Les Edmistone

Partner/Manager - DRFA & Project Management Support

Les is an executive management professional with extensive experience in state and local government within Queensland and the Northern Territory. With his comprehensive knowledge of the industry, Les understands the needs and expectations of clients, especially with respect to sustainable asset management.

Stephen Hegedus

Partner/Manager - Client Relations

Stephen is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer with a wealth of experience in the local government environment having held the positions of Director of Engineering Services, Director Corporate Services and Chief Executive Officer. A proven executive professional, Stephen is a recognised industry leader in strategic and practical Asset Management.

Steven Forbes

Partner/General Manager Asset and Road Management

Steven is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer with extensive experience in the construction industry, the majority of which within the local government environment. From previous roles as Civil Design Coordinator, Design Manager and Acting Technical Services Manager Steven has proven ability in Asset Management from different strategic levels.

Cameron Shields

General Manager Civil and Disaster Recovery Projects

Cameron is a qualified Civil Engineering Technologist with over 20 years’ experience, including over 10 years in Local Government in the areas of civil works and asset management.  In his position as General Manager Civil and Disaster Recovery Projects, Cameron uses his proven people management skills, effective communication, and innovative thinking to successfully deliver projects on time and as prescribed.

Justin Fischer

General Manager Client and Corporate

Justin is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer with over 18 years’ practical experience in Local Government. His areas of expertise include asset management and project management – specifically the planning, design, and delivery of civil infrastructure projects.

Tom Sanders

General Manager RACAS Research and Development

Tom is a qualified Professional Civil Engineer with over 12 years practical experience working with councils to achieve planned infrastructure asset management and deliver value for money services to the community.  In his position as General Manager RACAS Research and Development,  Tom drives the innovation of SHEPHERD road management products.

Patrick McGuire

Manager - Asset Projects

Patrick is a Spatial Sciences professional with a long history working in the local government sector promoting best practice in Surveying, GIS and Asset Management. Prior moving into local government, Patrick worked in a private land surveying business completing cadastral surveys, detailed surveys for design and as-constructed surveys.

Glen Eagles

Manager - RACAS Delivery

Glen has over 30 years’ experience in the civil engineering industry with a diverse career supervising projects ranging from the formation of main access roads and road asset flood restoration works to asset condition assessments and inspections.  As SHEPHERD RACAS Manager Glen is responsible for planning the delivery of road and footpath asset survey projects and supervising our Asset Inspection Team.

Len Olyott

Manager - RACAS & GIS Support

Len is a geospatial professional with over 25 years’ experience in applying GIS solutions to achieve strategic initiatives and deliver valued business outcomes.

In his role as SHEPHERD Manager – RACAS & GIS Support, Len uses his practical experience and passion for innovation to engage with and assist our RACAS customer community on a continuous improvement journey.

David Watkins

Manager National Projects - Civil and Disaster Recovery

David draws from over 30 years’ experience in both the civil and mining sector and has a proven background in delivering road, rail and civil infrastructure projects across the country, at both management and operational levels.

Ashley Edmistone

Manager - Disaster Recovery Systems

Ashley is a data management professional with over 10 years’ experience in State and Local Government within Queensland, Northern Territory, and Victoria.

Ashley brings a comprehensive knowledge of the local government industry, specifically roads and drainage reconstruction works, data management and compliance reporting associated with DRFA and its systems such as MARS.

David MacNaughton

Manager - Digital Science

With a background in engineering and statistics as well as expertise spanning software development, machine learning, and cloud security, David is instrumental in advancing our RACAS® software products for the future.

David has a passion for automation and an eye for quality, and he ensures our innovative solutions are not only practical but surpass industry standards.

Kerri Behrens

Manager - Strategy and Marketing

Kerri is a results-oriented and people-focused Executive Professional who brings a wealth of experience in strategic planning, operational performance, communication, marketing and media as well as corporate governance and customer service. Kerri enjoys working with all levels of an organisation to get the right message, to the right people, at the right time.

Melissa Gladman

Manager - Corporate Services

Melissa is a qualified HR professional with proven expertise in providing strategic organisational advice and solutions in the areas of HR, Training and Corporate Services. Melissa has worked extensively across local government, not for profit and private organisations, and is committed to delivering and improving services.

Chris Buenen

Research and Development GIS Specialist

Chris is a GIS Professional and Asset Management Specialist with a wealth of experience assisting councils to achieve best practice in these areas. Chris has a passion for GIS software and data management, helping organisations to use these tools to maximise their efficiency and decision-making processes.

Jodie Tydings

Senior Asset Accountant

Jodie is an Asset Accountant with 5 years of local government experience. Throughout her career Jodie has held positions in Finance and Asset Management and has a wealth of experience in Asset Accounting and Audit Compliance and enjoys collaborating with councils to improve their asset management maturity and long-term financial sustainability.

Nabin Shrestha

Senior Asset Engineer

Nabin is a highly qualified Civil Engineer with experience spanning 20 years across both private sector and local government public infrastructure engineering and asset management. In 2017 he was the winner of the Highly Commended Award in the category of NSW Local Government Excellence in Asset Management and Infrastructure Initiatives.

Craig Smit

GIS Specialist

Craig is a Civil Engineer with extensive experience in the local government environment, specifically engineering and infrastructure. Craig understands Asset Management from the practical aspect of working in the field and managing data to strategic planning and project management within an organisation. He enjoys helping councils optimise their assets with hands-on advice that works.

Marlaina Pickering

GIS Specialist

Marlaina is an Asset Management and Spatial Sciences professional with over 17 years’ experience working in local and state government as well as private sectors.

Marlaina is a highly skilled geospatial professional who prides herself on achieving excellence in attention to detail and accuracy and has extensive experience in the administration of the Esri ArcGIS enterprise suite.

Tim Munn

Asset Accountant

Tim is a qualified accountant with 30 years’ experience in the Civil Construction and Engineering Industry, working across both state and local government and private industry.

He is a performance driven accountant with a keen interest in financial management and analysis to help clients achieve sustainable asset management and project delivery.

Nathan Woolley

Asset Accountant

Nathan is a qualified accountant with over 19 years’ experience across both Local Government and private enterprise.  Throughout his career Nathan has specialised in asset accounting using his strong analytical skills and ability to interpret financial data to achieve sustainable asset management for clients.

Martin Sergas

Regional Project Manager – Civil and Disaster Recovery

Martin has over 20 years’ experience in the Civil Construction industry with the last 12 years within local government managing road reserves in accordance to relevant engineering and legislative requirements.  At SHEPHERD Martin is responsible for managing large-scale flood restoration projects to ensure all contractual, regulatory and organisational requirements are met.

Jonathan Walmsley

Regional Project Manager - Civil and Disaster Recovery

Jonathan is a Civil Construction Inspector and Supervisor with over 12 years’ practical experience in the construction industry, having worked for both private enterprise and Local Government.

He has extensive experience in the delivery of capital works programs, particularly road assets, and the quality inspection of constructed infrastructure assets.

Clinton Mervis

Regional Project Manager - Civil and Disaster Recovery

Clinton Mervis is a Civil Construction Supervision with over 7 years’ experience overseeing large-scale and complex telecommunication installation projects.

At SHEPHERD Clinton is responsible for managing large-scale flood restoration projects and uses his proven people management and communication skills to coordinate between all key stakeholders to ensure the project requirements are met.