Iona is a geotechnical engineer with a strong academic background, specialising in soil-structure interaction and cyclic design. Prior to joining Wood Thilsted, Iona completed her DPhil (PhD) at Oxford University exploring the response of monopile foundations to cyclic loading. At Wood Thilsted, Iona has been involved in a wide variety of geotechnical work including interpretation of in-situ and laboratory tests, design for jacket piles and interpretation of large-scale pile tests. Most recently, Iona has been leading the geotechnical design work for Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm.