Russell Gow

Experience

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  Australian Road Research Board

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2002

  Engineer

  Pavement condition data collection, processing, quality assurance.Pavement condition survey equipment development and validation.Pavement condition data collection in:-Australia-Greece-Brazil-USATraining.

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  Infraco BCV / Metronet BCV

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  United Kingdom

  Project manage asset condition assessment and certification for rail assets.

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  Atkins

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  United Kingdom

  Asset management

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  ARRB Group

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Asset Management Engineer

  Asset managementRoad network definitionPavement condition data collectionDevelopment of tools for pavement condition lifecycle analysis and definition of prioritised capital expenditure plansHDM4Report writingDevelopment of Austroads guidance

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  CPB Contractors

  May 2011 - May 2017

  Senior Asset Management Engineer

  Implementation of asset management system, developed from ISO55001 and ISO15288 requirements, on motorways in Sydney and Brisbane.

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  Ventia Pty Ltd

  May 2016 - May 2017

  Senior Asset Management Engineer

  ISO55001 certification – Airport Link Motorway, Brisbane, Australia.ISO55001 certification – M5 East Motorway, Sydney, Australia.Ventia decision support tool strategy.Internal auditor – Royal North Shore Hospital, M5 East motorway, Sydney, Australia.Ventia Maintenance Management System development.

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  Broadspectrum

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

  Asset Manager

  Forward Works Program Development – Major Roads Project Authority (VicRoads), Melbourne, Australia.Pavement models were established in Decision Support Tools (DST), including Highway Development and Management, version 4 (HDM4) and Deighton Total Infrastructure Management System (dTIMS). The DSTs were used to calculate long-term forward works programs that achieve (and sustain achievement of) target performance for the minimum whole-of-life cost. Models were established for the: Western Roads Upgrade, Northern Roads Upgrade and South Eastern Roads upgrade. For each road network, tasks included: • Data quality assurance• Establishment of a data representation of the road network from disparet data sets.• The use of historical data to calculate real life deterioration rates, per homogeneous section type.• Establishment of work improvement effects per treatment type, based on actual condition change observed from pre and post treatment condition data.• Implementation of decision support tools (HDM4 and dTIMS) to develop optimum long-term pavement forward works programs• Definition of an optimal maintenance intervention / treatment strategy to achieve contractual performance targets.• pavement structural deflection, and identify locations for heavy patching.• Video and field validation of proposed forward works program.• Scoping of works.Decision Support Tool specification – Brisbane Airport Cooperation, Brisbane, Australia.A specification was developed to procure a decision support tool for the management of airport: runways and roads (flexible and rigid pavement).A review of the asset management practices completed on the Eastlink Motorway was completed, including:• ISO55001 benchmarking, maturity evaluation, gap analysis and improvement action plan• Development of strategies to:• Satisfy performance in key result areas• Prepare condition based capital replacement and renewal plans• Comply with handback performance requirements. Show less

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  UGL

  Jan 2020 - now

  Senior Asset Manager

  TfNSW Greater Sydney Bus Contracts, Region 5 and Region 10 – TfNSW, Sydney, Australia.Asset Management lead for the TfNSW Greater Sydney Bus Contracts for Region 5 and Region 10, including the definition of the: Depot Establishment Strategy, ICT solution, Depot and Bus Maintenance Strategy, Aboriginal Participation Strategy.Defence Fuel Transformation Program: Fuel Services Contract Tender – Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence.Asset Manager tasked with the review / preparation of the Strategic Asset Management Plan and review / update of the Physical Asset Due Diligence inspection strategy.Joint Project JP9102 – Australian Defence Satellite Communications (SATCOM) System, Sovereign SatCom Component (SSC) Acquisition Tender – Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence.Asset Management lead for the Team Maier, Ground Segment Infrastructure (UGL Scope) of the Australian Defence SATCOM System, including the definition of strategies (and resources) required to maintain the infrastructure over the long-term.Inland Rail (Gowrie to Kagaru) Tender – Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), Queensland, Australia.Asset Management lead for the operations and maintenance solution, including definition of the maintenance operational strategy for: preventative, corrective and lifecycle maintenance. Definition of the licenced maintenance area using GIS.Tactical Asset Management Plan (TAMP) method statement and plan preparation – Sydney Road Asset Performance Contract (SRAPC) tender, Transport for New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.Preparation of Asset Management content for the SRAPC Expression of Interest. Development of the Tactical Asset Management Plan (TAMP) method statement. Implementation of the TAMP method statement to produce a TAMP for delivery that reflects the: best spend of available (constrained) funding in consideration of achieving target performance, for the least risk over the long-term (lifecycle). Show less