People
Bligh Tanner is driven by a specialist team of highly experienced and dedicated engineers and support staff.
Sean Hinton
Principal Scientist
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.
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+ Directors
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Nathan Scott
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Alan Hoban
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Cameron Riach
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Paul Easingwood
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Paul Callum
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Team +
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Simon Kochanek
Associate Director, Structures -
Dr Michael Lawrence
Associate Director -
Matt Martin
Associate Director, Civil -
Anthony Chen
Associate Director, Structures -
Kimberley Alford
Business Manager -
Rod Bligh
Founder + Principal Consultant -
David Hamlyn-Harris
Principal Consultant, Water and Environment -
Leigh Ives
Principal Structural Engineer -
Dale Stanton
Principal Civil and Water Engineer -
Wendy Bennett
Bookkeeper -
Peadar Scanlan
Senior Civil Designer -
Ashley Flower
Principal Civil Designer -
Lynne Smith
Reception & Administration Officer -
Jim Lehmann
Senior Structural Drafter -
Tim Day
Senior Structural Engineer -
Meaghan Wolbers
Structural Engineer -
Dr Kesa Sivakumar
Façade-Structural Engineer -
Matt Ennever
Senior Structural Engineer -
Michael Cohen
Senior Structural Drafter -
Justin Mendiolea
Principal Structural Engineer -
Himanthi Mendis
Civil and Water Engineer -
Jim Mitchell
Senior Water Engineer -
Sean Hinton
Principal Scientist -
Raymond Tran
Structural Drafter -
Amelia Nufer
Administration + Marketing Coordinator -
Carlos Gambirazio
Civil and Water Engineer -
David Howieson
Senior Civil Designer -
Jean-Pierre Victor
Structural Drafter -
Cian Coughlan
Senior Structural Engineer -
Michael Walker
Senior Drafter -
Luke Worthington
Senior Structural Engineer -
Riley DeJong
Civil and Water Engineer -
Poppy Nguyen
Civil and Water Engineer -
Raelene McDonell
Civil Engineer -
Paul Huntley
Senior Structural Drafter -
Yanish Veerasawmy
Cadet Civil Drafter -
Vicki Pastoors
Bookkeeper