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Curriculum Vitae
Company Position Managing Director Qualifications BA (Hons) Archaeology and Geography Professional Associations Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland Key Data Red Tobin is a Consultant Archaeologist and Managing Director of RedArc Limited, Archaeological Services. As a Professional Archaeologist for almost 25 years, Red has amassed considerable experience of Irish Archaeology and Field Monuments from the prehistoric through to post medieval and industrial archaeology. Since 2000 he has carried out over 70 licenced projects from Impact Assessments to Project Management of large scale infrastructural projects. Prior to 2000, the majority of Red’s experience was in the area of archaeological landscape surveys including the Inventory Surveys of Cork and Waterford, fieldwork with the Discovery Programme’s Ballyhouras Project and establishing a national archaeological survey of The Gambia in West Africa. While in Africa, in the capacity of an APSO sponsored volunteer, Red was archaeological advisor to the National Museum of The Gambia, The National Council for Arts and Culture, The National Environmental Agency and the State Department for Tourism and Culture. He is joint author of Historic Sites of The Gambia (An Official Guide to the Monuments and Sites of The Gambia). Selected Projects Corbally / Brownstown, Co. Kildare: Project Manager and Licenced Archaeologist for this particularly rich site. Works over two years revealed an Early Neolithic settlement (3800-3700 BC), an Iron Age barrow with 5th-7th century burials and extensive agri-industrial activity in the form of cereal drying kilns associated with a large early historic enclosure. The Gas Pipeline to the West: Project Manager and Licenced Archaeologist on Sections 6 and 1(a), from the landfall site at Gormanston to Kinnegad in Co. Westmeath. Work involved monitoring this project over its 90 kilometre distance and to plan and resource excavations along the route. Over 53 sites were recorded and excavated during this project. BGE: Project Manager and Licenced Archaeologist on two pipeline projects, a 20 mile extension of the main network from Ballincollig to Ballineen in Co. Cork and the Rathnew to Arklow Feeder Main. Nine sites were recorded and excavated on the Cork Pipeline, while the Arklow Feeder Main revealed extensive evidence of the post medieval fabric of Arklow Town. Grange Castle International Business Park: Project Manager and Licenced Archaeologist since 2003. This involves the management of all archaeological issues associated with the ongoing expansion and development of this facility. Under a sub-contract, an assessment of the Industrial Park outlining the evolution of the landscape will be complied, including its impact on the growth of Dublin and Dublin’s impact on the development of this area from the immediate post glacial period to the present day. The National Council for Arts and Culture, The Gambia, West Africa: Instigator, Planner and Project Manager for the National Archaeological Survey of The Gambia. This project over two seasons, 1998 and 1999 sampled upriver areas resulting in an increase in the national site count from 150 to over 1000 recorded monuments. Archaeological advisor and member of working group to initiate Environmental Impact Assessment in The Gambia. A series of local projects based on community development and management of historic properties in the environs of the villages was initiated. The initial results of the Survey project were presented to the West African Archaeological Assoc. Conference in Djenne, Mali, November 1999. The National Survey of Ireland; Cork County Survey: Project Manager and Archaeologist involved in recording and identifying field monuments in specific areas of County Cork. This project required that archaeological survey be carried out over a wide range of landscapes to record the nature, form and condition of existing monuments and the identification of previously unrecorded monuments. This project led to the recording of almost 15,000 field monuments in County Cork and gave its participants an intimate knowledge of the Irish Archaeological Landscape. The National Survey of Ireland; Waterford County Survey: Project Manager and Archaeologist involved in recording and identifying field monuments in specific areas of County Waterford. This project required that archaeological survey be carried out over a wide range of landscapes to record the nature, form and condition of existing. The Discovery Programme; The Ballyhouras Project: This project was established to research the Irish Iron Age. Involvement was focussed on landscape survey and the identification and recording of field monuments. Within the overall scope of the project, a field survey of a linear earthwork, the Cliadh Dubh was carried out, which originates in the Ballyhouras and runs for 16 miles to the Nagle Mountains. |
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