Experience

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  Ekistica

  • Senior Engineer, Civil and Water

    • Jul 2015 - Present

    I have worked cumulatively with Ekistika (formerly CAT Projects) for over ten years on engineering projects in regional and remote Central and Northern Australia, Far North Queensland, the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Tasmania, The Cook Islands and Nauru. Across this time, I have provided design engineering and project management services to local government agencies, Indigenous corporations, utilities and commercial firms for a variety of large remote and regional infrastructure projects including a remote community swimming pool, a water park, a CBD redevelopment, a regional aquatic centre, community housing programs, solar farms and Granville Harbour wind farm, the latter with an aggregate construction value in excess of $280 million. I am experienced in waste management facility design, refurbishing and upgrades to potable water storage and supply networks and civil design works related to renewable energy solar PV ground-mounted systems and wind farms. My experience in the water industry extends to cost engineering for preliminary economic assessments and detailed design for projects. In addition to power system engineering, my capabilities also include business management system development, compliance, auditing and monitoring. As a Senior Engineer with Ekistica, I provide clients with a range of services including civil and hydraulic engineering design, community water safety planning, stormwater management and remote area project and construction management. I have a keen understanding of the critical interrelation of people, place and technology and, as a design engineer, am very conscious that while cost and quality are critical aspects, that they must also be contextualized by consideration for the intellectual, labour and logistical supply chains available to support their delivery.

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  Power and Water Corporation

  • Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

  • Remote Development Officer

    • Jan 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

    Delivered territory-wide stakeholder engagement with remote Indigenous communities, undertook water efficiency audits and compiled management plans.

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  CAT Projects

  • Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

  • Civil Engineer

    • Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
    • Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

    Refer to current role at Ekistika.

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  Ports Authority Tonga

  • Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

  • Construction Engineer

    • Aug 2010 - Jul 2011
    • Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

    Produced upgrade plans for main port, wrote project proposals that effectively secured funding from World Bank and Asia Development Bank and delivered training in construction practices with the Building Code of Australia and NatSPEC.

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  CAT Projects

  • Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

  • Civil Engineer

    • Apr 2009 - Jul 2010
    • Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

    Supported the orchestration of largest single construction contract awarded in Alice Springs, managed CCTV camera installation and solar lighting (design through to construction phases), surveyed and designed water reticulation pipeline and sewer retention basin systems for several remote Indigenous Communities (NT) and implemented Quality Assurance Business Management Practices to achieve ISO9001.

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  GHD

  • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

  • Civil Engineer

    • Dec 2006 - Feb 2009
    • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

    Designed storm water drainage and pavement for Edinburgh Military Base, Adelaide and civil projects including commercial car park and pedestrian access ways.