COMPANY PROFILE

ANDY GEORGE

Qualifications  

• Fellow of Engineers Australia
• Registered Builder
• Qualified Pilot

Skills/Competencies 

• Engineering Management
• Business development
• Business management
• Strategy development and execution
• Operations management

Andy is a mechanical engineer with over forty years’ experience in mining related engineering consulting and contracting.

He developed his engineering and business skills through a twenty-year career with Western Mining Corporation in maintenance, design and construction of gold, nickel and copper hydro and pyro-metallurgical plants before branching into his own consulting and design business in 1987.

Andy built Rapallo from the ground up, and with the help of the Rapallo team he turned the company into the high performing business that it is today.

VICTOR SIMBILE

Qualifications  

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
• Master of Engineering Management
• Master of Business Administration
• Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia and Chartered Professional (FIEAust, CPEng)

Skills/Competencies 

• Engineering Management
• Strategy development and execution
• Operations management
• Asset integrity and risk management
• Quality management

Victor began his career with Zambia consolidated copper mines, staying with the company for 5 years before migrating to Australia.

Victor has worked with Rapallo since 2003, where he has held a variety of roles leading up to his current position. Since then has executed a variety of projects for clients such as BHP, Rio Tinto, FMG, the Water Corporation, and other large clients, he has also championed the strategic development of several business units within Rapallo helping the company become what it is today.

ZACHARY DAWSON

Qualifications  

• Master of Professional Engineering

Skills/Competencies 

• Mechanical Design
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Python Programming
• Design Drafting
• Project management

Zachary joined the Rapallo team in November 2019. As a young engineer Zac started his career in a manufacturing environment where he has gained invaluable experience in both the refurbishment and assembly of fixed plant equipment.

Zac’s experience with fabrication and machining are highly valued at Rapallo and bring additional knowledge and value to our clients.

 TAIMOOR AHMAD CHOUDHRY

Qualifications  

• Master of Engineering (Mechanical)

Skills / Competency

Taimoor is an experienced Mechanical Engineer with a focus in the following competencies and skills:

• Quality Assurance
• Compliance management.
• Project management
• Site inspections
• Reliability engineering
• Auditing maintenance documentation
• Understanding of Australian Standards
• Review of maintenance plans and failure reports
• Mechanical Design

Taimoor is a mechanical engineer with a focus in reliability engineering, he has extensive experience performing site inspections on operating equipment, auditing maintenance documentation, managing repair and maintenance tasks, and ensuring that equipment is running correctly within its operating parameters.

He also has skills in project management and is capable of managing multiple groups of people at a time to ensure that goals and deadlines are met whilst ensuring that scope creep is avoided. He is inquisitive, driven, ambitious and is a strong problem solver who can always contribute positively in team environments.

Taimoor’s unique outlook on problems combined with his mix of reliability experience, project experience and design knowledge allow him to add value expertly and competently to any team he is a part of by ensuring that everything runs smoothly and effectively from not only a mechanical perspective but also from a budget, schedule, and management one.

GAVIN THOMAS

Qualifications  

• Bachelor of Science (Engineering)
• Member of the Institute of Engineers Australia (MIEAust)

Skills/Competencies 

• Foundation Design
• Large retaining structure Design
• ROM wall Design
• Risk and Safety in Design
• Review of vibration related issues
• Technical review and adjudication
• Project Management

Gavin has over 30 year of Civil, Structural and Geotechnical experience across multiple industries.

Gavin has a particular focus on foundation design, large retaining structures, ROM walls, resource structures and the review of vibration related issues. He is dedicated to constructability, simplicity and practicality of fabrication and structure erection.

MAYKEL GEDEON

Maykel is a hardworking, versatile, and highly experienced multi-skilled professional with over 12 years of experience in project engineering. Over his career he has demonstrated a high level of integrity, diligence, safety, and conscientiousness and consistently delivers high-quality project management outcomes.

Possessing advanced interpersonal communication skills Maykel is an expert in stakeholder engagement and finds it easy to correctly interpret problems and using his mechanical engineering experience can quickly generate solutions to complex problems that result in positive outcomes for all stakeholders.

With a proven ability to adapt to demanding work conditions and challenging environments while maintaining a strong focus on occupational health and safety Maykel can deliver project management solutions in a quick efficient and safer manner that should add value to all Rapallo clients.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical (Honours)

Skills/Competencies 

Maykel is an experienced project manager with a focus in the following competencies and skills:

• Project engineering & management
• Mechanical design
• Project planning and scheduling
• Safety in design
• Team leadership
• Cost controlling
• Contract negotiation
• Stakeholder engagement
• Workflow management
• Quality and continuous improvement

Work Experience

• Feb 2024 – Present Rapallo, Various Sites – Project Engineer
• Oct 2015 – Dec 2023 Hoffman Engineering – Project Engineer
• Jan 2015 – Aug 2015 Symmetrical Group – Project Coordinator
• Nov 2009 – Dec 2014 Symmetrical Group – Project Engineer
• Jan 2009 – Jun 2009 Calibre Global – Graduate Engineer

HENRY WERE

Qualifications  

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
• Ultrasonic Level 3
• Magnetic Particle Level 3
• Penetrant Testing level 3.
• Radiography Level 2

Skills/Competencies 

• Statutory and duty of care inspections for plant and machinery
• Qualified in variety of NDT methods
• Knowledge of standards and local regulations

Henry is a mechanical engineer with over 10 years’ experience, in inspection and non-destructive testing.

His experience both on shore and offshore includes working on plant and machinery in both Australia and Internationally. Henry has worked in power plants, petrochemical plants, sugar mills, pipelines, workshops and storage tank facilities.

The knowledge of NDT Henry brings to the Rapallo team is invaluable to the asset integrity management team, and its clients.

VIRAJ PARMAR

Qualifications  

• Master of Engineering (Mechanical)
• Bachelor of Engineering (Petroleum)

Skills/Competencies 

• Asset integrity Management
• Specification Review
• Engineering Procurement
• Project Management
• Mechanical Design
• Plant and Machinery Inspection

Viraj joined Rapallo team in July 2019. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering with experience working on various projects on mine sites across Western Australia.

His experience includes project management, fixed and mobile plant inspections, shutdowns, Non Destructive Testing, reporting, and documentations.

In an office environment, Viraj has extensive skills in project engineering and has been involved in the planning and execution of a variety of tasks and projects.

JOE BANDIERA

Qualifications  

• Welding Supervisors, AS1796 Cert-10 [WTIA #2504]
• Welding Supervisors, AS 2214 [WTIA #7892]
• Welding Inspectors, AWI (WTIA) [AWI #7737]

Skills/Competencies 

• Welding quality management
• Development and qualification of specialised welding procedure specifications
• Weld inspection
• Specialised maintenance of special alloys, including titanium/nickel.

Joe has been involved in the welding, fabrication, and specialised maintenance industry for 40 years.

PARIK  THAPLIYAL

Parik is a dedicated and motivational professional with PCN Level 2 NDT qualifications and a background in Mechanical Engineering

He has over 5 years of experience in manufacturing, workshop fabrication, food processing and oil & gas industry.

Parik holds qualifications in Magnetic Particle Level 2, Ultrasonic Techniques Level 2, Liquid Penetrant Testing Level 2, Visual Inspection Testing Level 2 and Radiographic Testing Level 2

Parik has a knowledge of Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 and various Australian and International Standards pertaining to Registered items of Plant and NDT.

Qualifications  

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
• Master of Engineering Management
• Advanced Diploma of Leadership & Management
• PCN Penetrant Testing Level 2
• PCN Magnetic Particle Testing Level 2
• PCN Ultrasonic Testing Level 2
• PCN Radiography Level 2
• PCN Visual Testing Level 2
• White Card
• Working at Heights
• Confined Space

Skills/Competencies 

• Project Management
• Inspection on various welded metal/steel such as pipes, steel plates, pressurized tanks, vessels, heavy equipment/machinery, and other related materials
• Non-Destructive Testing PCN Level-II
• Plant & Machinery Inspection
• Asset Integrity ManagementTechnical assistance
• CMMS, SAP
• AutoCAD, Solid Edge

Work Experience

• Nov 2023 – Present Rapallo – Integrity Engineer/ NDT Technician
• Mar 2021 – Nov 2023 Australian International Foods (AIF) – Production Engineer
• Feb 2017 – Sept 2021 Pact Group – Mechanical Quality Engineer
• Oct 2013 – Nov 2015 Reliance Jamnagar Refinery J3 Project – Mechanical Engineer

Key Projects

• Pact Group – Processing Plant audit & QA/QC
• AIF – Maintenance & Shutdown Management
• Reliance Oil & Gas Refinery – J3 expansion project

KATE GEORGE

Qualifications  

• Bachelor of Science (Environmental) Hons
• Auditor – Integrated Management Systems (RABQSA, QM, EM, OH)

Skills/Competencies 

• EPA Part IV approval coordination and documentation
• EPA Part V Works Approval /Licence applications
• Coordination of Baseline Surveys
• Mining Proposals
• Environmental Risk Assessment
• Traditional Owner Engagement.
• Environmental Auditor
• Due Diligence, Project Management and Estimating
• Experienced team leader and manager

Kate has over 20 years’ experience in environmental approvals and ecological assessment within government and consulting.  Kate’s experience includes environmental management within brownfields and green field projects on construction and mine sites and within government (DBCA and DMIRS).

With a strong ecological background Kate advises our clients on appropriate baseline studies required for timely environmental approvals.  Kate has worked on all aspects of project cycle from environmental baseline to approvals, site management and closure.

MARIEKE WEERHEIM

Qualifications

• MSc Environmental Management
• MSc Biology

Skills/Competencies

• Project Management
• Team leader
• Client liaison
• Design, coordinate, and deliver biological surveys across WA
• EPA Part IV and V approvals
• Advanced GIS experience including ESRI ArcGIS, Manifold, QGIS.

Marieke has worked as an environmental consultant in Western Australia for twelve years. She has been with Rapallo since 2011 and manages the Biological Services section of the Environment Team. Her experience includes flora, fauna, SRE and subterranean fauna surveys, environmental impact assessement, management, and approvals.

Outside of Rapallo she has worked for Birdlife, Main Roads, universities, and as an environmental advisor for a major construction firm.

Marieke has advanced technical writing skills and a keen analytical mind.

JASMINE KASPER

Qualifications

• MSc Biological Science, University of Western Australia
• BSc Zoology (Honours – First Class), University of Western Australia
• BSc Zoology and Fine Art, University of Western Australia

Skills/Competencies

• Basic, detailed, and targeted flora & fauna surveys
•  Malleefowl mound assessments
• Advanced GIS mapping skills with QGIS
• Conducting red and green IUCN species assessments
• Environmental DNA sampling
• Laboratory sorting of invertebrate specimens using a microscope
• Subterranean & aquatic fauna basic identification and preservation
• Client communication and project management
• Desktop studies and data management
• Population viability analyses
• Survey mobilisation and demobilisation co-ordination

While working as an environmental consultant, Jasmine has completed flora, fauna and aquatic surveys in the Goldfields, Kimberley, Pilbara, and Southwest regions of Western Australia in both the private and public sectors.

Jasmine has a particular interest in animal behaviour, conservation, the applications of environmental DNA for species monitoring and wildlife disease ecology.

MOLLY GEORGE

Qualifications  

• Certificate II – Conservation and Ecosystem Management

Skills/Competencies 

• Flora, fauna, and invertebrate surveys
• Targeted fauna surveys
• GIS mapping, including habitat mapping
• Desktop studies and literature reviews
• Malleefowl mound assessments
• Black cockatoo assessments
• Data entry, processing, and interpretation
• Equipment Manager

Molly has been an integral part of the Rapallo environment team since 2019 and has moved from project support to becoming a skilled field ecologist working on both zoology and botany projects in the Goldfields, Pilbara, Kimberley, Murchison, and South-west.