OUR PEOPLE

We are members of the Royal Institution  of Chartered Surveyors and the Association of Project Managers and are locally connected, giving us a strength which lies in intimate market knowledge coupled with a global best practice perspective in delivering international standards.

Chris Docherty 

Bsc. (Hons), FRICS

Managing Network Partner

Ian Putley 

Bsc. (Hons), MAPM

Managing Network Partner

Chris Docherty 
Bsc. (Hons), FRICS

Managing Network Partner

Ian Putley 
Bsc. (Hons), MAPM

Managing Network Partner

Chris is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with twenty-five years construction and valuation experience in the UK, and throughout the Caribbean.


Chris began his career and qualified whilst in London, working for two of the big five global Quantity Surveying and built asset consultancies. Arriving in the Caribbean in 2004, Chris was based in The Turks and Caicos Islands, working for BCQS International and gaining experience in TCI, The Bahamas and Jamaica. 


Chris gained Directorship of the new St. Lucia office in 2008, giving him exposure to the wider Eastern Caribbean. In 2012, Chris then spent three years in Barbados heading up the Property Sector Department for the entire region as Director of Risk Management, for CIBC First Caribbean International Bank, gaining invaluable experience in the pan-Caribbean property and lending markets.


Having worked in over eighteen Caribbean Islands, and identifying a space for improved and consistent consultancy services, Chris founded Intersurv in 2015, successfully delivering construction and secured lending advice on well over US$ 100M worth of construction and property financing to date over several Caribbean jurisdictions.


A graduate of Kingston University, Chris is also a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS).

Ian is a highly experienced Project and Construction Manager with a proven track record in successfully delivering excellence over a broad range of projects.


Having spent the first years of his career gaining valuable experience at the giant UK building firms Tarmac, Costain Ltd and Kier Ltd, including two-years in the Middle East, Ian moved to the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2000 as Project Director with Johnston International and worked on several prestigious assignments. 


Based in Barbados since 2002, Ian successfully completed the 11 storey north tower at the Hilton on Carlisle Bay for Johnstons before taking up a fifteen year role as Construction Director at the high-end Royal Westmoreland Golf Community and Country Club, responsible for the delivery of luxury town homes and villas to a discerning clientele.


Partnering with Intersurv, Ian has identified Barbados as one of our markets of interest, successfully introducing new Clients to the practice by delivering high quality construction and cost advice.


With a degree in Building Engineering and Management from the University of Brighton, Ian is also a Member of the Association of Project Management (MAPM).

Ian Putley 

Bsc. (Hons), MAPM

Managing Network Partner

Ian is a highly experienced Project and Construction Manager with a proven track record in successfully delivering excellence over a broad range of projects.

Having spent the first years of his career gaining valuable experience at the giant UK building firms Tarmac, Costain Ltd and Kier Ltd, including two-years in the Middle East, Ian moved to the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2000 as Project Director with Johnston International and worked on several prestigious assignments. 

Based in Barbados since 2002, Ian successfully completed the 11 storey north tower at the Hilton on Carlisle Bay for Johnstons before taking up a fifteen year role as Construction Director at the high-end Royal Westmoreland Golf Community and Country Club, responsible for the delivery of luxury town homes and villas to a discerning clientele.

Partnering with Intersurv, Ian has identified Barbados as one of our markets of interest, successfully introducing new Clients to the practice by delivering high quality construction and cost advice.

With a degree in Building Engineering and Management from the University of Brighton, Ian is also a Member of the Association of Project Management (MAPM).

Ian Harrison

HND Eng

Network Partner

Harrison Surveying

St Lucia

Michael Sankar

BSc. (Hons) Commercial Management

Network Partner

Intersurv Ltd

St Lucia 

Ian Harrison

HND Eng

Network Partner

Harrison Surveying

St Lucia

Director of Harrison Surveying, Ian Harrison is a highly experienced Project Manager/ Quantity Surveyor, responsible for delivering Network Partnership services in St. Lucia.


With a tertiary education in Civil Engineering at the University of Plymouth, UK, Ian began his career with some of the UKs leading Contractors including Balfour Beatty and Trafalgar House. 


 In 1997, Ian moved to the Caribbean to represent Trinidadian company, NH International, where he worked for four years, not only in St Lucia, but also in Nevis and Jamaica. After a two year spell back in the UK, Ian joined Cotton Bay Resorts in St. Lucia, as Commercial Director, successfully delivering several beach front residential projects. 


Working with banks and developers on a number of distressed assets, Ian saw an opportunity to start up Harrison Surveying in 2009, and as investment returns to the Eastern Caribbean, is currently working on a number of exciting projects as the business grows, including Sugar Beach, Cap Estate residences, as well as government housing schemes. 


Ian’s relationship with Intersurv began in 2018, and continues to yield opportunities in the construction and property valuation markets.

Michael Sankar



Michael Sankar

Michael Sankar

Michael Sankar

BSc. (Hons) Commercial Management

Project Quantity Surveyor

Intersurv Ltd

St Lucia 

Michael Sankar



Director of Harrison Surveying, Ian Harrison is a highly experienced Project Manager/ Quantity Surveyor, responsible for delivering Network Partnership services in St. Lucia.


With a tertiary education in Civil Engineering at the University of Plymouth, UK, Ian began his career with some of the UKs leading Contractors including Balfour Beatty and Trafalgar House. 


 In 1997, Ian moved to the Caribbean to represent Trinidadian company, NH International, where he worked for four years, not only in St Lucia, but also in Nevis and Jamaica. After a two year spell back in the UK, Ian joined Cotton Bay Resorts in St. Lucia, as Commercial Director, successfully delivering several beach front residential projects. 


Working with banks and developers on a number of distressed assets, Ian saw an opportunity to start up Harrison Surveying in 2009, and as investment returns to the Eastern Caribbean, is currently working on a number of exciting projects as the business grows, including Sugar Beach, Cap Estate residences, as well as government housing schemes. 


Ian’s relationship with Intersurv began in 2018, and continues to yield opportunities in the construction and property valuation markets.

Graduating from London South Bank University in 2012 with Upper Second Class Honours in Commercial Management (Quantity Surveying), Michael initially began his career as a site Quantity Surveyor for C.O. Williams Construction (St. Lucia) Ltd. on a number infrastructure projects in St. Lucia and St. Vincent, gaining practical experience in the field from the beginning, primarily in civil and infrastructure works.

 

Since graduating, Michael has worked in a number of premier hospitality locations in St. Lucia, notably Le Sport - The Body Holiday and Windjammer Landing Resort, being an integral team member for delivering renovation and expansion projects under challenging conditions, while maintaining control of project budgets and timelines and keeping the desired quality of workmanship. 


Michael has since co-founded Foresight Property Management and Consultancy Services in 2022 and has joined Intersurv at a pivotal time as the Network Partnership seeks to expand its operations into St. Lucia on a full-time basis. 


Michael holds the position of Project Quantity Surveyor within the partnership and is responsible for project planning, cost planning, measurement, procurement, contract negotiation, and post contract project cost control. 

 

Michael prides himself in taking a practical approach to the execution of projects, while managing the relevant stakeholder’s expectations. 


Graduating from London South Bank University in 2012 with Upper Second Class Honours in Commercial Management (Quantity Surveying), Michael initially began his career as a site Quantity Surveyor for C.O. Williams Construction (St. Lucia) Ltd. on a number infrastructure projects in St. Lucia and St. Vincent, gaining practical experience in the field from the beginning, primarily in civil and infrastructure works.

 

Since graduating, Michael has worked in a number of premier hospitality locations in St. Lucia, notably Le Sport - The Body Holiday and Windjammer Landing Resort, being an integral team member for delivering renovation and expansion projects under challenging conditions, while maintaining control of project budgets and timelines and keeping the desired quality of workmanship. 


Michael has since co-founded Foresight Property Management and Consultancy Services in 2022 and has joined Intersurv at a pivotal time as the Network Partnership seeks to expand its operations into St. Lucia on a full-time basis. 


Michael holds the position of Project Quantity Surveyor within the partnership and is responsible for project planning, cost planning, measurement, procurement, contract negotiation, and post contract project cost control. 

 

Michael prides himself in taking a practical approach to the execution of projects, while managing the relevant stakeholder’s expectations. 


Russell Alwell 

Bsc. (Hons) MRICS

Network Partner

Construction Advisory Services Ltd

Turks and Caicos Islands

Tamara Hall

Valuation Surveyor

Construction Advisory Services Ltd

Turks and Caicos Islands 

Russell Alwell 

Bsc. (Hons) MRICS

Network Partner

Construction Advisory Services Ltd

Turks and Caicos Islands

Construction Advisory Services Ltd (CASL) is an established and highly regarded full service property and construction consultancy which has been operating in the Turks and Caicos Islands for over 25 years. 


Owned and Managed by Network Partner, Russell Alwell, CASL delivers cost and value advice to a wide range of Clients, including local and international lenders and the developers of notable landmark projects such as Grace Bay Club Resorts, Providenciales and Beaches Turks and Caicos Islands. 


A graduate of South Bank University and a Chartered Quantity Surveyor for over 27 years, Russell began his professional career at Franklin & Andrews in London, UK before moving to CBRE to work in their Building Consultancy Department as an in-house cost consultant and specialist in Capital Allowances and Property Reinstatements. Russell moved to the Caribbean in 1996, joining CASL, as Quantity Surveyor and Valuer, and taking over ownership and leadership of the company in 1999.


In 2018, Russell invited Intersurv to assist CASL in providing valuation and constructing lending advice to serve and expand CASL’s existing Client base, as well as to allow the pursuit and development of his relationships both in TCI and elsewhere in the region, leveraging his experience in the high end hotel, residential, and luxury construction space.


Russell is Assessor and Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and a member of the Turks and Caicos Architects, Surveyors and Engineers (TCASE) organisation.

Tamara Hall

Valuation Surveyor

Construction Advisory Services Ltd

Turks and Caicos Islands 

Construction Advisory Services Ltd (CASL) is an established and highly regarded full service property and construction consultancy which has been operating in the Turks and Caicos Islands for over 25 years. 


Owned and Managed by Network Partner, Russell Alwell, CASL delivers cost and value advice to a wide range of Clients, including local and international lenders and the developers of notable landmark projects such as Grace Bay Club Resorts, Providenciales and Beaches Turks and Caicos Islands. 


A graduate of South Bank University and a Chartered Quantity Surveyor for over 27 years, Russell began his professional career at Franklin & Andrews in London, UK before moving to CBRE to work in their Building Consultancy Department as an in-house cost consultant and specialist in Capital Allowances and Property Reinstatements. Russell moved to the Caribbean in 1996, joining CASL, as Quantity Surveyor and Valuer, and taking over ownership and leadership of the company in 1999.


In 2018, Russell invited Intersurv to assist CASL in providing valuation and constructing lending advice to serve and expand CASL’s existing Client base, as well as to allow the pursuit and development of his relationships both in TCI and elsewhere in the region, leveraging his experience in the high end hotel, residential, and luxury construction space.


Russell is Assessor and Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and a member of the Turks and Caicos Architects, Surveyors and Engineers (TCASE) organisation.

Originally hailing from Middle Caicos, Tamara started her work life in Providenciales as Concierge at Beaches Resort. Tamara went on to work in Reception at McCollum & Newlands and subsequently for the Turks & Caicos Islands Government Valuation Department, before joining Construction Advisory Services Limited in April 2004. 


Tamara continued her training with the TCIG Valuation Department as a Valuation Surveyor in tandem with her role at CASL, prior to taking up full time education in 2006, graduating in 2010 with a Diploma in Land Economy and Valuation Surveying from the University of Technology, Jamaica.

 

Tamara has a good understanding of commercial property gained working with Beaches and additional experience of the legal aspects of property transactions whilst working with McCollum & Newlands. 


She gained a good understanding of the public sector approach to property valuation and management whilst at the Turks & Caicos Islands Government and she continues to have good working relationships with the relevant Government Departments that can assist with the provision of property information in TCI.

 


As CASL transitions into a professional relationship with Intersurv in TCI, Tamara continues to be instrumental in delivering property valuation advice to a variety of Clients, including homeowners, commercial property owners, lenders, government departments, institutions and developers.


Originally hailing from Middle Caicos, Tamara started her work life in Providenciales as Concierge at Beaches Resort. Tamara went on to work in Reception at McCollum & Newlands and subsequently for the Turks & Caicos Islands Government Valuation Department, before joining Construction Advisory Services Limited in April 2004. 


Tamara continued her training with the TCIG Valuation Department as a Valuation Surveyor in tandem with her role at CASL, prior to taking up full time education in 2006, graduating in 2010 with a Diploma in Land Economy and Valuation Surveying from the University of Technology, Jamaica.

 

Tamara has a good understanding of commercial property gained working with Beaches and additional experience of the legal aspects of property transactions whilst working with McCollum & Newlands. 


She gained a good understanding of the public sector approach to property valuation and management whilst at the Turks & Caicos Islands Government and she continues to have good working relationships with the relevant Government Departments that can assist with the provision of property information in TCI.

 


As CASL transitions into a professional relationship with Intersurv in TCI, Tamara continues to be instrumental in delivering property valuation advice to a variety of Clients, including homeowners, commercial property owners, lenders, government departments, institutions and developers.


Raeh C. Williams 

BSc. (Hons), MRICS, PQS

Network Partner

Williams Construction Advisors

The Bahamas

Daynan Tynes

M.Arch.

Network Partner

Titan Construction & Engineering (Abaco)

The Bahamas

Raeh Williams is a Chartered Professional Surveyor and Managing Director of Williams Surveying, our Network Partner in The Bahamas. 

Having studied at Reading in the UK, Raeh leads her team with over 15 years of experience, having previously worked at DHP Associates as well as The Bahamas Government.

Raeh has worked on many landmark projects providing Quantity Surveying services and related disciplines such as measurement and financial administration, cost control and analysis, project management/ administration and providing contractual advice.

Raeh’s experience includes providing cost and valuation advice on a number of different property types including but not limited to single family homes, luxury homes and condominiums, schools, small island airports, hurricane recovery installations, as well as commercial and governmental office developments. 

Raeh has worked with Intersurv over recent years on a number of projects in The Bahamas over several islands and property types, demonstrating her attention to detail and commitment to time deadlines, making her a highly valued Network Partner.

Raeh is a member of both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
Daynan Tynes brings twenty years-experience and knowledge in the construction and design industry acquired in both The Bahamas and the USA. 

Covering various aspects of construction development he has proven expertise in project management, luxury retail, hospitality development, commercial development, residential development, food and beverage infrastructure and landscape development.

A Graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design with a Degree in Architecture Design, Daynan began his career in Washington DC gaining the experience needed to adapt his profession in the Bahamas and the Caribbean. 

After moving back to the Bahamas, Daynan worked on various developments such as South Ocean Beach Resort and Golf Course and Baha Mar focusing his skills on Project Management and Consulting. 

 Daynan started working with intersurv in 2015 through his private consulting company assisting in management and advisory services. Daynan has separately acted for clients as Owners Representative for full scale developments, being mindful of financial considerations, Daynan develops strategies to balance owner’s construction and design vision with budget practicalities.

Raeh C. Williams 

BSc. (Hons), MRICS, PQS

Network Partner

Williams Construction Advisors

The Bahamas

Raeh Williams is a Chartered Professional Surveyor and Managing Director of Williams Surveying, our Network Partner in The Bahamas. 


Having studied at Reading in the UK, Raeh leads her team with over 15 years of experience, having previously worked at DHP Associates as well as The Bahamas Government.


Raeh has worked on many landmark projects providing Quantity Surveying services and related disciplines such as measurement and financial administration, cost control and analysis, project management/ administration and providing contractual advice.


Raeh’s experience includes providing cost and valuation advice on a number of different property types including but not limited to single family homes, luxury homes and condominiums, schools, small island airports, hurricane recovery installations, as well as commercial and governmental office developments. 


Raeh has worked with Intersurv over recent years on a number of projects in The Bahamas over several islands and property types, demonstrating her attention to detail and commitment to time deadlines, making her a highly valued Network Partner.


Raeh is a member of both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.

Ron Taylor 

MRICS, PQS 

Network Partner

Insurance Specialist

Ron is a Quantity Surveyor and Chartered Construction Quantity Surveyor with forty years construction and Loss Adjusting experience in the UK, Canada, and the Americas. Graduating with the advanced City and Guilds of London Institute and ULCI diploma, Ron travelled to New Zealand to pursue his construction consultancy career.

 

Several years later, Ron moved to Canada within the insurance arena, working directly for major insurance companies, independent adjusting firms and building consultants as a loss adjuster / Construction Quantity Surveyor. Ron’s career developed to include residential, commercial and agricultural buildings, as well as healthcare and educational facilities. Ron has also been involved in dispute resolution and quantum control and specialises in reinstatement valuations, risk/ loss control inspections and consulting.

 

Ron has handled complex catastrophe damages throughout Canada and the US. Ron returned to the UK briefly in 2015 following flooding and then moved on to The Bahamas in 2015 and The British Virgin Islands in 2017. In 2019 Ron was tasked with quantifying damages in the Abaco region following the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian, to the value of circa US$150M.


Ron is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, and the Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society

Daynan Tynes

M.Arch.

Network Partner

Titan Construction & Engineering (Abaco)

The Bahamas

Daynan Tynes brings twenty years-experience and knowledge in the construction and design industry acquired in both The Bahamas and the USA. 

Covering various aspects of construction development he has proven expertise in project management, luxury retail, hospitality development, commercial development, residential development, food and beverage infrastructure and landscape development.

A Graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design with a Degree in Architecture Design, Daynan began his career in Washington DC gaining the experience needed to adapt his profession in the Bahamas and the Caribbean. 

After moving back to the Bahamas, Daynan worked on various developments such as South Ocean Beach Resort and Golf Course and Baha Mar focusing his skills on Project Management and Consulting. 

 Daynan started working with intersurv in 2015 through his private consulting company assisting in management and advisory services. Daynan has separately acted for clients as Owners Representative for full scale developments, being mindful of financial considerations, Daynan develops strategies to balance owner’s construction and design vision with budget practicalities.

Ron Taylor 

MRICS, PQS 

Network Partner

Insurance specialist

Ron is a Quantity Surveyor and Chartered Construction Quantity Surveyor with forty years construction and Loss Adjusting experience in the UK, Canada, and the Americas. Graduating with the advanced City and Guilds of London Institute and ULCI diploma, Ron travelled to New Zealand to pursue his construction consultancy career.

 

Several years later, Ron moved to Canada within the insurance arena, working directly for major insurance companies, independent adjusting firms and building consultants as a loss adjuster / Construction Quantity Surveyor. Ron’s career developed to include residential, commercial and agricultural buildings, as well as healthcare and educational facilities. Ron has also been involved in dispute resolution and quantum control and specialises in reinstatement valuations, risk/ loss control inspections and consulting.

 

Ron has handled complex catastrophe damages throughout Canada and the US. Ron returned to the UK briefly in 2015 following flooding and then moved on to The Bahamas in 2015 and The British Virgin Islands in 2017. In 2019 Ron was tasked with quantifying damages in the Abaco region following the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian, to the value of circa US$150M.


Ron is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, and the Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society