Samuel Turner
Samuel's Story
What is your role at Ricardo?
I lead our Emergency Response (ER) team, who provide critical advice and support to hazmat incidents globally. I ensure we have the right chemical experts, supported with the best training and resources, ready and available 24/7/365 to protect people and the environment from chemicals.
What does your average day at Ricardo look like?
My role is people focused, so there is a lot of contact time with the ER team and those in functions that support our technical offering. I am typically involved in activities related to training, continual service & capability improvement, personal development, or general check-in & wellbeing conversations. At Ricardo, our people are the most valuable part of our business, and I believe that investing and developing our technical teams is critical to our success.
What do you look forward to at work?
I started my career as a Chemical Emergency Responder, so I often look forward to the days when I have the opportunity to cover a shift on our emergency telephone lines. Supporting the public, chemical industry, and blue light services when an incident occurs, whether large or small, never fails to offer new and compelling challenges, whilst also being incredibly rewarding.
What opportunities do you have at Ricardo to share your knowledge or expertise?
As a chemist, I am fascinated by how chemistry plays a part in the world around us, from the building blocks of modern materials to interactions with the natural world. The ER team can deal with incidents involving essentially any chemical, involved in any situation. This keeps us on our toes, encouraging us to continually learn more about the properties and uses of chemicals, novel materials and alternative fuels.
What do you find most rewarding at work?/are you proud to work at Ricardo?
I am proud to work at Ricardo, as I genuinely feel my colleagues are working on projects and products that are progressive in nature, which make a difference to the world around us and the communities we live in.