Commercial and Technical Advisor – Sydney MetroProviding commercial readiness services for the Northwest operations team to manage the network extension into the city and southwest, and the incorporation of the existing PPP deed into a more complex PPP deed.Lead author of a comprehensive contract management which captured strategies and processes to manage a) expected uplift in claims when network extension becomes operational. b) liability gaps between the different contracts, c) key contractual dates and their impact to management activities, and d) commercial rights and levers available to encourage contractor behaviours.Providing knowledge sharing to the client regarding railway operations, asset management, commercial structures and rolling stock.Responsible for managing the resolution of key design and construction defects affecting the operation of the newly operational metro line, encompassing the full scope and railway/civil systems of the $7.3bn Northwest project. This involved understanding and interpreting the design, contractual obligations and the proposed technical basis of rectification works – spanning civil structures (tunnels and viaduct); track & overhead; electrical / traction power; signalling and communications.Asset Assurance Lead – Canberra Light Rail Stage 1Engaged by the ACT Government, this project involves working closely with the Canberra Metro Stage 1 PPP (operator CMET, and vehicle maintainer CAF), providing asset management, technical and contractual advisory services to ensure that project deliverables in the O&M phase comply with the contract requirements, relevant standards, and reflect the best industry practices. This has included the development of a risk-based asset condition survey framework, and production of yearly detailed survey task plans. The execution of the asset survey task plans and site surveys with an agile strategy to minimise cost and impacts on the service delivery of CMET.

Responsible for setting up and managing the personnel and business processes required to maintain 14 rail vehicles and 8 specialist assets. Providing leadership and guidance to the business as it transitioned from construction into operations.Management of all issues related to asset maintenance – planning maintenance programs and tasks, setting and controlling rosters to ensure fatigue was managed, training staff in new systems and processes, procurement of tooling and equipment, reporting on schedule and financial performance.Building a diverse supplier network in Canberra to provide support for maintenance operations. This required close collaboration with each supplier to ensure they understood the complexity of the rail vehicles/specialist equipment and the safety assurance needs of railway operators and maintainers.Managing the successful site acceptance testing and commissioning of 8 specialist assets valued over $5 million. This required close collaboration and coordination with the network constructors on multiple levels, and management of sub-contractors in a complex commercial environment, with significant time pressures.

Part of the Systems Engineering and Safety Assurance Team, I worked on numerous projects that included: Sydney Growth Trains - Providing expertise and knowledge of systems engineering and design management to successfully deliver gateway reviews to TfNSW Network Assurance Committee (NAC) in a very compressed timeframeHeavy Plant Fleet Feasibility Study - Technical and systems engineering coordinator working with multiple consultants from different businesses to deliver TfNSW Transport Network Assurance Committee (TNAC) Gate 0 and 1.Remote Isolating and Rail Connecting of OHW - Provision of systems engineering services to Sydney Trains to assess the concept of replacing manual OHW switches with a remotely controlled system to increase switching process efficiency and safety:

UGL Unipart is a joint venture between UGL Limited and Unipart Rail, located in Auburn NSW. Beginning in 2011, it won the $1.4 billion L3C contract to provide fleet maintenance, engineering and logistics services to Sydney Trains for its 1050 cars, as well as project and logistics work for NSW Trains.My role was managing a team of front line Engineers to provide engineering and technical services to the daily operations of the site. This includes being the driving force to progress technical issues through the business, determining the scope of work for maintenance and repair activities and guiding junior staff and direct reports.Reviewing and approving engineering technical publications and maintaining technical work instructions, bills of materials and other documents to support maintenance and repair operations.Ensuring that engineering governance procedures are followed, documented and meet corporate and contract requirements. Also updating and improving these procedures when and if required.

Lynton Surveys, through its Lynton Solutions business unit, provides unique and innovative rail infrastructure and engineering monitoring services. It provides crucial monitoring services to well-known companies on high profile projects. The company has operations in NSW and Queensland and South Australia and employs over 50 staff.As Project Manager for Lynton Solutions business unit, my major responsibility was the coordination of a team of 5 engineers, surveyors and specialists to deliver engineering monitoring solutions that included, strain gauges, displacement transducers, inclinometers as well as traditional survey methods such as automated total stations.Being the professional and commercial contact for Lynton Solutions business unit, always presenting a professional image when dealing with clients that include leading companies and government organisations such as BHP, Glencore Coal, Lend Lease and Sydney Trains and Roads and Maritime Services.Preparing tenders, quotations and budget estimates for projects ranging in value from $5,000 to over $1 million. Tracking costs of these projects to ensure budgets are controlled and reporting the results to internal management and external clients.Organising and coordinating suppliers, sub-contractors and deliveries for concurrent projects, often with short lead times and hard deadlines. Responsible for approving project expenditure and ensuring these costs are accounted for correctly.Working in hazardous areas such as within rail corridors, mine sites and construction sites, ensuring that all relevant OH&S rules are followed. Setting a good example for junior staff, and ensuring work is completed in a professional manner.

Managing a team of 6 direct reports to develop, design, build, test and commission railway bogies. Bogies are safety critical, complex, systems with hundreds of components, including welded structures, castings, springs, dampers and bolted joints. The team included engineers, CAD drafters and technical specialists.Supporting tenders of international and domestic locomotive and bogie sales for the product development team. Providing technical input and advice of engineering deliverables, and clause-by-clause responses to specifications. These tenders ranged in size from 20 to 600 locomotives. Customers for these tenders included GE Transportation and Alstom. Preparing cost estimates for the engineering portion of projects and tenders. This included work breakdown structures, plans/schedules, and list of deliverables. Coordinating with remote manufacturing sites to ensure that critical engineering design requirements were met and delivered. This included regular teleconferences and site visits. Liaising with Site Supervisors and Tradesmen to improve product efficiencies and the manufacturability of the design. Providing technical support for UGLs bogie product portfolio to ensure customer satisfaction and provide after sales support. UGL’s bogies are in operation internationally through its partnership with GE Transportation and domestically with Sydney Trains, NSW trains, Pacific National, Aurizon and others.Working closely with other departments of the company to provide engineering support to strategic procurement and manufacturing opportunities.Engaging and coordinating the tasks of contractors and consultants to support short term high workloads and to obtain specialist skills. Preparing and reviewing technical specifications, reports, calculations and presentations. Ensuring compliance to internal procedures/practices and design requirements.Managing yearly performance reviews and implementing career development programs for individual staff members.

One year secondment working at GE Transportation. UGL and GE Transportation have a commercial and technical alliance, and this role is awarded to the successful internal candidate as a learning opportunity and relationship building exercise.A key responsibility was to be the bogie sub-system representative on locomotive orders. Specifically working on the Aurizon 5020 class; and Vale DASH 9-40BBW. This required the preparation of specifications, calculations, drawings and technical presentations; all while following established systems engineering processes to ensure customer requirements were met.By utilising a high level of communication and relationship building skills my role provided a crucial additional connection between UGL and GE. Providing answers to technical queries from both companies in support of locomotive projects. My role was to represent UGL in a professional manner while working at the GE site.Answering technical queries related to bogie components. Working with Supply Quality Engineers and Sourcing teams to create test plans for the introduction of new or changed components. Ensuring test plan requirements were met by reviewing results and entering these into the database for record keeping. Examples include dampers, axle boxes, and non-metallic suspension components. Preparing and presenting design review meetings. These required the coordination of team members on site and external. During meetings calculations, specifications, drawings and reports would be presented. Questions from engineers or other areas of the business would be answered.

Liaison with RailCorp on technical issues and warranty investigations. Investigating and reporting on component failures and subsequent warranty claims. Implementing preventative measures to reduce the possibility of future incidents and provide increased fleet reliability.Writing specifications and instructions for tradesmen and workshop staff; ensuring compliance with customer technical specifications as well as industry guidelines and best practice.Coordinating trials, along with the logistics of sourcing plant and materials, for the implementation of new maintenance procedures and products. Training of workshop staff and facilitation of their introduction to new procedures and products in compliance with site safety regulations.Organizing proposals for new maintenance techniques; this included estimating costs, coordinating plant and preparing reports and contract adjustments for presentation to joint UGL and RailCorp review board.