UniSA Alumni
Monish
BhindiMonish arrived from Fiji in 1985 to finish his schooling and study for a Bachelor of Applied Science. He extended his studies and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering, Civil and Water from UniSA in 1999.
Prior to this he worked as a design engineer with Adrail, followed by a position of design drafter and engineer with KBR where he was fortunate to have the opportunity to work on high profile projects, such as the Formula 1 racetrack and the Darwin-Alice Springs rail bid, where he was able to gain valuable experience. Urban design and mining projects were also a major part of his portfolio, and included projects such as the Mawson Lakes and Blackwood Park projects.
After joining Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd, Monish concentrated on marketing, where his multiple skills were soon recognised with a promotion to Principal Engineer, where he manages the Civil group of 19 staff and is responsible for Urban Development projects.
Monish believes the key to success within his industry is building relationships. The fact that he has worked productively on a wide range of tasks and in more than one capacity, contributes to his philosophy of networking and recognising other people's high level of skill in their field.
Barry Grear AOBarry Grear AO has devoted a substantial portion of his life in support of the engineering profession in Australia, the FEIAP Region and now world engineering activities.
Barry's involvement in the Institution of Engineers Australia has been extensive, with committee activities in electrical engineering, engineering education, engineering practice, management and registration of engineers. In 1989 he was President of the South Australian Division and was National President in 1997/98.
In 1995 Barry Grear became involved in the activities of the then FEISEAP, and attended all of the General Assemblies until 2003 when responsibilities in the WFEO became more demanding. He was involved in the Education and Environment Committees and Chaired the Education Committee from 2000 to 2004.
In 1997 Barry was involved in the development of the APEC Engineer Register. This involved gathering information about the Graduate Courses of all APEC Countries, setting the criteria for practice standards and experience for the APEC Register. In this role he chaired the International Coordinating Committee for the first four years and has given many speeches internationally explaining the operation of the APEC and other international registers.
Barry Grear retired early in 1997 after a career of 44 years in the South Australian Public Sector but continues actively on a number of statutory and community service Boards.
He represented Australia on many Standing Committees of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) and was inducted as the President in November 2007. Barry is also active on the World Executive of RedR (Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief) as Past President and is currently the International Treasurer and a RedR Australia Board Member. He is also a patron of Red Cross South Australia.
In the 2001 Australia Day Honors, Barry was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to the engineering profession, principally through the Institution of Engineers Australia, in the area of education, and to the community through sporting, church and emergency services organizations.
In 2004, 2008 and 2009 Barry was listed as one of the Top 100 of Australia's Influential Engineers initially through the then Presidency of Professions Australia and latterly through his involvement in national and international Engineering Organisations.
In 2009 he was awarded the Presiden's Prize by Engineers Australia at its Engineering Excellence Awards dinner in Canberra and also the FEIAP Engineer of the Year Award 2009 for the Asia-Pacific region by the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific.
Dr Yalei HaoDr. Yalei Hao is an alumnus of the University of South Australia, graduating with a PhD in 2009 and recently was a finalist at the inaugural Australia China Alumni Awards Beijing.
Building on his Australian education experience, Dr. Hao recognised the value of the international cooperation model commonly applied by Australian universities. He successfully developed joint ventures between Australian and Chinese research institutions, leading to outstanding achievements in Australian-Chinese joint commercial partnerships the petroleum industry..
With 17 years of experience in China's oil and petroleum business, Dr. Hao is a core member of China's international joint venture activities, responsible for project planning and management. Working with international giants such as Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, Arrow Energy of Australia and the Sino-Australian Coal-bed Methane Company, he made significant progress in exploration of natural gas.
In 2008 he was promoted to the position of Deputy Director of PetroChina's Foreign Cooperation Administration Department with specific responsibility for Natural Gas. In this current role, he is responsible for PetroChina's international joint ventures for management of coal-based methane projects including two with Australian interests.
Dr
Kim Kwang Raymond ChooDr Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo graduated from the University of South
Australia with a Master of Information Technology and Bachelor of
Applied Science (Hons) Industrial and Applied Maths in 2002. He is the
recipient of the '2009
Fulbright Professional Australia-US Alliance Studies Scholarship'
sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, a '2008
Australia Day Achievement Medallion', 'Wilkes Award' for the best
paper published in the 2007 volume of The Computer Journal (Oxford
University Press), the '2007 QUT Faculty of IT Executive Dean’s
outstanding thesis commendation', and the 'Best Student Paper Award' at
Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ACISP
2005).
Raymond has presented as an invited speaker at several international and
domestic conferences including the "Global Security Asia 2009" hosted by
Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs, "National Security Australia"
conferences in 2008 and 2009, "Organised Crime in Asia: Governance and
Accountability" colloquium at the National University of Singapore, to
the "Proceeds of Crime Working Group" at Australian Federal Police
Sydney Headquarters and at China's Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring and
Analysis Center. In Nov 2008, he delivered a keynote speech at End
Children Prostitution, Child Pornography & trafficking of Children for
Sexual Purposes (ECPAT) Taiwan 's 2008 International Conference on
Strategies of Child Online Safety.
His recent publications include "Future
directions in technology-enabled crime: 2007-09", "Organised
crime groups in cyberspace: a typology", "Money
laundering risks of prepaid stored value cards", "Politically
exposed persons (PEPs): risks and mitigation"and "Secure Key
Establishment" (Springer's "Advances
in Information Security" book series). He has also served on the
program committee for several international conferences and as a
reviewer for several international conferences and journals including
ASIACRYPT 2009, Designs, Codes and Cryptography, and Crime, Law and
Social Change.
A summary of his CV is available on http://www.aic.gov.au/research/staff/choo_raymond.html and http://raymond.choo.au.googlepages.com
David Klingberg AMDavid Klingberg was Chancellor of the University of South Australia from 1998 - 2008. This appointment followed his retirement from Kinhill Engineers where he worked for 34 years as one of the partners of the organisation and as Managing Director for the last 6 years of his tenure. From its inception David played a major role in developing the company from a small Adelaide based engineer to one of the largest and most successful firms of professional engineers in Australia and South East Asia, with approximately 2000 staff in some 25 offices.
During his engineering career, David developed substantial professional expertise in finance, management, project evaluation, and major infrastructure project structuring which he now employs in his many company directorship and advisorial roles.
David is Chairman of Barossa Infrastructure and of the Mawson Lakes Joint Venture; Director of Snowy Hydro Limited, Codan Limited, Centrex Metals Limited and Equity and Advisory Limited. He is also the Chair of the Climate Change Council and is on the Advisory Board Thomson Playford .
In September 2008 David was named South Australian Professional Engineer of the Year at the 2008 Engineering Excellence Awards. Presented by Engineers Australia (SA Division) this prestigious award acknowledges the highest level of individual achievement in the engineering field and is peer recognition of David Klingberg's outstanding contribution to the profession.
In 2003 David was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his contributions to the tertiary education sector and through engineering projects and a Centenary Medal for services to Civil and Mining Engineering. In 2005, he was acknowledged as one of Australias 100 most influential Engineers by Engineers Australia.
Phil
MortonPhil Morton is the Managing Partner for Morton Philips and brings a decade of Executive Search and Recruitment experience to the business. His commercial business background as General Manager of several significant operations means he understands the language of doing business.
Phil has had 3 different careers to date. He moved from local government to construction and then into the HR professional services industry. In each career phase, Phil has made a significant contribution and particularly during his time in the construction industry, he received an Engineering Excellence Award, he was General Manager of the leading road surfacing business in the State and was Chairman of the Australian Road Federation.
He joined Morgan & Banks to pursue his interest in assisting and following peoples careers. Morgan & Banks evolved into Hudson and under Phils guidance, it became the leading recruitment & HR firm in SA. Phil has been involved in the appointment of numerous state government Chief Executives as well as CEO and General Manager appointments in the private sector.
Phil has a sense of humour and appreciates South Australian red wine. He enjoys spending time with his wife, four kids and his garden.
Michael
O'ConnorMichael graduated from the South Australian Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Building) in 1984. Since then, he has carved a significant career and business in the building industry in South Australia. He was one of four directors who established Built Environs Pty Ltd in 1987 which is proudly South Australian and now employs 200 people and has an annual turnover of $140 million. Built Environs has been involved in many key landmark projects in the State, a few of which include: the State Library and Adelaide Oval Redevelopments, New Generation Leisure Centre, and the Burnside Village upgrade.
Michael is responsible for the strategic direction of Built Environs, is in charge of building, building works and interiors and special projects. He prides himself on his complete understanding of the construction industry: building, civil and industrial engineering contracts. He is active in the procurement of projects, monitoring risks and strengthening relationships with key clients. Built Environs was awarded MBA Commercial Builder of the Year for 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 & 2006.
He is a member of various boards and committees some of which are: Master Builder's Association Council, Port Adelaide Football Club Board, Women's and Children's Trustee Committee, SA Chapter Chair, 2003/2004 Young Presidents Association and a Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Michael aims for a healthy and balanced lifestyle between business, family and his leisure activities. He enjoys cycling, tennis and fishing.
Yeong
Chee MengOne of Malaysias most high profile engineers, Yeong graduated from UniSA
with a Master of Applied Science in Project Management in 1994, and has
since held leadership positions in many of Malaysias high-profile
engineering projects including the KL airport project, and as managing
director of dam construction company Sarawak Hidro. Today he is the Senior
General Manager at the Non-Revenue Water (NRW) division at major water
company Syabas.
Yeongs contribution as a proactive graduate of the University by leading
and supporting the development of its alumni in Malaysia has been
invaluable. Committed to bilateral relations between Australia and Malaysia,
he is now an executive member of the Malaysian Australian Alumni Council (MAAC),
a national organisation run by Malaysian alumni associations of Australian
universities.
Once an international student himself, Yeong says scholarly pursuit in a
foreign country is a major achievement - one which is almost as valuable as
a degree itself.
Howard YoungHoward is a Director of Kinsmen Limited. Howard was involved for over 30 years in the founding and development of the engineering services business formerly known as Kinhill Limited. During this period, he was instrumental in the conception and fulfillment of development projects requiring substantial entrepreneurial drive and professional skill.
Howard has also been responsible for the successful implementation of a wide range of engineering and property related projects and is involved in all aspects of Kinsmen's work from project identification through to the completion of the development management process.
Additional Directorships include serving as a member of the State Transport Authority and State Development Council. Howard is currently a member of the State Development Assessment Commission.
