Cooper Kauffman Ltd ­ Chartered Quantity Surveyors
Chartered Quantity Surveyors
in the Caribbean for over 50 years
 
 

The Directors


Mark Pearson   BSc FRICS

Mark Pearson
Mark Pearson
Date of Birth: 24th October 1955
Nationality: British
Education: Sir Roger Manwoods School, England, 1966 - 1973
South Bank Polytechnic, London, England, BSc. in Building Economics, 1977
Professional Membership: Fellow, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Member, Barbados Association of Quantity Surveyors
Associate Member, The Barbados Institute of Architects
Experience: In a professional capacity on a wide range of projects in the United Kingdom, Barbados and throughout the Eastern Caribbean since 1977.
Quantity Surveyor, CR Wheeler & Partners, London, England, 1977 – 1978.
Quantity Surveyor, Banks, Wood & Partners, London, England, 1978 – 1979
Managing Surveyor, WA Kauffman & Associates, Guyana, 1979 - 1983
Senior Quantity Surveyor, Banks, Wood & Partners, London, England, 1984 - 1985
Senior Quantity Surveyor, WA Kauffman & Associates, Barbados, 1986
Partner, WA Kauffman & Associates, Barbados,1987
Director, Cooper Kauffman Ltd., 1988 - present

Douglas Gillanders  MRICS

Douglas Gillanders
Douglas Gillanders
Date of Birth: 21st April 1956
Nationality: Kittitian/British
Education: Basseterre High School, St. Kitts, 1967 - 1973
Douglas Academy, Milngavie, Scotland, 1973 - 1975
Glasgow College of Building & Printing, Scotland, 1976 - 1981
Professional Membership: Member, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Experience: In a professional capacity on a wide range of projects in the United Kingdom, Barbados and throughout the Eastern Caribbean since 1975
Quantity Surveyor in private practice, Scotland, 1975 - 1981
Quantity Surveyor in private practice, Anguilla & St. Kitts West Indies, 1981 - 1984
Senior Quantity Surveyor in private practice, England, 1984 - 1987
Senior Quantity Surveyor, Colin S. Cooper Associates, Barbados,1987 - 1988
Senior Quantity Surveyor, Cooper Kauffman Ltd., Barbados, 1988 - 1989
Director, Cooper Kauffman Ltd., 1989 - present



The Surveyors


Richard Watson


Date of Birth: 12th July 1965
Nationality: Barbadian
Education: St. George Secondary School, Barbados, 1977 - 1983
Community College, Barbados, 1983 - 1986
Qualifications: Diploma in Building & Civil Engineering
Experience: Five years in planning and materials ordering with Sintra Inc. and Kier International
Quantity Surveyor, Cooper Kauffman Ltd., Barbados, 1993 - present

Eric Butcher   MBA MA BSc (Hons) DipProjMan MRICS


Nationality: British
Education:
University of Aston, Birmingham BSc(Hons) Building Economics & Measurement, 1983
Thames Polytechnic, London, MA Building Rehabilitation, 1990
College of Estate Management, Reading, RICS Diploma in Project Management 2000
University of Reading, Reading, MBA Construction & Real Estate, 2000
Professional Membership: Member, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Quantity Surveying Division and Project Management Division)


Mark Maguire BSc MRICS MCIOB


Date of Birth: 20th November 1970
Nationality: British
Education: St. Mary’s Secondary School, England 1981 - 1986
St. Mary’s Six Form College, England 1986 - 1988
Central University of Lancashire, England 1988 – 1993, BSc. in Quantity Surveying
Professional Membership: Member, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Member, The Chartered Institute of Building
Member, Barbados Association of Quantity Surveyors
Affiliate Member, Barbados Institute of Architects
Experience:

In a professional capacity as a Quantity Surveyor and Commercial Manager on a
wide spectrum of projects in the UK, Barbados and throughout the Eastern Caribbean since 1989.

Quantity Surveyor – Senior Quantity Surveyor, Fearnley Construction Ltd.,
England 1989 – 1998
Senior Quantity Surveyor – Commercial Director, Innotech Services Ltd.,
Barbados 1999 – 2009
Senior Quantity Surveyor, Cooper Kauffman Ltd., 2009 - Present


Chris Thornhill M.Sc.


Date of Birth: 29th December 1980
Nationality: Barbadian
Education: Queen’s College, Barbados, 1992 - 1999
University of Technology, Jamaica, 2006, B.Sc.(hons.) in Quantity surveying
London South Bank University, UK, 2009, M.Sc. Construction Project Management
Experience:

Junior Quantity Surveyor, Creative Designs Building Construction (B’dos) Ltd. 2006-2007
Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Gleeds, London, England, 2008- 2009
Quantity Surveyor, Cooper Kauffman Ltd. 2009- present



 

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