Connecting Industry

#64 Scott Walton: CQ Soil Testing

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 – CQ Soil Lab.
 

#63 Brad Waldon: The Corehesion Group

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.

#62 James Moohan: Vertical Horizonz Australia

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.

#61 Anthony Groen-int-woud: Multitrade Building Hire

Anthony Groen-int-woud is the managing director of Multitrade Building Hire. Founded in 1979, Multitrade Building Hire has over 40 years’ 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.

#60 Cian Brennan: Quantum Contract Solutions

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, ‘the Dark Side’, 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.

#59 Anthony Buenen: Gladstone Drafting

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.

#58 Mark Turner: Greenvale Mining

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.

#57 Arran McGhie: Genex Power

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 years’ 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, Newcrest’s 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.

#56 Mike Wood: Sunrise Energy Metals

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.

#55 Clare Sykes: Hunter Hydrogen Technology Cluster (NewH2)

In the lead-up to the online Connecting Renewable Energy Conference NSW, we speak with Clare Sykes is Cluster Manager for NewH2 – 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.