Meet our employees
Irene Karani: New NIRAS Africa Director and life-long student
NIRAS’ new Africa Director is Irene Karani from Kenya. She is joining through the merger with LTS International. Karani holds a Master’s Degree in Wildlife Management and is bringing 25 years of experience to the NIRAS Group.
Eilidh Young: The Agony Aunt of Biodiversity Project Managers
Having worked with LTS International since 1999, Eilidh takes the record (just) of being the newest member of the NIRAS family’s longest standing current member of staff.
Ole Stokholm Jepsen: A lifetime of learning
The team leader for NIRAS’s "Water for Eastern Equatoria" Project in South Sudan brings decades of experience to a challenging situation and explains how the simplest solutions are often the best.
Karin Höglund: Experiencing the world without leaving Sweden
Working as part of the team who manages International Training Programmes for Sida and Danida, this NIRAS employee interacts with people from around the globe on a daily basis.
Jeppe Kieldsen ensures the quality of our beer
When Chief Consultant and Master Brewer Jeppe Kieldsen is not consulting on worldwide brewery projects, he detects errors in beer in NIRAS’ taste panel.
Petrus Theunisz: "NIRAS has provided me with ample opportunities to prove my worth"
Team Leader - Civil Society Support Facility Programme in Macedonia (Civica Mobilitas)
Vincent I. Sikelo: "You use current engineering technologies blended to suit the country context"
Vincent has been part of the team of experts involved in the EU Lot 1 project “South Sudan - Joint Evaluation agriculture and food security” where he offered his expertise as Infrastructure and Feeder Roads Expert.
Paolo Scalia: "It’s not really a job, rather a way of life"
Paolo is the team leader in the EU Lot 1 project “South Sudan - Joint Evaluation agriculture and food security.
Sabra Saleh: A sense of purpose and belonging
Almost exactly 11 years ago, this Tanzanian joined the NIRAS office in Dar es Salaam. NIRAS has become a big part of her life, offering wonderful experiences to work with colleagues around the world on various assignments.
Slobodan Novkovic: Manila Calling
Meet the Serbian heading up our new office bringing tender support services to the Philippines.
As a medico advisor, I bring – along with the hospital staff – the best out of the operating room
Expertise director and client advisor Carsten Dollerup knows all about how the advanced medico technical equipment works on patients and how it works for the staff, e.g. on the effects of noise and vibration exposure.
NIRAS’ talent programme helps Tor specialise in development consulting
The past year Tor Jörgensen has stayed in Serbia, Finland and Zambia as part of NIRAS Young Professional Academy. Soon he will go to Kenya, where he will be challenged on his understanding of cultural differences and working in areas of conflict.