Opus are engaged to complete seismic evaluations and upgrades of Transpower buildings throughout New Zealand. This includes upgrading the Crane Building at Bunnythorpe Substation to collapse in a controlled manner without risking other structures, and strengthening the seismic capacity and fire services of the Bunnythorpe Warehouse which stores expensive equipment. As an Assistant Project Manager, responsibilities involved replacing roofs at three substations with tight timeframes while managing health and safety risks of working on live electrical sites, and assisting the Project Manager with seismic assessments of schools in Christchurch.

1. Project Experience
Bunnythorpe Seismic Upgrades - Crane Building
Client: TranspowerNewZealand
PositionHeld: Project Manager
Opus are engaged to complete seismic evaluations and subsequent upgrades of a number of Transpower's buildings
throughout the country. It was identified that the Crane Building at the Bunnythorpe Substation needed some remedial
works to ensure the protection of the buildings around it. A structural solution was designed to force the building to collapse
in such a manner that it will not be a risk to other surrounding buildings. This is a unique methodology that has created a
number of complex construction issues to be resolved, with a relatively tight timeframe. Furthermore, on all Transpower
sites Health and Safety is top priority which has created some project delays whilst trying to ensure the continued safety of
contractors working on site.
Bunnythorpe Warehouse Fire and Racking Upgrade
Client: Transpower
PositionHeld: Project Manager
In line with Transpower's seismic assessments, it was identified that the storage racks in Transpower's Bunnythorpe
Warehouse required seismic strengthening. This in turn triggered a required fire services upgrade. The warehouse stores
surplus equipment for Transpower stations throughout the country, all of which are delicate and expensive to replace.
Additionally, the warehouse was fully operational for the duration of the project, thus there had to be significant
programmingcoordinationwithall concernedpartiesto ensure adequate protection ofTranspowerstock andstaff.
T ranspower Various: RoofReplace
Client: Transpower
PositionHeld: AssistantProjectManager
This project involved replacing the roofs on three substations throughout the Lower North Island. This project had a very
tight timeframe and a number of complexities to be managed. Working on the exterior of a live electrical site has a number
of Health and Safety risks which are currently being managed. In order to replace the roofon one ofthe sites, a power outage
was required, this took significant planning with the contractor and client to ensure smooth transitions and no loss ofservice
to the enduser.
Ernst and Young Office Fit Out
Client: Ernst and Young
PositionHeld: LocalProjectManager
Opus were engaged to act as the local project manager for this office fit out in Wellington. The project was run concurrently
with a large, multi million dollar seismic upgrade of the basebuilding and had to be delicately programmed around their
requirements. The seismic upgrades meant that the programme was incredibly tight and inflexible, whilst the client required
a high quality finish. There were a number of affected stakeholders and as such it was vitally important to ensure that
communication between allstakeholders was effectivelymanaged.
Opus - New Research and Education Facility
Client: Opus International
PositionHeld: GraduateProjectManager
Project Value: $3M
This was a 3200m2 fit out of an existing facility on the Petone foreshore, which was to be completed within a tight timeframe
and within a very tight budget. The new facility is a flagship for research and education and encompasses an extensive
laboratory fit-out, training centre and open plan offices. I was supporting the Project Manager with management of design
and basebuildconsultants andstakeholderliaison.
T e Papa LevelFour Gallery Conversion
Client: MuseumofNewZealandTe PapaTongarewa
PositionHeld: GraduateProjectManager
I was supporting the lead Project Manager in documentation and construction management of a fit-out for Te Papa. This
project had complex stakeholder requirements and engineering services to ensure that art works displayed meet lender
requirements. Theproject timelinewascrucial forpublic openingin July 2013.

2. Housing New Zealand Condition Surveys
Client: Housing New Zealand
PositionHeld: Condition Assessor
This contract was for the Condition Assessment of a number of Housing New Zealand owned houses nationally. I was
involved in the Wellington region team of 20 auditors, who collectively had to complete surveys of 4000 houses. The nature
of the houses that were being inspected required strong communication skills to ensure that tenants were comfortable with
the survey being completed, and fully understoodits implications.
Ministry ofEducation Earthquake Remediations
Client: Ministry ofEducation
PositionHeld: GraduateProjectManager
Opus were engaged by the Ministry of Education to undertake seismic assessments of various schools in the Christchurch
region. In this project, I was assisting the Project Manager with progress tracking and co-ordination ofthe numerous reports
being compiled,ensuringkey deadlinesweremet.