Ensuring appropriate engineering standards are applied by Fletcher EQR in carrying out residential repairs.Managing 10 direct reports (Structural Engineers, Draftspersons, and Geotechnical staff).Reviewing, supervising, and signing off work of engineers in my team.Liaising with internal staff members, external agencies, and Homeowners to address engineering, legal, and complaint related issues attached to specific properties.Resolving escalated ministerial and litigious claims.

Design/Civil Engineer - Land development teamSite monitoring for sub-divisions under construction for the Christchurch City Council 224c clearance process.Geometric design for new subdivision and business park roads to tie-in with existing road network and utilities.

Second in charge to my Fletcher EQR Team Leader. Responsibilities include forward workload planning, progress reporting, reviewing and approving reports prior to issue.In addition, to internal reviewing and support of team members, my role also includes objectively reviewing external Consultant's and Engineer's reports where differences in engineering judgment has occurred for EQC/EQR.Provide structural engineering judgment, assessment, and repair strategies for the earthquake damaged homes throughout Christchurch.The scope of work I have undertaken includes residential dwellings, body corporates, listedheritage dwellings, and a DEE of a commercial office.

Worked on:Christchurch rebuild from January 2012.Past major projects during time at Opus:Tauranga Eastern Link Project (2011) as part of the traffic services delivery team (Barriers, Line-marking, Signage, Accommodation Works).Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) - Phases 1 and 2 (2011), as part of the traffic services deliver team (Barriers, Pavements and Accommodation Works).John was the Engineer's Representative for Auckland Transport on the recently completed $3.6 million Sandringham Corridor Transport Upgrade, and design support on the Wairepo Swamp Walk project both of which were completed in December 2010.John was also part of the MSQA team on the $230 million, SH20 Mt Roskill extension project, construction was completed in May of 2009.

Assistant Structural Engineer (Seconded to Fletchers EQR – Christchurch)Worked in the following hubs: Kaiapoi, Ferrymead, Beckenham, Mairehau, Rangiora and Woolston.Inspecting and assessing residential homes for earthquake related damage.Providing repair strategies to address earthquake related damage.Where necessary design replacement compliant structures.

Responsible for:The maintenance and operation of 3500 detectors within the 220km Auckland state highway and Motorway network.The coordination and programming of reinstatement worksGPS surveying of vehicle detection assets.Liaison between AMA, Capital projects and stakeholders to maintain operation of assets during construction.Loop fault resolution and site investigation for loop detection related issues.Managing the workflow for a team of four skilled staff who undertook the physical loop cutting and maintenance work on the motorway

Triaxial Laboratory Assistant preparing and testing soil samples for:Permeability - Constant Head and Triaxial.Triaxial – Consolidated Drained, Consolidated Undrained with and without Pore Pressure.Ringshear.