Date Of Birth

1959

Qualifications

Licentiate degree in Civil Engineering (5 years course, equivalent to Master of Engineering), University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1982

Bachelor of Engineering (Marine), Nautical College, Lisbon, Portugal, 1979

Member of Inst. of Engineers, Australia (Civil and Structural Colleges), 1989

Member of “Ordem dos Engenheiros”, Portugal, 1984

Member of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, 1996

Registered Professional Engineer, Queensland

Career Overview

23 years experience in all design aspects of major civil engineering infrastructure, from feasibility to concept, preliminary and detailed design. Particular expertise in leading and managing large multi-disciplinary design teams in infrastructure projects.

Experience in both Consulting and Contractor environments.

Project Experience (Design unless noted otherwise)

Civil and Mining Infrastructure

Tugun By-pass, Pacific Motorway – tunnel design

Ross River and Burnett River Dams – construction engineering

Coal Mines at Dawson, Sonoma, Lake Lindsay, Newpac, Bengalla and Blackwater – civil and structural

Dalrymple Bay coal receiving pit No.3 – Successful alternative

Alcan Gove Alumina Refinery – Area 653 Materials Handling and Unloading wharf

Footbridges at Springfield and Ipswich – Preliminary design.

Waste Water Treatment Plants at Sandgate, Oxley, Tully and Merrimac.

Spencer Street Station redevelopment, Melbourne – PPP tender design

Lytton Rd Duplication, Brisbane. Construction methods, staging and pricing.

Roe Highway stage 4, Perth. Tender design and estimate ($65m).

High St and Coopers St duplication, Melbourne. Tender design and estimate

Ethanol Production Facility, Nambour – Design Management for the feasibility design

Southwood Wood Processing Facility, Tasmania – Civil infrastructure design management

Inner Northern Busway, Sections 1 and 2, Brisbane - Concept design

South East Transit Project, Section 4, Brisbane Site based project engineer.

Westrail DD400, Hong Kong Design Manager and Structural team leader

MTRC Contract 603, Hong Kong Design manager for the Reference Design.

MTRC Contract 508, Hong Kong Design manger and structural leader. and railway.

New Hong Kong Airport at Chek Lap Kok – Airfield Tunnels. Structural team leader.

Western Harbour Crossing, Immersed Tube Tunnel, Hong Kong (HK$1bn). Structural Review

Oresund Link Immersed Tube Tunnel section, Sweden-Denmark. Design Review.

Singapore MRT – Marina Line Railway Depot (S$650m). Concept structural design.

Singapore MRT, Northeast Line – Outram Park Station and Tunnels Tender Design.

Cairns General Cargo Wharf Structural design and detailing.

Cairns to Kuranda Cableway Tender Design.

Building Structures

Myer Centre, Brisbane 6 underground carparks and Bus Station. 6 levels of retail.

Myer Centre, Adelaide Design of the 6 level excavation/retention

Club One, Brisbane North Quay 25 storey Serviced Apartments plus 2 basements