Specialist: Infrastructure and Hydro Developments

AREAS OF COMPETENCE

Over 30 years experience in all aspects of infrastructure planning, development, implementation, and operations covering water, power, communications and transport infrastructure. This experience has been gained in Australia and in more than 20 countries throughout the Asia Pacific region. Specific competence and expertise in the following areas:

• Project origination and development
• Strategic and project planning
• Management of engineering operations
• Infrastructure project management and engineering

RECENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1981 to 2010 SMEC Holdings Limited

 Director Developments (2008 – 2010)
 Executive Director Operations - International East (2004 – 2008)
 General Manager Technical (2001 – 2004)
 General Manager Transportation (1993 – 2001)
 Regional Manager Indonesia (1989 – 1993)
 Project work (1981 – 1989)

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Infrastructure project origination and development 

• SMEC Infrastructure Fund - Preparatory work towards a “SMEC Infrastructure Development Fund” including conceptual planning, structuring, preparation of documentation, and establishment of a seed asset portfolio.
• Infraco Asia - Project pipeline identification study for Infraco Asia identifying some 22 potential infrastructure investment projects in Philippines, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Cambodia
• PNG SEL - Start-up CEO and executive director of PNG Sustainable Energy Limited – a company mandated to develop and invest in commercial power generation facilities. Directly involved in project development activities including Stanley Gas Power Station and various hydro projects

Strategic and project planning (as project manager/team leader as well as technical input)

• PNG: MRDC Project Management Unit - Strategic and corporate planning for the establishment of an Infrastructure Project Management Unit within the Mineral Resources Development Corporation of PNG with a mandate to implement GoPNG infrastructure commitments valued at up to PGK200m per annum.
• China: Tienjin Metro – feasibility study for 20km metro rail line for the port city of Tienjin.
• India: Delhi to Yamunanaga Tollroad – feasibility study for a 100km expressway along the main transport corridor north of Delhi
• Australia: Sydney Melbourne High Speed Rail – prefeasibility studies for a 1000km high speed railway (in conjunction with CSIRO)

• Australia: Brisbane City Enterprises – strategic and corporate planning for an entity to commercialize the skills, systems, and technologies of Brisbane City Council
• Indonesia: Jatigede Multipurpose Water Resources Project – consolidation and restructuring study of a project to provide industrial and domestic water supply, 180MW hydro power, and irrigation development

Management of engineering operations

• As Regional Manager Indonesia responsible for all SMEC’s consulting operations in Indonesia
• As General Manager Transportation responsible worldwide for SMEC’s largest sectoral group (representing around 60% of SMEC’s engineering consulting activity) involving highways, ports and harbours, airports, and railways
• As General Manager Technical responsible for all SMEC’s technical resources, strategic planning, and for technical quality of project work
• As Executive Director International East responsible for 50% of SMEC’s international operations (all countries east of Bangladesh)  including: marketing, resourcing, and project delivery; project development and investment activities; establishment, purchase, and direction of local subsidiaries; financial management and reporting; strategic planning
• As Director Developments responsible for SMEC’s project origination, development, and investment activities (focusing mainly on renewable energy and environmental projects)
• Member of SMEC Holdings Management Committee (SMEC has $350million turnover and more than 4000 staff). Director of various SMEC subsidiaries and alternate director on SMEC Holdings Board. 

EDUCATION

• B.Surv (Honours Class 1) - University of NSW 1970
• M.SurvScience - University of NSW 1976