Profile

My educational background is a BEng Civil Engineering with a First Class Honours from the University of Ilorin, and an MSc in Construction Management from Loughborough University. I have a PhD in Quantity Surveying Practice focused on Knowledge-Based Cost Modelling Systems and Offsite Construction from Birmingham City University.

Before joining Loughborough University, I worked with other Higher Education Institutions in the UK where I taught across Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Quantity Surveying programmes.  I am a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and have experience as a programme leader driving academic and quality standards in Higher Education. I am also a chartered member of the CIOB (MCIOB). I am currently researching in the areas of Offsite Manufacturing, Building Information Modelling, Digital Twin, Artificial Intelligence, Embodied Carbon monitoring, and Knowledge-based Engineering. Within the school, I am the Part Tutor for the First Year Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management Programme.

Professional affiliations

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Member of the Charted Institute of Builders (MCIOB)

External activities

I am an expert reviewer for several international journals including ASCE Journal of of Construction Engineering and Management, The journal of Engineering Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM), and the Journal of Construction Innovation (CI).

Key collaborators

My research and enterprise activities are conducted with a range of academic and stakeholder partners, including:

  • I have collaborated with industry partners including Walsall Housing Group (whg), Hadley Group, Northmill Associates, and QM Systems on the Innovate UK project on Transforming house construction with DfMA