Our People
Our team comprises various qualifications to make sure we can service all your environmental needs in-house. By doing this we save you time and resources looking for the right consultants to assist across multiple environmental needs.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Kris Thomas
Chief Executive Officer MAICD
Paul Simpson
Director / Principal Environmental Engineer / Area Manager (Northern NSW / QLD / NT)
General CEnvP and Site Contamination Specialist Certification
Craig Trimbur
Area Manager (VIC, TAS, SA, WA) / Principal Environmental Scientist
Master of Business Administration
TECHNICAL & SUPPORT TEAM
Dr Ismail Gulec
Principal Toxicologist and Risk Assessor
Luke Dal Lago
Senior Associate Environmental Scientist
Terry Rodgers
Senior Associate Environmental Scientist
SafeWork NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessor
Alex Thomson
Senior Associate Environmental Scientist
CEnvP (General Practice)
& SafeWork NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessor
James Young
Principal Geotechnical Scientist
Emma Davitt
Senior Environmental Scientist
James Thompson
Senior Associate Occupational Hygienist, Laboratory Manager
Post Grad Dip (Env Studies)
SafeWork NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessor
Oscar Godfrey
Senior Environmental Engineer
Loek Munnichs
Principal Environmental Scientist / NSW EPA Accredited Site Auditor
Sean Kelly
Senior Occupational Hygienist
Kellie Guenther
Principal Environmental Scientist
Masters Environmental Engineering Management
CEnvP-SC
Kris specialises in the following disciplines:
- Contaminated land site investigation and remediation
- ASBINS assessments
- NSW waste framework
General CEnvP and Site Contamination Specialist Certification
Paul specialises in the following disciplines:
- Contaminated land assessment and remediation
- Hydrogeology
- PFAS
Ismail has completed numerous HHRAs on sites contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, metals, PAHs, pesticides and dioxins presenting risks through vapour exposure, groundwater migration and soil exposure. He also conducted HHRAs for remediation activities such as direct thermal desorption plant activity, land and bay excavations, contaminated stockpiles at the site and undisturbed contaminated fill. Ismail has made contributions pertaining to risk assessment to sites subject to audit in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, SA and WA under their respective accredited auditor schemes.
Ismail has several publications and extensive experience in environmental toxicology. He worked six years as a scientist for Chemwatch International Pty Ltd and collected and updated toxicological, hygienic and legislative information on chemicals for the company’s databases.
Ismail specialises in the following disciplines:
- Human Toxicology (HT)
- Environmental Toxicology (ET)
- Contaminant Transport and Assessment of Exposure Pathways and Risk (CT AEPR)
- Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA)
- Environmental Risk Assessment and Management (ERAM)
SafeWork NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessor
Terry has worked with a range of government and private sector clients including petrochemical, power and water utilities, pharmaceutical industries, civil contractors, developers, project management and engineering consultants and councils, in New South Wales, across Australia and in the United Kingdom.
Terry’s strengths are in site investigation, site remediation, site validation and project advisor experience. During five years as a remediation contractor, Terry also gained additional construction project management and delivery skills including tendering, procurement, resourcing and scheduling, risk assessment, hold point management and stakeholder communication.
Terry specialises in the following disciplines:
- Contaminated Land Assessment and Management.
- Contaminated Land Remediation and Validation.
- Environmental Management and Project Delivery Advisory Services.
- Asbestos Assessment, Management, Monitoring and Clearance.
CEnvP (General Practice)
& SafeWork NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessor
Alex specialises in the following disciplines:
- Contaminated land assessment and remediation
- Occupational Hygiene
- Asbestos in soils
- Per-and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) assessment and remediation
- Environmental Due Diligence Assessments
James specialises in the following disciplines:
- Ground and Strata Risk Assessments;
- Principal Mine Hazard Management Plans
- Earthworks Management Advice;
- Pavement Design;
- Construction Material Evaluation;
- Quarry Development and Remediation;
- Urban Renewal and Site Remediation;
- Slope Stability
Luke specialises in the following disciplines:
- Preparation of project scopes of work, tendering and proposal submission.
- Technical report writing including completion of preliminary and detailed site assessments, sampling and analysis plans, remedial action plans and associated reporting.
- Project management, client/stakeholder and environmental auditor liaison
SafeWork NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessor
James’ responsibilities include team management, laboratory management, project management, a range of occupational hygiene services, fieldwork and preparation of:
- HAZMAT Assessments and Reports
- Asbestos Clearance Certificates
- Asbestos Management Plans
- Asbestos in Soils Investigations
- Review of Asbestos Removal Control Plans
- Mould Assessments
- Site Investigations
- Validation Assessments
- Environmental Management Plans
- Remediation Actions Plans
James has held NATA accredited signatory status during both of his previous tenures.
James specialises in the following disciplines:
- Occupational Hygiene Services
- Hazardous Materials
- NATA accredited laboratory
This has included managing large project teams in the US and across the Asia Pacific region including numerous specialist environmental disciplines addressing a wide range of client and site-specific issues.
Craig has extensive team leadership experience and has held national leadership roles focused on strategy and growth of contaminated land and HAZMAT practices working across several client industries.
Craig specialises in the following disciplines:
- Contaminated Land and Groundwater Assessment;
- Contaminated Land Auditing;
- Contaminated Land and Groundwater Remediation;
- Project Management of Large-Scale Industrial Projects; and
- Environmental Due Diligence.
Craig is also a member of Australasian Land and Groundwater Association (ALGA)
Emma’s responsibilities include fieldwork such as soil and groundwater monitoring and sampling, stockpile sampling, landfill gas monitoring, soil vapour and air monitoring and sampling, hydrogeological testing, and preparation of various contaminated land investigation reports. Emma is also is involved in conducting in-situ and ex-situ bulk soil and waste classifications, soil characterisation assessments, preliminary site investigations, detailed site investigations, due diligence environmental assessments and construction environmental management plans.
Emma specialises in the following disciplines:
- Due Diligence Assessments
- Waste Classification and Beneficial Reuse Assessments
- Contaminated Land Assessments
- Environmental Monitoring including groundwater and landfill gas
- Hydrogeological testing
Emma is a member of Australasian Land and Groundwater Association (ALGA) and
Australian Contaminated Land Consultants Association (ACLCA)
With a helicopter view, Loek solves contaminated land issues by optimising and combining pragmatic but justifiable solutions. Driven by an analytical background and technical skills, Loek looks for scientifically based solutions that are acceptable for all stakeholders who include clients, authorities, contractors, consultants, media and the broader public and he understands and respects each stakeholder’s viewpoints.
Loek has managed/mentored several teams with contaminated land professionals and different levels of expertise (from Graduate to Principal level). Since 2014, Loek has been working in an Auditor’s assistant role and has been involved with over more than 30 Site Audits.
Kellie specialises in the development of resource and cost-effective contaminated land assessments and preparation and refinement of complex conceptual site models. She has also provided senior technical and management support to several NSW EPA accredited site auditors across her career. She understands the planning process in NSW and has extensive experience implementing contaminated land associated environmental legislation and instruments.
Kellie loves the challenge of finding pragmatic contaminated land assessment and remediation solutions for former industrial and agricultural land and urban infill sites to enable more suitable and beneficial land uses while reducing contamination within the environment. She has wide-ranging experience on landfills, Defence estates (including PFAS), paint and pesticide manufacturing plants, former quarry sites and former asphalt and munitions manufacturing facilities.