Description

I specialise in delivering complex projects across IT, digital, infrastructure, transport, tourism, hospitality and public assets.

With more than a decade leading multi-stakeholder, politically sensitive and operationally live environments, I’m regularly engaged where projects carry:

• Public visibility

• Regulatory complexity

• Tight deadlines

• Zero tolerance for failure

What I’m Known For

• Turning around stalled or distressed projects

• Creating clarity in chaotic delivery environments

• Aligning boards, executives, regulators and delivery teams

• Protecting reputation while still getting things built

Selected Career Highlights

• Sydney Zoo – Project Director of a 40-acre greenfield tourism precinct delivered under State Significant Development conditions

• Sydney Harbour BridgeClimb – Led the 20-year tourism concession transition and launched the Northern Arch Walk

• Grand National Hotel & Saint Peter Restaurant – Delivered a five-star heritage hotel and world-class fine-dining venue

• Northern Beaches B-Line – Senior delivery lead across 80+ infrastructure projects valued at $500M

• ICC Sydney – Delivered major structural and operational components of Australia’s premier convention centre

Expertise

• Project & Program Management

• Major Infrastructure & Capital Works

• Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Operational Readiness & Transition

• Stakeholder & Ministerial Engagement

• Project Recovery & Delivery Assurance

Recognition

• AIPM Australian Project Manager of the Year (2022)

• IPMA World Project Manager of the Year – Nominee (2023)

• Multiple national awards for infrastructure, tourism and public projects

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Sydney (up to 50km)

Asset AI
Project Control Group Chair
DIGITAL AND IT
October 2021 - April 2022 (6 months)
Sydney, Australia
Program lead and Chair of the Project Control Group for Asset AI, an AI-driven predictive maintenance and asset intelligence platform deployed across public infrastructure portfolios. Led governance, delivery assurance, stakeholder alignment and program controls across multi-agency environments, integrating artificial intelligence, computer vision and data analytics into live asset management systems.
Sydney Zoo
Project Director
PRIVATE EQUITY
January 2018 - January 2020 (2 years)
Sydney, Australia
Project Director for the delivery of a 40-acre greenfield zoological precinct under State Significant Development conditions. Led governance, delivery, stakeholder coordination and operational readiness for a world-class tourism destination.
Project Management
Sydney Harbour BridgeClimb
Project Director
ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE
January 2017 - January 2018 (1 year)
Sydney, Australia
Led the successful transition of Sydney Harbour Bridge tourism operations under a 20-year concession, including the launch of the Northern Arch Walk and major safety, security and operational upgrades.

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