John Darcy
James Curtin
JOHN DARCY John Darcy has been employed by Master Builders Association of Victoria for the last nine years and came to Master Builders with varied industry experience including having worked in the printing, aged care, government and retail automotive industries. John Darcy has over 25 years experience in Occupational Health & Safety and workers compensation and currently heads up the OH&S Unit of Master Builders Association of Victoria. John has been involved in industry association roles for the last twelve years and is recognised as a leading employer representative in the area of Occupational Health and Safety and networks extensively with industry association colleagues across the full spectrum of Victorian industry. John also represents Master Builders on numerous reference groups to assist in the development of practical guidance and advice in the areas of OHS and workers compensation.
JAMES CURTIN James is a member of the OHS team at the Master Builders Association of Victoria, employed as a Senior OHS Advisor. James Curtin has vast industry experience which has spanned across manufacturing, health, oil and gas and construction. James provides advice on a range of issues to Master Builder’s members – from tier one construction firms requiring advice surrounding reaccreditation with the FSC to “Mum and Dad” businesses who need to understand their fundamental OHS duties and how to set up systems in their business.
Wayne Judson
Reg Hobbs
Daryl McIlvena
James also represents Master Builders on numerous reference groups to assist in the development of practical guidance and advice in the areas of OHS.
construction and property sectors. Prior to that he worked in engineering, project management and general management roles with the Concrete Constructions and John Holland Groups for over 20 years.
WAYNE JUDSON
Reg is a graduate in Civil Engineering from the University of Melbourne and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers. His interests include the role of engineers in construction safety, improving cost estimation by civil engineers and innovation in concrete construction. He was a member of the Major Buildings Committee of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service for seven years and is currently the Honorary Property Adviser to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
Wayne is a retired director of a national building company. He has accumulated nearly 40 years of involvement in the industry and vast experience in running major building projects. Since retiring from the hands on responsibilities of a building company, he has assisted with promotion of apprentices, given lectures at tertiary institutions and advised on a few select major projects. He describes himself as a “grass roots builder” with a genuine interest in the growth of young building companies.
REG HOBBS Reg is transitioning to retirement however; a number of independent expert and consulting roles are keeping him busy. He is also a non-executive director of ANCON Beton Pty Ltd which provides consulting services in advanced concrete technology and construction techniques to clients mainly located in Australia, NZ, and Asia. ANCON Beton is the sole importer and distributor of ‘Somero’ Laser Screeds for Australia, NZ and South East Asia. The company also distributes instruments for measuring floor ‘flatness’ and ‘levelness’, as well as ‘Allen Engineering’ rideon trowels and other specialised floor construction equipment. He was a co-founder of Flagstaff Consulting Group in 1995, which continues to provide consulting services in the infrastructure,
DARYL MCILVENA Starting as an apprentice carpenter in 1961, Daryl has achieved more than 51 years experience in the construction industry, before retiring in 2012. He is widely respected in the industry for his broad industry knowledge and aptitude, gained from his detailed and varied construction experience across all industry sectors, both in Australia and overseas. He is an immediate instigator of knowledge transfer, and related very well with both clients and employees. His excellent communications skills are founded on his intrinsic and astute understanding of human relations, coupled with his foremost concerns for health and safety, and building quality. Major civic projects overseen by Daryl in his lengthy career include his role as Construction Manager for the massive Melbourne Airport International Terminal redevelopment and the Qantas Melbourne Domestic terminal,
Gerry Noonan
as well as key hospital projects at the Alfred Hospital, Ballarat Base Hospital and Sunshine Hospital, and numerous high rise apartment towers in the city and city fringe. In early 2000 Daryl transferred to Indonesia as General Manager – Construction with German construction giant Bilfinger Berger, managing the Indonesian Construction Division during his two year posting. His extensive construction knowledge proved invaluable in establishing the local office as a most reputable and quality builder.
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As well as his wide-ranging construction experience, Daryl was also highly valued for his input in the review and analysis of tenders, as well as safety, workcover, quality assurance, defects and environmental issues.
GERRY NOONAN Since graduating from the Bendigo School of Mines, Gerry has spent 51 years with the one organisation. As founding Director of Geotechnical Engineering, Gerry has had an involvement in most of the major building and civil engineering construction projects carried out in Victoria throughout this 51 year period. Significant civil engineering projects include King Street Bridge, Westgate Bridge, Melbourne Underground Rail, all Freeways including Citylink and Eastlink and many dams including Thompson Dam and Sugarloaf Dam. Major projects include The Rialto, Eureka, Shell building, QVI and Melbourne Central.
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