Specialties & Experience
General Specialties:
Engineering - Civil
Specialty Focus:
Education:
BEng (Hons) MIEAust CPEng NER IntPE(AUS) - Engineering Geology and Geotechnics - University of Portsmouth UK, graduated 1993.
Years in Practice:
31
Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
5
Additional Information
Simon is a Technical Executive with Vinculum Advisory providing the highest-level support and verification requirements on a wide range of geotechnical matters. Expertise includes; dealing with Special Engineering Assessments for major developments, expert witness services, and providing pragmatic civil geotechnical engineering solutions to assist clients of all sizes with challenging geotechnical problems. Simon has been involved in multiple high-profile infrastructure projects over the years from surface earthworks aspects to deep basements (Sydney Metro, Westconnex, Delhi Metro), as well as numerous small and medium size projects from a diverse client base that cover most aspects of geotechnical engineering.
Signature roles in recent times include being an appointed subject matter expert for the NSW Treasury for the multi-billion-dollar sale of strategic transport assets, providing geotechnical reviews of Specialist Engineering Assessments on behalf of Sydney Water over the last two years, and advising DfAT and the Asia Development Bank on strategic geotechnical aspects of challenging international development projects. Simon has also provided critical technical direction on multiple disaster recovery projects including for Lismore City Council, Sydney Trains, and TfNSW, single selected by clients following a series of natural disasters from extreme rainfall in 2022.
In recognition of Simon’s in-depth technical expertise and communication skills, Simon is regularly invited to provide expert witness services in court proceedings on a variety of geotechnical related matters ranging from severe property damage claims in the NSW Supreme Court to local development application disputes involving geotechnical elements.
Signature roles in recent times include being an appointed subject matter expert for the NSW Treasury for the multi-billion-dollar sale of strategic transport assets, providing geotechnical reviews of Specialist Engineering Assessments on behalf of Sydney Water over the last two years, and advising DfAT and the Asia Development Bank on strategic geotechnical aspects of challenging international development projects. Simon has also provided critical technical direction on multiple disaster recovery projects including for Lismore City Council, Sydney Trains, and TfNSW, single selected by clients following a series of natural disasters from extreme rainfall in 2022.
In recognition of Simon’s in-depth technical expertise and communication skills, Simon is regularly invited to provide expert witness services in court proceedings on a variety of geotechnical related matters ranging from severe property damage claims in the NSW Supreme Court to local development application disputes involving geotechnical elements.