In August 2004 Mercedes took the lead at Souterrain, responsible for the development of a unique brand of specialised archaeological survey in the UK. She is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (MCIfA) with expertise in Research and Development. She graduated in Archaeology from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in 1997. After attaining a wide experience of archaeological fieldwork she went on to specialize in GIS, graduating with a Masters degree in 2001. In September 2011 she attained a Masters Degree in Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy at the University of Nottingham.
