About Me

Darren Shepherd

Age 33

Married with five children

Consulting Engineer in Queensland Australia

d_shepherd@optusnet.com.au

Mobile 0402 166325

www.shepherdservices.net

 

Key Experience

  • Development and Implementation of the Shepherd Services Maintenance Management System for unsealed road networks.

  • Project Management of Road, Drainage and Sewage construction projects.

  • Total Asset Management – Implementation of Asset Management Software Systems for all asset types.  Road valuations and maintenance programming.   Fleet maintenance budgeting and programming.

  • Management Services – Budgeting and Programming Infrastructure works, managing construction and maintenance personnel and QA systems.  Management Information Systems, development and implementation.

Education and Professional Status

  • Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Central Queensland University

  • Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland, R.P.E.Q 6066

  • Member, Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia

  • State Board Member of Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia Queensland

Other Achievements

  • Nominated for the IPWEAQ Excellence Award 2002 for Maintenance Management System used to manage unsealed road networks.
     

  • 2003-04. Articles in the Australian Road Management and Construction Magazine called “ROADS” and also the ”Public Works Engineering” Magazine, on Management of Unsealed Roads.

  • IPWEAQ State Conference Presenter of a paper called “using a computerised model to manage your unsealed roads network.

 

Professional experience

 

1999 – 2005                Local Council’s in QLD           Consulting Engineer 

 

System Implementations

 

Implementation of Shepherd Services Maintenance Management System

(Training, Expertise and Computer System).

Maroochy, Nanango, Fitzroy, Broadsound, Nebo, Calliope Shire Council, Belyando Shire and Mackay City Councils.

Implementation of the Jeff Roorda and Associates Asset Management  System (Includes asset register and financial reporting) for the following councils;

 Peak downs and Bowen Shire Councils

 Asset Management

 

  • Livingstone Shire Road and Drainage Valuations 2005/2006.

  • Miriam Vale Roads Valuations 05/06.

  • Peak downs Road Asset Rollovers 05/06.

  • Belyando Shire road asset valuations and depreciation schedules, for a total asset replacement value of $64M, 2004.

  • Peak Downs Shire road asset valuations and depreciation schedules, for a total asset replacement value of $59M, 2004.

  • Broadsound Shire water and sewer valuations and depreciations schedules, for a total asset replacement value of $38M, 2003.

  • Broadsound Shire road asset valuations and depreciation schedules, for a total asset replacement value of $64M, 2002.

  • Fitzroy road asset valuations and depreciation schedules, for a total asset replacement value of $50M, 1999.

  • Fitzroy fleet – worked out fleet replacement, maintenance and programming.

  • Broadsound Road Asset Valuations, 2002.  Included updating asset register, unit rates and producing financial reporting and documentation.

 

 >> Quick Links

 

Review and Submit Unit Rates Online

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($/km. Km/day for Different Maintenance Grading Activities)

 

Review Gravel Soil Quality Online

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(Determine how a gravel material will performance on unsealed roads)

 

 

 

Website Last Updated 14/06/2007

 

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