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Who's Who in the Cement & Concrete
Association of New Zealand
Patrick
McGuire - Chief Executive
Patrick's engineering career has spanned
over 40 years in Australasia, South East Asia and the UK.
Prior to taking up his current position with CCANZ Patrick
was Executive Director of the Concrete Pipe Association of
Australasia. During his career Patrick has worked in both
the Government and the private sector. He is committed to
standards, quality and sustainability, and sees his greatest
challenge as moving the New Zealand psyche from simply being
'green' to being 'sustainable'.
Angelique Van Schaik - Administrator
Angelique brings a wide range of office
skills and experience to the role which supports many of the
CCANZ key activities. She also oversees the administration
of services to our members, so do not hesitate to introduce
yourself when you next call.
admin@cca.org.nz
Cathy Castle - Financial Administrator
Cathy has responsibility for the Association's
financial systems and provides administration support for
the Association. She also provides valuable accounting and
secretarial support to the CCANZ allied associations - NZRMCA,
NZCMA and Precast NZ.
Technical Services Team
Adam Leach
- Information and Communications Manager
Adam brings considerable experience in various roles. His
research skills ensure he can source the latest information
from around the world, and make him an integral part of the
technical enquiry service. He also co-ordinates all CCANZ
communications activities, including project and member communications.
Alan
Kirby - Project Manager
Alan is a Civil Engineer, with additional qualifications in
Concrete Practice and Technology, who has worked on major
construction projects throughout the world, including roads
and bridges, dams, power stations, tunnels, airfields, and
buildings. In New Zealand he was the Concrete Production Manager
on the Clyde Dam project in the 1980's, and more recently,
the Quality Assurance Engineer on the Second Manapouri Tailrace
Tunnel project. Alan's experience with concrete includes sampling
and testing, quality control/assurance, mix design, mass concrete,
pavement quality concrete, wet and dry shotcrete, lean cement-bound
materials for subbases and roadbases, no-fines concrete, precast
and ready-mix concrete.
Rob Gaimster - Project Manager
Rob Gaimster, a senior engineer from the United Kingdom, joined
the CCANZ team as Project Manager in late 2006. Rob was previously
National Technical Manager with heavy building materials giant
Cemex Materials UK and is a Past President of the Institute
of Concrete Technology. He is a qualified civil engineer and
has broad technical knowledge and experience in concrete technology.
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