AHSCA Committee Members

Robin is an experienced Hydraulic Services Engineer with over 40 years’ service in the fields of consultancy and contracting.

Robin emigrated to Australia to take up the position of Manager of the Hydraulics Department within a national multi-disciplined Consultancy in WA before forming TBC Hydraulics in January 2004.  After 13 successful years TBC Hydraulics was bought out by a client wishing to expand into the Building Services field.

Robin transitioned to the WSP Building Services Team and undertook a pivotal role as the Leader of the Hydraulic Services Department in Melbourne.

Following a successful three-year tenure in Melbourne, Robin returned to Western Australia with WSP, where he served as WSP's National Lead Engineer. He currently holds the position of Senior Engineer (Hydraulics) at Arcadis.

Throughout his career, Robin has accumulated a wealth of experience in both Australia and the UK, collaborating with a diverse range of companies

Salvatore has more than 20 years’ experience in the plumbing construction industry and has spent the past 16 years in the Hydraulic Services and Fire Servicers design field and is currently an Associate of Hydraulics Design Australia.

Salvatore’s role as Secretary of the AHSCA WA Chapter is to ensure the accurate recording of minutes, keeping and maintaining registers, roles and all correspondence relating to the Chapter.

Ralf has over 18 years’ experience in the plumbing and construction industry. Ralf started his career with a mechanical and plumbing apprenticeship back in Germany in 1996. After he finished his degree successfully in 1999, he worked for another year for a hydraulic and mechanical contractor specialized in the field of maintenance of hydraulic and mechanical systems. In 2000 he decided to do a full time course in University to study Building Services Engineering which he finished successfully in 2004 with BE qualifications.

Ralf was s a principal of Stantec and he is also a member and Reviewer of the Licencing Accreditation Review Unit (LARU) and a Member of Engineers Australia.

Ralf is now one of the founding directors at Plexus Engineers.

Adam has a career spanning 30-years in the building industry.

Adam is a founding member and principal of Volume Design Group.

Joel has over 14 years’ experience in the Engineering field and has been in Hydraulic Services since 2011 since completing his B.Eng (Mechanical Engineering). Joel has been an active member of Engineers Australia since 2005.

Joel currently works at Aurecon Group.

Michael began his career as a consultant in the Hydraulic Services and Fire Protection Industry in 1984, following a successful career in Plumbing. Progressing his experience through Service Engineering practices In Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia.

Michael has a broad experience base (over 30 years) in Hydraulic Services Engineering, with application in design, documentation, specification and construction control for projects across the major market sectors.

Paul was a founding member of the WA Chapter in 1995 and was the inaugural Chapter Secretary and has since been upgraded to Life Member status.

Paul has over 40 years’ experience in the Plumbing industry with 35 of those years in the field of Hydraulic services and Fire services design.

Paul is also a past State Chapter and National President of the Institute of Plumbing Australia. Paul is currently a Director with Construction Hydraulic Design Pty Ltd