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.
Kirsty Fisher - Procurement and Contracts Manager
Kirsty is a dedicated senior strategic procurement professional with more than 20 years’ experience in end-to-end procurement, category management with a broad exposure across multiple industries, such as construction, mining, government and hospitality. Kirsty has influenced up to $1.5b of spend across both critical and non-critical categories and specialises in delivering significant value to the business, through implementing strong strategic relationships, maximising contracted value and leveraging spend whilst reducing TCO to the business.
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.
Stephen Hogg - Senior Project Controls Engineer
Stephen is an experienced project controls professional with almost 30 years’ of international experience in mining construction megaprojects. He has deep experience and a proven track record in project controls, change management, and project scheduling in dynamic project environments in the mining and infrastructure projects sectors.
Stephen is an experienced project controls professional with almost 30 years’ of international experience in mining construction megaprojects. He has deep experience and a proven track record in project controls, change management, and project scheduling in dynamic project environments in the mining and infrastructure projects sectors.
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.
Mairi Borland - Risk Lead
Mairi is an experienced risk and improvement leader with more than 35 years’ of experience working in major projects for mining, resources and defence sectors. She is a skilled communicator, taking the time to build relationships and get to know people in order to provide the necessary influence to be successful in her roles.
Mairi has worked in senior risk roles on major resources projects, and understands the importance of robust risk management to ensure project success.
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.
Megan McLean – Procurement and Contracts Specialist
Megan is an experienced procurement and contracts professional with 18 years’ holistic experience in contracts and procurement management across oil and gas, mining, water, construction, civil, mechanical, electrical and professional services covering pre and post award. Her key skills include delivering robust procurement strategies, effectively managing internal and external stakeholders and working to project deadlines with a strong exposure across end-to-end procurement.
Oliver Thompson - Cost Engineer
Oliver is an experienced senior cost controller and quantity surveyor with almost 20 years’ experience in major projects in the oil and gas and infrastructure construction sectors. He enjoys challenging himself professionally and has actively sought opportunities in a breadth of projects and sectors to keep learning continually. His strengths include being able to get into technical detail, and he has a knack for bringing things back to a clear business objective. He can quickly articulate and confirm that requirement with the users too. Oliver enjoys working with multiple stakeholders to develop / negotiate integrated processes and developing integrated tools for reporting expenditure, progress and performance metrics. Oliver has typically worked in larger consultancies and client / asset owner side (usually on secondment or as part of delivery partner arrangement).
Oliver is an experienced senior cost controller and quantity surveyor with almost 20 years’ experience in major projects in the oil and gas and infrastructure construction sectors. He enjoys challenging himself professionally and has actively sought opportunities in a breadth of projects and sectors to keep learning continually. His strengths include being able to get into technical detail, and he has a knack for bringing things back to a clear business objective. He can quickly articulate and confirm that requirement with the users too. Oliver enjoys working with multiple stakeholders to develop / negotiate integrated processes and developing integrated tools for reporting expenditure, progress and performance metrics. Oliver has typically worked in larger consultancies and client / asset owner side (usually on secondment or as part of delivery partner arrangement).
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.
Richard Webb - Procurement Lead
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Vikas Chadha - Senior Expediting and Materials Management
Vikas has extensive professional experience with more than 20 years’ with EPC organizations in the field of Expediting, Supplier Pre-Qualifications (SPQ) / Vendor Capability Assessment, Vendor Sourcing, vendor qualifications & SQS for various Upstream, Midstream & Downstream projects for Greenfield and Brownfield projects for Oil Gas & Chemical (OG&C), Petrochemical & Offshore in various parts of the Globe at corporate/Functional/Project levels.
Vikas has significant experience as “Expediting Manager & Project Surveillance Manager” overseeing various project phases i.e., from document development to site execution till completion of final documentation and hand over to Clients. He has managed more than 500 suppliers & conducted more than 400 internal audits, several supplier audits for EPC projects, and is knowledgeable in developing & remotely managing multi-region expediting & SQS systems worldwide.