Austeng - Company Profile

The Company

The People

As soon as you meet with the people at Austeng you will notice the enthusiasm for each project. This not only translates to management but throughout the organisation.

All staff are multi-skilled and therefore get involved in each project giving it a mixture of experience, education and youth.

The management team and engineers are supported by office staff, draughtsmen, eighteen tradesmen including specialized pipe welders, boilermakers, sheet metal workers and turning and fitting with additional tickets as crane drivers, riggers and chasers.

People at Austeng

Ross George - Managing Director. Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honours, Melbourne University 1981. Commenced his career at Australian Synthetic Rubber Pty. Ltd., as a Project Engineer. Developed the Austpole Company prior to developing Austeng. Ross not only brings engineering flair and innovative thought to projects but he is also responsible for the overall management of the company.

John George - One of the original shareholders and engineers. Over 40 years experience in engineering and administration, he is now a consultant, thus helping to maintain his legacy of engineering excellence.

Lynette George - Corporate Manager. Bachelor of Laws with Honours, Melbourne University 1982. Eight years experience in commercial litigation. Performs legal and managerial functions within the company. Her legal background, communications skills and marketing skills add commercial depth to the company.

Bruce Bennett - Project Manager. Bruce has worked in the company since 1983. Bruce's organisational and time management skills ensures our equipment is manufactured, gets to site and is commissioned in the best possible time with a minimum of fuss. His depth of experience and trade background in sheetmetal plus his exposure to the trade areas of boilermaking, fitting and electrical bring a good balance to the management team.

Ron McDonald - Design Manager. Graduated R.M.I.T, Mechanical Engineering 1982. Since commencing employment with Austeng in 1983 Ron has been involved in all aspects of the business including design, specification, procurement, manufacture, installation and commissioning. He now heads our design department.

Marcus Cowie - A mechanical engineer from Monash University, joined the company in 1994 and worked on a variety of projects in design, mechanical, electrical and programming capacities. He specialised in control system design, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic, and project management including commissioning. Marcus now co-ordinates our service and maintenance section.

Ean Droomer - A mechanical engineer from Deakin University, Ean formerly worked for Ford Motor Company and has also worked on a variety of our projects. His work now includes co-ordinating our electrical section and commissioning.

Gerard Robbers -Technical Sales Manager. After completing his apprenticeship Gerard ran his own business for a number of years specialising in excavation and material handling equipment. He now works with Austeng offering a full range of engineering solutions in the cemetery and crematoria industry as well as retaining his former business. His technical and design skills make him uniquely qualified for this position.

Dean Lewis - Dean is our Projects Engineer/Estimator. He graduated from the Gordon Institute of Technology with a Diploma of Mechanical Engineering. Dean and Ross head our Estimating Department and handle enquiries and project engineering from their initial inception up until the design and or manufacturing stage. Dean also manages our internal IT department.

Tim Van Slageren - Furnace specialist and A grade electrician. Tim has worked on our furnaces chiefly with our licensor Furnace Construction Co. Ltd. for the last 15 years. He now project manages most of our new furnace installations and upgrades.

This team is supported by office staff, draughtsmen, eighteen tradesmen with skills including specialised pipe welders, boilermakers, sheet metal workers, turning and fitting, many of whom hold crane driving, riggers and chasers tickets. A list of our supporting staff is set out below.


	Luke Bennett Tradesman- Machinist	Barry Blackman Tradesman Boilermaker	Tim Bumpstead Maintenance & Logistics	John Cook Supervisor


	Perry Devery Tradesman- Boilermaker	Brad Helman Maintenance & Logistics	Angie Hennessy Office Administrator	Evan Huebner Supervisor


	Brad Hutton Tradesman- Sheetmetal	Robert Ito Tradesman - Boilermaker	Richard Knight Apprentice Fitter & Turner	Darrin Landy Tradesman - Sheetmetal


	Nicky Landy Office Administrator	T.J. Loader Apprentice Boilermaker	Neville McGarrigle Tradesman - Sheetmetal	Greg O'Brien Tradesman - Boilermaker


	Ian Price Design Draftsman	Brian Wilkinson Supervisor	Matt Zampatti Tradesman - Sheetmetal