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Bligh Tanner is driven by a specialist team of highly experienced and dedicated engineers and support staff.
Bligh Tanner is driven by a specialist team of highly experienced and dedicated engineers and support staff.
Sean is a scientist with over 13 years’ experience in the water industry. For most of his career Sean has worked for large water utilities, primarily in technical specialist and managerial roles. Sean’s expertise is in water treatment, water chemistry and microbiology, public health risk assessment, water quality policy and guidelines, and legislative compliance.
Sean is an accredited auditor with Exemplar Global certification, as well as under South Australia’s Safe Drinking Water Act 2011, and the NSW IPART Technical Services and Water Licencing Audit Panel. Sean’s effectiveness as an auditor is strengthened by having worked both in industry, and in the Queensland Water Regulator’s office.
Sean’s background allows him to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, from Water Operator level (e.g. investigating process performance), up to Councillor and Board level (e.g. presenting on water safety risks and legislative obligations). He is an effective communicator, regularly facilitating risk assessment and training workshops for key clients, and has presented at a number of Australian Water Association conferences.