
Paul Klinac
Senior Coastal Engineer

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About me
General Manager - Engineering, Assets and Technical Advisory. Auckland Council
Education

University of Waikato
2000 - 2002Master of Science (M.Sc.) Coastal Processes, Asset Management, Environmental Engineering and Science First Class HonoursActivities and Societies: Golden Key National Honour Society Coastal Marine Group - University of Waikato Masters thesis (MSc) title: “Sediment Dynamics of the Sheltered East Coast Beaches of Auckland”.

The University of Waikato
1998 - 2000BSc (REP)
Experience

Auckland Council
Nov 2010 - Jul 2012Senior Coastal Engineer
Auckland Council
Nov 2012 - Jan 2019Team Manager - Coastal and Geotechnical Services
Jan 2016 - Jan 2019Team Manager - Coastal Management Services
Nov 2012 - Jan 2016

Auckland Council
Feb 2021 - now2019 - 2021 Head of Specialist Delivery within Engineering and Technical Services.Natural hazardsCoastal managementGeotechnical servicesLandfill Management (Delivery)Contaminated land and earth scienceAsset management
General Manager - Engineering, Assets and Technical Advisory
Jun 2024 - nowGeneral Manager - Resilient Land & Coasts Department
Feb 2021 - Jun 2024Acting General Manager - Technical Services
Feb 2021 - May 2021
Licenses & Certifications

Certificate in Applied Science
Waiariki Institute of TechnologyFeb 1997
Certificate in Environmental Science and Resource Management
Waiariki Institute of TechnologyJan 1998
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Paul KlinacTerry Healy Coastal Project Award, 2022. New Zealand Coastal Society. Nov 2022
- Awarded to Paul KlinacHonorary Fellow of University of Auckland University of Auckland Oct 2018
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