OUR TEAM
Qubist is an advisory business that provides expertise to clients with utility and infrastructure assets. We help clients create greater value, new possibilities and superior outcomes from their assets and organisations. Click here to read more about how we can help.
Qubist was founded in 2018 by a team with extensive experience in construction, engineering consulting and advisory services. Meet the team below...
Principals
Fernando Tiglio, Principal & Director
Fernando’s extensive international career has included key positions for major multibillion (>$90b), multidiscipline major projects and programs of work in utilities (networks, power, water and gas), mining, transport, telecoms and hydrocarbons.
Pat Doyle, Executive General Manager: Strategic Development
Pat has over 40 years’ experience in the construction industry, with an extensive career including previous Executive General Manager and Director roles at Macmahon Holdings, John Holland, Baulderstone as well as project work with Leighton Contractors.
Warren Galbraith, Principal
Warren is an experienced engineering and business leader operating at senior levels in the defence and aerospace sectors. Warren specialises in providing advice and implementation of strategic project management and commercial strategies.
Michael Lesnie, Principal
Michael has deep experience with large, multidisciplinary industrial and infrastructure construction projects, spanning across Australia, Netherlands and Jamaica. Michael specialises in project system design, project readiness reviews, risk analysis, quantitative project analysis and benchmarking.
Evan Mudge, Principal
Evan is one of Australia’s leading advisors to gas and electricity networks with a strong record of providing valuable asset strategy and regulatory advice to Australian energy and infrastructure clients.
David Wilkinson, Principal
David is a seasoned senior executive, whose career has included leading business units within Ausgrid and Evoenergy. He also led the development of key Asset Management decisions and investment requirements for the Sydney road network while working for Roads and Maritime Services (now TfNSW).
Chris Hatch, Principal
Chris is a seasoned engineering and business professional with extensive experience in the electricity sector. Chris specialises in implementing fit for purpose Asset Management Systems and maturing Asset Management processes within organisations that operate in regulated environments.
James Allsop, Principal
James has 20 years of experience in the environmental field working on the delivery of major roads, rail, electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure, and mining projects. James has worked on both the client side and for principal contractors, including pre and post-approval roles. Key projects that James has worked on includes Sydney Metro, Paramatta Light Rail Stage 2 EIS and Environmental Management Representative for ConnectSydney.
Executive Consultants
Mark Southey, Executive Consultant
Mark is a highly experienced program director/portfolio manager with extensive experience in the public and private sectors creating, leading and delivering projects and large-scale programs across a range of industries.
Geoff Lilliss, Executive Consultant
Geoff understands business at all levels and is especially focused on Leadership and Strategy , having held positions of Managing Director, CEO, Executive GM, COO, Chief Engineer and a variety of GM roles over his extensive career, primarily in the energy transmission and distribution industry.
Jamie French, Executive Consultant
Jamie is an industry leading integrated technology professional with experience in the roadside and system control industry throughout the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. He specialises from initial concept design, functional and concept of operations through to implementation including asset management and maintenance preparation and review.
John Templeman, Executive Consultant
John has over 30 years’ experience within the infrastructure sector as a Project Leader and business executive across the transport (road, rail and rollingstock), water and wastewater, mining, defence, manufacturing and heavy industrial domains.
Andrew Harwood, Executive Consultant
Andrew has experience in providing commercial, claims, finance, project controls, risk, business improvement and project management services, having worked for a range of private and government organisations in Australia, Middle East, India and USA.
Jim Livas, Executive Consultant
Jim is a Water Professional and Executive leading water infrastructure businesses and contractors in Australia and globally. Jim specialises in Business Planning, Business Development and Project Delivery.
Ashley Douglas, Executive Consultant
Ashley is a senior executive who has held several executive roles in Tier 1 Contractors during his career, including General Manager – Pre-Contracts Group and Group Manager - Project Reviews while at John Holland. Ashley’s experience includes provision of expert review services to DPE and iNSW.
Tony Boakes, Executive Consultant
Tony has over 40 years’ experience in the Construction and Engineering Industry, specifically in planning and delivering construction and maintenance projects across Electrical and Telecommunication Utility Assets. Tony drives outcomes through delivering design and construction activities from both the Asset Owner and Delivery partner perspectives.
Sergio Cutrera, Executive Consultant
Sergio has over 25 years' experience in driving multi-product adoption within customers and partners, establishing trusted relationships with Sales Managers, Product Engineering & Management, and leading the Solution Engineering team for the relevant product line in the APAC region.
Germán Fumis, Executive Consultant
Germán is an accomplished IT and engineering leader with broad expertise delivering digital transformation and asset management initiatives for large public and private organizations with a special focus on healthcare. Leveraging PMP and Scaled Agile certifications, he has led major programs encompassing solution implementation, infrastructure modernization, and process optimization.
Senior Associates
Lucy Smith, Senior Associate
Lucy is an experienced Civil and Environmental Engineer who has worked on major infrastructure and mining projects as a contractor, consultant and on the government client side. Lucy has extensive experience with the preparation and review of environmental documentation including environmental impact assessments, CEMPs and compliance.
Lee Levsen, Senior Associate
Lee has extensive experience in the setup and delivery of D&C projects within the infrastructure and resources sectors. His expertise includes project delivery, commercial management, interface management, contract administration, procurement, project scheduling claims analysis, expert reports and mechanical engineering.
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Alexander Bye, Senior Associate
Alex is a Chartered Professional Engineer with extensive experience in commercial advisory, construction management and providing engineering and technical support for major infrastructure projects.
Michael Jennings, Senior Associate
Michael is a Commercial Manager with international experience working in the UK and Canada. Michael draws on his quantity surveying background to manage complex projects. Key past projects include Client and Tier One Commercial Manager on Transport for London – Crossrail, High Speed 2, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (University of Montreal Health Centre), and Western Alberta Transmission Line.
Duncan Binney, Senior Associate
Duncan is experienced in providing project development, procurement, delivery, post completion and commercial services on some of NSW’s most high-profile projects. Duncan has worked for a range of government and private clients in the transport, utilities and infrastructure sectors providing great value to his clients.
Luke Hughes, Senior Associate
Luke has extensive advisory experience in the infrastructure and utilities sectors, including strategic PMO establishment, due diligence, regulatory support, governance, cost estimating, portfolio management and project delivery.
Lisa Granqvist, Senior Associate
Lisa has extensive experience in providing advisory services relating to due diligence, business processes, business transformation, capital and operational works planning, program of works, governance and environment across electricity, water and transport sectors.
Associates
Maytas Sirivejchapun, Associate
Maytas is an experienced project manager with a Bachelors of Engineering and Commerce. Maytas has experience delivering high profile major transport infrastructure in excess of $4b. Maytas has extensive experience in project management working for both government clients and Tier 1 contractors.
Tertius Vermooten, Associate
Tertius is a project manager with construction management experience in both Australia and South Africa. Tertius has worked for Tier 1 contractors for major multibillion dollar infrastructure projects in Australia including NorthConnex and WestConnex.
Advisor
Jacqui Stone, Advisor
Jacqui is a Civil Engineer with international experience working for international transport authorities in rail, road and water including Transport for London. Jacqui has extensive experience in business cases, transaction, commercial, design management, project management, defects and handover, optioneering, flood studies, and procurement.
Ludwig Golzar, Advisor
Ludwig has experience in the delivery of transport infrastructure projects from design management to commissioning and handover. His experience includes the development and management of scope and program for design professionals of rail infrastructure.
Iris Bienert, Advisor
Iris has international experience across transport, plant engineering and distribution, and water industries. She has expertise in providing commercial management, project management, operational works planning, program of works and quality management services.
Senior Consultants
Alexander Madonna, Senior Consultant
Alexander has extensive experience working for Tier 1 contractors to deliver major multibillion dollar transport infrastructure projects. He has experience in design development and management, construction management and project delivery.
Raymond Vo, Senior Consultant
Raymond possesses a combined Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Civil) and Commerce (Finance). He has extensive experience delivering multi-billion dollar transport projects across NSW. He draws on a diverse technical background including finance and data processing to manage and deliver projects.
Erin McCosker, Senior Consultant
Erin is a Senior Consultant with experience in the preparation of environmental documentation including environmental management plans, assessments and constructability reports for road infrastructure projects and commercial/social infrastructure developments.
Louise McAndrew, Senior Consultant
Louise is a civil and structural engineer with international experience in major rail infrastructure and building industries. Louise has experience in structural design and package management, including the associated interface and commercial responsibilities.
Nick Berriman, Senior Consultant
Nick is an electrical engineer with experience in HV design, project execution, energy strategy, and Renewable Energy Zone implementation. He has a strong background in data analytics, design and strategic consulting.
Shania Van Cuylenburg, Senior Consultant
Shania is an experienced environmental management professional, having worked for Tier-1 companies across rail and pipeline projects. With a passion for environmental protection, she leverages her experience to ensure projects are conducted with utmost sensitivity and adherence to environmental standards.
Tania Ng, Senior Consultant
Tania is an engineering professional who has diverse experience across the building, rail and road sectors in various project stages and disciplines, having worked across project delivery, commercial, sustainability, safety, and planning and project control roles. She has a Bachelor of Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.
Consultants
Jack Hickman, Consultant
Jack is a civil engineer with experience in Design and Project Management across the highways sector. His experience has included working on the Easing Sydney Congestion (ESC) Program as an assistant to the Commercial Manager and Program Manager where he was responsible for program reporting, management plans, subconsultant management, fee builds, and programs.
Administration
Jenny Araujo, Administration Manager
Jenny is an Administration Manager and project support professional with global experience in professional services and consultancy firms.
Camila Julia, Administration Support
As Administration Support, Camila assists in a range of activities including HR, Financial Reporting and Business Development. Camila is currently completing a Bachelor's in Human Resources and Business Management.