Key Management

John McSweeney – Director
BSc(Hons) CEng MICE MIStructE

• SB Tietz and Partners (1980 – 1992) Graduate to Senior Associate
• Clark Smith Partnership (1992 – 2006) Associate Director
• Michael Alexander (2006 to date) Director

Having worked in London practices for 35 years John has gained considerable experience in a very wide range of structural and civil engineering projects in both the Public and Private sectors. He achieved Chartered status in 1991.

He joined SB Tietz and Partners as a Graduate and progressed to Senior Associate followed by a move to Clark Smith Partnership in 1992. John worked with Michael Bekhor at SB Tietz and joined him again at Michael Alexander as Director in 2006.

His range of project experience includes office and commercial developments, industrial buildings, infrastructure design for housing estates, laboratories, schools and student accommodation and refurbishment and restoration of historic buildings. He is experienced in the design of temporary works for facade retention and deep foundation construction, often working directly for Contractors.

Considerable site experience has been gained during the course of his professional career, including a 12 month secondment to Tarmac on construction of M25/M40 structures.

Specific design projects include the following:

• Design of over 30 prestige residential properties in Hampstead, Highgate, Mayfair and Kensington and Chelsea, many with deep and complex basements.
• Structural appraisal and design of the largest post-war office refurbishment in Mayfair.
• Complex design of a combined heat and power station in Central London.
• Temporary works and deep basements under Listed Buildings.
• 65 000m² warehouses at the Port of Tilbury.
• Projects at Donnington Park, Oulton Park, Brands Hatch and Silverstone race circuits.
• Care Home in Golders Green for Jewish Care.
• Refurbishment and remodeling of restaurants and bars.
• Extensive work on Historic and Listed buildings.
• Multi-storey mixed use retail complex with gym, office and residential accommodation.
• Prestigious Hotels including The Connaught, Claridges, Berkeley and The Goring.
• Major refurbishment of The Cadogan Hotel, Knightsbridge.
• Reconstruction of Dior’s flagship retail store and offices in New Bond Street.
• Waste Transfer Stations.
• Structural surveys.

Isaac Hudson – Director
MEng MA(Cantab) CEng MIStructE

• Arup (1996-2002) Graduate Engineer to Senior Engineer
• Conisbee (2002-2010) Senior Engineer to Associate
• Michael Alexander (2010 to date) Senior Engineer to Director

After graduating from the University of Cambridge, Isaac joined Arup, working in multi-disciplinary teams on large commercial projects and with prestigious Architectural firms. After a period on site, supervising the construction of a new Oxford college building, he achieved Chartered status in 2001.

At Conisbee, Isaac worked on a wide range of projects in several sectors, including medium and large scale social housing and health and education. He developed specialist off-site fabrication systems working with manufacturers to develop their systems and to obtain UK accreditation.

Isaac joined Michael Alexander in 2010 and was promoted to Director in 2015 and currently has a diverse workload in residential, commercial and retail projects.

Project experience includes:

• Working with RHWL Architects on the design a new build Secondary School with feature glulam beams and including an access road and a road bridge.
• New build office building in Chancery Lane reusing existing basement structures and foundations with PKS Architects.
• The design of a development of 100 contemporary flats behind a retained Victorian facade.
• Coordinating the introduction of a Polish modular building system into the UK, producing UK compliant calculations for the modules, which were installed on several sites in South London.
• Extension and reconstruction of prestigious single houses in North and West London, with complex site constraints and multi-level basements.
• Refurbishments, alterations and extensions to office buildings for Royal London Asset Management.
• Working on a number of schemes in London converting office buildings into prime residential units.
• Assisting a major chain of Garden Centres on a wide range of projects nationwide, from minor alterations to large new build schemes.

Darren Bekhor – Associate

Professional Qualifications
DipTP MSc MFPWS

Party Wall Surveyor

• Michael Alexander (2007 to date) Party Wall Surveyor
• Adrian Salt and Pang (2009-2010) Assistant Town Planner

Having completed his Diploma in Urban Planning, Design and Management and a Masters in Town Planning at University College London, Darren joined Michael Alexander in 2007 to commence his career in the construction industry. He worked on a wide range of projects, developing skills in drafting and design and was seconded to Planning Consultants Adrian Salt and Pang to obtain additional experience in Town Planning. On his return to MA, Darren worked with Michael Bekhor on Party Wall projects and has since focussed his career as a Party Wall Surveyor.

Darren qualified as a full Member of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors in 2014 and is able to provide services to cover all aspects of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.

He has been appointed as Building Owner’s Surveyor, Adjoining Owner’s Surveyor or Agreed Surveyor on numerous projects and has considerable experience on a wide range of building types. He is also able to provide advice on scaffold licences, crane over sailing licences and prepares Schedule of Conditions of Buildings.

Darren is able to provide Party Wall Services as a standalone appointment, or alongside our Structural Engineering Services, which enables us to provide an enhanced service to our Clients.