Darren Shepherd

BE Civil RPEQ 6006

Consulting Engineer in Queensland Australia

darren@unsealedroads.com

Mobile 0402 166325

Married

 

Key Experience

  • Service Delivery Model Development for Unsealed Roads Networks.

    • Service Level Development. Running surface condition, pavement condition and safety. Communication strategies to council and users. Reporting processes.

    • Best Practical Operational Techniques to delivery service. Training and education processes onsite and in the training room.

    • Service Delivery Programming

    • Service Delivery Budget Modelling

    • Service Key Performance Reporting

    • System Implementation. Procedures and Systems.

     

  • Total Asset Management

    • Implementation of Asset Management Software Systems for all asset types.

    •  Road valuations and maintenance programming.   Fleet maintenance budgeting and programming.

    • Asset Management planning. Renewal cash flows and budgeting.

 

Education and Professional Status

  • Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Central Queensland University

  • Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland, R.P.E.Q 6066

  • Member, Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia

  • State Board Member of Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia Queensland

  • Young Engineer of Year IPWEAQ Award 2008

 

Other Achievements

  • Nominated for the IPWEAQ Excellence Award 2002 for Maintenance Management System used to manage unsealed road networks.
     

  • 2003-04. Articles in the Australian Road Management and Construction Magazine called “ROADS” and also the ”Public Works Engineering” Magazine, on Management of Unsealed Roads.

  • IPWEAQ State Conference Presenter of a paper called “using a computerised model to manage your unsealed roads network.

 

Professional experience

 

1999 – 2005                Local Council’s in QLD           Consulting Engineer 

 

System Implementations

 

Implementation of Shepherd Services Maintenance Management System

(Training, Expertise and Computer System).

Maroochy, Nanango, Fitzroy, Broadsound, Nebo, Calliope Shire Council, Belyando Shire and Mackay City Councils.

Implementation of the Jeff Roorda and Associates Asset Management  System (Includes asset register and financial reporting) for the following councils;

 Peak downs and Bowen Shire Councils

 Asset Management

 

  • Livingstone Shire Road and Drainage Valuations 2005/2006.

  • Miriam Vale Roads Valuations 05/06.

  • Peak downs Road Asset Rollovers 05/06.

  • Belyando Shire road asset valuations and depreciation schedules, for a total asset replacement value of $64M, 2004.

  • Peak Downs Shire road asset valuations and depreciation schedules, for a total asset replacement value of $59M, 2004.

  • Broadsound Shire water and sewer valuations and depreciations schedules, for a total asset replacement value of $38M, 2003.

  • Broadsound Shire road asset valuations and depreciation schedules, for a total asset replacement value of $64M, 2002.

  • Fitzroy road asset valuations and depreciation schedules, for a total asset replacement value of $50M, 1999.

  • Fitzroy fleet – worked out fleet replacement, maintenance and programming.

  • Broadsound Road Asset Valuations, 2002.  Included updating asset register, unit rates and producing financial reporting and documentation.

 

darren@unsealedroads.com

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