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.
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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 career has spanned across Australia, Middle East and Latin America. He has held key positions for major multibillion (excess of 90 billion dollars), multidiscipline major projects and programs of work in utilities (networks, power, water and gas), mining, transport, telecommunications and hydrocarbons. Fernando is a strong leader who is customer and business oriented, and has fulfilled senior management roles with proven track record to bring together the key aspects of commercial, legal, finance, operations, engineering, construction and investment management worlds. Key projects Fernando has been involved in include due diligence and feasibility studies for multibillion pit to port iron ore and coal project; the privatisation of NSW electricity transmission and distribution assets; Westconnex development; and the NSW Country Rail contestability project.
Chris Hatch
Principal
Chris is a seasoned engineering and business professional with extensive experience in the electricity sector. During his career, Chris has led business units within major electrical businesses, including previously holding the role of Head of Asset Engineering Policies and Standards at Ausgrid. Chris has a deep understanding of end-to-end electrical asset infrastructure businesses operations, having had many years of experience working at all levels of business to achieve prudent and realistic outcomes that align with individual business objectives. This includes understanding the various types and levels of compliance and frameworks applied to Network Operators, and the embedment of Risk, Cost, and Performance into both strategic decision-making and operational requirements for a network operator. Chris specialises in implementing and embedding fit-for-purpose Asset Management frameworks into businesses that operate in regulated environments. Chris has an Executive MBA from the University of New South Wales.
David Wilkinson
Principal
David is a seasoned senior executive with experience in the electrical and transport sectors. During his career, David has led business units within major electrical businesses including 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). As part of his previous roles, David directly led vertically integrated strategic, tactical, and operational business units with a focus on delivering end-to-end asset management requirements. He has provided expert guidance and input into investment decisions to deliver greater value to customers, and has developed and implemented Asset Management Systems which ensure infrastructure development meets the needs of business, government, and the community. His work has influenced policy development in national-level forums. David holds an MBA – Executive from UNSW and Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from the University of Newcastle.
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. He has held executive roles in Jemena, Energy Queensland and Tier 1 Consulting organisations. Evan has worked closely with the vast majority of Australian network businesses and regulators to prepare, optimise and review over 25 regulatory submissions and support major investment decisions, including expert reports on the AER’s approach to opex benchmarking, repex, regulatory depreciation and cost estimating methodologies. Evan has reviewed over $40b of investment in generation, contestability, network transactions and energy infrastructure (both buy and sell side), including the NSW Poles and Wires Transaction for NSW Treasury. Evan has formal qualifications in Engineering and Applied Finance.
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, and mining projects. James is a highly motivated and qualified Environmental Manager and has extensive construction experience. James has worked on both the client side and for principal contractors, including pre and post-approval roles. He is well versed in working with project delivery teams to manage environmental controls in the post-approval stage and during project delivery, driving towards positive project outcomes. James has significant experience managing and reshaping environmental teams within large organisations. He is often brought in to manage environmental teams through periods of change and restructures, helping to streamline the team and its processes to fit the business objectives and meet environmental requirements. Key projects that James has worked on includes environmental services for Sydney Metro (cumulative package value ~$200m), Paramatta Light Rail Stage 2 EIS and Environmental Management Representative for ConnectSydney.
Mathew Capoulade
Principal
Mathew is a seasoned asset management and operations leader with extensive experience in the energy sector. He has a strong background in strategic and tactical asset management, operations and maintenance, and business transformation within major electricity transmission and distribution networks. With leadership roles at Evoenergy and Ausgrid, Mathew has successfully driven safety culture improvements, workforce planning, and operational efficiencies. His expertise in risk-based decision-making and regulatory compliance ensures infrastructure meets industry, government, and community needs. Now a Principal at Qubist, he continues to provide expert guidance on asset management and operations improvement initiatives.
Michael Lesnie
Principal
Michael has deep experience with large, multidisciplinary industrial and infrastructure construction projects. In his career spanning across Australia, Netherlands and Jamaica, he has served government agencies, as well as international organisations and their global portfolios. Michael specialises in project system design, project readiness reviews, risk analysis, quantitative project analysis and benchmarking. Michael has helped clients identify and implement targeted project and portfolio performance improvement initiatives. Michael holds an MBA from the New York University. He is currently undertaking research into how benchmarking techniques can provide evidenced based insights into drivers of cost efficiency for large programs.
Osmond Chen
Principal
Osmond is a result oriented commercial and infrastructure advisor with over 15 years’ experience delivering major projects across Australia and Southeast Asia. Recognised for his strategic insight, commercial acumen, and outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement skills, Osmond guides projects through every phase, from front end strategic planning and business case formulation to procurement and delivery. He specialises in commercial advisory, procurement and transaction advisory, business case development, project assurance, and strategic impact assessments; all core competencies aimed at delivering efficiencies, mitigating risk, and ensuring sustainable commercial outcomes for clients in the transport, utilities, and water sectors. Driven by a passion for delivering infrastructure that creates long-term sustainable change and genuine public value, Osmond is committed to providing infrastructure solutions that deliver positive social impact and have a lasting, meaningful effect on communities and the environment.
Pat Doyle. Executive General Manager: Strategic Development
Pat has over 40 years’ experience in the construction industry, having played pivotal roles in the development of major infrastructure projects such as motorways, tunnel projects and rail construction across Australia. He has previously held the roles of Executive General Manager Constructions, Macmahon Holdings; Executive General Manager – Major Projects, John Holland; Executive Director Construction, Baulderstone Hornibrook as well working on a number of iconic infrastructure projects with Leighton Contractors such as the Eastern Distributor, Sydney Harbour Tunnel and the M5 Tollroad. Pat’s experience and expertise includes company directorship, joint venture management, project management, construction management and project estimation. He has been active as an advisor in relation to contracting strategy, tender evaluation, due diligence reviews, analysis of global service providers, strategic options analysis, corporate change management and many other assignments.
Warren Galbraith
Principal
Warren is an experienced engineering and business professional with over 20 years’ experience operating at senior levels in the defence and aerospace sectors, and over 10 years’ experience as a management consultant. Warren specialises in providing strategic project management and commercial advice to clients, and the implementation of these strategies. Warren has executive level commercial operations experience from his time as GM Commercial for both Tenix and Hawker de Havilland. Other roles Warren has held previously includes Project Director for a $1.3 billion project to introduce the European Train Control System into NSW and Commercial Manager and Deputy Project Director for the Proyecto Minero Integrado, a $US5.5 billion Greenfields pit to port mining project in Colombia. Warren has an MBA from Melbourne Business School, specialising in corporate and project finance, and strategy, a BE (Elec) from the University of Canterbury, and post-graduate qualifications in systems engineering from the Royal Navy Engineering College.
Executive Consultants
Ashley Douglas
Executive Consultant
Ashley is a senior executive who has held several executive roles in Tier 1 Contractors during his career. During his time at John Holland, Ashley has held key roles including General Manager – Pre-Contracts Group, Group Manager - Project Reviews and NSW/ACT Operations Manager. Ashley has provided DPE (formerly DPIE) expert review services on major projects, such as Dungowan Dam and Wyangala Dam Wall Raising projects, including provision of recommendations on how to improve proponent submissions. His experience also includes supporting iNSW with expert reviews as part of the Gateway review process.
Geoff Lilliss
Executive Consultant
Geoff understands business at all levels and is especially focused on Leadership and Strategy , having held positions of Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Executive General Manager, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Engineer and a variety of General Manager roles over his extensive career, primarily in the energy transmission and distribution industry. As the former head of the largest Australian Electricity Network business, Geoff was responsible for overall financial outcomes, reform of operations, contemporary asset management, an $8 billion investment program and a number of economic regulatory determinations. Geoff also has extensive experience in the manufacturing industry, having held the role of Managing Director and CEO between 2010 and 2014 at Ampcontrol, one of Australia’s significant manufacturing organisations. In 2013 and 2014, he was recognised as one of Australia’s 100 most influential engineers, and recently was made an Honorary Fellow of IE Australia in recognition of his contribution to the profession.
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. Germán brings experience managing large-scale projects from conception through to execution. His blend of technical knowledge and business acumen has enabled him to drive the adoption of innovative solutions to improve efficiency and patient outcomes. As a consultant, he has advised executives on digital strategy and asset management to meet strategic goals. With his engineering background and passion for technology, Germán has been at the forefront of healthcare digital transformation. He has led migrations to cloud platforms, deployment of AI/automation, and revamping of legacy systems. Germán brings the ideal expertise to guide organizations through digital and asset management change.
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, including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and management of complex multidisciplinary water treatment and transmission projects. Jim was an integral member of the John Holland Executive Water Leadership Team from 2012 to 2023. He has also previously been on various steering committees including the Broken Hill Pipeline Project Operation and Maintenance Contract ($400M DBOM) and Sydney Water Upper South Creek Project (DBOM ~ $700M).
Patrick Lovely
Executive Consultant
Patrick is a highly experienced Project Director, Construction Director, and Commercial Lead with over 30 years' working for Tier 1 and 2 Contractors. He has worked in key positions for multi-billion, multidisciplined major projects across the civil infrastructure space. Patrick's experience lies on both the contractor and client side in both government and private sectors. He has worked across most contracting models and payment, giving him the ability to leverage this experience for effective project delivery. Patrick is adept with complex stakeholder management in a collaborative environment having held alliance management roles on a number of major programs of work with government clients.
Mark Warner
Executive Consultant
Mark is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in project governance, financial management, and commercial strategy across infrastructure, construction, and contracting environments. A Certified Practicing Accountant, he specialises in project controls, risk mitigation, and program management. Mark has successfully led commercial and contract optimisation initiatives, PMO establishments, and strategic planning for major projects and organisations.
Paul Croke
Executive Consultant
With over 30 years of experience in the Australian and UK, public and private construction industry, Paul led a portfolio valued in excess of $20 billion from 2018 to 2021 with projects including the WestConnex M4 East, WestConnex M8, NorthConnex tunnel, WestConnex M4-M5 Link, Rozelle Interchange, and the Sydney Gateway Project. Paul first joined Transport for NSW as a Project Director for the Tunnels and Station Civils Project for Sydney Metro and previously held senior roles in the City North Infrastructure (CNI) Executive team which was set up by Queensland Government to manage Brisbane's Airport Link and the Murphy Group, one of the UK’s largest privately owned construction companies.
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Stephen Kennedy
Executive Consultant
Stephen is a corporate development professional with over 30 years of international experience in growing natural resources companies through acquisitions and complex multi-disciplined projects. He has worked on numerous large M&A, IPO and privatisation transactions in multiple jurisdictions and served as an Independent Technical Adviser for limited recourse project finance for mega projects globally. He has held senior executive roles at Advisian, Anglo American and Mubadala with expertise spanning minerals, metals, hydrocarbons, chemicals, infrastructure and power sectors. Stephen holds an MBA from The University of Queensland and a BEng (Civil) with Honours from Queensland University of Technology. As the Founder and Managing Director of Global Transaction Partners (GTP) and Lead for Qubist Due Diligence Services, Stephen provides comprehensive due diligence and advisory services to clients engaged in M&A transactions and acts as a trusted adviser to the global lending community.
Zoë Matheson
Executive Consultant
Zoë is an Executive Consultant at Qubist with 27 years’ experience in the water industry in the UK, NZ, and Australia. Zoë has worked on a range of water infrastructure projects, including Beenyup Stage1, MCG Sewer mining project and Prospect WTP upgrades. Zoë has technical expertise in water, wastewater and recycled water treatment technologies. Zoë's experience spans the full project lifecycle from planning through design to commissioning and operational handover. Zoë has worked for construction partners and consultancies delivering projects under a range of contractual delivery models. Zoe has had a variety of roles throughout her career including lead process engineer, design manager and Head of Technical. Most recently Zoë was the lead process design engineer on the Boneo AWRP for South East Water which included nitrite-shunt, side stream annamox and the sophisticated piston press. dewatering technology.
Senior Associates
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.
Maytas Sirivejchapun, Senior 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.
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.
Bhumika Parmar, Senior Associate
Bhumika is a commercial professional with 16 years of global experience, having worked in the transportation, defence, security, communications and asset management sectors, in the United Kingdom (UK), Hong Kong and Australia respectively. She has worked on both the contractor and client side, with experience in both the pre and post contract project phases.
Adam Teusner, Senior Associate
Adam is an energetic and detail-oriented infrastructure advisory professional whose experience spans the project lifecycle, including project development, procurement and transaction management, project delivery, commercial advisory and contract administration, operational readiness and handover, and O&M and asset management.
Jordan Welsh, Senior Associate
Jordan is a well-rounded commercial advisory professional in the renewable energy sector with over 10 years' experience in corporate and government roles. Jordan has demonstrated skills in project development, strategy and implementation, business cases and competitive tenders, investment decisions and transaction management, innovation funding, technical due diligence, stakeholder engagement, and project management.
Charles Dack, Senior Associate
Charles is an Environmental Engineer with over 12 years’ experience in compliance, approvals, and environmental management across infrastructure, energy, and government sectors. He has led projects in rail, oil and gas, and nuclear science, with strong expertise in legislation, ISO standards, and multidisciplinary team leadership.
Associates
Raymond Vo, Associate
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.
Ludwig Golzar, Associate
Ludwig holds a bachelors degree in Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration. He has experience in the delivery of 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.
Akshay Murali, Associate
Akshay is an experienced Electrical Engineer specialising in asset management, asset performance, and regulatory strategy. He has led initiatives to optimise reliability, enhance safety, and drive cost efficiencies in infrastructure projects, collaborating with regulators, executives, and technical teams to improve network performance and investment planning.
Hailey Clonts, Associate
Hailey is a skilled project manager and Chartered Civil Engineer with experience in construction management and project delivery, across transport, utilities, and water sectors. She has held project management roles on flagship transport projects including Sydney Metro City & Southwest and has a strong background in design and construction management, contract administration, and stakeholder engagement.
Tania Ng, Associate
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.
Fareed Usmani, Associate
Fareed is an Electrical Systems Engineer specialising in digital and control systems for road and tunnel infrastructure. His experience spans systems integration, commissioning, and operational readiness, supporting long-term asset performance and infrastructure operations.
Advisors
Alexander Madonna, Advisor
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.
Sam Turner, Advisor
Sam is a chartered engineer and infrastructure advisor with diverse experience across the public and private sectors. Sam's expertise spans Transport, Water, Energy and Mining where he has provided transaction and commercial advisory, project program portfolio management and technical engineering design.
Keeleigh Goldring, Advisor
Keeleigh is a civil engineer with extensive experience in major infrastructure projects for Tier 1 contractors throughout Australia and the UK. Keeleigh’s expertise spans across energy, water, and transportation sectors, across the project lifecycle. She has a robust background in project management, constructability, design management, and commercial administration.
Frances Hadrill, Advisor
Frances is a civil engineer with a strong background in delivering major infrastructure projects working for a Tier 1 contractor in the UK. She has extensive experience in the water sector and has contributed to major projects such as London’s multibillion-pound Thames Tideway Tunnel and on the Welsh Water Framework.
Senior Consultants
Cherry Alom, Senior Consultant
Cherry is a Chartered Civil Engineer with expertise in civil infrastructure, transport, and energy projects for Tier 1 design consultants. She specialises in contract administration, risk assessment, design management, and stakeholder coordination, with experience in offshore wind, energy storage, and major transport developments.
Jack Hickman, Senior 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.
Consultants
Sue Kim, Consultant
Sue is a Civil Engineering and Computer Science professional. She is interested in the transport engineering field. Her involvement in student societies at UNSW including Civil & Environmental Engineering Society (CEVSOC) and Engineers Without Borders has translated into her passion for civil management and advisory.
Tomas Abbate, Consultant
​Tomas is a Bachelor in Commerce and Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), who combines project management and data analytics expertise to support clients with utility and infrastructure assets.
Lachlan Fox, Consultant
Lachlan is an Environmental Science professional with experience in environmental compliance and sustainability across major transport infrastructure projects. He is passionate about driving climate-positive outcomes through practical environmental management and collaboration on high-level government projects.
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Jerick Perez, Consultant
Jerick is an engineering professional who has expertise in utility scale energy assets. He specialises in renewable energy development and contractor management with experience in NSW and QLD solar, wind and battery energy storage system projects.
Finance & Accounting
Santiago Cabido, Finance & Accounting
Santiago is a Public Accountant with international experience across diverse industries, including retail, commodities trading, and agribusiness. He specializes in accounting and finance, delivering strategic insights and ensuring operational excellence.
Business Development
Josefina Lozada, Business Development - Sales Management
Josefina is a Business Development professional with 5 years’ of experience. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Human Resources, and possesses vast experience in IT recruitment, and commercial growth tools.
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