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Michael Myer is the Executive Chairperson of Sunshine Hydro. Sunshine Hydro are developing a Superhybrid Project in Queensland, a pumped hydro with green hydrogen project being developed in three stages. Sunshine Hydro's vision is to play a key role in decarbonising the planet using technology and have re-imagined long duration energy storage projects to deliver 24/7 carbon free energy. Michael is a serial entrepreneur with venture capital experience in start-up ventures and sustainable development. He has a passionate interest in bringing engineering and economic resources to projects to support our social and environmental challenges.
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On this weekâs Connecting Industry Podcast we have Dan Whitmore, Business Development & Strategy Manager Eastern for Decmil. Decmil has supported and constructed some of Australiaâs major iconic infrastructure projects across Australia. Decmil provide design, engineering and construction services for the infrastructure, resources, and energy sectors and provide residential, industrial, and commercial construction.
Dan is an industry professional who has industry experience across both the mechanical and civil sectors across Australia. Dan believes the right network will connect you to the right people and has developed a network of becoming, in his words, âthe go to guy for project updates and pressing the flesh at an industry eventâ. Dan credits his success to persistency and integrity and has a genuine desire to do everything in his power to help Decmil achieve their growth ambitions.
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Gavin Loyden is the Founder and Managing Director of QEM Limited. Gavin is responsible for QEMâs capitalisation, exploration program and development of QEMâs Julie Creek vanadium and oil shale project.
QEM Limited is a publicly listed company focused on the exploration and development of its flagship Julia Creek Project, covering 250kmÂČ in the Julia Creek area of North Western Queensland. The Julia Creek vanadium and oil shale project is a unique world class resource with the potential to utilise and deliver innovative and sustainable energy solutions, through the production of energy fuels and vanadium pentoxide.
Prior to founding QEM, Gavin assisted a range of companies from early stage development through to international stock market listings. He has over a decade of experience in the mining industry and extensive experience in the structuring of capital raising proposals for both private and public companies, executive selection, and Corporate Governance.
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Greg Elkins is the CEO of Global Power Energy (GPE); an advisory company he founded in 2021 to meet the growing demand for renewable energy and energy storage solutions. He has previously led the connections assessment teams for AEMO and Energy Queensland. At AEMO, Greg was responsible for connecting more than 3 GW per annum in his role as Head of Connections.
Greg's mission now, through GPE, is to deliver success for clients in the energy transition with a focus on decreasing project risk and improving delivery time across major solar, wind, BESS, pumped hydro and REZ projects.
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Damian Vermey is the Project Director for Ark Energyâs Boomer Green Energy Hub, a wind farm development located approximately 30 km south-west of Marlborough and 70 km south of St Lawrence in central Queensland. Damianâs extensive engineering, project, and people management experience, has provided high quality power and water products ranging from hydro power plants, to wind farms, and power system design solutions. Throughout his career Damian has worked on projects throughout Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, India, and Fiji. Construction of Ark Energyâs Boomer Green Energy Hub is expected to start in Q1 2025 creating 350 construction jobs.
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Cory Ebenestelli is the Director at MitiLabs, an innovative company that specialises in providing cutting-edge solutions and products to companies across a wide range of industries including the resource and construction sector. Starting as an electrician, Cory founded Mitilabs to develop innovative IP for companies that need it most. In that time, he has developed HAVTrack, a device that can assist in preventing significant and permanent injuries that can occur from hand arm vibration syndrome, a syndrome that happens from continual use of vibration tools and equipment.
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Chris Davenport is the Queensland State Manager for Tranz Logistics, a specialist transport company working in the pipeline, mining, rail, energy, civil and construction sectors. Starting his career as an apprentice Plant Mechanic working on earth moving equipment, Chrisâ love for the Transport industry began when he started traveling from site to site working on machines which was followed by working with the likes of Chubb Security, TNT, Metro Express Transport, and Personalised Freight Management. Over his career, Chrisâ passion for the logistics of the transport industry grew further where he now manages an extensive team and a fleet of vehicles and trucks as the Tranz Logistics Queensland State Manager.
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Tim Keeffe is the CEO of Actrua Performance Cultures, a company thatâs passionate about supporting the true Growth of individuals, teams, and organisations. From working with companies like BHP, Glencore, Hastings Deering, Thiess, and Rio Tinto, Tim has an extensive background in operations, management, and leadership with career foundations in the Australian Military. Actrua Performance Cultures are an award-winning performance culture consultancy that focuses on behaviour change in organisations across strategy, culture, leadership development, and safety solutions.
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Mark Smithwick is Onsite Rental Groupâs Northern Region General Manager. Onsite Rental Group is a specialist equipment hire provider delivering intelligent rental solutions to businesses across Australia. Mark is a qualified and highly motivated leader, skilled in leading and coaching teams in customer service, and asset and operations management. Mark is adept at developing business improvement strategies and customer relationship management across a range of industries, including mining, oil & gas, construction, industrial, infrastructure, and government.
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Willem Robinson is the Business Development Manager for STEINERT Australia. From traditional and trusted magnetic separation equipment, right through to sensor sorting technologies, STEINERT Australia have developed intelligent separation and sorting solutions for a range of industries throughout the Mining, Resource Recovery, Scrap, Waste and Recycling sectors. Willem is an experienced Chief Sales Officer with a demonstrated history in Business Development and Relationship Management across cultures and has helped shape the direction of the company through analysing markets and identify avenues of growth.
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Scott Walton is the managing director and owner of CQ Soil Testing. CQ Soil Testing specialise in the investigation, sampling and testing of soil, groundwater, and geotechnical work for the domestic, industrial, government, and mining sector. After working in the domestic market for 10 years, over the next decade, CQ Soil Testing expanded into the commercial and industrial markets and the mining industry including geotechnical and pavement works. Since then, the company has opened offices in Hervey Bay and Mackay, have a fleet of state-of-the-art drilling rigs, and have grown to 12 staff. And now in 2023, the business is expanding again by starting their own soil testing laboratory â CQ Soil Lab.
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Brad Waldon is the managing director of the Corehesion Group. The Corehesion Group transforms processes and deploys a suite of combining application modules to facilitate proactive planning and safety management for heavy industry. From starting his working career as a mechanical engineer to an analyst programmer, and even a high school teacher, Brad began Waldon Services developing custom built software for heavy industry however, to bring the company forward he only recently launched the Corehesion Group to ultimately bring together People, Safety and Productivity for industry.
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James Moohan is the chief executive officer of Vertical Horizonz Australia. Vertical Horizonz Australia provide tailored safety training to various industries. With a solid background in operation management, business development and leadership, James started his working life as a plumber and then with the New Zealand Defence Force. On leaving the military, James reentered the construction industry as a senior project manager with the Hawkins Group post the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010/11 and in 2020, James became the CEO of Vertical Horizonz Australia, New Zealand, and International. His experience spans the construction industry, industrial Health and Safety, and Public Service.
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Anthony Groen-int-woud is the managing director of Multitrade Building Hire. Founded in 1979, Multitrade Building Hire has over 40 yearsâ experience providing quality temporary site accommodation buildings for the oil, civil, construction, and mining sectors allowing for turn-key solutions that can arrive on site and commence operations immediately. Originally starting his career as an apprentice plumber, Anthony eventually moved into the family business and built it up to one of the largest suppliers of temporary building in Queensland specialising in making project visions a reality.
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Cian Brennan is the Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Contract Solutions, a company that assists construction subcontractors avoid contractual landmines when it comes to contracts in the resource and construction sector. Cian was on, what he calls, âthe Dark Sideâ, which is the Client Side of Construction, for almost two decades. Over this time, he saw hundreds and hundreds of Construction Companies being bullied contractually, losing money and going out of business. In 2019, after becoming deeply concerned with the state of the Industry and having inside knowledge of how the clients manage Contractors, Cian started Quantum Contract Solutions to help Construction Contractors. Please note: This podcast was recorded via a video podcast.
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Anthony Beunen is the Managing Director of Gladstone Drafting. Gladstone Drafting are a specialist multi award winning design drafting and licenced building firm servicing the resource and construction industry including mining, infrastructure, local government and the building design sectors applying engineering, design and drafting services from conception to completion. Gladstone Drafting is unique in Central Queensland because of its approach to managing complex projects and its ability to supply all necessary complementary services in house, under one roof, and from start to finish.
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In the lead up to the Connecting Industry Luncheon on November 16 in Gladstone, we speak with Mark Turner, Chief Executive Officer of Greenvale Mining. Mark is an engineer with over 20 years of energy experience and a proven track record of major project delivery in the oil & gas, water, power, renewables, and nuclear industries. Mark expertise encompasses all project phases and across his career, he has held senior management and executive positions with Jemena Ltd, Wood Group, and WorleyParsons. Alongside sitting on the Greenvale Board, Mark also holds the role of General Manager of the Alpha Project.
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In the lead up to the Connecting Industry Luncheon on November 16 in Gladstone, we speak with Arran McGhie, the Chief Operations Officer for Genex Power. Arran has over 27 yearsâ experience in project delivery of large underground mine development and urban infrastructure projects, in Australia and overseas. Arran has held key roles on the construction of the Olympic Dam Expansion Project, Newcrestâs Ridgeway Gold Project, the Cross City Tunnel and Lane Cove Tunnel projects in Sydney as well as the Northern Sewerage Project in Melbourne. Since joining Genex in 2015, Arran has played a key role in the development of the companies Kidston Clean Energy Hub (Pumped Storage Hydro, Solar, and Wind) currently under construction in Nth Qld.
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In the lead-up to the online Connecting Renewable Energy Conference NSW, we speak with Mike Wood, Sunrise Energy Metals Regional Manager for the Sunrise Battery Materials Project. Mike is an experienced project manager with over 25 years operational experience in mining and minerals processing across nickel, uranium, copper and gold. He has held numerous leadership roles over the past 20 years across projects, engineering, maintenance and operations disciplines. Mike has worked across a variety of management roles with China Molybdenum, Rio Tinto, North Limited and Western Mining. Mike holds an MBA from Charles Sturt University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic engineering from Flinders University and is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia.
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In the lead-up to the online Connecting Renewable Energy Conference NSW, we speak with Clare Sykes is Cluster Manager for NewH2 â Hunter Hydrogen Technology Cluster. She is an advisor in resources and energy sector value chains and has worked across government and listed companies. Her career has included the support of various multi-stakeholder initiatives including technology and decarbonisation roadmaps, industry cluster development, and challenge-based innovation programs. With engineering and applied finance qualifications, Clare brings a broad perspective to the scope and possibilities in future energy and resource sectors. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), is a Churchill Fellow, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Newcastle Institute of Energy and Resources (NIER) and Chair of Resources NSW an initiative of the NSW Energy and Resources Knowledge Hub.
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