Stephen Lester is the VDC Manager for Australia / New Zealand and South East Asia at Robert Bird Group. Stephen has been with Robert Bird for 15yrs and has worked for several top-tier engineering consultancies within the Infrastructure, High-rise, Mining, Aviation, Transportation and Remediation sectors. During this period, Stephen identified opportunities within the engineering and construction industry to develop a capability focused on offering clients a digital simulation/rehearsal of their projects from conception to completion, including virtual construction. In 2006, Stephen completed a master’s degree focused on developing VDC and in 2008 he joined Robert Bird Group using his industry experience to build, develop, and evolve a bespoke in-house VDC capability. This VDC capability has been successfully deployed and implemented on multiple large-scale and complex landmark engineering projects globally for RBG. Stephen and team are continually developing and expanding this capability to lead, respond, and cater for in this fast paced and rapidly evolving space.