by Heidi | Jun 26, 2023
BHP (Asset Owner), AECOM (Owner’s Engineer), and Duratec (Contractor) completed the BHP Berth C & D Structural Remediation Selection Phase Study Project (The Project) in 2022, setting a new standard for the procurement and scoping of major marine asset remediation projects. The project involved innovative approaches, including a 2-5mm 3D reality model for 1.2km of wharf structure, bespoke online software for defect management, and a collaborative approach to inspection, testing, and design, resulting in a robust procurement framework for the asset’s life extension. The project was delivered over approximately 12 months, starting in mid-2021.
About the speaker:
Liam Holloway, National Technical Manager, Duratec
Liam Holloway’s unique skills and expertise as a materials engineer specialising in durability and corrosion, traverse key infrastructure sectors including marine, mining, defence and energy. Liam completed his PhD in the field of corrosion inhibition and monitoring for reinforced concrete structures at Monash University. Following this he has worked in both the consulting and contracting fields with a focus on asset condition assessment, remediation and maintenance. In 2015 Liam establish MEnD Consulting, which was later acquired by Duratec Limited. Liam now heads Duratec’s national Technical team who provide engineering, asset management, laboratory, digitisation and spatial services across all of the companies key market sectors.
by Heidi | Jun 26, 2023
KPMG is a global professional services firms that has been a ‘first mover’ among ‘Big 4’ firms to grow an asset management and technical advisory practice. Established in 2017, KPMG’s Engineering, Assets & Project Delivery team includes 348 people across Australia. Back in 2017, women represented 13% of KPMG’s asset management workforce. Today, following a strong focus on improving gender balance they have increased the representation of women to 32% and have seen increased participation from women in the team resulting in a significant reduction in turn over equating to more than $1.2M savings in turnover cost per year.
In this session, we’ll hear from Andrew O’Connor and Tammy Falconer who are Partners in KPMG’s Engineering, Assets & Project Delivery team about the challenges and successes along their journey to a more gender representative workforce.
About the speakers:
Andrew O’Connor is an Asset Management and Reliability Engineering professional with over 20 years’ experience in the Defence, aviation, maritime, mining, utilities and nuclear sectors. Andrew has a PhD in Reliability and Risk, is a Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) and a Certified Reliability Engineer. Andrew is a successful business owner having co-founded two engineering businesses winning the Telstra Business Awards and BRW Fast 100 company before joining KPMG as a lead partner in their Engineering and Asset Management practice.
Tammy Falconer is a leader in asset management specialising in the energy and water sector with over 15 years’ experience working across urban, regional and remote utilities. Tammy has a Master of Arts and is a Certified Asset Management Assessor. Tammy’s passion is leveraging data to drive better asset management decisions for organisations and the communities and customers they serve.
by Heidi | Jun 9, 2023 | Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management, MRiAM News
Happy World Maintenance Day! Today, we celebrate the first Global Maintenance Day, a day to promote and celebrate the value of maintenance in our lives.
We will be celebrating with a panel discussion webinar from our MRiAM (Maintenance & Reliability) special interest group of the AMCouncil. Register to be sent your link so you can dial in at 12pm AEST today to hear from the different experiences when it comes to maintenance of Tanya Viano, Shane Scriven, Craig Taylor and Akshay Athalye. What makes maintenance different to reliability? How do they intertwine? Each speaker will share their insights and a theme followed by a Q&A session from the audience.
We look forward to your company while we celebrate the very first Global Maintenance Day. Register for the session here.
by Heidi | May 31, 2023 | Chapter News, Defence News
National Chair AM Council Toby Horstead, recently visited our AMCouncil Corporate Member Babcock for a tour of the Davenport Naval base in New Zealand, on 20 April where he was shown their application of asset management to the sustainment of the NZ Navy ships.
Toby was provided a briefing and presentation and met the Babcock onsite leadership team. Jon Irving of the NZ Chapter Committee then showed Toby around their work at the base and also specifically HMNZS Otago.
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by Heidi | May 16, 2023 | Events, Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management, MRiAM News
In a collaboration with Federation University Australia, the Asset Management Council is delighted to announce this year’s Research and Industry Days, taking place virtually over Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 June 2023.
This is a free event for all guests.
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