Shane brings in excess of 20 years of experience and leads the Major Projects Division within Group DLA. This is a unique division in that it offers a true and authentic consultancy role to valued clients.
Shane is registered as a Building Surveyor and Building Inspector with the NSW Fair Trading and the Victorian Building Authority, at the highest levels. His major project experience has been gained from working on a wide variety of projects including residential developments, aged/health care facilities, and major project developments in commercial, sporting and retail sectors. His practical experience and knowledge is supplemented with Post Graduate studies in Fire Safety Engineering at the Victoria University of Technology.
Capabilities
Shane’s consultancy expertise includes, but is not limited to the following Building Code of Australia (BCA) and regulatory practices:
- Design team BCA Consultancy role
- Expert witness and other legal type work for numerous Construction Law Firms
- BCA audits of existing buildings, including legislative Fire Upgrade Reports
- Fire Orders, advocating for owners and strata
- Crown Building Approvals
- Fire Safety
- Building Code and Australian Standards compliance
- Value management in design and feasibility studies
- Energy efficiency assessment and reviews
- Certification
Qualifications
- Registered Building Surveyor – Unrestricted – BDC0721 with NSW Fair Trading
- Registered Building Surveyor with the Victorian Building Authority Board BS-U 25039
- Registered Building Inspector with the Victorian Building Authority Board IN-U 24863
- Registered Builder with the Victorian Building Authority DB-U 15923
- Registered Builder with NSW Fair Trading Contractor License #242127C
- Post Graduate Certificate in Performance Based Building and Fire Codes, Victoria University of Technology, 2007
- Post Graduate Diploma in Building Surveying, University of Melbourne 2006.
- Bachelor of Technology in Building Surveying, Swinburne University of Technology 1997
- Diploma of Building and Construction (Building Inspection), Victoria University of Technology 1995
- Associate Diploma of Applied Science (Building Construction), Victoria University of Technology 1995
Affiliations
- Australian Institute of Building Surveyors No 1963
- Association of Australian Certifiers (AAC)
