IExpE Board Members

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Martyn Sime
IExpE President

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Dave Welch
IExpE Executive Officer

Emma Willes
IExpE Vice President

I am a Vice President on the board for the Institute of Explosive Engineers, which I have been involved with for the past 4 years, and Chair the Women in Explosives Group. My aims for joining the board are to increase the number of women within the institute, increase the number of young members and to increase the participation from the non-defence sectors in the Institute.

I have been working for Ramora UK, a private EOD company, for over 10 years in the Operations department. I started as the Control Room administrator and then switched to the EOD team where I started as an Explosives Assistant and worked my way up to Head of Operations. My responsibilities within this role include managing our explosive stores from accounting for our explosives through to renewing our HSE and local authority explosive stores, project management from both the office side and being on the ground, this includes liaising with clients, creating proposals, writing RAMs and managing site safety. Another element of my role is managing the Operational teams, which include both civilian and former military personnel

Steve Roberts
IExpE Vice President

Steve Roberts MBE CEng FIExpE commissioned into the Royal Logistic Corps in 2001 and qualified as an Ammunition Technical Officer (ATO) in 2005. Throughout his career he has held a variety of appointments across Defence, specialising in ammunition safety, explosives governance, technical assurance and capability delivery.

In 2017, Steve completed the MSc in Explosive Ordnance Engineering at Cranfield University, further strengthening his technical expertise in the management and assurance of explosives throughout their lifecycle. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2020, achieved Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration in 2021 and was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Explosive Engineers (FIExpE) in 2022. In recognition of his commitment to the profession, he was elected Vice President of the Institute in 2024.

Steve currently serves as the British Army’s Chief Ammunition Technical Officer (CATO), acting as the Army Competent Authority and Inspectorate for Ammunition. In this role he provides independent technical, safety, and governance oversight across the Army’s ammunition enterprise, supporting both operational effectiveness and regulatory compliance.

Andy Carr
Board Member

Rik Arthur
Board Member

Ruth Barber
Board Member

Ed Clinton
Board Member

Helen Jones
Board Member

Bob Woolley
Board Member

Bob Woolley is a senior safety professional with more than 27 plus years’ experience in the explosives and energetic materials sector. A Chartered Member of IOSH and Fellow of IExpE, he specialises in explosives safety, COMAH/Seveso site safety management, environmental compliance, and SHEQ delivery across multi-site operations in Northern Europe. He has contributed to industry training, technical guidance, eLearning, and international knowledge-sharing through organisations including SAFEX International and the Federation of European Explosives Manufacturers.