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Ashford Engineering Consultants

AEC Markets

AEC Experience

Overseas Representatives

The following members are permanently based outside of the UK and act as overseas representatives for AEC:

Hong Kong

Rodney Shaw

Rodney Shaw B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D, CEng, MICE.

Rodney has had nearly 30 years experience in geotechnical engineering and geology, most of this time assisting contractors working on major infrastructure projects. Assignments have included soft ground and rock tunnels, dams, hydropower and irrigation projects, highways, foundations, and many types of temporary works. Typically, these assignments involved the preparation of formal submissions, reporting on geotechnical problems, or otherwise strengthening the contractor's geotechnical capabilities. Rodney Shaw is based in Hong Kong. Since 1986 he has been the Principal of Berkeley Geotechnical Associates which has current or recent assignments in Taiwan, Vietnam, and Indonesia, as well as Hong Kong.

Southern Europe (Romania)

Giovanni Vazzola

Giovanni Vazzola BSc, MSACPE, SAICE (South Africa)

Giovanni is a Civil Engineer who has worked on a wide vareity of projects in the dams, tunnels, hydro-electric, roads and bridges, water/ sewerage treatment and rehabilitation and related fields acting both as Project Manager and Technical Director. He has performed the full range of duties inclusive planning, estimating, claims, project layout, preparation of tender documents, evaluation of tenders, contract negotiations with clients and contractors, supervision of construction and commissioning. Giovanni also benefits from being multilingual speaking English, Italian, Spanish and French.

Full CV

Africa (South Africa)

Graeme Monro

Graeme Monro BSc, FICE, FCIWEM, ACIArb.

Graeme is a civil engineer who has over 34 years of experience in dams, tunnels, roads, weirs and general civil engineering construction. In particular, he is familiar with all facets of water supply engineering. The experience includes the preparation of feasibility studies; detailed design; preparation of contract documents; specification writing; tender procedures and bid evaluation; contract administration and management; claim analysis and assessment; construction supervision; project management; operation, maintenance and management of public water supplies and elements of training, both practical on-site training and office training; contract engineering for a major international contractor and most recently, setting up and managing the Contracts Branch for the Lesotho Highland Development Authority which is implementing the prestiguous Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

Full CV

North America

Jack Burke

Jack is currently President of Jack Burke and Associates, consultants to surface and underground companies on methods and equipment for tunnelling and mining operations. He has extensive experience in locating and appraising new and used equipment and in reviewing projected projects and bids for Owners, Contractors and Engineering firms. He is technical contributing editor for World Tunnelling Magazine, London, England for whom he comments on the underground industry activities 4 times per year. Full technical articles written include projects in England, Australia, New Zealand, California, Riverside, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Massachusetts, Maryland, Detroit, Atlanta, Fort Worth Texas, Washington D.C. Las Vegas Nevada, Puerto Rico. He is also technical contributing editor for Tunnel Business Magazine North American Underground Projects. This involves updating three issues per year including all major tunnel projects currently underway in North America.


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John R Linard

John R. Linard B.Eng. (Civil) - Australia, M.ASCE.

Jack is a Civil Engineer with over 35 years of international experience, covering all aspects of hydroelectric and water resources projects, including studies, final designs, tender documents and construction. He has worked in over 20 countries in five continents, with geographical emphasis on Latin America and South-east Asia and technical emphasis on roller compacted concrete (RCC) dams in recent years. His project involvement has been as project manager / team leader, chief / specialist engineer and technical advisor. He was formerly head of the Dams and Powerhouses branch of SNC-Lavalin, Canada's largest consulting group.

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