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Biography:
Currently Director of VBV Australasia.
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering, Univeristy of Edinburgh.
Master of Science, University of Queensland.
Formerly head of civil/structural and infrastructure group of Bateman, Brisbane.
Formerly Global Technical Specialist for Silos and Bins at Bechtel.
Corporate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE).
Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers Australia (MIEAust) - Civil & Structural Colleges.
Corporate Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (MASCE).
Corporate Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB).
Corporate Member of the Institue of Physics (MInstP).
Corporate Member of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications (MIMA).
Chartered Engineer, UK (CEng).
Chartered Professional Engineer, Australia (CPEng).
Chartered Physicist (CPhys).
Chartered Builder.

Know-how and experience:
Design of large capacity concrete silos (post-tensioned) for storage of industrial products e.g. alumina, coal etc.
Design of complex steel bins and hoppers for mines and mineral processing plants.
Seismic/earthquake analysis and design of large capacity silos.
Analysis and design to AS 3774, ASME, ACI and the Eurocodes.
Published papers in various journals and presented papers at key international conferences.

Fields of Consulting work:
Silos
Bins
Concrete silos
Steel silo
Analysis
Design
Earthquake loading

Biography:
Born Edinburgh, UK.
BEng(Hons) in Civil Engineering, University of Edinburgh.
Engineering Specialist in Silos and Bins for Bechtel.
Chartered Engineer (UK & Australia), Chartered Builder & Chartered Environmentalist.
Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Engineers Australia, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chartered Institute of Building, Institute of Physics, International Association for Bridge & Structural Engineering, International Association for Computational Mechanics.
Hobbies are collecting and restoring classic cars, and playing golf.

Know-how and experience:
Analysis and design (functional & civil/structural) of large capacity silos (60,000T to 100,000T).
Design of reinforced, post-tensioned and steel silos.
Assessment of large capacity silos.
Seismic response of ground supported silos.

Fields of Consulting work:
Design and assessment of large capacity silos.

Publications:
Bechtel Design Guide for Silos & Bins.
"Seismic Response of Ground Supported Unanchored Silos", ICBMH, University of Newcastle, 2007.