Ian has 25 years of technical, strategy and business development experience in the environmental sector as an environmental consultant and remediation contractor focused on solutions for complex soil and water contamination problems in urban, regional and remote environments. Ian is well known for his ability to work with clients and their teams to develop and deliver remediation and rehabilitation solutions to some of the most complex contaminated sites in Australia.
His experience includes the investigation and remediation design and delivery for gasworks sites, Defence sites, mine sites, as well as complex remediation projects for Federal and State Government agencies including Cox Peninsula in the NT (facilitating the settlement of the Kenbi Land Claim), CFA Fiskville in VIC, the Camellia Peninsula in NSW and Elizabeth Quay in WA. Ian was instrumental in developing a dedicated group and suite of solutions focused on the remediation of emerging contaminants in soil, in particular per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Ian was part of the team that delivered one of the first full scale PFAS source area remediation projects in the world with a patented soil-washing technology. Ian is an Honorary Life Member of the Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) and was on the Board of Directors from 2014 -2020 and President from 2015 – 2020. Prior to that, he was Chair of Victorian Committee for two years. In his spare time, he is learning to play golf…(badly).
The Environmental Earth Sciences International Group acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
