Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Mike Gray
Mike Gray
CEO

Having completed my apprenticeship as a Mechanical Engineer, my career followed a wide and diverse path. Then in 1999 I joined Survey Roofing as National Sales Director, which lead me into the world of Health and Safety.

I became Managing Director of In Line Safety in 2004. At that time, we had a strong bias towards the Construction Industry and were actively involved in driving professional Health and Safety services into commercial roofing, and home building construction companies. I soon started to realise that fire risk on construction sites, particularly within the roofing sector, was something that required more attention, and this is where my interest in fire safety management started to grow. In Line Safety is now 5 times the size it was back in 2004 and I am still actively growing and managing the business.

I also own a pub in Ashburnham with 2 other co-directors called The Ash Tree Inn. It’s a 17th century pub and we specialise in traditional pub food and ale. Whilst not running these business’ I like to Scuba dive, sail and enjoy the countryside with my wife and 3 dogs.

Jules Byrd
Technical, CIF & Construction Director

After leaving school and working in the building supplies industry, I took up an excellent opportunity to work abroad and spent three years in construction in Spain, then moved to the USA where I worked for an outdoor outfitter company in Colorado. Here my duties took me into a responsible role in health and safety matters for the first time.

Brian Shears
Brian Shears
Managing Director

After completing college in 1999 where I studied A Level Sciences and Geology, I started my working career with Southern Testing Ltd, who specialise in Geo-Technical site investigations. My role here was wide and varied and involved carrying out site studies using varying techniques for foundation design, road design and or contamination remediation design.

Isabelle Lea
Isabelle Lea
Operations Director

I joined In-Line Safety in 2015 and I am responsible for overseeing the operational activities at every level within the company to ensure the smooth running of both on-site assessments and office support.  I manage our team of Operational Support which includes the key account managers, Project Managers, office manager and admin staff to ensure that we always meet and, hopefully, exceed our clients needs and expectations.

Prior to joining In-Line Safety, I worked in business-to-business publishing for around 20 years and I have a degree in History and Philosophy of Art

Steve Mills
Steve Mills
Senior Health & Safety Consultant

I joined In-Line Safety Ltd. in October 2014 as a Health and Safety Consultant. My role is varied working for clients across different sectors of industry and providing different services. These include carrying out fire risk assessments, asbestos surveys, management audits, writing and reviewing policies and procedures, writing risk assessments and method statements, conducting construction site inspections and many other functions.

Lisa Silsby
Lisa Silsby
Key Account Manager

I’ve spent most of my working life in travel and tourism, spending 23 years at Virgin.  The last few was within the customer safety team conducting H&S, fire safety and food safety audits at our overseas hotels.

I joined In Line Safety in December 2021, to further my knowledge, primarily in the Fire Sector. I’ve completed my NEBOSH Fire Certificate in January, and have been actively expanding my fire risk management knowledge, by shadowing the technical team at In-Line Safety. I am looking forward to becoming a professional fire risk assessor in the near future

Matt Warwick
Health and Safety Consultant

Since joining Inline Safety I have gained a host of experience in Fire Risk Assessments, Management Audits, Construction site inspections and Risk Assessments and Method statements and continue to learn and develop every day. My experience is in the Leisure industry and my qualifications include NEBOSH Fire and NEBOSH General

Chris Carmichael
Chris Carmichael
Health and Safety Consultant

I joined In-Line Safety in February 2023 as a Health and safety consultant, predominantly focusing and using my expertise out on-site undertaking Fire door surveys for our clients. I started my working career as a Carpenter and gained my NVQ L3 in Carpentry and Joinery which I spent 14 years gaining a vast amount of knowledge and experiences in all aspects of the trade. None more so than carrying out actions to upgrade existing fire doors to become compliant or to fit completely new door installs of FD30s and FD60s door sets to manufacturer’s instructions. With that experience I believed my natural progression was to become a Fire door surveyor which I have been doing for the last 6 years. Since joining In-Line Safety I have gained my FDIS diploma, and I am currently gaining knowledge about compartmentation surveys as well as Fire Risk Assessments with the hope of gaining my NEBOSH Fire in the not-too-distant future.

Emma Walsh
Project Manager

I joined In Line Safety in September 2018 as a Project Assistant. This is a new industry for me so I’m constantly learning. My role involves looking after three of our major customers. Keeping track of which sites our consultants have visited, what stage the works are at, writing up reports, keeping a close liaison with the client at all times and invoicing when required.

Lauren Waddell
Project Manager

I joined In-Line Safety in 2021 when I decided I wanted to widen my knowledge and work in a different industry. My role involves looking after some of our customers by providing updates regarding progress and adjustments on a consistent basis. I keep track of what stage the works are at and I make sure I get regular updates from contractors. I sort out any queries regarding the projects, as well as writing up reports and invoicing work that has been completed.

Sarah Baldery
Sarah Baldery
Acting Office Manager

I joined In-Line Safety in April 2022 as I wanted to move away from the hospitality industry to develop my knowledge in the Health & Safety sector. My role includes general admin duties, formatting reports, creating action plans, liaising with clients, arranging appointments and invoicing. I have recently started to take on In-Line Safety’s social media pages and look forward to working on these platforms. In my spare time I enjoy dancing, photography and spending time with friends and family.

Lilly Mobsby
Office Administrator

I joined In-Line Safety in September 2023 as I wanted to challenge myself and work in a new industry, different to what I am familiar with. My role consists of completing general administrative tasks, including keeping office supplies well stocked, formatting reports, generating action plans, communicating with clients and arranging appointments.

In-Line Safety are experts in the practice of health and safety.  It’s our business to know about all things to do with health and safety legislation.  Our experience encompasses a wide range of industry and manufacturing processes, enabling us to tailor our services precisely to your needs and your situation.