James Donnell

James Donnell has extensive experience in emergency planning, training, and resilience, currently serving as an Emergency Planning Officer at EDF (UK) since January 2014, where responsibilities include managing facilities and equipment for design basis accident response. Additionally, James has held multiple roles at EDF, including Supply Chain, Training & Resilience Manager and Project Manager. Concurrently, James has been a Freelance Skipper at Northern Rib Hire Ltd since November 2010 and has been an active member of the RNLI since November 2006, serving as an Inshore Lifeboat Helmsman and Lifeboat Training Coordinator. Prior experience includes a Senior Instrumentation Engineer position at BAE Systems from September 2006 to December 2013, following an Advanced Engineering Apprenticeship. Currently, James is pursuing a postgraduate degree in Emergency Preparedness & Management at Coventry University, having previously earned an HNC in Mechanical & Computer Aided Engineering from the University of Central Lancashire.