About Us

Engineers Australia is the largest and most diverse engineering association in Australia, with approximately 90,000 members nationally and over 20,000 in Queensland. We undertake a range of vital programs to support the engineering profession.

Our activities maintain engineering standards in Australia by accrediting individual engineering competence to our Chartered status, and accrediting tertiary engineering qualifications to international standards.

In addition to this, we cultivate lifelong learning by our members, celebrate excellence in engineering outcomes, champion professional and ethical conduct, and encourage primary and secondary students to explore the wonders of a career in the engineering and become the next generation of engineers.

Division Committee

Dennis Wogan FIEAust CPEng

Read about what Dennis hopes to achieve as President in the Year of Humanitarian Engineering

Presidents Message

Steven Goh MIEAust

Steven is a Mechanical Engineer specialising in manufacturing and materials science with leading design experience in the truck and trailer industry. He is now an academic and an advocate for engineering education, engineering leadership, and engineering sustainability.

Mike Brady MIEAust CPEng

Mike is eager to continue with the Professional Engineers Act Working Party and the Overseas Qualified Engineers Support Group.

Michael Egan MIEAust CPEng

Michael is a National Regional Special Interest Group Committee Member and is particularly interested in regional CPD, RPEQ and the changing nature of the engineering industry in regional areas due to resource development projects, FIFO and long-roster hours

Blake Harvey MIEAust CPEng

Blake is Past Chair of the Rockhampton Local Group and is eager to encourage regional development and sustainability.

David Kirkpatrick MIEAust

Also elected as the Queensland representative to the Civil College Board, David would like to assist in addressing the skills shortage and support the Chartered Status assessment process.

Simon Orton MIEAust CPEng

Simon is Chair of the Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management Queensland, which is committed to developing pathways for senior engineers to transition to leadership positions. Simon also runs an engineering team as engineering director for a Brisbane based engineering services organisation, LC Engineering.

Kelly Stallman MIEAust

Kelly is a Biomedical engineer who aims to have a healthcare section in the Infrastructure Report Card, support the Year of Humanitarian Engineering (with a strong link to biomedical engineering), and to help facilitate some of the initiatives suggested through Women in Engineering.

David Thorpe FIEAust CPEng

David is a supporter of sustainable development, innovation, management and educational linkages, especially in low socioeconomic societies or other cultural groups.

Andrew Chapman MIEAust

Business Development Manager with Thiess and Engineers Australia Queensland Division President in 2009, Andrew's focus for 2011 is reconvening the Construction Panel in Queensland.

Suzane Burow MIEAust

Suzanne is a water resources engineer and is particularly committed to working with Engineers Australia to raise and enhance the public perception of engineers and engineering and the education of our future engineers.

Hari Krishnan TMIEAust

Hari is the Immediate Past Chair of the National Committee of Engineering Technologists Australia (NCETA) and also the NCETA representative on Congress. Hari is eager to see acceptance and a better understanding of the role of Engineering Technologists and Engineering Associates within the Engineering team and the Board of Professional Engineers Queensland.

Stuart Lister HonFIEAust

Stuart is Chair of Honours & Awards Sub-committee, organises judging of Engineering Excellence Awards and is passionate about improving communications.

Ian McEwan

Ian's primary role is to deliver the operational plan endorsed by Queensland Division within financial, governance and legal boundaries.

National President of Engineers Australia

David Hood FIEAust CPEng

As the 2012 National President of Engineers Australia, David is looking to revitalise the Colleges and is also passionate about sustainability and climate change.

Congress Representatives

Geoff Haigh FIEAust CPEng

Queensland Division representative on EA National Congress, Engineers Australia's representative and Deputy Chair on the Board of Professional Engineers Queensland, Geoff is active on Congress committees and enhances communication between Congress and members as well as the Board and Engineers Australia.

Sam Fernando FIEAust CPEng

Queensland Congress representative who strongly supports engineering innovation, Sam is keen to finalise Queensland Division Quality of Documentation process.

Division Staff

	Ian McEwan Executive Director Ian has been with Engineers Australia across a multitude of roles for more than a decade. After serving Queensland Division as Deputy Director for a number of years, Ian accepted the role of Executive Director of South Australia Division in early 2007. When the opportunity to lead the Queensland Division arose in early 2009, he returned as Executive Director and has implemented a series of changes to enhance the services and support offered to members and office bearers. Now happily resettled in Brisbane, Ian and his partner Clair are currently in negotiations with their two young children about the appointment of their first family pet: from lizards to guinea pigs, cats to bunnies, Ian is hopeful they will soon agree on his personal wish for a puppy. But there mightn't be much playtime as Ian has a very busy year ahead leading the Queensland Division as it responds to the Professional Engineers Act, skills shortages, and issues surrounding infrastructure and population.
	Jenny Hutchens Accounts Manager (part time) Jenny joined Engineers Australia in June 2010 and is responsible for managing the Accounts area for the Queensland Division. As a Chartered Accountant with over 23 years experience in public practice, large publicly listed companies and more recently small privately owned businesses, Jenny is enjoying learning about all things engineering! She aims to focus on ensuring the accounts area is run in a professional manner and provides timely and efficient reporting to our members, local groups and committee members. Married with a young son, Jenny works part time to ensure she can still juggle the school pick-up and drop-off as well as the many extra curricular activities that children seem to get involved in! Her other passion is traveling and she is always thinking about the next holiday - after having been to Vanuatu this year she is now saving up for the next trip! Jenny is excited about working with the fantastic team of people here in the Queensland Division.
	Sandra Cottam Membership Project Manager Sandra joined Engineers Australia in October 2010 to lead our membership team, who are the first point of call for over 20,000 engineers in Queensland. She also managed the administrative support of 45 local groups, societies, sub-committees, panels and branches throughout the state. Sandra now project manages the development and delivery of our membership strategies and key member driven activities. Sandra brings to Engineers Australia a solid combination of marketing, media, PR and project management experience, which she has developed during her years working in diverse and demanding industries including cruise lines and travel media companies.
	Megan Purdy Industry Manager Queensland Megan is a member of the National Industry Team based in the Queensland Division. The team aims to develop relationships to enhance collaboration with engineering employers focusing on implementing the Professional Development Program (PDP). The PDP is a structured program helping our members acquire and develop the competencies required to achieve Chartered Status. This is also a gateway to RPEQ. Megan can assist both engineers and the organisations that employ engineers, understand the benefits of being Chartered and how to achieve that goal. Megan spent 13 years in one of Australia's leading financial services companies, performing various training, business development and management roles both in Brisbane and Sydney. A highlight of her career was as the National Manager of the Practice Management team, which focused on the implementation of business growth strategies within Financial Planning businesses.
	Mike Garret FIEAust CPEng RPEQ BEng (Civil) National Assessor (part time) Mike has over 35 years of experience in the transport (mainly rail) and construction industry in the fields of project management, business development, construction, marketing, contract negotiation, financial management, recruitment and team building, and the promotion of a wide range of products and services both domestically and internationally. Mike joined Engineers Australia as a National Assessor in April 2009 and, in conjunction with the other three Queensland-based assessors, is responsible for Stage 2 assessments for Chartered Status, RPEQ applications, and working with PDP companies to assist the graduate engineers in their Career Episode Reports submissions.
	Ted Wheal FIEAust CPEng NPER RPEQ National Assessor (part time) Ted Wheal is a Mechanical Engineer who emigrated from the UK to Australia in 1965. In 1970, he was invited to join consulting engineers Lincolne Scott and became an Associate two years later and a Director in 1975. After several years managing the Perth office, Ted left to open his own consulting practice in 1984, specialising in mechanical, electrical, fire and vertical transportation in the construction industry. Ted retired as Managing Director and Chairman a few years ago and subsequently consulted to a range of new and pre-existing clients on company structures, staff incentives and equity plans, succession planning, and mergers and acquisitions in the building industry professions.
	Colin Colquhoun MIEAust CPEng NPER FAICD National Assessor (part time) Colin Colquhoun graduated as a civil engineer from QUT in 1972, and later as a MEngSc (Project Management) from UNSW. His early career was in the pre-stressed concrete industry, working on freeway and rail bridges as well as some landmark building projects in the Sydney area. He completed an MBA at Macquarie University in 1982 and joined KPMG as a team leader of large management systems and change projects. Colin led teams at Fiji Sugar Corporation and at Snowy Hydro in Cooma, building upon earlier paper-based processes and delivered integrated systems to manage assets, inventory, maintenance, finance, accounting and human resources. Colin later undertook training programs in USA at Wharton Business School and Columbia University in business strategy and sustainable competitive advantage. Colin established Colquhoun & Associates in 1992 and has been working with both public and private sector clients to improve their business competitiveness and service delivery. He is a Certified Management Consultant and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
	John Reid FIEAust CPEng MICE RPEQ NPER BSc National Assessor (part time) John Reid is a Civil and Structural engineer who emigrated from the UK to Australia in 1982. After working for consulting engineers in Scotland, John continued in a building design role with the Commonwealth Government for a few years before Joining the Cement and Concrete Association of Australia to support and promote the use of concrete in structures of all types. For the last 13 years John has been an independent consulting engineer specialising in concrete. He diagnoses problems, proposes solutions, provides technical reports and acts as an Expert Witness when required. Along with the 'after the fact' technical work, John spends a lot of time lecturing on concrete topics in an effort to improve the quality of the work at source. John has served on the Board of the Structural College of Engineers Australia, including three years in the Chair, and he also worked for seven years as an Assessor in Queensland. He is now back in the Assessor role following a three-year break.
	Don Muir FIEAust CPEng RPEQ MAICD National Assessor (part time) Don Muir had a career spanning more than 40 years with Main Roads Queensland. He held a range of senior positions including Regional Director Central Queensland, District Engineer Cairns and Deputy District Engineer Barcaldine and was Deputy Director-General when he retired in 2004. Don had detailed involvement in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of road and bridges and was a strong advocate of project and program management. Since retirement, Don has worked as a Board Director and part time consultant. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer, Registered Professional Engineer (Queensland), Fellow of engineers Australia and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.