Rubicon Team

We have a team of highly qualified and motivated professionals who can manage any project from design and environmental assessment stages through to onsite mitigation.

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Directors

Colm Moloney

Sales Director | Licence Eligible Archaeologist

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Colm Moloney has 37 years of commercial archaeological experience with 35 years at project management level or above. He has overseen the successful management of large, complex projects in the UK, Ireland and Germany, notably on energy and transport projects. Colm is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and Member of the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland. Colm acts as project manager and/or project director (with financial and contractual oversight) on large, complex projects and has acted as Senior Archaeologist on multi-million-euro infrastructural developments in the UK, Ireland and Germany which he has delivered from tender through to final publication.

Trish Long

Managing Director & Senior Archaeologist | Licence Eligible Archaeologist

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Patricia has over 20 years experience in the archaeological services sector and has been with Rubicon Archaeology since 2003. She is currently responsible for archaeological operations within the company, overseeing all aspects of Rubicon’s archaeological services from fieldwork through to post excavation, with a focus on quality assurance. She acts as project manager and/or project director (with financial and contractual oversight) on the largest and most complex projects. Having directed excavations on a large number of sites across Ireland, Patricia has acted as Senior Archaeologist on a number of multi-million-euro infrastructural developments in Ireland and the UK, working closely with clients such as Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Roads Service Northern Ireland and Fusion/ HS2. In addition to her managerial experience Patricia has reported on a wide range of important sites and has published and lectured widely on the results of these excavations.

Claire Shepherd

Business Manager

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Claire has 28 years of administrative experience and has worked in the archaeological/heritage sector since 2009. She has worked at various levels within the group structure and is a key player in major infrastructure projects throughout the UK, Ireland and Germany. Claire works closely with the project directors/managers to maintain a collaborative working environment which ensures client, internal and other stakeholders’ requirements are effectively managed. She directs both commercial and operational aspects on major contracts and is effective in conflict resolution. She is a member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.

Dave Gilbert

Director of Operations

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Dave has over 30 years’ experience in the heritage and archaeological services sector in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He has worked in both an academic background, holding a Research Fellowship with the Institute of Archaeology, UCL between 1999 and 2005; as well as well as extensive commercial experience successfully delivering over 1500 projects, and becoming a Director of Rubicon Archaeology in 2018. He is currently heading the Cardiff office, overseeing all aspects of the company’s archaeological and heritage services across the UK, and has published on a wide range of important sites and lectured on the results of these excavations.

Carmelita Troy

Quality & Compliance Director | Osteoarchaeologist

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Carmelita Troy has been with Rubicon Archaeology since 2006. During this time, she has been their in-house osteoarchaeologist, and in 2017 also assigned responsibility for overseeing all aspects of Rubicon’s post-excavation services. In 2020, Carmelita was appointed to Quality & Compliance Manager position for Rubicon Archaeology Group. In this role she has successfully implemented an ISO certified Integrated Management System (IMS) for Quality (ISO 9001:2015), Environmental (ISO 14001:2015), and Health & Safety (ISO 45001:2018) Management for Rubicon. Carmelita’s main duties include maintaining ISO certification, implementing an audit program, training staff in the IMS, assisting the development of company processes and procedures, quality control on documents, facilitating tender quality submissions, and supporting the Human Resources and Procurement Management functions.

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Ireland

Adam McCann

Assistant Researcher & Editor

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Antonio Marques

Site Assistant

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Bruce Sutton

Post-excavation Manager | Licence Eligible Archaeologist

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Bruce has been with Rubicon Archaeology since January 2018 and is responsible for managing commercial projects. He has been a professional field archaeologist in Ireland since graduating from Leicester University in 1998 and became eligible to hold an excavation license in 2004. Since then he has managed archaeological sites and projects, and has acted as Senior Archaeologist for several large-scale infrastructural projects since 2006. Bruce has a keen interest in technology, is a qualified drone pilot, and is currently studying for a PhD in Environmental Archaeology through the University of the Highlands and the Islands (UHI).

Christian Spelman

Graduate Trainee Archaeologist

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Christina McClean

Finance Supervisor

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Ciarrai O'Sullivan

Consultant Archaeologist

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In 2018, Ciarraí graduated from her Mphil from UCC, which looked at the archaeological signature of Early Medieval Túatha. In 2017, she began as a field archaeologist on the N22 Baile Bhuire to Macroom Bypass Scheme in Cork, Ireland and went on to work on range of sites around the country as a site assistant. Ciarraí joined Rubicon Archaeology in 2022 as a site assistant for the M28 Ringaskiddy Motorway Project. Her current role for Rubicon Archaeology is as Archaeologist Consultant.

Conor Matthews

Site Supervisor

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Daniel Keane

Geomatics Coordinator

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Dan has over 10 years experience working with archaeology companies across the UK and Ireland. He has gained valuable experience working on many different types of projects, ranging from managing large watching briefs in city centres to handling survey and data processing for large stretches of pipeline jobs. He has also conducted building surveys and topographical surveys on English Heritage sites across the UK. During his previous role as surveyor, Dan was responsible for setting out and data collection from pre-excavation through to post-excavation stages on a number of sites across the country and two road projects concurrently. This included implementing a survey and filing procedure. He has produced illustrations for reports across a number of schemes and has contributed to standardising illustration templates with the adept use of CAD and QGIS. In his current role as Geomatics and Survey Co-ordinator, Dan is responsible for liaising between site staff, project managers and clients to ensure the highest professional standards are adhered to for our survey data management in ongoing projects. He has played a key role in updating and implementing quality control policies and procedures for the company.

Dawn Gooney

Osteoarchaeologist & Site Supervisor

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Dawn has been a professional field archaeologist since graduating from UCC in 1999. After working on numerous archaeological projects in Ireland and abroad for a few years, Dawn developed a keen interest in funerary archaeology and archaeothanatology and so returned to university and completed a MSc in Osteoarchaeology in University of Edinburgh in 2006. This led to her involvement in projects in the Orkney Islands and to a PhD in Archaeology which she completed in 2015. Dawn joined Rubicon Archaeology in 2015 as field osteoarchaeologist and site supervisor at the Grangegorman Cholera Cemetery, part of the LUAS Cross City works. Since joining the company, Dawn has been involved in a range of both archaeological and osteoarchaeological projects in both Ireland and the UK.

Dermot Moore

Site Director | Licence Eligible Archaeologist | Lithic & Groundstone Specialist

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Evelin Horváth

Finance Assistant

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Francesca Castellani

Post-excavation Assistant

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Hannah Sims

Graphics & IT Manager

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In her current role Hannah oversees the day-to-day workflow and output of the Geomatics team, directing the production and layout of archaeological graphics and artwork. She collaborates across departments to ensure project and client specific actions are met. An illustrator with 15 years of experience, Hannah has worked on a wide variety of projects across Britain and Ireland. She has been responsible for the delivery of high-profile graphics and design projects for both the private and public sectors, overseeing a team of archaeological illustrators on multi-million euro road schemes, providing Editorial Review, Quality Control and Stylistic Compliance over thousands of archaeological illustrations. These include substantial infrastructural schemes, heritage surveys, urban archaeology, renewable energy developments and community outreach programmes.

Isaac Garcia

Logistics Coordinator

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Isaac Garcia is Rubicon’s site set up and maintenance specialist for large scale archaeological projects. Since joining the company in 2022, his experience covers logistics, health and safety, facilitation of major site works and landowner liaison. The role of the Logistics Co-ordinator is to efficiently procure, distribute and maintain tools and sundries, erect, and dismantle fencing and set up and shut down sites as required. Isaac is also expected to document all his work on site, including the keeping of detailed photographic and written records. He is responsible for carrying out all logistics works required by Rubicon Archaeology, as and when required. He has taken on the role of the Fleet Supervisor regarding the upkeep and maintenance of the company fleet. Isaac is also responsible for compliance with the Integrated Management System (IMS). Isaac has experience in the role of Site Assistant. This involves the excavation and recording of archaeological features on-site, as well as undertaking certain post-excavation duties including data entry, environmental sample processing and finds processing.

Ivan Pawle

Site Supervisor

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Jennifer McCarthy

Project Manager | Licence Eligible Archaeologist

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Jennifer has been a professional archaeologist in Ireland since she graduated from University College Cork in 2017 with a Master’s degree in Archaeological Excavation. She started as a field archaeologist gradually increasing her capacity to writing reports.

John Flynn

Illustrator

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John Murphy

Site Supervisor

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John O'Connor

Site Director | Licence Eligible Archaeologist

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John has been a professional field archaeologist since graduating in 1997. He joined Rubicon Archaeology in 2015 and is an archaeological Site Manager attached to the Cork office. He has over 20 years experience of directing and managing a range of both urban and rural archaeological projects in the consultancy sector, dealing with high profile clients such as Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Gas Networks Ireland and numerous County Councils. John is particularly interested in the archaeology of the medieval period, especially urban archaeology. He values an interdisciplinary approach to site interpretation including the use of contemporary historical sources and has contributed historical research to many projects.

Kevin Martin

Project Manager | Licence Eligible Archaeologist | Maritime Specialist

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Kevin is a highly experienced archaeologist with over two decades of experience in terrestrial and maritime archaeology. He has managed complex projects across Ireland, Iceland and the Middle East and has a strong background in project management, fieldwork, underwater archaeology and remote sensing. He has led and contributed to major archaeological initiatives as well as experience in research and academic fields. Research Grants Awarded Principal Investigator: €53,000, Co-Applicant: €256,000

Keziah Warburton

Commercial Project Manager

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Luke Barry

Office & Communications Coordinator

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With over a decade of diverse professional experience, Luke has honed a multifaceted skill set across various industries. At Rubicon Archaeology, he is an Office Manager and Social Media Content Creator, orchestrating financial tracking, event planning, and curating engaging online content, propelling the company’s podcast, ‘The Shindig,’ to award-winning heights. Previously, at Jack Doyle’s Bar, his tenure as Bar & Restaurant Manager involved team leadership, social media development, and meticulous event planning, while his role at Harvey Norman showcased adept salesmanship and product expertise. A stint at Cyclone Rep Theatre Company blended Luke’s talents as an Actor, Workshop Facilitator, and Social Media Manager, amplifying the company’s online presence and directing theatrical performances. As a versatile freelancer under El Bee Media, he has provided comprehensive services in social media management, graphic and video design, leveraging his passion for storytelling through podcasting and content creation across multiple industries. Luke’s educational journey encompasses qualifications in Theatre Performance, TV \& Film Production, complemented by certifications in Digital Marketing and various achievements in acting, athletics, and customer care. His interests span creative avenues like writing, podcasting, theatre, film, photography, and marketing, reflecting his diverse skill set and passion for creative expression. Working with Rubicon Archaeology gives Luke a chance to flex his creative muscles as well as his organisational and business support skills.

Patrick Kelleher

Site Assistant

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Robyn Kelly

Junior Consultant Archaeologist

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Ros O'Maolduin

Head of Publication | Senior Project Manager | Licence Eligible Archaeologist

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Shirley Clot

Post-excavation Supervisor

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Sonia Manunza

Site Assistant

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Stephen Hourihan

Assistant Contracts Manager

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Stephen began work with Rubicon Archaeology in 2006 and worked as a site assistant and surveyor on the N7 and N9/N10 road schemes, gaining experience on a wide variety of site types from Mesolithic to post-medieval. He also has experience in post-excavation on work including archiving, environmental processing, report and publication writing. Stephen has also gained experience in project administration and completed a number of courses in Health, Safety and Welfare enabling him to fulfil the role of Health and Safety officer. He has been involved in a number of significant excavations including a pre-Romanesque church at Lorrha, Co. Tipperary, an urban Viking site in Waterford city and the excavation of a medieval tower house and moat at Caherduggan Castle in North Cork. He has been working as a Site Supervisor in Ireland since 2010 and was Assistant Director at an excavation of a multi-period site in Southwest Wales (2014) which included Bronze Age, medieval, Roman and post-medieval remains. Stephen has also been a contributing author in two TII Monographs; In the Vale of Tralee, The archaeology of the N22 Tralee Bypass and ‘Title forthcoming’ The archaeology of Buttevant town.

Tammy Fleming

Accountant

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Tammy began her career doing bookkeeping in a restaurant, where she managed and developed an interest in accounting. She started studying for her Bachelor of Accounting Sciences degree at the same time as starting a new position as a cashbook clerk for a large FMCG chain in South Africa. She quickly grew her skills while here and was promoted to Cashbook Supervisor within a few months. At the end of her first year, her manager had moved to Frey’s Food Brands as Financial Director delegate and asked Tammy to move to this company in a role that he had created for her as Management Accountant. Tammy progressed quickly at Frey’s Food Brands, being asked to head up a large ERP system implementation across the company and after that being promoted to Financial Manager, she completed her Bachelors Degree and Honours Degree through distance learning while working full time and growing in these companies. Tammy has since worked at Falcon Agricultural Equipment heading up the Finance, Administration and Human Resources departments, before her family moved to Ireland in the beginning of 2019. She joined Avon court Packaging once in Ireland in the role of Financial Accountant and Business Process Manager. Here she worked with both Irish and UK companies financial accounting and administration requirements, as well as conceptualising and implementing the company’s Brexit plan to ensure a smooth transition. This ensured the despatch of multiple truckloads of APET packaging to Great Britain weekly with no negative impact on the company’s customers. At the end of August 2023 she joined Rubicon Archaeology where she manages the Accounting and Payroll functions of the company.

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UK

Alex Gardener

Senior Post-Ex Assistant

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Anna Lewis

Post-Ex Assistant

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Anthony Loveless

Project Assistant

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Barry Cosham

Senior Project Officer

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Bella Hough

Project Assistant 

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Dana Allan

Project Assistant

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Daniel Russo

Logistics | Fleet | Admin

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Einir Griffiths

Senior Project Assistant

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Eszter Balogh

Senior Project Assistant

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Flora Glenwright

Senior Post-Ex Assistant

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Francesca Giarelli

Senior Project Officer

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Francina Connolly

Business Support Manager

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Francisco Morales Tomas

Senior Project Officer

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Gemma Stevenson

Senior Project Manager

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Hannah Lycett-Smith

Senior Project Assistant

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Harry Shelley

Project Assistant Trainee

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Ieva Navickaite

Post Ex Assistant

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Issica Baron

Project Officer

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Louis Stafford

Head of Field Services

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Matthew Smithson-Shaw

Geomatics Officer

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Mick Diack

Project Manager

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Philippe Etienne

Project Assistant

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Phill Holt

Field Specialist

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Rachel Morgan James

Group Head of Consultancy

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Reuben Moloney

Graduate IT Intern

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Rhiannon Pettitt

Heritage Consultant

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Sam Pamment

Project Supervisor

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Simon Roper

Head of Quality and Compliance

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Siobhan Sinnott

Finds and Archives Manager

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Thomas MacMillan

Project Assistant

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Victoria Alexander

Archivist

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Zachary Hinkley

Project Assistant 

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Germany

Adina Ciuchitu

Grabungstechniker (Technician)

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Adrian Iliesiu

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Alberto Perez-Villa

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Alida Crisan

Grabungsleitung (site director)

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Antonio Barcellona

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Catalina Deca

Grabungstechniker (Technician)

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Cezar Trif

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Cian O'Daly

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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David Jesús Cebrián Martínez

Grabungstechniker (Technician)

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David Martínez

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Davorka Radovcic

Grabungstechniker

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Dean Rossa

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Diego Cerezo Morera

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Dwanna Crain-Sachelaru

Post Excavation Manager/Coordinator

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Dwanna Crain-Sachelaru is an experienced archaeologist with over a decade of expertise in leading and managing excavations in Bavaria. With a background in anthropology and classical archaeology with a focus on the Roman provinces, she has been involved in a wide range of projects, from Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements to medieval cemeteries and early modern urban landscapes. Dwanna brings a detail-oriented, methodical approach to archaeological fieldwork and post-excavation processes.

Emmet Dwyer

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Florian Rinser

Senior Grabungsleitung

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Francisco Garcia Sáez

Grabungstechniker (Technician)

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Kayano Matthews

Dokumentationsassistenz (documentation assistance)

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Margie Keith

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Maria Baldi

Senior Grabungsleitung

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Marin Matković

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Martin Straßburger

Chief Operating Officer (Germany)

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Martin Straßburger has been active in archaeology since 1991. After completing his community service in lignite archaeology at the Rhineland Office for Monument Preservation, he studied prehistory and early history, medieval archaeology, Christian archaeology and Byzantine art history, and geology in Bonn, Cologne, Freiburg im Breisgau, and Munich. He received his doctorate from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 2014. His excavation experience extends to monasteries, churches, rural settlements from various periods, and castles. He eventually specialised in mining archaeology. In addition to providing specialist archaeological support, he has also participated in research projects at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. In collaboration with the Ecomuseo Argentario in Civezzano, he conducted mining archaeological surveys on the Monte Calisio plateau near Trento and participated in research into pre-colonial mining in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. From 2012 to 2015, he worked at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation in Munich as a research assistant in the field of old mining in Bavaria. From 2015 onwards, he ran a consultancy for mining archaeology, which, in addition to mining, smelting, and metal working, also dealt with souterrains and rock cellars throughout Bavaria. As part of his activities, he advised on mining archaeological issues related to the route of the Schwandorf-Forchheim Loopline in 2016/2017. From September 2019, he took over the redesign and reconceptualization of the permanent archaeological exhibition of the Wittelsbach Museum as project manager for the town of Aichach an der Paar. From 2021 to 2024, he headed the Annaberg-Buchholz Municipal Museums, which also include two objects in the UNESCO World Heritage Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří. Subsequently, he worked on, among other things, smithing slags from the Manching oppidum and worked as a freelancer on a joint project between the Coin Cabinet of the Dresden State Art Collections and the Adam-Ries-Association.

Natascha Mathyschok

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker) | Back Office

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Nikolina Topic

Grabungsleitung (site director)

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Ovidiu Filip

Grabungstechniker (Technician)

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Paloma Díaz Sánchez

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Panagiotis Ntamtsios

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Pau Marti

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Peter Stanley

Seniorgrabungstechniker (Senior Technician) | Onboarding Representative

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Philipp Zander

Operations Manager

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Piotr Gawalkiewicz

Logistikmanager (Logistic Manager)

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Radu Truta

Grabungstechniker (Technician)

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Ronan O'Donnell

Dokumentationsassistenz (documentation assistance)

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Ryan Murphy

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Sara Falk

Dokumentationsassistenz (documentation assistance)

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Sarah Kmiecik

Grabungsfacharbeiter

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Sorana Ilieșiu Andra

Grabungsfacharbeiter (skilled worker)

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Tom Lowry

HR Germany

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Tom Lowry is an accomplished operations and HR leader with over three decades of experience across government, defence, and international organisations. He is currently the Personnel Operations Manager at Rubicon Archaeology, where he oversees HR management, recruitment, training and development, and operational delivery across multiple sites in Germany. Previously, Tom served as a British Sea Fisheries Officer with the Marine Directorate, leading compliance operations, inter-agency collaboration, and enforcement across UK waters. Earlier in his career, he managed 24-hour international security operations in the Gulf of Aden and spent over 20 years in the Irish Naval Service, with leadership roles on UN and NATO missions in Kosovo, Liberia, and Lebanon. Holding a BA in Leadership, Management and Naval Studies and working towards a Bachelor of Laws, Tom combines strategic insight with a pragmatic, hands-on approach. Approachable, adaptable, and results-driven, he thrives in complex, high-pressure environments and is committed to building strong, motivated teams.