He has over forty years’ experience as an engineer, team leader and project director, predominantly involved with environmental engineering projects and particularly solid waste management projects and programs.
He spent a decade with the Environment Department in Queensland and then 23 years with SKM Consultants, based in Brisbane, Melbourne, Suva and Manila.
He has lead numerous solid waste management strategy studies and produced many concept and detailed designs for both small and large solid waste facilities.
His solid waste experience ranges from recycling and reuse studies, waste minimization, collection investigations, transfer stations, community involvement and education, cost estimating and finance plans, controlled dump and landfill designs, operations manuals and running training programs, preparing Integrated SWM plans, landfill gas management, composting, waste to energy, mechanical biological treatment, dumpsite remediation, leachate management and environmental monitoring and management plans.