Let's meet the Team
Our team at Tiaki Engineering come from various backgrounds in civil and structural design, geotechnical investigations and project delivery.
Let us show you the knowledge and technical expertise that we offer to our clients.
Our team at Tiaki Engineering come from various backgrounds in civil and structural design, geotechnical investigations and project delivery.
Let us show you the knowledge and technical expertise that we offer to our clients.
Directors
Donald Richardson
Managing Director Donald is a collaborative styled civil engineer with a solid technical background in asset management, utilities (wastewater, water and storm water) and structural design for industrial and local authority utilities infrastructure. Over the last 12 years he has been involved with local government asset management (utilities focus), utilities systems planning, design and project delivery as well as with a range of private infrastructure design projects and project management. |
Philip Kruis
Director Phil is a team leader and contract manager and has project managed numerous projects over the past eight years for the local councils as well as private clients. He has provided management and practical technical leadership services for water, wastewater and storm water investigations, renewals and capital works projects and is responsible for the general day to day administering of contracts to ensure projects are completed to our client’s satisfaction and to the applicable Codes of Practice and NZ Standards. |
Civil Engineering Team
Wayne Sanger
Wayne has over 17 years experience in Civil Engineering projects in New Zealand and has undertaken a number of functions within the civil engineering field. Wayne has worked for both contracting and consulting firms and his work has varied from contract, staff and construction plant management to initial topographical survey for engineering design, detailed design and drafting, contract specification writing, MSQA and preparation and lodgement of asbuilts. His work has been for various engineering projects, such as roading, stormwater and sewer upgrades in the Rotorua, Taupo, Eastern and Western Bay of Plenty, and Tauranga areas. 
Lynette Meintjes
Lynette worked for the local municipality water and sanitation department in South Africa before joining the team at Tiaki. She has over 10 years' experience within the Civil Engineering industry as a multi-disciplined draughtsperson. Lynette has a wide range of skills covering structural, electrical, waste and potable water that include design and preparation of construction drawings. She also has experience in the administrative side of running an engineering office and is confident preparing tender documentation and drawings. Lynette also has extensive knowledge of AutoCAD. |
Steve Dowman
Steve has had 40 years of work experience in various disciplines including Civil Engineering. His work experience and engineering knowledge provides him with the tools to enable smooth transitions from client vision to build completion. Steve has been successful with civil engineering projects as diverse as the design and project management for sports fields, roads and services for both rural and urban subdivisions, storm-water drainage design for a major arterial road project, and the design and project management for many small projects. Steve has a thorough knowledge of local authority codes of practice which provides for the stress free attainment of both resource and building consent approvals. 
Vanessa Davis
Vanessa has 14 years of experience in a variety of environmental design and consent disciplines in New Zealand and California. Her background lies in architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning with post graduate studies on facilities for cyclists. In California, her involvement in the cycling community and her League of American Bicyclists Instructor Certification equipped her to hold roles as the Regional Chair of Injury Prevention Coalition and County Chair of the Safe Routes to School Task Force. She uses her technical skills in AutoCAD, GIS and Photoshop to research and communicate the natural and built environment. |
Structural Engineering Team
Chan Zhi Han
Chan enjoys delving into the binary façade of structural engineering challenges, particularly for industrial plants and structures. During his formative years in Malaysia, he was involved in design and construction supervision of plants ranging from Edible Oil, Specialty Fats, Food and Feed, Storage Tanks and Pipe Gantries to Petrochemical Refineries. Capitalising on his skill, he took up the challenge of co-managing a team of engineers and 3D model detailers spanning both Malaysia and the U.K. office in designing bespoke onshore and offshore Direct Fired Heaters and Waste Heat Recovery Units exposed to harsh environments such as hurricanes, earthquakes, sea motion (on FPSO), lifting and transportation load. More recently his appreciation of structural behaviour under earthquake actions is further fortified by his immense involvement design of site-bolted Storage tanks. 
Paul van den Hoven
Paul has over 30 years experience in Civil Engineering projects. His extensive structural engineering background covers a wide range of disciplines, this includes structural detailing of bridges and bridge components in materials such as; steel; in-situ/pre-tensioned/post-tensioned concrete timber; bridge seismic retrofit projects, bridge inspections; structural details of culverts and tunnels; commercial/industrial buildings; construction monitoring of bridging projects including processing of construction queries, quality records maintenance and as built drawing production. Paul has also done roading design and draughting for new highway projects and shape correction/pavement rehabilitation for existing roads. 
Janine Westraadt
Janine has worked for an engineering consulting company in South Africa before joining Tiaki, She has experience in a variety of projects ranging from Design Engineering to ISO implementation. These Design Engineering projects ranged from oil-to-gas boiler conversions, to lifting platforms, natural gas-lines and support structures, which she has been involved with from the concept to hand-over phase. She has extensive experience in Autodesk Inventor, and solid knowledge of good Drawing Office Practice. |
Hugh Barraclough
Hugh has over 17 years' experience within the civil engineering industry, focusing primarily in the civil and structural fields. He has experience in the design, preparation of drawings, contractual documentation, tender adjudication and project implementation management stages of a variety of commercial, residential and industrial structures, as well as civil structures such as reservoirs, treatment works, bridges and culverts, and general bulk water infrastructure projects. Hugh has worked primarily within the consulting engineering sector both in South Africa and New Zealand, working closely with both private and government (both local and national) clients from project inception to close out phases. 
Hayley Andrew
Hayley has over 15 years' experience in project design and delivery for a variety of civil construction projects and the submission of the associated consents. She has a good working relationship with BOPRC and the NZHPT. She is familiar with the requirements of obtaining Archaeological Authorities, for sites where previous assessments have indicated items of archaeological significance. Hayley is experienced in consulting with affected parties to obtain the required approvals for works, contract document preparation, physical works administration, liaison with the local authority staff and Contractors, preparation of contract schedules and estimates and drafting of contract drawings sets. 
Mariana Shaw
Mariana is our new graduate engineer with experience in both a consultancy environment and working independently. Her academic background allows her to get increasingly involved with our Engineering projects. She has recently joined us looking to develop an understanding of and familiarity with the New Zealand Standards, the NZ Building Code, other building regulatory requirements and Tiaki ECL design and drafting standards with the view of growing her role and responsibility within the office. She has experience in structural design, organisation and project planning, preparation of AutoCAD drawings, report and presentations development, and assists with the design, composition and production of engineering proposals and presentations. |
Geotechnical Team
Dan Bond
Dan has worked as an Engineering Geologist in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom. Dan’s roles have been across a wide variety of schemes from conception stage through to details design, including; road infrastructure, slope stability investigations of abandoned underground mine workings, and grout injection projects. Key project responsibilities have included; geotechnical investigations, interpretation, analysis and assessment, design, and technical reporting. Dan’s extensive experience over 15 years, along with working in various climatic and soil conditions, provides a wealth of knowledge and understanding in the geotechnical civil engineering field. |
Matt Price
Matt has worked as an Engineering Geologist in Australia and New Zealand and has a bank of practical experience on geotechnical and environmental projects. His experience includes; geotechnical investigations for large industrial structures, high-rise residential developments, subdivisions, aged care facilities, and large infrastructure projects including tunnels and roads. These projects have involved retaining wall design, slope stability analysis, pavement design, earthworks reporting, construction monitoring in soil and rock, project management, CPT testing and interpretation, and environmental sampling. |
Office Manager
Jo Pellew
Jo has previously worked in the Local Government sector in Customer Service, Revenue and Executive Assistant / Fleet Management, in the Waikato region for over 10 years, this provides her with an excellent understanding of Council planning and processes, and financial requirements.
Jo looks after the day to day requirements of running a busy engineering consultancy,including Accounts Management, HR and Administration support. She is experienced in Accounts Receivable, Executive management, Fleet Management, Project Management and is the Health and Safety representative for Tiaki.
Jo has previously worked in the Local Government sector in Customer Service, Revenue and Executive Assistant / Fleet Management, in the Waikato region for over 10 years, this provides her with an excellent understanding of Council planning and processes, and financial requirements.
Jo looks after the day to day requirements of running a busy engineering consultancy,including Accounts Management, HR and Administration support. She is experienced in Accounts Receivable, Executive management, Fleet Management, Project Management and is the Health and Safety representative for Tiaki.
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