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Michael is an experienced infrastructure director who has led teams to success on major projects across an 18-year career. His broad base of multi-industry, multi-disciplinary experience spans Utilities, Renewables, Water, Rail, Property, Planning, Aviation and Road sectors.
His passion is getting large scale, complex projects delivering effectively by getting the people, purpose and parts all working together in perfect harmony.
With a strong experience base in major ($500m+) infrastructure projects, Michael adds value by developing effective project frameworks, managing key stakeholders and interfaces, and developing high performing, empowered teams. Involved in infrastructure projects his entire career, Michael leads teams in areas as diverse as:
Attributing his success to the teams he manages, Michael places himself as the “conductor of the orchestra”, focussing on team wellbeing, alignment with project objectives, outcome-based collaboration, sound stakeholder management and team professional development. Michael’s formula for project success is to make himself accountable for providing the team with the environment they need for them to deliver their best.
Highly passionate about development, knowledge sharing, and cross pollination of skills, Michael complements his management expertise through his affiliation with the Business Value Partners community (www.businessvaluepartners.com.au), where he mentors emerging leaders and in turn is mentored by other senior business leaders.
Outside of work, Michael indulges his broad desire for life experience and knowledge through sustainable living on his country property, remote camping, reading about philosophy and psychology, custom building aerobatic aircraft and is also an active competition and airshow pilot.
Apr 2015 – Present (Multiple engagements)
Level Crossing Removal Project – Project Director / Senior Project Manager
Michael has had several engagements with LXRP since 2015, including:
LXRP Program Wide Experience:
May 2015 – Present (Multiple engagements)
Agonis Group – Engineering & Management Consultant
Michael collaborates with Agonis Group’s team Australia-wide, providing business development, mentorship, interface, water, assets, land and utilities management services.
Notable collaborations with Agonis Group include:
2022 – 2024 (Part time engagement)
Ron Finemore Tyres – Director Special Projects
Michael directed the special projects group within Ron Finemore Tyres. Projects included two clandestine (industrial secret) projects relating to tyre health monitoring devices and a novel tyre recycling system that closed the loop on rubber waste. Leading teams in this environment required:
Mar 2017 – Dec 2017
SMEC / Lend Lease
Signalling Interface & Facilitation Manager – Ballarat Line Extension
Accountable for ensuring effective integration between Design, Construction and Operations stakeholders with a key focus on the integration of Signalling and Civil engineering disciplines.
Mar 2014 – Apr 2015
Rail Transformation Consortium
Development Manager – Cranbourne Pakenham Rail Corridor
Rail Corridor package manager on the client side, managing the team to develop the Principal’s design for all track, civil, utilities relocations, stations and sidings modifications.
Feb 2014 – Jun 2016
Gold Coast Airport
Aviation Operations Advisor
Providing aircraft operations advice to the infrastructure/operations team at Coolangatta airport.
Oct 2007 – Dec 2013
AECOM (Sydney) – Transport Team
Michael is an experienced infrastructure director who has led teams to success on major projects across an 18-year career. His broad base of multi-industry, multi-disciplinary experience spans Utilities, Renewables, Water, Rail, Property, Planning, Aviation and Road sectors.
His passion is getting large scale, complex projects delivering effectively by getting the people, purpose and parts all working together in perfect harmony.
With a strong experience base in major ($500m+) infrastructure projects, Michael adds value by developing effective project frameworks, managing key stakeholders and interfaces, and developing high performing, empowered teams. Involved in infrastructure projects his entire career, Michael leads teams in areas as diverse as:
Attributing his success to the teams he manages, Michael places himself as the “conductor of the orchestra”, focussing on team wellbeing, alignment with project objectives, outcome-based collaboration, sound stakeholder management and team professional development. Michael’s formula for project success is to make himself accountable for providing the team with the environment they need for them to deliver their best.
Highly passionate about development, knowledge sharing, and cross pollination of skills, Michael complements his management expertise through his affiliation with the Business Value Partners community (www.businessvaluepartners.com.au), where he mentors emerging leaders and in turn is mentored by other senior business leaders.
Outside of work, Michael indulges his broad desire for life experience and knowledge through sustainable living on his country property, remote camping, reading about philosophy and psychology, custom building aerobatic aircraft and is also an active competition and airshow pilot.
Apr 2015 – Present (Multiple engagements)
Level Crossing Removal Project – Project Director / Senior Project Manager
Michael has had several engagements with LXRP since 2015, including:
LXRP Program Wide Experience:
May 2015 – Present (Multiple engagements)
Agonis Group – Engineering & Management Consultant
Michael collaborates with Agonis Group’s team Australia-wide, providing business development, mentorship, interface, water, assets, land and utilities management services.
Notable collaborations with Agonis Group include:
2022 – 2024 (Part time engagement)
Ron Finemore Tyres – Director Special Projects
Michael directed the special projects group within Ron Finemore Tyres. Projects included two clandestine (industrial secret) projects relating to tyre health monitoring devices and a novel tyre recycling system that closed the loop on rubber waste. Leading teams in this environment required:
Mar 2017 – Dec 2017
SMEC / Lend Lease
Signalling Interface & Facilitation Manager – Ballarat Line Extension
Accountable for ensuring effective integration between Design, Construction and Operations stakeholders with a key focus on the integration of Signalling and Civil engineering disciplines.
Mar 2014 – Apr 2015
Rail Transformation Consortium
Development Manager – Cranbourne Pakenham Rail Corridor
Rail Corridor package manager on the client side, managing the team to develop the Principal’s design for all track, civil, utilities relocations, stations and sidings modifications.
Feb 2014 – Jun 2016
Gold Coast Airport
Aviation Operations Advisor
Providing aircraft operations advice to the infrastructure/operations team at Coolangatta airport.
Oct 2007 – Dec 2013
AECOM (Sydney) – Transport Team