Stephen Dickson is an experienced fire safety engineer currently serving as Associate Director at Ashton Fire Limited, leading the fire engineering team in Scotland since June 2024. Prior to this role, Stephen was the Director of Fire Safety for Hydrock, overseeing the fire safety engineering team and approving deliverables from November 2022 to June 2024. Stephen's extensive career includes positions such as Principal Fire Safety Engineer at OFR Consultants and Structural Fire Engineer at IKM Consulting Ltd, focusing on performance-based fire engineering and risk assessments for occupied buildings. Stephen holds a Master of Engineering with First Class Honours in Structural with Fire Safety Engineering from the University of Edinburgh, along with previous experience in environmental assessments during a summer internship.