Chris Baker Tunnel Systems Engineering Manager, UGL Brisbane Chris is currently the Tunnel Systems Engineering Manager for Cross River Rail with UGL, as part of the Design & Construct (D&C) Joint Venture. He has extensive experience in major underground infrastructure projects, specifically in the design of road and rail tunnels across Australia. Recent projects [...]

Paul Barraclough Paul is tunnel engineer and design manager. He has 29 years international experience in design and design management of underground structures and tunnels (mined & TBM), including construction management/supervision on behalf of consultants and contractors for the delivery of major road, rail, metro, and water/wastewater projects. Some notable tunnelling projects he has [...]

Rob Nievergelt Rob is an executive manager of assurance services at The APP Group and an industry leader in the independent verification and certification of major infrastructure projects. Rob has over 25 years of design and delivery experience in major civil infrastructure projects such as the Western Harbour Tunnel, the Sydney Metro program and [...]

Jordan Haimes Jordan has spent his career working on large-scale, high profile and complex mega-infrastructure projects across Australia with demonstrated experience in both government and consulting. Jordan is currently managing the Digital Engineering teams at the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority. Jordan will be presenting on Digitisation and Automation on Thursday 28 November at [...]

Harry Asche Design Director - Tunnels - Aurecon Harry Asche is a civil engineer with 45 years of experience. He has a BE(Civil) from the University of Melbourne and a PhD from the University of Queensland. He is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland and is [...]

Chris Ambrose Senior Project Manager - Tunnels & Motorways - Ventia With operational experience gained across four states and over 15 years of managing Australia’s busiest Motorways and Tunnels, Chris has developed a unique view of the industry which aims to bring hands-on approach to all aspects of asset and maintenance management. Chris has [...]

Brad Sandford Routeway Delivery Manager for the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority Brad Sandford is an experienced Chartered Civil Engineer with a focus on tunnels and major project delivery. He is currently the Routeway Delivery Manager for the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority. Brad will be providing an overview of the Cross River Rail [...]

Jessica Holz Subject Matter Expert - Sustainability - Aurecon  Jessica Holz BE MEM CPEng RPEQ is Aurecon’s subject matter expert for integrating sustainability into our design work across our technical capabilities. She is a mechanical engineer and holds a Master of Environmental Management majoring in Conservation and Natural Resource Management. Jessica’s project experience includes [...]

Aaron Lippett Lead Engineer, Tunnelling at Aecom Aurecon Joint Venture - Western Harbour Tunnel Aaron is a lead tunnel engineer with experience in the design and construction of major tunnel projects. Aaron bridges the gap between technical and managerial leadership, working directly with clients to develop coordinated and constructible solutions to technical project issues. [...]