Our Team

Abbas Ahmed is a seasoned Forensic Quantity Surveyor with a remarkable 35 years of experience in the rail and construction industries. Skilled in managing various aspects of construction contracts, he possesses extensive knowledge in NEC, FIDIC, and JCT forms of contract management, MEP cost planning, and project cost reporting.

Abbas has contributed significantly to diverse projects, including hospitals, exhibition centers, Crossrail, the DLR, and stadiums. His academic background includes a BSc (Hons) in Cost Management of Building Engineering Systems, and he is fluent in Spanish.

Abbas’s career highlights include roles at notable companies such as Sir Robert McAlpine and Gleeds Chartered Quantity Surveyors, where he played pivotal roles in high-rise developments, data centers, and football stadiums. His diverse skill set, combined with his proficiency in multiple facets of quantity surveying, makes him a valuable asset to MPGQS.

Fluent in Spanish Abbas enjoys travelling, spending time with his family and watching most sports.

Mark O’Neill is a highly experienced Chartered Architect and Technical Expert Witness with approximately 40 years of experience in the architecture, design development, and construction industry. His career has spanned various sectors, including education, retail, residential, public buildings, leisure, and hospitality. Mark has held senior roles in both public and private sectors, contributing to multiple award-winning projects nationally and internationally. He has a strong focus on mentoring and team development, believing in a collaborative approach to efficient project delivery. Additionally, Mark has been involved in the development and implementation of Quality Management Systems, leading to ISO 9001 and 14001 accreditations. His extensive experience includes roles such as Managing Director at Edge Architecture and Design, Operations and Design Director at Peppiatt Contracts, and Technical Director at 5plus Architects. Mark is an advocate of effective communication and strategic project management, ensuring that projects stay on time and within budget.

Prior to joining MPG, Shaun worked for BBESL, VVB and Inviron Ltd as a senior quantity surveyor. His considerable experience is wide and varied, working in mechanical and electrical, and his skillset includes post tender analysis, management of procurement compilation and agreement of EWNs and CENs, vetting contractor’s tender bids and cost analysis of contract progress and projected final costs. He has worked on projects for Northcroft at Credits Suisse, Docklands, Crown House Technologies and Haden Young.

Simon Sutcliffe is a seasoned Chartered Surveyor with over three decades of experience in the construction industry, focusing on dispute resolution within the built environment. His expertise spans a wide range of areas, including landlord-tenant disputes, for which he has produced over 900 reports, and significant projects like the construction of the New Safe Confinement at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Simon holds an MSc in Construction Law, is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He began his career as an Estimator/Quantity Surveyor and has since developed his skills in various aspects of dispute resolution and surveying in the construction sector.

Anatoli is a Delay (Forensic) Programme Analyst with 15 years’ experience in the construction and rail industry, working on civil and construction projects from drawings to project completion, for main and sub-contractors.  He is versatile with proven management and interpersonal skills and prior to joining MPG worked on two flagship Shell & Core Projects in Canary Wharf. Anatoli spent several years at Crossrail and has been overseeing MEP works packages at C350 Pudding Mill Lane EIP and C512 Whitechapel projects.  His industry sector experience includes Construction, Rail (Network Rail, Underground and Overground), Aviation, Oil and Gas, Education, Healthcare and Sports Centres. 

An experienced professional accustomed to working proactively in autonomous roles encompassing project and programmed framework, Anatoli is self-motivated, result driven and responds positively to pressure, using his analytical skills combined with goal oriented positive thinking to generate effective solutions.  A key team player in Project management and Planning environments, his knowledge and expertise cover Project Planning and Scheduling, Cost Estimating and Control, Project forecasting, Project change management, Project delay analysis, Preparation of Weekly, Monthly and Close out Reports. 

Anatoli provides planning & program services to ensure end to end project delivery that meets stringent time-scales & allocated budget.  He is experienced in tender programs, working on client sites to ensure the smooth delivery of the project & managing the project planning life cycle phases through to completion, project cost control & submitting regular project progress reports. 

Core Competencies 

• Primavera P6 (incl. EPPM), Primavera Risk Analysis, Claim Digger (within P6) 

• Elecosoft Power Project (formerly ASTA)  
• Microsoft Project 
• Earned Value Management techniques via various applications 
• Resource Management 
• Design Management Techniques (ADePT) 4D Planning (Synchro), BIM Naviswork, Solibri, Synchro 3D,TILOS, SAP Risk & Issue Analysis, Business Object, MS Office Suites, Outlook, PowerPoint, NEC suite of contracts (NEC3/4), JCT suite of contracts, FIDIC contracts, PMP, PRINCE 2, CDM legislation & requirements NVQ Level 4 Railway 

Geoff has over 30 years experience of residential and commercial development, petrochemical, power, engineering, piping, communications technology, rail and construction projects worldwide, in particular the UK, Europe, Africa and the Gulf States and has acted as Adjudicator in numerous disputes.  He is renown for providing clear, concise and reasoned decisions, receiving compliments from instructing Attorneys and Parties alike. Geoff has considerable experience in many forms of contract including the NEC, FIDIC and JCT suite of contracts and is a regular contributor to the NEC3 reachback forum as well as providing mentoring support to the Construction and Engineering Industries involving commercial and contractual issues.

Tim’s knowledge and understanding of the construction industry, is established across a diverse range of industry sectors (Commercial; Real estate, Hospitality & Infrastructure), and his skillset includes budgeting, estimating and tendering, cost and commercial management, project controls, risk and opportunity management, scheduling and document management and whole life cycle costing. Tim  has been involved in projects that include water, power, roads, an industrial park and a marina development across the world.  He is experience in team development, relationship management, commercial stewardship, governance, consistent reporting and forecasting and couples this with good contractual and technical knowledge and approaches all tasks professionally and with a determination to get things right first time.

Away from MPG, likely as not Tim can be found out running around his local area.

David is a Mechanical HVAC specialist and expert in heating, cooling, ventilation and overheating of buildings and an M&E QS and Expert Witness/Independent Technical Expert with 38 years’ experience in Building Services Engineering consultancy, management, Detailed report writing including property estate condition surveys. He has worked as  Engineering Director, Senior M&E Consultant and Technical Lead, MEP Project Manager, Mechanical Engineer, Account Director on projects across the construction sectors including hotels, education, retail, industrial, residential, commercial offices, defence, sport and leisure and arts and heritage and has strong communication and team motivational skills.

Andrei Bragaru is a seasoned civil engineer with over 12 years of international experience in construction and engineering. His expertise spans a variety of industry sectors, including commercial, residential, hotel, and leisure developments, as well as oil and gas infrastructure, hospitals, and military facilities. Bragaru is proficient in FIDIC and other bespoke EPC contract forms, and is highly skilled in leading cross-functional teams, negotiating with contractors, and ensuring timely project completion. His geographical experience includes the UAE, Rwanda, and Romania. He has held significant roles in various organizations, contributing to several high-value projects through detailed cost analysis, claim preparation, and management of project costs and contracts. Bragaru is multilingual, being fluent in English and Romanian, and has a strong technical skill set, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, MS Project, and AutoCAD.