SEAMS welcomes two new staff– Christina Lauper (Analyst) and David Clayton (Financial Analyst Contractor).

Christina obtained a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and has worked as a teacher before moving to the UK. Christina is a qualified skiing instructor; has travelled; is fluent in German, French and Spanish, and has interests in reading and rock climbing.

David joins SEAMS from Deloitte having now established his own business enterprise, DC Analytics. David will be working with SEAMS for a contract period focusing on SEAMS’ analytics applications within the discipline of infrastructure project finance. David has specialist interests in modelling and analytics for PFIs and also infrastructure interests in the Middle East.

We are delighted to announce more opportunities at SEAMS, this time within the transport sector. The global effort towards sustainable transport networks means that executives are turning to analytics to identify the optimum strategies that will provide cost effective transport investments. To this end, we are seekng business consultants with a strong track record in transport and asset management.

Simply go to seamsltd.com/jobs and download the job profile.

Mel Oakes, SEAMS' Business Development Director, has once again chaired the latest Dutch Asset Management Information Exchange. The event was held in the beautiful and contemporary surroundings of the Pavillion Room at the Hilton Amsterdam. The event was well attended by senior managers from across infrastructure organisations within the Netherlands.

Commenting on the event, Oakes enthused "The newly formed Steering Group is providing energy in to the ways asset management is being practiced to deliver tangible benefits to asset-rich companies. I am reaching out to power and transport sectors in particular to join the Steering Group to provide a true balance of opinions from all infrastructure corners."

Are you a senior manager representing an infrastructure organisation in the Netherlands? Are you an asset manager outside of the Netherlands with something to share? If so, please get in touch with Mel ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) who will be delighted to welcome you in to the group.

If you would like to review some of the presentations delivered at this event, you can download here. A full report of the findings of the event will be issued to existing members shortly.

Mel Oakes, Chair of Dutch Asset Management Information Exchange

Joe Roebuck, SEAMS’ Account Director has successfully used predictive analytics, modelling and optimisation to understand the impact of climate change on the number of blockages in a sewer network as part of his research for his MBA degree. Using almost 9 years of historic weather and performance data, the model accurately predicts the peaks and troughs in monthly blockage events linked to rainfall and temperature conditions. With very little research in this field done to date, this unique study is being used by a major water company to create a more informed long term strategy influenced by different climate change projections. It has also been used as an operational model for pre-empting months where there is a high probability of blockage, to allow proactive investment to be targeted towards reducing the subsequent internal flooding and pollution events. For more information, contact Joe at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Joe Robuck has completed MBA
 thesis on climate change impact on sewers