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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 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 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. 
   
Lynnette George 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 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 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 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.
   
Tim Van Slageren 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.
   
 
These engineers are 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

 

    John Cook  
    Luke Bennett
Tradesman- Machinist
  Barry Blackman
Tradesman Boilermaker
  Tim Bumpstead
Maintenance & Logistics
  John Cook
Supervisor
 
   
    Perry Devery   Brad Helman   Angie Hennessy   Evan Huebner  
    Perry Devery
Tradesman- Boilermaker
  Brad Helman
Maintenance & Logistics
  Angie Hennessy
Office Administrator
  Evan Huebner
Supervisor
 
   
    Brad Hutton   Robert Ito     Darrin Landy  
    Brad Hutton
Tradesman- Sheetmetal
  Robert Ito
Tradesman - Boilermaker
  Richard Knight
Apprentice Fitter & Turner
  Darrin Landy
Tradesman - Sheetmetal
 
   
          Neville McGarrigle  
    Nicky Landy
Office Administrator
  Dean Lewis
Projects Engineer - Estimator
  T.J. Loader
Apprentice Boilermaker
  Neville McGarrigle
Tradesman - Sheetmetal
 
   
    Greg O'Brien   Ian Price     Brian Wilkinson  
    Greg O'Brien
Tradesman - Boilermaker
  Ian Price
Design Draftsman
  Gerard Robbers
Technical Sales Manager
  Brian Wilkinson
Supervisor
 
   
        Matt Zampatti          
        Matt Zampatti
Tradesman - Sheetmetal