Company Director; Executive Advisor; Mentor; Philanthropist; Entrepreneur; Strategist; Founder and CEO of Planix Projects.Mel is a talented Property and Infrastructure Executive and is the Founder of Planix Projects, a specialist multi award winning Project Management company with a focus in Government and Non-for-profit sectors.Mel’s passion for the industry goes beyond business and is also shown through her mentoring and influencing of younger professionals as well as ‘’Planix Philanthropy’’ for giving back. Philanthropy is a priority for Planix in order to provide positive social impact. This year due to the adverse impact of COVID-19 they started the initiative “Rebuild 2020” which is about giving back to those severely impacted by COVID-19 in Aged Care, Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Indigenous Communities, Health, Education and Social Housing.“Planix Projects takes the approach of being a business partner rather than simply a consultant.”Her driving force as the Managing Director and CEO is and has always been to create a professional, focused, fun and passionate company and to work strategically to improve outcomes for all appointments. She builds cohesive and collaborative teams and equips them with the skills to be strong and successful leaders. She is passionate, enthusiastic and dedicated to achieving improved outcomes through inspiring teams and constantly reflecting and promoting continual improvement.Over the years, Planix Projects has developed an extensive and growing client base and is on over 15 panels for various Federal and State Government agencies. Mel says “I always had the image of what working at Planix would be like and what the clients would experience from their engagement with us, it is nice seeing it come to life and in 2020 being recognised for it by receiving 3 Client Choice Awards.”Specialities include: Project Management, Development Management, Program Management, Due Diligence, Business Case Writer, Construction Management, Design Management, Contract Administration, Post Occupancy Evaluation.