Founding Director responsible for all aspects of the business, maintaining an active technical role in design, documentation, fabrication, site, and commissioning. Dave has experience working on major projects in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, Africa, North America, South America, Middle East, Canada, Japan and New Zealand. His focus is on identifying and working with skilled people with similar values and to avoid the commodity approach adopted by many end users and… Show more Founding Director responsible for all aspects of the business, maintaining an active technical role in design, documentation, fabrication, site, and commissioning. Dave has experience working on major projects in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, Africa, North America, South America, Middle East, Canada, Japan and New Zealand. His focus is on identifying and working with skilled people with similar values and to avoid the commodity approach adopted by many end users and engineering service organisations. Bell Engineering Group staff are all highly skilled and to satisfy their needs Dave needs to surround them with opportunities to be challenged. These opportunities are people, location, technology, project, partner, client, and end user derived. Dave has built Bell Engineering Group to now offer services including Defence , Mining, Building, Infrastructure, R&D, Motorsport, Compliance, and Manufacturing. We have in-house research and development and manufacturing capabilities including metal processing, vacuum forming, composites, wind and water tunnel, component and full scale testing, additive manufacturing, and race car chassis and safety structure development. Show less

Business development and management of the structural engineering department in the Brisbane office including role on the organisation's operational management committee. Implementation of procedures, policies, standards and QA system to improve efficiency and client care for the business. Responsible technical role for international and local projects including the support, development and mentoring, and direction of structural engineering staff. Projects include Linear apartments… Show more Business development and management of the structural engineering department in the Brisbane office including role on the organisation's operational management committee. Implementation of procedures, policies, standards and QA system to improve efficiency and client care for the business. Responsible technical role for international and local projects including the support, development and mentoring, and direction of structural engineering staff. Projects include Linear apartments Auchenflower Brisbane, and Pacific Harbour Bribie Island. Show less

Design Manager responsible for the support and direction of the engineering and project management staff on international design and construction projects including Science Park, Ma On Shan stadium and library, Royal Cliff Façade replacement, Hong Kong.

Lead structural engineer responsible for staff training, design methodology and standards, documentation standards, project financial performance and overall project delivery including Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Aria Tower Gold Coast, Gold Coast Indy and V8 supercars temporary structures.

Program Manager responsible for project scoping, Project Manager brief and selection, and program administration for the National Aboriginal Health Strategy Environmental Health Program NAHS-EHP for Queensland on behalf of ATSIC. Project Management for the Aboriginal Coordinating Council ACC pilot program scheme for training local community members in the operations and maintenance of water and sewerage systems in remote aboriginal communities in Queensland.

Senior engineer responsible for project packages of major international infrastructure projects including MRT North East Line for LTA Singapore. Track alignment and clearance envelope, structural element optimisation study and review with client, pile package, track and development level reinforced concrete slabs, interface with other packages, services coordination, soil structure interaction of station boxes and tunnels.

Engineer responsible for structural and civil engineering design and documentation on projects including MTRC Central Station, Hong Kong, Euro-Asia Legends Hotel Gold Coast, Pindara Hospital Gold Coast.

Responsible for R&D project developing a new cold formed building system including structural analysis, technology identification review and selection, manufacturing process planning optimisation and implementation, software development, full scale testing, component testing, marketing. Dave worked directly for the manufacturer with QUT as an academic partner, and completed his Master of Engineering (Research) degree part time.