Develop | Execute | Verify | Baseline
We support businesses in operations planning, revenue development, operational performance improvement, business strategy, business systems and leadership development for your management and operational teams With a blend of Operational, Technical , Business Systems & Commercial experience our advisers provide a balanced assessment of your business to baseline current performance and offer options to improve performance, develop and execute your next major business project.
Learn MoreOur team of ENERGY & RESOURCES professionals bring over 250 years combined owner team experience in business and technical areas of large scale Energy & Resources Infrastructure. We support our clients in areas of Commercial Project Development, Asset Management, Asset & Network Operations, Maintenance , Network Connections, Energy Regulation & Risk, Revenue Proposals , OPEX Cost Benchmarking & Verification, Commercial Development. Our clients include major utilities and service providers to the Electricity, Oil , Gas and Mining sectors
Learn MoreWe can bridge the gap when your business is growing at pace or has lost a critical member of the team. Our interim executives and specialist practitioners are seasoned in fast paced operating and commercial environments ready to deliver business results on a project basis or as an interim member of your leadership or business, operational teams.
Learn MoreGroup Executive
Jamie leads Devbase Group’s advisory business. As a seasoned executive manager and board advisor, Jamie has more than 25 years experience across energy production, transmission, technology, engineering, project construction and technical services businesses. Jamie brings prior experience working in both senior executive and management advisory engagements for clients in the Engineering, Construction, Electricity, Oil and Gas sectors (including Monadelphous Group, Shell QCLNG, APA Group, Powerlink, DRA and Thiess Mining)
Executive Advisor - Distressed Business & Project Turnaround
Peter is an experienced Senior Executive with over 30 years leadership and management experience in infrastructure, service, manufacturing, and technology companies. He is a strategic and collaborative leader with key expertise in revitalising and growing businesses based on his experiences in public and private sector corporations in Australia, Asia, Middle East and Europe. Peter is experienced in strategy development; project management; and operational and financial management having worked for major brands including AREVA, Pacific Services, Transfield
Principal Consultant : Commercial & Supply Chain
Lee is a Contracts Procurement & Supply Chain expert with over 20 years experience in heavy engineering, infrastructure and construction projects. Lee brings experience across a variety of procurement methods and contract styles developed with blue chip clients and government organizations in South Africa, the UK and Australia, delivering projects which support assets throughout the entire asset life-cycle. Lee has worked for reputable National and Global Contracting groups (Liviero Group and Grinaker-LTA), Professional Quantity Surveying consultancies (EC Harris – now Arcadis, DCWC and RLB) and Client organisations (Shell/QGC) across three continents
Principal Consultant : Human Resources, Management & Leadership
Elisha is a commercially astute Human Resources professional with over 15 years’ experience in corporate and SME business operations. Elisha has held senior HR leadership roles with national and multinational technology and defence contracting businesses including ABB, Mincom and Raytheon with her consulting assignments providing Leadership/HR/IR management advice within the resources, retail and hospitality industries. (iPipe Services, Pro-Test Well Services, Ghanem Group
Principal Consultant - Power System Operations and Energy Management
Martin has over 25 years as a leader and manager creating Operational Technology (OT) strategies, teams and solutions in critical business functions in network operations for Electricity Distribution, Transmission and Generation companies, with a recent focus on the integration of renewable energy sources into network operations. Martin has extensive experience in leading the development and implementation of Operational technologies including SCADA, Asset Energy Management , Market systems and power system network analysis & forecasting tools to support network operations decision making, manage planned outage impacts on market congestion ( Network Operations Performance Regimes) and improve network availability. Working with Generator and Network Asset owners in Australia and New Zealand, Martin has led the strategy development for integration of renewable energy sources into Control Room operations including methodologies to manage technology OPEX and CAPEX, including assessment of cyber-security requirements. Martin has worked extensively with executive and senior leadership teams in project start-up and governance including technology Vendor/supplier relationship-management
Principal Consultant : Transmission Maintenance Service Delivery
Paul brings 40 years experience in electricity transmission and distribution businesses with 25 years as a senior manager with proven performance in leading operations and maintenance services including maintenance strategy implementation, contracting services, warehousing & logistics and emergency management. Paul brings extensive experience in both executive and general management of OPEX delivery for transmission networks for both regulated transmission assets and renewable energy transmission connection assets and has worked extensively in development of Maintenance strategy to meet the regulatory requirements for network operations and maintenance in Queensland and New South Wales.
Senior Advisor - Power System Operations and Training
Keith brings more than 35 years experience across energy production, transmission and technology businesses. He brings experience working in both hands-on and management roles in electricity generation and transmission, electricity markets, power system operations and training and assessment. Organisations include Powerlink and it’s predecessor organisations, NEMMCO and AEMO. Keith works with our National Energy clients in supporting the transition from operating of conventional electricity networks to upskilling operations to manage the dynamics of Renewable Energy Zone integrated operations within the National Energy Market.
Principal Consultant High Voltage Operations and Competency Assurance
Shaun brings over 25 years experience in high voltage operations and maintenance, training development and delivery, Industrial Relations, project & business management roles within the Australian Energy & Resources industry. Shaun brings a highly entrepreneurial focus and a track record of assisting clients with managing cultural & business change in complex technical operating environments. Shaun brings deep industry experience & functional expertise to support clients operating within highly technical and unionised workforces
Principal Consultant - Hydrocarbon & Marine - Projects, Operations, Maintenance
Ross is a senior executive with a distinguished management career developed in the hydrocarbon and maritime sectors. Ross has held senior positions on international assignment driving business strategic planning, innovation, financial management, safety case, risk assessment, organisational structures and transformation in operational management teams. Ross spent over 15 years as a sea-going Chief Marine Engineer internationally, with onshore business management in ship operations, heavy engineering, ship building, classification and ship-repair. Ross spent an additional 18 years in Australia, Asia and West Africa; marine and offshore oil and gas process operations, managing CAPEX and OPEX budgets of US$2.8b and US$150m, respectively, on multiple sites, with >750 employees
Executive Advisor - Infrastructure Asset Management
Ian has had over 30 years’ experience in regulations, asset management, project development, asset acquisitions, construction and maintenance. His industry sector experience spans water, gas, electricity, telecommunications and power generation and this enables him to bring insights from a broad range of experience. Over the past 6 years he has successfully completed independent verification projects covering efficiency of scope, costs and quality standards for regulatory expenditure proposals and major infrastructure projects in the electricity industry across Australia and New Zealand
Executive Advisor: Power Infrastructure Strategy, Development & Service Delivery
Nicole is a senior strategic and collaborative leader with 20+ years of extensive metal processing and electricity networks, with proven experience in defining and delivering contemporary enterprise asset management frameworks and strategies to deliver maximum value within risk appetite levels. Driving business and enterprise asset management transformational change and improvement programs, she has have achieved sustainable, cost-efficient and effective levels of network investment. Leading portfolio management for asset investment, Nicole ensures forward focused, agile and consumer valued solutions. With recognised abilities to partner across businesses, she has delivered complex, business wide and integrated people, process, data and system solutions that have delivered significant business, asset management and customer outcomes
Principal Consultant - Asset Management Strategy Training & Certification
Andrew brings 45 years of professional experience, including 35 years in senior management roles within local and state government agencies. Andrew has worked in Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, Canada and South Africa in project work, training and development of senior management staff in asset management. Andrew is a certified Fellow with the Asset Management Council of Australia, and a Certifier for engineers and managers wishing to undertake the AM certification program. Andrew is a member of the AMC Leadership AMBOK Team, and facilitates the Asset Management Fundamentals Course. Andrew originated from an operational and maintenance background as an Executive Manager Facilities Management and Works Manager in local government. Andrew has held a variety of major asset management roles, and has led the development and implementation of knowledge management tools, and strategic asset class plans for public agencies with large and diverse asset portfolios. He has assisted a number of government agencies with asset management, maturity assessments and improvement plans
Executive Advisor - Network Planning and Connection Development
John brings over 40 years' experience from working in the Electricity Industry in South Australia, with both The Electricity Trust of South Australia and ElectraNet. John has held Principal engineering roles and senior leadership positions as ElectraNet’s Network Strategy Manager and Customer Connection Planning Manager. John brings a strong focus on longer-term strategic system planning, generator and load connections, the rating of plant and equipment, whole-of-life considerations of assets, and the economic justification for projects. From 1995-2016 John was an active member of both CIGRE APB4 (HVDC and Power Electronics and APC1 (System Development and Economics
Principal Consultant: Energy Infrastructure Commercial Development
Rowan is a commercially astute leader and advisor with more than 25 years experience in the Australian utility infrastructure and resources industries in both private and government sectors. Rowan’s career spans senior management and advisory engagements in Local Government, Electricity Utility, Construction, Renewables and Oil and Gas businesses. Rowan is experienced in engaging with stakeholders across the project development value chain, for renewable energy projects, from concept development, project finance through to commercialisation. Rowan has worked with organisations such as Ergon Energy, Essential Energy, Origin Energy, Powerlink, Gladstone Regional Council, Brookfield Multiplex
Principal Consultant – Electricity Network Connections and Network Regulation
Bruce is a senior Electricity Industry professional with extensive technical, contractual and regulatory capability in the areas of electrical transmission and distribution networks. Bruce brings more than 40 years’ experience working in the electricity supply industry in Australia. Prior to his consulting career, Bruce worked for Queensland’s transmission network service provider (Powerlink) and Queensland’s distribution network service provider (Ergon Energy). Bruce was involved with the development of the first Network Connection Agreements in Queensland at the start of the National Electricity Market (NEM) in 1998 and has been practicing in this field ever since
Principal Consultant : Asset Management & Reliability
Hao is an experienced Asset Management professional with qualifications and deep experience in reliability centred maintenance and contemporary Asset Management standards. With a technical foundation in electrical and instrumentation engineering, Hao boasts a successful career working across LV electrical, HV electrical, instrument, control, rotating and static equipment in multiple industry sectors including Power Generation, Mining, Pipelines Oil & Gas and manufacturing. Recent clients including CS Energy, Komatsu Mining, Ausenco , Rio Tinto & BHP
Senior Consultant : Asset Management & Reliability
Terence is a successful Asset Management professional with 19 years experience developed across the power, manufacturing, mining and consulting industries working on major projects covering 3 continents. Terence also has deep experience in Technical Support, Life Cycle Asset Management, Asset Tactics Development based on Reliability Centred Maintenance, Defect Elimination, Reliability System Modelling, Condition Monitoring Management, Monitoring Operational Risk Management, Reliability Continuous Improvement, Cost Optimisation, Asset Criticality, Critical Spares Analysis, Whole of Life Equipment Assessment, Safety and System Assurance Analysis areas. Recent clients including BHP, Hay Point, Metro Performance Glass, NSW Coal Terminal, Ausenco, Rio Tinto, Anglo America and SunWater
Principal Consultant Power Systems & Digital Technologies
Shane boasts an extensive Electrical Engineering career in technical leadership within the electricity industry, with a broad range of expertise in Electricity Transmission systems from layout and design of substation primary systems, contract management, protection systems, telecommunications, secondary systems, Ethernet networks and remote monitoring
Senior Project Coordinator
John is a seasoned project manager with more than 25 years experience in the construction industry, critical infrastructure, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) (drones), energy market advisory, established and developed different business programs across different industries. John has experience working with AEMO, AusNet , APA in coordination of work programs supporting major infrastructure planning and development projects.
Our advisers can support your projects from concept stage, option selection through to development of your project plans. Be it a major greenfield infrastructure project , a brownfield maintenance program, an information system change or developing a business strategy and integrated business plan, we set your scope up for success.
Successful business change depends heavily on managing execution of your business or project plans within time, budget and social license requirements. Our advisers support businesses in the execution phase to ensure, delivery risks are understood and mitigated, ensuring project milestones are met. We can act in an advisory capacity or represent your business in an owners side project leadership capacity.
Project quality sets the baseline for risk in your future business operations. Mistakes made early on in project development impact the cost of operation , placing risk to people, plant and reputation. We assure the success of your project through implementing fit for purpose verification plans to support business improvement programs, operational readiness for your next capital project or preparing plans for a business acquisition or business sale
Without understanding and visualizing your key business metrics, identifying areas to improvement business performance can be intangible. We assist businesses in establishing a performance baseline and developing the necessary people , system and process improvement initiatives necessary to shift the needle.
