Team Members

 

Don Carbarns

Principal Electrical Engineer

Qualifications

BSc (Elec Eng)

Professional Affiliations

CPEng MIEAust

Experience and Expertise

Project Engineer (Aluminium Industry),  Potlines, 132kV Switchyard Projects

Project Engineer (Chemical Industry), Electrical, Control Systems and Instrumentation

Operations Manager  -  Co-Generation and Energy Management

Switchgear  - specification, installation, testing

Power quality, reactive power compensation, PFC schemes

Motor starting and control, soft starters and drives

Electrical distribution and industrial reticulation projects

Earthing, lightning protection, surge arrestors

Industrial automation and control systems

 

Mark Second

Principal Electrical Engineer

Qualifications

BSc (Elec)Eng University of Cape Town

Professional Affiliations

MIET, CEng (UK)

Experience and Expertise

Oil Refinery Project Engineer, Instrumentation, Control Systems and Electrical

Oil Refinery IT and Control Systems Manager

Consulting Services in Industrial and Mining sectors – Control Systems and Electrical

Control System and PLC system design, project management and commissioning

Power Systems design

 

Colin McKay

Principal Electrical Engineer

Qualifications

BSc Elect Eng

Financial Management

Serck ClearSCADA System Integration Certificate of Training

Qualified Supervisors Certificate – Electrical

Experience and Expertise

ISO9002 Standards accreditation

Industrial Process Control Software Analysis and Development

Industrial Instrumentation applications

PLC / SCADA configuration and programming

 

Ian Varcoe

Principal Electrical Engineer

Qualifications

Electrical Engineering Certificate

Experience and Expertise

High Power DC rectifier procurement, installation, commissioning and maintenance

Feasibility studies and the preparation of project cost estimates and schedules

Project management

 

Leonie McNeill

Senior Electrical Engineer

Qualifications

B.Eng (Electrical) Hon I

Experience and Expertise

Industrial automation design and implementation

PLC and SCADA programming and commissioning

Experience in power system and protection studies

Expertise in the materials handling, metals and mining industries

 

Tibor Hoffmann

Senior Electrical Engineer

Qualifications

M.SC (Electrical), MBA

Professional Affiliations

Eur Ing, MIET

Experience and Expertise

AC and DC Railway electrification (OHW, third rail)

Earthing and bonding

Power System design, testing and commissioning

Motor starting and control, soft starters and drives

Construction and Design management

Contract management

Power distribution operational management

 

Dennis Slade

Senior Electrical Engineer

Qualifications

Bachelor Electrcial Enginering (Co-op)

Certificate IV (Training small groups)

Professional Affiliations

MIEAust

Experience and Expertise

Power system simulation and analysis

HV and LV network audits

ASP3 Design

PLC and HMI programming and commissioning

Design, installation and commissioning of electrical systems in hazardous environments and explosive atmospheres

Experience in coal mining and materials handling

 

Tim Snell

Senior Electrical Engineer

Qualifications

B.Eng (Computer)

Professional Affiliations

MIEAust

Experience and Expertise

CCTV and Video system design

Power system studies

PLC programming

 

Alex Murray

Electrical engineer

Qualifications

BEng – University of Newcastle, Australia

Experience and Expertise

Field testing on large electric machines

Earthing systems

Video systems

 

Stuart Yare

Electrical Engineer

Qualifications

HNC (Higher National Certificate) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (UK)

Experience and Expertise

Industrial electronics and process control

Custom instrumentation and electronics

LabVIEW programming

SCADA

 

Will Walsh

Electrical Engineering Associate

Qualifications

AQF Advanced Diploma; Electrical and Electronic Engineering

AQF Certificate IV; Information and Communication Technology

Experience and Expertise

Switchgear systems – design, manufacture, testing & retrofit

Justin Barbour

Graduate Electrical Engineer

Qualifications

B.Eng (Electrical)

Experience and Expertise

ASP Level 3 design

PLC programming

 

Joe Bullock

Student Engineer

Qualifications

Currently undertaking a double degree in Computer Engineering
and Mathematics at the University of Newcastle

Experience and Expertise

IT systems administration

 

Brian Ness

Business Development

Qualifications

BSc (Mech) Eng

Grad Dip Bus

Professional Affiliations

Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia

Experience and Expertise

Management of large projects

Whole-of-business management

Marketing and Business Development

 

Ralph Asquith

Finance and Accounting

Qualifications

B. Com

Chartered Accountant

Registered Tax Agent

Professional Affiliations

Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants

 

Angela Asquith

Administration