About the staff at DEAC

Dorset Energy Advice Centre have a number of full/part time staff and volunteers to help give you the best advice. We thought you might like to know a little more about them:

 Phil Neale - Director/Centre Manager

Phil entered the energy efficiency field as a surveyor in 1990 when the first HEES grant was introduced. Phil was responsible for a team or surveyors. In 1998, Phil worked with Poole Council to secure funding to start an Energy Advice Centre for Dorset. Since then Dorset Energy Advice Centre has developed into a well-recognised centre for advice in Dorset.

Gill Birkett - Director/Office Aministrator

Gill joined the original team in 1994 and trained as a surveyor working across the M4 corridor visiting clients in their homes, giving energy advice, and assisting them with grant applications. In 1998 the company evolved into an energy advice centre and Gill took on the role as Centre administrator. In 1999 Gill became a Co –Director alongside Phil in 1999.

Peter Bywater - Project Manager

Peter joined DEAC in 2005, and has worked with over 650 landlords, agents and management companies to install insulation and other energy saving measures in over 5000 rented dwellings.

Before joining DEAC Peter gained considerable experience as an assessor and team leader with EAGA, where he assisted running various projects including Sandwell Warm Zones, Local Authority Stock Condition Surveys and British Gas Here to Help Schemes. Over the last 10 years Peter has assessed over 20,000 properties and so has gained considerable technical expertise in domestic energy efficiency.

Emily Bullock - Sustainable Projects Manager

Emily joined DEAC in 2006, to help us develop new partnerships and projects. She sits on Dorset Energy Group which is responsible for implementing the sub-regional Renewable Energy Strategy and Action Plan. Emily has also been involved in setting up the Dorset Climate Change Coalition.

Emily has worked in the Sustainable Energy field since 2001, her experience at Centre for Sustainable Energy and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust include working on fuel poverty projects, and with installers.