Committee

Senior Event Manager, Conferences & Events Kerry joined Conferences & Events (a professional event organising company) in 2017 bringing with her seven years of experience as owner of a niche event management business specialising in science and academic conferences. Prior to becoming a PCO she worked in science research holding roles in tertiary organisations in…

WSP I am an engineering geologist with WSP in Wellington, with particular interests in natural hazards and risks, and infrastructure resilience.  I have been tasked with overseeing the finances for the Symposium, as well as supporting Phil and Ayoub in the development of the technical programme.  The last year has been very challenging, with the…

WSP I am a Senior Geotechnical Engineer based in Nelson. I have 8 years of experience in Geotechncial and Road Maintenance Engineering in Opus and WSP’s Wellington, Christchurch and Nelson offices. I have worked on a large variety of projects in my career but most of my experience is in foundations for buildings and bridges.…

Stantec I am an engineering geologist specialised in rock engineering and tunnels, with over 25 years of experience in large infrastructure projects. I have been working in New Zealand since 2012, in a variety of projects and roles. I have had the honour and pleasure to serve the New Zealand Geotechnical Society as an elected…

Freelance I am a geotechnical engineer who is currently working as a freelance agent in the offshore oil and gas industry after working for close to 6 years as a consultant in the Wellington region. Over the last 2 years, I have enjoyed working with the Committee seeing the Symposium take shape and securing financial support…

Davis Ogilvie Christopher is a Senior Geotechnical Engineer for Davis Ogilvie in Nelson. He has keen interests in supporting and developing others, making his involvement with YGP and Public Lecture genuinely fulfilling. Symposium role: General Support, YGP and Public Lecture

ENGEO Ayoub is a chartered geotechnical engineer(Associate) at ENGEO , based in Wellington, New Zealand. He has 18 years of experience in New Zealand, the Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. He specialises in soil-structure interaction, finite element modelling, geotechnical seismic assessment / design and earthquake engineering. Ayoub is passionate about collaboration and innovation in…

Beca Philip is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer and Technical Director at Beca. Philip and his team have developed the technical programme for the Symposium and edited the technical proceedings. “I am delighted by the high caliber and range of papers that have been prepared. With the presentation of the papers (both orally and with posters),…