Director and owner of BOUW Consulting

Bouw's indoor range team of four international specialist are currently providing the following support of the project below to FKG and Queensland Police:- Range certification and safety consultant;- Mechanised target system consultant;- Risk Management and operational planning consultant; and- Senior Subject Matter Expert consultant support for lead management, procurement, masterplanning, value engineering and lesson learnt from international projects.Media StatementsMinister for Police and Minister for Corrective ServicesThe Honourable Mark RyanSunday, March 31, 2019Major new Counter Terrorism facility for QueenslandA Queensland owned and operated company has been selected to build a world class Counter Terrorism and Community Safety Training facility at Wacol. FKG Group will construct the project.The project includes construction of two firearm ranges, multi-function training centre and a scenario village.The Counter-Terrorism training facility will provide front line and tactical police officers an increased capability in managing terrorism and other critical incidents.Police Minister Mark Ryan said the new facility was part of the Palaszczuk Government’s response to the threat of terrorism.“The Command’s specialist officers play a vital role in keeping the community safe.“Our government is funding 85 new counter terrorism specialists, to be embedded statewide.“This new Counter Terrorism Training facility is the next step in ensuring our tactical specialists and frontline police officers are expertly trained for whatever threats arise,” the Minister said.“The training centre will strengthen the QPS’ capability in managing terrorism and critical incidents by providing a realistic training environment and world class facilities,” Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski said.The $46m training facility will create 130 jobs during construction.The new facility is due for completion in July 2020.

Lead consultant on Program Controls for ETCS CRR. Short term contract, leading schedule, cost control, risk, data and information management team.

Australian Pacific Indigenous Personnel is an majority owned indigenous labour hire and recruitment company that will work closely with Australian Pacific Indigenous Projects to source indigenous and non indigenous people to Defence and infrastructure projects.

Australian Pacific Indigenous Projects APIP is a consultancy that assists clients with the design and delivery of Defence Infrastructure, cyber security services and indigenous and local business engagement & training services facilitation. APIP is majority owned by a Tradition Owner Noel Gertz from Greenvale area in North Queensland.

Board member of the Australian Business Group, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Feasibility, Design, Construction of SF Ranges and NBCD Training Facilities.

Defence infrastructure lead across Australia. Technical strategist for the diversification of the Downer EDI business to enter the Defence and Government infrastructure sectors. Key tasks including Defence infrastructure strategy development, contractors representative, sourcing key Defence specialist teams for tendering, business development and delivery, acquisition and partnering, CRM development, training and mentoring Downer EDI business units on commercial and contractual strategies.

Ben is the Pre-Contracts Manager for Decmil Construction and Engineering for the East Coast & Pacific. Ben manages all Estimating, Business Development Strategy, tendering and strategy for new opportunities for Building projects in on the East Coast of Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia in oil & gas, SMP, civil, fuel infrastructure , government, heath, education, Defence, commercial and residential sectors.

He has a diverse portfolio of Project Management including Commonwealth Government Fitout, Data Centres, Health, Hotels, Mining and Defence Civil and Building experience. Ben has also a great depth of experience in management and leadership of teams during his 14 years in the Australian Army Engineers as an Officer, with a wide range of operational, project management, Development Manager and Training experience. Ben was the Bid Leader for AWD, and Defence Managing Contractor Bids, Accommodation and Affordable Housing opportunities. Ben also acted as the Project Manager for the RAAF Base Amberley Hospital Project upgrade.

Ben worked as an Associate for Davis Langdon in the Project Management team and managed the following projects:- Lead PM/CA ELF Stage 2C-1 B (Defence Training Areas and Explosive Facilities)- Superintendent/PM MRTT Simulator RAAF Base Amberley- PM North West Hospital - Stage 2- Project Director for Logan City Council Sports Precinct Development

T&T Canberra Lead Project ManagerAttorney General's Department - Data CentreAttorney General's Department - Re-organisation and fitoutHotel Refurbishments

Russell Offices FitoutADHQ Fitout Russell OfficesADF LOG HQ Fitout - Northbourne Avenue

Senior Captain advising Commanding Officer ADFA on training Operations and Administration policy development and delivery

Responsible for assisting the Commanding Officer in the planning, management and operational control of an Engineering Unit including 500 soldiers and over $100m in assets. Nuclear Biological Defence Instructor.