Perth – Where asset management can take you: networking event and career stories for Young Asset Management Professionals

by Heidi | Aug 22, 2023

In collaboration with Perth Chapter and Water Corporation, this free event is an opportunity for Young Asset Management Professionals to learn about Asset Management and hear from other young professionals about their career journey.

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About the speakers:

Chenoa Lange, Senior Technical Advisor – Wastewater Processes, Treatment & Resource Recovery, Water Corporation

Starting off her career as an Environmental Engineering graduate with the Water Corporation, Chenoa has worked across a wide range of water utility assets for both the metro and country regions. Including drainage, desalination, pump stations, groundwater bores and treatment facilities.

With an interest in operational engineering, she joined the metro operations branch, Treatment & Resource Recovery. Initially as part of the Water Engineering team she managed operational and maintenance requirements of the metro dam safety program, working closely with the field crew and leading minor works.

To further pursue her interests in treatment processes Chenoa then transitioned into the Wastewater engineering team, previously based at the state’s third largest water resource recovery facility, Subiaco. Overseeing regulatory requirements, incident responses and process optimisation works, she thrived in the dynamic and fast paced environment.

Now the Senior TA for the Kwinana/ Mandurah sites she oversees eight sites including oxidation ditch, pond, and membrane treatment facilities.

Thriving for sustainable outcomes in recycling and processing performance improvements she aims for optimal outcomes in identifying and addressing operational limitations. Feeding in lessons learnt and field technical expertise to future projects.

Nyssa MacManus, Senior Advisor Maintenance Solutions, Rio Tinto

Nyssa is an experienced asset management professional with a wide knowledge base in engineering, execution, frontline leadership, and maintenance solution roles over her time in the industry. She graduated with a double degree in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.

Her career stretched from the oil fields of Louisiana to the bauxite hills of Far North Queensland and the red dirt of Pilbara, Western Australia. While working she has completed her master’s in engineering and technology Management

Nyssa has had exposure to the ‘whole of life’ asset philosophy through her various roles in the industry, which has allowed her to make improvements and decisions that are not only sustainable but efficient to ensure the most benefit has been obtained from the assets and is economical.

Dylan Pritchard, Specialist – Asset Management System & Risk, Water Corporation

Dylan Pritchard is an experienced environmental scientist and risk management specialist with a strong background in environmental consultancy and risk management in the water industry and contaminated sites.

He worked for an environmental consultancy prior to joining Water Corporation, undertaking contaminated land investigations on behalf of clients in a variety of industries such as mining, government departments and private industry. Dylan transitioned to the Water Corporation, primarily supporting the environmental investigation of treated wastewater reuse schemes across Western Australia at public open spaces, assessing environmental risk of these schemes to ensure water conservation and support the sustainable use of treated wastewater.

Building on experience in environmental science and water management, Dylan currently holds a position in the Asset Strategy business unit at the Water Corporation, leading a project for the automation of risk assessments for supporting the prioritisation of expenditure. Recently, Dylan is involved with forecasting risks from changing climate patterns to infrastructure, leveraging his knowledge of environmental science and risk assessment to integrate climate change considerations into the existing asset management processes.

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