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Our People
Brendon Cornford - Managing Director
Brendon is a MBA-qualified, accomplished and professional commercial executive who is action-oriented and results-driven. Over a twenty year career, he has added significant value to major mining, construction and mining services organisations in procurement, contract management and commercial areas and uses both owner and contractor experience to provide a unique and valuable perspective.
Brendon sees significant value in effective leadership and believes that a team can deliver more than the sum of its parts. He has a proven track record in motivating and empowering teams to seek innovative solutions to mitigate commercial risks associated with planning and constructing major projects. He provides clients with fit-for-purpose strategic advice to complex commercial and project management issues such as major project contracting strategy, contract management (including dispute resolution), negotiation planning, risk management, and governance and assurance.
Brendon's expertise in stakeholder engagement and influencing has been gained through development and presentation of major commercial recommendations and gaining approval for, and executing, major commercial deals, governance processes, audits and change management initiatives at all levels. He is experienced in maximising value through exploring innovative ways to invest capital, including leveraging emerging market opportunities, capital intensity analysis and fit-for-purpose contract strategies.
Brendon is a MBA-qualified, accomplished and professional commercial executive who is action-oriented and results-driven. Over a twenty year career, he has added significant value to major mining, construction and mining services organisations in procurement, contract management and commercial areas and uses both owner and contractor experience to provide a unique and valuable perspective.
Brendon sees significant value in effective leadership and believes that a team can deliver more than the sum of its parts. He has a proven track record in motivating and empowering teams to seek innovative solutions to mitigate commercial risks associated with planning and constructing major projects. He provides clients with fit-for-purpose strategic advice to complex commercial and project management issues such as major project contracting strategy, contract management (including dispute resolution), negotiation planning, risk management, and governance and assurance.
Brendon's expertise in stakeholder engagement and influencing has been gained through development and presentation of major commercial recommendations and gaining approval for, and executing, major commercial deals, governance processes, audits and change management initiatives at all levels. He is experienced in maximising value through exploring innovative ways to invest capital, including leveraging emerging market opportunities, capital intensity analysis and fit-for-purpose contract strategies.
Jac Cornford - HR and Finance Manager
Jac is an experienced HR and finance professional with industry experience ranging from mining and construction to manufacturing and recruitment. She has added value to global organisations in the areas of human resource management, internal communications, executive support, recruitment and finance. Jac has a strong attention to detail and her formal HR qualifications and personal drive to put people first allow her to deliver value for clients.
Jac is an experienced HR and finance professional with industry experience ranging from mining and construction to manufacturing and recruitment. She has added value to global organisations in the areas of human resource management, internal communications, executive support, recruitment and finance. Jac has a strong attention to detail and her formal HR qualifications and personal drive to put people first allow her to deliver value for clients.
Samantha Court - Contracts Manager
Samantha is a professional, hardworking senior contracts expert with 15 years’ experience in the delivery of construction megaprojects. She has a versatile skillset with complementary experience in procurement and finance. She is a team player and understands the criticality of an effective working relationships to ensure the best project outcome. She has worked on construction projects in sectors such as rail, civil, building and tunnelling, with each of these sectors exposing her to an array of different challenges including different methodologies, tight deadlines, and high standards of public and workers' safety.
Samantha is a professional, hardworking senior contracts expert with 15 years’ experience in the delivery of construction megaprojects. She has a versatile skillset with complementary experience in procurement and finance. She is a team player and understands the criticality of an effective working relationships to ensure the best project outcome. She has worked on construction projects in sectors such as rail, civil, building and tunnelling, with each of these sectors exposing her to an array of different challenges including different methodologies, tight deadlines, and high standards of public and workers' safety.
Lucy Amesbury - Senior Manager, Procurement
Lucy is a senior procurement manager with twenty-five years of experience in delivering large complex construction projects in the infrastructure (rail, civil, pipeline) and resource (oil & gas, mining, metals) sectors. Lucy has been working on public sector rail infrastructure mega projects, assisting with commercial start-up including set up of processes, procedures and templates. She has been responsible for submissions for decision, sourcing, formation and management of the first major programme design and support services contracts.
Prior to this, she worked internationally for ten years as a Project Procurement Manager for a global construction company managing teams of procurement, quality assurance, logistics and contract management personnel. She has held global purchasing leadership roles for construction companies, responsible for setting policy, culture, procedures, training and recruitment activities for over 80 procurement professionals.
Lucy is a senior procurement manager with twenty-five years of experience in delivering large complex construction projects in the infrastructure (rail, civil, pipeline) and resource (oil & gas, mining, metals) sectors. Lucy has been working on public sector rail infrastructure mega projects, assisting with commercial start-up including set up of processes, procedures and templates. She has been responsible for submissions for decision, sourcing, formation and management of the first major programme design and support services contracts.
Prior to this, she worked internationally for ten years as a Project Procurement Manager for a global construction company managing teams of procurement, quality assurance, logistics and contract management personnel. She has held global purchasing leadership roles for construction companies, responsible for setting policy, culture, procedures, training and recruitment activities for over 80 procurement professionals.
Andrea Johnson - Senior Cost Controller
Andrea is a hands on, results-driven senior cost controller with twenty two years’ experience working in both owner/operator and EPCM environments (greenfield & brownfield) in the oil and gas and mining sectors, including a ten-month site-based role in Mauritania, West Africa. She has eighteen years’ experience working in senior cost controller/engineer roles on Perth’s major oil and gas construction projects and more recently, four years’ experience in senior operations (maintenance and shutdown) cost roles. Prior to joining the resources sector, she gained eight years’ experience in project, senior and assistant accounting roles in London, Ireland and Perth.
Stacey Gallagher - Senior Procurement and Contracts Officer Stacey is an experienced Procurement, Sourcing and Contracts Administrator in the mining industry with experience across Coal, Uranium, Copper and Zinc portfolios. Experienced in taking end to end responsibility in procurement, strategic sourcing and category management including supplier and market research, supplier sourcing, tender management, contract negotiations, contract executions, contract administration and supplier relationship management. She has major projects experience (>$250 Million), mining operations support roles and category management in both construction and haulage & logistics.
Lyndon White - Senior Contracts Manager
Lyndon is a seasoned contracts and procurement expert with more than thirty-five years’ experience in providing topical advice and assistance to public and privately owned and operated entities and their financiers in relation to the appropriate engagement and delivery mechanisms for the successful planning, construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure for public, private and mining assets.
He has project and organisational experience in Australia, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and USA including work in Tanzania, South Africa, Argentina, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Alaska, Papua New Guinea and Thailand using Australian Standard, GC 21, NPWC 3, FIDIC and bespoke relationship and hard dollar contracting mechanisms for FEED, EPC, EPCM and other delivery models.
Lyndon has a background in civil engineering infrastructure, defence asset maintenance, mining, oil and gas projects and disputes involving simple, complex and complicated contractual and organisational issues and is an accredited and practising Mediator and Adjudicator.
Lyndon is a seasoned contracts and procurement expert with more than thirty-five years’ experience in providing topical advice and assistance to public and privately owned and operated entities and their financiers in relation to the appropriate engagement and delivery mechanisms for the successful planning, construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure for public, private and mining assets.
He has project and organisational experience in Australia, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and USA including work in Tanzania, South Africa, Argentina, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Alaska, Papua New Guinea and Thailand using Australian Standard, GC 21, NPWC 3, FIDIC and bespoke relationship and hard dollar contracting mechanisms for FEED, EPC, EPCM and other delivery models.
Lyndon has a background in civil engineering infrastructure, defence asset maintenance, mining, oil and gas projects and disputes involving simple, complex and complicated contractual and organisational issues and is an accredited and practising Mediator and Adjudicator.
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Luis Perez - Procurement and Contracts Lead Luis is an experienced supply chain and category manager with more than 26 years’ experience in mining procurement functions in mining operations in Australia, USA, South America, Indonesia and Singapore. He has owner, contract miner and OEM experience which provides a unique perspective. Luis has worked at open cut and underground mines and has smelter and concentrator experience.
Laura McKenzie - Procurement and Contracts Lead
Laura is an experienced procurement professional with 20 years’ experience in a broad range of major construction projects and environmental roles. She has broad experience in construction site-based roles in mining, oil and gas and, combined with an environmental science and commerce degree, which ensures that she has the aptitude and proven track record to lead and influence positive business outcomes. Laura has proven ability to reduce project and operational spend through direct negotiation with tenderers, enforcing contract clauses and driving the introduction of competition to further increase savings. She prides herself in delivering against KPIs, key dates and stakeholder expectations through planning and dedicated work ethic. Laura’s success in construction project and site based environments in broad roles ensures can be put down to her ability to develop strong relationships with all project stakeholders and to overcome challenges.
Laura is an experienced procurement professional with 20 years’ experience in a broad range of major construction projects and environmental roles. She has broad experience in construction site-based roles in mining, oil and gas and, combined with an environmental science and commerce degree, which ensures that she has the aptitude and proven track record to lead and influence positive business outcomes. Laura has proven ability to reduce project and operational spend through direct negotiation with tenderers, enforcing contract clauses and driving the introduction of competition to further increase savings. She prides herself in delivering against KPIs, key dates and stakeholder expectations through planning and dedicated work ethic. Laura’s success in construction project and site based environments in broad roles ensures can be put down to her ability to develop strong relationships with all project stakeholders and to overcome challenges.
Tricia Eastland - Senior Commercial Manager
Tricia is a resourceful leader in commercial and contracts management with more than 35 years’ experience on a national and international level in renewable energy (utility-scale solar farms), multi-million dollar infrastructure projects including rail, coal terminal, wharf and jetty projects, oil & gas operations, minerals processing operations (raw materials and energy for heavy industrial manufacturing), defense industry, and paralegal experience in accounting malpractice, multiple toxic tort litigation cases, and general commercial and personal litigation cases.
With a ‘big picture’, detail, and solutions-focused approach, she has demonstrated achievements and expertise encompassing a wide range of Contracts, Procurement, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Risk, Commercial Management, Governance, Intellectual Property, Negotiations and People Management functions in both project and operations environments.
Sangita Bhattacharjee - Contracts Administrator
Sangita is an skilled contract administrator with Australian and international experience. She holds qualifications in law which enable her to apply a technical lens to contractual issues. Sangita has unparalleled communication skills and a strong desire to apply her knowledge on large, complex projects.
Sangita is an skilled contract administrator with Australian and international experience. She holds qualifications in law which enable her to apply a technical lens to contractual issues. Sangita has unparalleled communication skills and a strong desire to apply her knowledge on large, complex projects.
Venkatesh Paidipalli - Lead Planner
Venkatesh is a seasoned schedule and cost-focussed engineer with more than 30 years’ of experience in mining, oil and gas, refinery, petrochemicals and infrastructure sectors. He is detail-oriented and well versed in design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and maintenance phases in Australia, Asia, Europe and Middle Eastern regions. He places emphasis on building strong relationships with team members, sub-contractors and stakeholder’s representatives to optimise his contribution to the wider team effort in the delivery of megaprojects, with strong focus on controlling schedule and budget.
Venkatesh is very well organized, hardworking and is able to perform under pressure. He has successfully transferred and utilised many of the skills cultivated during previous roles. He is confident, culturally sensitive, is an effective communicator, and is proficient in influencing others.
Jessica Bell - Procurement Lead
Jessica is a goal-oriented procurement specialist with experience working in major shutdowns and turnarounds for industrial and mining businesses. She provides innovative solutions to clients, with a strong customer focus, attention to detail and a thirst for continuous improvement.
Jessica is a goal-oriented procurement specialist with experience working in major shutdowns and turnarounds for industrial and mining businesses. She provides innovative solutions to clients, with a strong customer focus, attention to detail and a thirst for continuous improvement.
Bon Tin – Senior Procurement Lead
Bon is a procurement and contracts leader with almost 15 years’ of experience in major project commercial roles. He specialises in providing end-to-end sourcing support for the resources sector both in mining and oil and gas industries and holds postgraduate qualifications in Project Management and Architectural Studies. He has worked within various industries and sectors during his career, ranging from building construction, civil construction, water utilities, oil & gas and mining. Bon constantly strives to seek new experiences, challenges and opportunities to grow and develop himself.
Bon’s biggest strength is in stakeholder management which he believes is the key ingredient to developing strong relationships that unlock the true value of procurement. By understanding and addressing the needs of the stakeholder at each stage of the procurement process, one becomes a trusted advisor that delivers lasting value for stakeholders and the business.
Adriano Cugola - Technical Writer Adriano offers more than 20 years’ of experience in technical writing, information management, and business analysis, in addition to experience as an intelligence analyst and research team lead. In this time he has developed and presented corporate information within diverse industries, and managed major documentation projects in the public and private sectors. He has a keen sense of what is practical and what promotes effective business outcomes. His focus is on delivering quality outcomes on time and within budget, whether working independently or within close-knit team environments.
Samantha Keppie – Senior Cost Controller
Samantha is an experienced cost professional for both owner and contractor, with more than 20 years’ of senior cost leadership experience. She has experience working through all project lifecycle phases on greenfield and brownfield scopes in project, operational and functional roles. Samantha has extensive experience in mining and oil and gas/LNG and a proven ability to analyse critical business requirements, identify areas of weakness and implement solutions. She has exceptional attention to detail and a diligent approach. Samantha is a self-starter with a 'can do' mindset, who works effectively under pressure, prioritising and delivering on deadlines. Works effectively leading a team and enjoys mentoring and developing others to reach their potential and build capability.
Andrew Szerszen - Senior Procurement and Contracts
Andrew’s twenty year project and contract management/administration experience has been gained working on large, multi million-dollar infrastructure projects in Australia, Asia and Europe with direct responsibilities in the areas of Project Management, Contract Management and Administration including leading contract negotiations and closures. He has extensive experience in various project delivery methods including working on privately funded (PFI, EPCM, D&C, EPC, BOT/BOOT) and public/private partnership (PPP) type projects. He is experienced in managing multi-national and multi-cultural project teams on large-scale infrastructure projects.
Andrew’s comprehensive and varied work experience provides him with a well-informed understanding and insights into the political landscapes of many countries and specifically the contractual processes. This knowledge provides him with a very valuable appreciation of the internal workings of Government and the strategies required to leverage advantages to gain the ‘competitive edge’.
Andrew’s twenty year project and contract management/administration experience has been gained working on large, multi million-dollar infrastructure projects in Australia, Asia and Europe with direct responsibilities in the areas of Project Management, Contract Management and Administration including leading contract negotiations and closures. He has extensive experience in various project delivery methods including working on privately funded (PFI, EPCM, D&C, EPC, BOT/BOOT) and public/private partnership (PPP) type projects. He is experienced in managing multi-national and multi-cultural project teams on large-scale infrastructure projects.
Andrew’s comprehensive and varied work experience provides him with a well-informed understanding and insights into the political landscapes of many countries and specifically the contractual processes. This knowledge provides him with a very valuable appreciation of the internal workings of Government and the strategies required to leverage advantages to gain the ‘competitive edge’.
Belinda Harvey - Project Controller
Belinda is a multifunctional project services professional with more than 20 years’ experience in project cost management, forecasting and reporting. She is skilled at progress analysis, including earned value management and is a strong advocate for good risk identification and mitigation. She has many years of experience in the delivery of megaprojects in the mining, rail, infrastructure and industrial sectors.
Ashanthi Uluwita - Cost Engineer Ashanthi is an experienced cost engineer with almost 15 years’ experience in project controls, accountancy, and financial controls positions. She holds postgraduate qualifications (MBA, CPA) and possesses a broad-based professional skillset, which extends from project cost controls management and financial accounting. This is augmented by her experience working across a diverse range of industries, including mining, oil and gas, private and multi-national companies as well as state government.
Graeme Anderson - Senior Procurement Manager
Graeme is a contracts and procurement leader with extensive experience in capital projects and infrastructure after more than 30 years’ with Government, EPCM, oil and gas and major mining and construction companies, developing and managing multiple high value, high risk contract and procurement packages.
Graeme has deep experience with various contracting instruments and has gained major contracts and procurement package experience from projects across Australia, PNG, New Caledonia, Singapore, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and London.
Richard Webb - Senior Procurement and Contracts
Richard is a highly experienced contracts and procurement lead with more than 35 years’ experience in construction major projects. He is a hands-on practitioner who brings strong commercial discipline and a desire to improve value for clients. Richard holds qualifications in business and electrical engineering which completement his extensive on-the-job experience gained working for some of the largest construction companies on major projects.
Richard is a highly experienced contracts and procurement lead with more than 35 years’ experience in construction major projects. He is a hands-on practitioner who brings strong commercial discipline and a desire to improve value for clients. Richard holds qualifications in business and electrical engineering which completement his extensive on-the-job experience gained working for some of the largest construction companies on major projects.
Colleen Harvey - Project Controls Specialist
Colleen is a multifunctional project services professional with more than twenty years’ experience in cost management, project finance, procurement and contract management, planning and scheduling. She has qualifications in accounting, project management and law and experience in the oil and gas, infrastructure, transport, legal and property sectors. She is a target-driven and dedicated professional committed to value management and best practices.
Colleen is a strategic thinker with strong analytical and commercial skills, able to quickly identify problems and successfully implement cost effective and efficient solutions. She has exceptional interpersonal, written communication and negotiation skills and a highly effective communicator at all levels within an organization.
Colleen is a multifunctional project services professional with more than twenty years’ experience in cost management, project finance, procurement and contract management, planning and scheduling. She has qualifications in accounting, project management and law and experience in the oil and gas, infrastructure, transport, legal and property sectors. She is a target-driven and dedicated professional committed to value management and best practices.
Colleen is a strategic thinker with strong analytical and commercial skills, able to quickly identify problems and successfully implement cost effective and efficient solutions. She has exceptional interpersonal, written communication and negotiation skills and a highly effective communicator at all levels within an organization.
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Michelle Moore - Senior Cost Controller
Michelle is an experienced project controls specialist with more than thirty years of demonstrated skills in cost engineering, contract administration, scope change/trend administration and project accounting. She is committed to a safe working culture and is a team-player. Michelle has obtained her experience from working on mining megaprojects in Australia and holds qualifications in Project Management and Accounting.
Michelle is an experienced project controls specialist with more than thirty years of demonstrated skills in cost engineering, contract administration, scope change/trend administration and project accounting. She is committed to a safe working culture and is a team-player. Michelle has obtained her experience from working on mining megaprojects in Australia and holds qualifications in Project Management and Accounting.
James Mangold - Senior Procurement Manager
James commenced his commercial career after ten years working within the construction industry as a construction manager. Having now been a senior manager over the last fourteen years in the areas of procurement, contracts and commercial, he has also held senior roles within both the construction and mining industries. James has completed a five year B.Sc degree in Construction Management as well as a Master’s in Business Administration. He has worked on multi-billion dollar projects throughout Australia as well as Mongolia and Papua New Guinea.
Andy Cockbill - Senior Commercial Manager
Andy is an experienced commercial lead with more than 30 years’ experience in Commercial, Contracts & Quantity Surveying. He has held senior, lead, managerial roles in commercial and contracts management disciplines. Andy has been involved (often from ‘cradle to grave’) at project level with major/prolific infrastructure and process plant construction contracts and worked at ‘Tier One’ Contractor level. Andy has worked for, or supported, private clients, contractors, consultants and public sector organizations and successfully managed client and contractor commercial risk at both head contract and supply chain level.
Andy is an experienced commercial lead with more than 30 years’ experience in Commercial, Contracts & Quantity Surveying. He has held senior, lead, managerial roles in commercial and contracts management disciplines. Andy has been involved (often from ‘cradle to grave’) at project level with major/prolific infrastructure and process plant construction contracts and worked at ‘Tier One’ Contractor level. Andy has worked for, or supported, private clients, contractors, consultants and public sector organizations and successfully managed client and contractor commercial risk at both head contract and supply chain level.
Lindsay Canham - Technical Writer
Lindsay is an experienced technical writer with an extensive career in mining and energy businesses and projects. His technical writing skills have been deployed in several Tier 1 mining organisations in departments such as asset management, project delivery, engineering and corporate teams.