Ruairi Charlesworth has worked across technical and commercial roles for 14 years in the asphalt construction industry, gaining experience on highways, airfields and defence estates infrastructure projects. As head of business development for Highway Data Systems he is responsible for promoting automated quality assurance technology in both the UK and the USA. Ruairi has helped shape market understanding of automated quality assurance technology which, through Highway Data Systems, has led to specification change at Transport Scotland, National Highways, and across local authority frameworks. Ruairi holds a masters’ degree in Management & International Business and is a member of the IAT and the CIHT.