Rodney Stokes Email & Phone Number

Suite 2.2, 30 St Benedicts St, Newton, Auckland 1010

LEADERSHIP • Promoting a positive attitude and positive team interactions.• Collaborating and sharing resources with other team members• Manage client expectations during projects and provide regular internal and external updates. • Keeping to timeliness and ensure high quality deliverables to clients. • Undertaking reviews and quality control of final deliverables. • Responsible for delivery of projects within budget. TECHNICAL • Engineering design and documentation, including preparation of design briefs, calculations, drawings and technical reports. • Providing technical guidance and mentor-ship to less experienced engineers. PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Preparation of fee proposals and tenders. • Liaising with client to ensure clarity of scope and to ensure project delivery is to agreed standards and requirements. • Co-ordinating project roles and deliverables with other members of staff. • Liaison with sub-consultants and other professionals to provide a total service solution to clients. • Monitoring financial expenditure against budgets and take appropriate action where necessary to remain within approved budgets. • Assisting with project and programme monitoring and reporting, and report against plans to measure performance against agreed objectives. • Acting as the Engineer’s Representative or Client’s Consultant during construction phase of the project. Tasks include construction supervision and monitoring of project expenditure. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT • Engaged as part of the leadership team at EQ STRUC and actively contribute to the implementation of new ideas and business strategies. • Actively looking for opportunities promote EQ STRUC brand and services to potential clients and the industry. HEALTH AND SAFETY • Responsible for keeping yourself and others safe while complying with EQ STRUC health and safety policies, adhering to the health and safety requirements of all locations visited.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Design of a diverse range of structures that utilise welded or rolled steel as the primary structural component• Engineering/ technical guidance to consultants that wish to incorporate an optimised structural steel solution into their design.• Production co-ordination and management of beam production lines• Responsible for structural and detail design of heavy steel structures• Creation of weld procedures documentation• Preparation of estimates and quotes

Auckland

Responsibilities & Key Achievements• Managing the development team in their day to day activities, setting standards and targets and ensuring work is carried out on time and within budget.• Developing and implementing business and marketing strategies.• Carrying out all aspects of project planning.• Producing software specifications for building design and project management software. • Creating automated procedures for creating all building elements. • Mapping of CAD elements to automate the estimation of a building.• Responsible for business process reviews of potential clients.• Overseeing sales of company products and services.• Responsible for all intellectual property protection strategies,Including contract to Steltech, Auckland, New ZealandResponsibilities & Key Achievements• Development of new beam product lines. • Production co-ordination and management of beam production lines• Responsible for structural and detail design of heavy steel structures• Creation of weld procedures documentation• Preparation of estimates,quotes and budgets• Computer system management.

Limassos, Cyprus

Responsibilities & Key Achievements• Setting up two new building companies in Cyprus, utilising light gauge steel as the structural component of the buildings.• Developing and implementing business plans and marketing strategies for both companies.• Creating and developing operating procedures, quality control manuals, contracts and systems for management of both businesses.• Preparing marketing collateral.• Responsible for structural and detail design.• Carrying out recruitment of new staff.• Devising and delivering practical training for staff as well as sales and related training.• Responsible for general management of both companies on a day to day basis. • Purchasing all building and related materials.• Providing technical support and advice across all operations

Auckland

Responsibilities & Key Achievements• Playing a key role as a member of the executive management team• Preparing grants and funding reports for government and external organisations.• Project managing various grants and external projects.• Managing the service team responsible for providing technical help on software and machinery and the design team responsible for providing detailing and design assistance to a global market.• Devising and implementing internal systems to better manage the business.• Managing external technology providers.• Creating international code compliance documentation for light gauge steel, such as standards, quality control codes and best practise documentation.• Responsible for devising and controlling intellectual property protection strategies, as well as preparing patents and managing copyright.• Creating operating specifications for software design,• Developing a suite of software, machinery and technical documentation.• Preparing and running training seminars for a global market as well as delivering internal staff training• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key suppliers and customers.• Responsible for sales of machinery, software and services, and for providing sales and support at international trade shows.

Auckland

- Organisation of various marketing, brand building and public relations activities- Maintaining strong working relationships with key suppliers and customers- Producing market literature, technical help documentation, web sites and training seminars- Assisted in writing codes of practice changes to prompt new technologies- Research and development of new technologies- Drive sales

Auckland

- Design and drafting of structures in primarily timber for residential, light commercial and commercial projects- Design reviews of independents- Creation of design office procedures and implementation- Quality control- Technical support for fabricators, architects, engineers and the public- Ensuring the current applicable design standards are in use by the MiTeK- Job and resource control- Dispute resolution in the construction industry- Software development of the MiTeK suite of software - Writing of technical specification for engineering software- Research and development of new products in construction- Design office budget control

Vanderbijilpark, South Africa

- Project management of sheet metal, sand blasting, industrial painting and construction- Staff management including job scheduling, manpower allocation and training- Sub-contractor management- Quality control procedures implementation- Tendering and estimating of new projects- Budget management- Health and safety procedures and implementationInvoicing, procurement

Hamilton

- Design and specification of civil work- Monthly progress reports of construction progress and maintenance for the board members- Project management of contractors and staff during civil works and maintenance- Environmental assessment studies of drainage modification and river training- Environmental reports of releasing grass carp into various tributaries in the Waikato region- Land surveying of drainage and river systems- Computer modelling of catchments and rivers for flood control analysis- Budget control of civil works and maintenance- Establishment of designs and specification of civil projects- Land surveying of drainage and river systems- Managment contractors- Preparation of tender documents- Preparation of maintenance programs- Drafting of drainage, river, stop banking, dams, rock weirs and civil projects- Responsible for quality control of civil construction projects- Technical advisor to contractor and rate payers- Public relations management of rate payers during maintenance and construction periods

Bachelor Engineering (Be), Civil & Structural

Activities and Societies: CPeng, MIPENZ Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)

New Zealand Certificate (Nzce), Civil Engineering

Part time Study