Visiting Guest Speaker - Ian McIntyre
Topic: Systems Thinking in Infrastructure System Engineering: Insights from Industry
Published on the 18 July 2023
Visiting Guest Speaker
Ian McIntyre
- Director,· Ian McIntyre & Associates Pty Ltd
- President of Region 3 (Australia and New Zealand)
- Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
- Expert Determination and Expert Witness
- Sub-Committees of the Resolution Institute
BIOGRAPHY:
Ian is semi-retired after a career in construction and consulting. He is the current President of Region 3 (Australia and New Zealand) of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation and he is also on the international board of the Foundation. He is a member of the Expert Determination and Expert Witness Sub-Committees of the Resolution Institute. He has for several years chaired the Industry Advisory Committee at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW.
Ian is well known in regard to analysis of project delivery problems and failures. He has frequently been retained in 'trouble shooting', independent review, due diligence and expert determination roles and has considerable experience in analysis of the reasons for and effects of project delivery problems. He is currently retained in a Supreme Court matter as an expert witness in relation to a major infrastructure project. He has been a member of several project Dispute Avoidance Boards, one of which relates to a current major project.
Ian is a Civil Engineer with decades of experience in major civil engineering and multi-disciplinary resources, transportation, power and industrial infrastructure projects. Consulting assignments have covered a wide range of infrastructure and systems integration projects, including hydro power projects, dams, tunnels, roads, bridges, airports, ports, railway rolling stock, power stations, wind farms, transmission lines, mineral processing plants, water processing plants, water distribution systems, LNG processing plants, automated crane control systems, automated toll collection systems, bulk handling facilities, industrial facilities, CBD office buildings, public entertainment and convention facilities, hospitals, schools, hotels and ICT system integration projects. These consulting activities were undertaken throughout Australia, and in Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, India, Vietnam and Singapore.
