BCCPS Presenter Profiles :
Our Course Presenters are all accomplished professionals in the field of product safety, with extensive experience across the public and commercial sectors. If you'd like to get in touch with any of them, please email: [email protected]
Amanda Isom, Regulatory Affairs Director, Bloom Regulatory Limited
Amanda Isom has 25 years of experience in the cosmetic industry and is a trusted expert in European/UK Cosmetics Regulation and compliance.
Rutger Oldenhuis, Legal Consultant and founder, RecallDesk
Rutger is an independent legal consultant based in the Netherlands, and founder of RecallDesk - a firm specializing in product compliance, safety, and recalls.
Carol Pollack-Nelson, Owner, Independent Safety Consulting
Based in the United States, Carol is a human factors psychologist specializing in consumer product safety. She works as a consultant and researcher.
Ian Maconochie, FRCPCH FCEM FRCPI PhD FERC, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Ian is Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at St Mary’s Hospital, London, and Professor of Practice at Imperial College, London. He has an interest in evidence based practice, vital signs and resuscitation science as well as health services evaluation.
Rod Freeman, Partner, Cooley (UK) LLP
Rod is an international products lawyer with more than 20 years of experience supporting the world’s leading and most innovative companies.
Jamie Humphreys, Special Counsel, Cooley (UK) LLP
Jamie is a litigation and regulatory lawyer. He is a strategic advisor to clients who face critical threats to their business at all stages of the product life-cycle.
Katrina Prior, Sustainable Chemistry Technical Lead, Eurofins | BLC Leather Technology Centre, UK
Katrina is an expert in Sustainable Chemistry, Restricted Substances, Product Safety Legislation, Test Methods, Specifications, Leather, Textiles, Footwear, RSLs and MRSLs.
Lauren Lomanto, Director of Safety & Compliance, BDA.
Lauren is currently the Director of Safety & Compliance at BDA, a promotional merchandise agency.
Vicki Burch, TSO and Lead Officer for Product Safety, Hertfordshire
Vicki has 20 years as a Local Authority Trading Standards Officer covering the wide range of subject areas that Trading Standards have the regulatory remit for. Since 2010 Vicki has been a Product Safety Lead Officer within her Local Authority, building upon and gaining specific skills and knowledge on all areas of product safety.
Geraldine Cosh, Geraldine Cosh Consulting
Geraldine is a Product Safety Expert with 20 years’ experience in product safety and risk. Geraldine has worked with CTSI and OPSS, training Trading Standards Officers on risk assessment and product safety.
Mark Gardiner, CEO, Market Surveillance Specialists
Mark has been the CEO of Market Surveillance Specialists for the past seven years and specialises in providing consultancy and expert services on risk and market surveillance.
Phil Owen, Service Delivery Director, CTSI
Phil is the Service Delivery Director at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute - the professional body that represents its members working across public and private sectors.