GREG CASHIN
BEng.
Principal Consultant (Principal - Infrastructure Transaction Network)
Greg has 20 years water and wastewater management experience gained in state government, local government and the private sector. His experience covers all facets of the water industry including investigation, design, construction, operation and maintenance.
For the past 11 years Greg has focused on the transaction and commercial aspects of significant water sector projects, initially as bid manager and project director for a major international project development and operation and maintenance contractor, and then more recently as a transaction manager and advisor for government clients. Contract delivery forms that Greg is experienced in include build own operate (PPP), design build operate (DBO), concession, alliance, operations and maintenance, and design and construct. To date he has been involved as either a contractor or as an advisor on most of the major water projects let in Australia, as well as major international projects such as the Sha Tin water treatment project in Hong Kong and the Manila water and wastewater concessions.
BRAD COWAN
CPEng., MBA, MPD., GAICD., RPEQ.
Managing Principal
With over 30 years of experience in local government infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, drainage, water, wastewater, marine structures, etc.,). Brad has been recognized as a Master Project Director by the Australian Institute of Project Management.
As a Project Manager, Senior Operations Manager and Marketing and Business Development Manager of Brisbane Water, Brad acquired a thorough knowledge of the Australian water industry, with its associated business risks and opportunities. In particular he has experience in the project management of water supply and sewerage infrastructure projects ($400m), product and business development projects and organisational change projects. Some highlights are:
- Alliance contract formation for Coffs Harbour Water (3 off), Gold Coast Water (5 off), Citiwater Townsville, Maroochy Shire Council
- Improved Capital Program delivery City of Thuringowa, Newcastle City Council, Actew AGL, Gold Coast Water and Ipswich Water
- Coaching / Mentoring Project Managers, SunWater, Brisbane Water & Gold Coast Water
- Partnering Agreements, ActewAGL, Coliban Water, Gold Coast Water and Ipswich Water
- Project Manager of:
- Commercialisation of Brisbane Water
- EBA 1 Implementation Brisbane Water
- Luggage Pt Wastewater T.P. Stage 1 and 2
- Mt Crosby Westbank Water T.P.
- Gibson Is. Wastewater T.P.
- Wacol Sewerage Scheme
- Adjunct Professor in Project Management at the Queensland University of Technology
JEFF COWAN
BEd, Dip Teach (ECE), Cert Civ Eng.
Manager, Director, Reg Teacher.
Jeff has extensive experience in large multi million dollar infrastructure projects. For the last 10 years he has successfully delivered Information Technology projects across Queensland. This achievement was recognized by the receipt of two Highly Commended project management achievement awards by the Australian Institute of Project Management. These awards recognized Jeff’s ability to bring together both private and government sectors to deliver large projects within time and budget.
Jeff has a broad range of leadership experience within the areas of civil and structural engineering, education, training, program and project management. In these roles he has successfully demonstrated his interpersonal skills, including team building, motivation and communication with a large number of clients and diverse teams working across Queensland as well as with IT manufacturers and suppliers across the world.
He has had financial management responsibilities as chairman and director of a community credit union and as a program manager within government.
BILL DANAHER
B.Sc., ML, Ph.D.
Principal Consultant (Principal - Risk Management International)
Bill has substantial experience in the field of Risk Management having undertaken risk management studies in a range of industries and locations, including Queensland local government water and wastewater projects. He has particular experience in facilitating risk management workshops and developing risk management plans for projects and businesses. His contribution to the field was recognised by being invited to be a member of the Standards Australia Committee developing a Risk Management Standard, and a foundation member of the I.E. Aust. National Committee on Risk Engineering. Some recent highlights include:
- Cryptosporidium / Giardia risk assessment and management, Gold Coast Water
- Project risk workshops, Gold Coast Motorway, Noosa WTP, Brisbane City - Valley Bypass.
JOHN DAVIS
B.Eng, GAICD, RPEQ, MBA
Principal Consultant (Director - IDSM)
John Davis is an experienced consultant with over 25 years experience in the infrastructure delivery and contract services sector, with particular exposure to local government businesses and related government owned enterprises.
John is widely regarded in local government as an expert in project delivery strategies for public/private partnerships; and has completed specialist assignments such as a whole-of-business operations revenue and costs risk model for the ACT’s water supply business, ACTEW Corporation. Other clients include the Defence Materiel Office, where he advises on strategic commercial matters in major procurements.
Local Government clients in Queensland include Douglas, Cairns, Atherton, Broadsound, Mackay, Maroochy, Brisbane, Toowoomba, Redlands, and Gold Coast. John is also presently an Advisory Board member of Logan Enterprises (Logan City Council), and a former Advisory Board member for Maroochy Waste Management (Maroochy Shire Council).
BA (Honours) Bus. Stud., CPA, FCMA., MCIM., Diploma in Marketing
Principal Consultant (Principal – AE Earl & Associates)
Adrian has over 35 years marketing, financial and business management experience, both in the UK and more than 15 years overseas, in the Middle East, Australasia and Europe. He has held senior line management and consultancy roles in large, international public and private sector organisations, providing advice to stakeholders and senior management, and leadership in commercial strategy, process and change management, and information technology. These organisations operated in highly competitive, customer service focused markets.
Adrian possesses strong financial analysis and modeling skills to research operational situations and develop business cases which provide management with decision support information. And in extensive experience in Australian commercialized businesses, Adrian has well developed expertise in regulatory and structural reform and organizational change. As a senior line business manager and consultant Adrian has also developed sound inter-personal skills, including team building and motivation, communications and presentation.
Relevant industry experience has included water and wastewater, rail infrastructure, mining, energy, construction, engineering services and project management. Adrian’s specific experience in Australian water and wastewater activities, providing professional financial line and project management services, includes:
- Sunwater
- Acting Commercial Manager
- Brisbane Water
- Acting Chief Financial Officer
- Gold Coast City Council
- Hinze Dam Stage 3 Alliance - Project Delivery Strategy & Procurement
- Citiwater, Townsville
- 3 year Project – Project Management Services – Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Program
- Redland Water & Waste
- North Stradbroke Island – Project Team to manage rebuild and insurance claim following fire at the Water Treatment Plant
- Fitzroy River Water
- Financial management and advice for all capex and opex project activities
- Maintenance of bulk water & Internal Service Level Agreements
- Preparation of Capital Works Budgets & Submissions, Forward Borrowing Programs, State Subsidy Applications
- Acting Financial Co-ordinator
B Com, AASA, FAICD.
Principal Consultant (Principal – Corporate Consulting Services)
As a management consultant in public practice for 30 years, Lloyd has devoted a large part of his life to assisting organisations to develop the potential of their people. His experience covers all levels of government, the private and not-for-profit sectors.
He has extensive experience consulting for Brisbane City Council in such diverse areas as assessing the feasibility of proposed new technology joint ventures through to the facilitation of Business Plan development (14) for all "contestable" units of Brisbane Water.
He has been involved in considerable depth with Gold Coast Water where he has been both Project Manager and part of the consulting team in developing a Total Training Plan for all employees. Examples of other projects include:
Development and implementation of Business Planning Case Study for Ampol Franchisees in New South Wales.
- Development and implementation of Project Management Training Course for CSIT.
- Organisational Review, through an extensive process of consultation, of a community-based welfare organisation.
- Facilitation of Business Plans for a Consulting Engineering firm and a Facilities Management Engineering firm.
ERIC FENN
BEd, Master of Org Psychology, MBA
Principal Consultant (Principal Strategic Partnering Queensland Pty Ltd)
Eric is an organisational and management consultant with more than 17 years experience in the consulting business. He has undertaken an extensive number of assignments in strategic and business planning, organisational change, supply chain management strategies (and implementation), mediation of disputes, negotiation training and consulting, training and development (especially in management development and team building) and the facilitation of planning workshops.
He first worked in education before moving into the mining sector in 1984 where he worked in corporate personnel for one of Australia’s largest iron ore mining operations. A few years later he moved into management consulting based in Brisbane - working for two different management consulting companies (i) The Australian Institute of Management and (ii) Allan Keogh & Associates. He then started his own business in 1991. Since then he has undertaken numerous training and/or consulting assignments for organisations in the mining, sugar, and manufacturing sectors as well as for various local, state and federal government agencies.
He has completed two Masters degrees which have provided in-depth training and knowledge in organisational psychology, business, and management disciplines. This theoretical knowledge compliments his extensive range of actual workplace experiences to provide clients with a well-rounded approach to a range of consulting activities. He has also attended Harvard University and completed a training programme as part of his own development in the area of negotiations and mediation work.
ROBIN HAGEN
B. Eng., CPEng., Cert. Markt., RPEQ.
Principal Consultant (Principal – Strategic Asset Solutions)
A General Manager with extensive background in design and implementation of organisational change, project management and operations and maintenance management in large civil engineering, property and building organisations. Robin has strong analytical, negotiation and consulting skills. Additional strengths in customer driven, business improvement strategies and effective team building practices. Some highlights include:
- Facilities management projects, Ipswich Water and Thuringowa City Council
- Partnering Agreements Gold Coast Water and Ipswich Water
- Business Reviews, Thuringowa City Council and Ipswich Water
Dip.Rec Stud. Grad Dip. Bus. Mgmt (HRM)
Specialist Consultant
Principal – Outgoing Development Australia
Angie has 18 years experience as an Organisational Development Consultant and Workshop Facilitator and Coach. Angie first worked within the public sector before setting up her business in 1988. She is the Managing Director of her firm and is also the General Manager of a national wholesaling business. Her experience and qualifications in Business, Leisure Studies, Adventure based counselling, Experiential Learning and Human Resource Management, has developed her ability to work with people holistically.
In the late eighties, Angie identified a need for relationship development within the corporate sector to assist in both the growth and effectiveness of organisations and the people within them. Angie has assisted many organisations from industries ranging from public sector through to private sector organisations in IT, finance, construction, mining etc.
Angie has developed her approach in Relationship methodology as the construction industry became educated whilst it moved from adversarial relationships to team building to partnering and now alliancing. Angie therefore has a wealth of experience in how to manage relationships within these environments.
Angie’s enthusiasm for her work coupled with her genuine desire for all individuals and organisations to continually develop and experience growth, make for powerful, effective and enjoyable programs. Her dynamic and successful attitude emanates in her presentation style.
Angie specialises in partnering, alliancing, strategic planning, organisation development, Leadership development and coaching, team building and long-term relationship management.
Her recent assignments include:
- Relationship Establishment and Management for SRWP Operations and Maintenance Alliance
- Relationship Establishment and Management for Hinze Dam Alliance
GARRY LAW
BE, FIPENZ
Principal Consultant (Principal Law Associates Ltd)
Garry has been involved in the construction, commissioning, upgrading, review and repair of dams, water treatment plants and wastewater treatment plants for over 25 years, mostly in New Zealand. He has been a member of the NZ Committee on large dams and developed and implemented a number of dam safety review programs. He set up and was the first CEO of Auckland’s Watercare, a Local Authority Trading Enterprise. He has recent experience in South East Queensland as Manager Brisbane Water.
- Commercialisation of Brisbane Water
- Review of sewerage treatment plants North Shore City Council, Auckland
- Setting up bulk water and sewerage servicing agreements, New Zealand
- Setting up relationship contracts for system maintenance and operations, New Zealand
DAVIN SHELLSHEAR
B.E. (Chem Hons), MIEA
Principal Consultant (Principal, Shellcom Services)
Davin Shellshear has over 35 years professional engineering experience including over 20 years with Australia’s largest local government integrated water utility, Brisbane Water. Mr Shellshear has extensive experience in the management of water utilities, the transitioning of water utilities from traditional public sector structures to efficient, competitive and well-governed market economy organizations, and the reform of the water industry in Australia through performance and competitive regulation. Over his 20 years in Brisbane Water, Davin Shellshear was responsible for all civil, mechanical and electrical Operation and Maintenance of Brisbane Water’s water and sewerage assets – from water abstraction and treatment, through transportation, sewage collection, sewage treatment and effluent disposal.
From 2001 to 2005, Mr Shellshear provided specialist consultancy and advice in water and sewerage utility operation, from regulation to service delivery. From 2001 to 2003 he project managed two large outsourced operations and maintenance contracts for the Municipality of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Subsequently he has worked in Timor, India and Mozambique on a range of projects including the establishment of Government regulatory regimes, tariff setting, demand management, review of outsourced O&M service provision, the performance management of State provided O&M Services in the water industry.
Since 2005, Davin has been working in local government Alliance contracted infrastructure delivery and O&M service delivery projects, and in the risk analysis of service delivery in the water industry. Recent relevant projects include:
- Alliance contract formation for the Southern Regional Water Pipeline infrastructure D&C.
- Alliance contract formation for the delivery of O&M services for the Southern Regional Water Pipeline.
- Alliance contract formation for the raising of Hinze Dam (Stage 3) and associated works.
- Risk analysis of the management and operation of Mackay Water.
ALISON THOMPSON
CPEng, BSc Civil Eng. Post Grad Dip
Principal Consultant
Alison has 20 years infrastructure development experience gained in multinational corporations for the government and private sectors, mainly in the water industry.
Alison has held senior line management roles in large organisations, developing projects from inception to delivery in competitive customer focused markets. Alison’s competencies in management and business development are built on a solid foundation of project investigation, design, contract development, tender and delivery.
Alison is experienced in multiple contract formats including build own operate (PPP), design build operate (DBO), concession, alliance, operations and maintenance, and design and construct. To date she has been involved on several major emergency water projects including most recently the development of the target cost for the Gold Coast Desalination Project.
BAp.Sc., MAg.Sc.
Principal Consultant (Corporate Consulting Services)
Brian has twenty years Management Consulting experience, in both the Public and Private Sectors. His qualifications are in Agriculture Science with majors in Behavioral Science. His qualifications are at the Masters level. He has four years line management experience with the Queensland Rugby Union where he was Reds Manager and Professional Rugby Manager. In this latter role he was responsible for player, staff, consultant and supplier contract management in excess of $5m pa. Brian was also responsible for training and development activities over a period of three years at Energex.
Brian has provided coaching, team building and facilitation at a number of levels. He facilitated national engineering conferences for Rio Tinto in 1990 and 1993, as well as senior management groups and project teams. More recently he has facilitated inter branch forums in GCCC (Parks Forum) and team building in GCW Infrastructure Planning.
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