Panel Discussion

Holmes Consulting LP Hamish has over 25 years experience as a consulting Structural Engineer in a variety of roles and locations in New Zealand and overseas.  Hamish is Principal and Business Manager with Holmes Consulting, based in Wellington.  His recent project experience includes the seismic strengthening and/or assessment of a number of well-known Wellington buildings…

WSP Technical Principal – Bridges and Civil Structures Djan is a Chartered Engineer with Engineering NZ and a member of NZSEE. Dejan’s engineering experience in New Zealand stretches over 28 years and ranges from tall towers (e.g., Sky Tower, Auckland and Macau Tower, Macau projects) to bridge design, assessment and retrofit (e.g., NZTA Seismic assessment…

Dr Alexei Murashev is a WSP Technical Director-  Geotechnics & Tunnels.  He is an Engineering NZ Fellow with MSc in Structural Engineering and PhD in Geotechnical Engineering. Alexei’s previous roles include an Associate Professor in one of Russia’s leading universities and a technical principal with international consulting companies.  He has been involved in award-winning infrastructure…

Stuart Palmer is a Technical Director-Earthquake Foundation Engineering with Tonkin+Taylor. Stuart is actively involved in the seismic design and assessment of buildings in collaboration with structural engineers. He was a lead author of the MBIE national guidance on “Seismic assessment of existing buildings”, section C4 “Geotechnical considerations”. He is currently providing input to New Zealand’s…