on “Innovative Engineering Research Practices in Manufacturing Organisations”, IEREMO ‘11, Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, India, 11 April 2011
Fox A. (2011) “A Philosophy for Indian Engineering”, Keynote Address at 1st International Conference on Engineering, Science and Technology, ICEST 2011, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College, Parambalur, India, 7-8 April 2011
Fox A. (2011) “Resilient Organisations”, One-day International Workshop on “Mindset of a Champion”, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College, Parambalur, India, 6 April 2011
Njie E.F, Kora M, Jallow S & Fox A (2010) "Promoting social equity for disabled people in Gambia", Engineering Social Justice and Peace (ESJP) Conference 2010, RSA, London, 4-6 August
Fox A. (2010) "Integrating philosophy into the education of engineers: some lessons from the UK", fPET-2010 Forum on Philosophy, Engineering & Technology, Colorado School of Mines, USA, 9-10 May, pp84-85
Sherif K., Fox A and Bakthavatchaalam V.P, (2009) "Human Resource Management and International Recruitment Strategries: An Indian Case Study", presented at the 2nd International Conference on “Doing Business in India”, 17-18 December 2009, IFIM Business School, Bangalore, India
Bakthavatchaalam V.P, and Fox A, (2009), “Human Resource Management in Indian Industries: Motivating Businesses to Sustain Economic Development into the Future”, presented at the International Conference on ‘Management Beyond Recession, RICON 2009’, Rai Business School, New Delhi, India
Sherif K & Fox A (2009) “Influences and Barriers Facing the Adoption of Total Quality Management in the Libyan Construction Industry” 5th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation, vol. 2, Reykjavík University, Iceland, 10-12 June, pp 80-88
Fox A (2006) An international strategy for Environmental Health, CIEH Annual Conference and Exhibition, 5-7 September 2006, Bournemouth, UK
Fox A (2006) Project Managing Disasters, Association of Project Management Seminar, 12th July 2006 , Coventry, UK
Fox A (2004) Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery: The long-term examined, International Disaster & Emergency Readiness Forum, Moreton-in-Marsh, Oct 2004
Fox A (2004) Efforts to improve disaster management capacity in Africa, TIEMS virtual conference - Disaster Management in Africa, Online
Fox A (2004) Responses to Hazards, Premier Student Conference, London, Mar 2004
Fox A. (2004), Civil Contingency – The Engineer’s Role, Institution of Civil Engineers Annual Presidential Conference: Engineering for the 21st Century, Cambridge University, Cambridge
Fox A. (2004), Planning for improved resilience, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Post-Disaster reconstruction: Planning for Reconstruction, Coventry University, sec7 –pp32 to 42
Fox A, Johnson C, Lizzaralde G (2003), A framework for improving the sustainability of housing initiatives to reduce the risk of disasters, Proceedings of the International Civil Engineering Conference on Sustainable Development in the 21st Century, JKUAT University, Nairobi, Kenya, pp 399-404
Fox A. (2002), Montserrat – A case study in the application of multiple methods to meet a post-disaster housing shortage, 1St International Conference on Post-Disaster Reconstruction, University of Montreal, Canada
Fox A & Davies J (2003) Civil Engineering with Disaster Studies, LTSN – Engineering, Midlands meeting, Coventry, UK
Fox A (2003) RedR Experiences, Institution of Civil Engineers, Graduates and Students Midlands Branch meeting, Coventry, UK
Fox A (2002) Resilience by Design: Planning & the Built Environment, Emergency Planning Society, Southern branch meeting, Reading, UK
Newspaper articles
NCE, “Where is the philosophy in engineering?”, Dec 2005
NCE, “Averting the skills disaster with Coventry”, Mar. 2003
Coventry Evening Telegraph, “Tremors not rare explains quake expert”, Dudley earthquake, UK 23 Sep. 2002
Virtual conference contribution
Fox A (2004) "Efforts to improve disaster management capacity in Africa", TIEMS virtual conference - Disaster Management in Africa, April 2004
Other work
Article – Experiences from the 1999 Marmara Earthquakes in Turkey, International Disaster concern annual review, 2002-2003, pp 5-7
Reports & invited lectures
External reports
Fox A. Summary – Managing the Restoration of Infrastructure and Services – Iraq and Boscastle, Hazards Forum and ICE, 2005, Hazards Forum
Fox A. A synopsis – Human aspects of Disaster – Home and Away Seminar, Emergency Planning Society, 2005, EPS
Conferences organised
Co-Chair – 1st International Conference on Engineering, Science and Technology, ICEST 2011, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College, Parambalur, India, 7-8 April 2011
Scientific Panel Member - 5th International Conference on Post-Disaster Reconstruction, i-Rec, GREF, CIB TG63, Ahmedabad, India, July 2010
Scientific Committee Member - Building Abroad Conference, i-Rec, CIB, W92, CIB TG63 and CIB W107, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, October 2008
Scientific Panel Member - 4th International Conference on Post-Disaster Reconstruction, i-Rec, CIB TG63, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2008
Co-organiser – 3rd International Conference on Post-Disaster Reconstruction, Managing Stakeholder Interests, i-Rec, Univeristy of Florence, Florence, Italy, May 2006
Organiser – Working towards a Philosophy of Engineering, Higher Education Academy, HEA, Engineering Subject Centre, Loughborough, January, 2006
Co-organiser – Home and Away, Emergency Planning Society, Human Aspects Group Annual Seminar, University of Coventry, April 2005
Organiser – 2nd International Conference on Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Planning for Reconstruction, I-Rec, University of Coventry, April 2004
Other academic activities
Areas of Expertise
Project Management
Contract Management
Disaster Management
Philosophy of Engineering
Global Engineering
Professional Activities
Journal referee - Civil Engineering, 1 paper
Journal referee - Disasters, 4 papers
Journal referee – APETT Journal, 1 paper
Coordinator – Engineering and Philosophy E-Forum, Oct 2005 – Sept 2006
