It is rare for us to hear what the asset owner’s concerns and challenges are on remediation works. This seminar focuses on the asset owner’s viewpoints and hear first-hand from the asset owner/maintainer, with their constraints and key drivers when planning maintenance activities.

Following from these, we will have a past President of the ACRA presenting the various preventative corrosion protection strategies that asset owner can consider to reduce long term costs.

Don’t miss out the opportunity to interact with asset owners and our past President of ACRA as well as catching up with our remedial colleagues. Reserve your spot now !

Speakers

Sindhu Sindhunata : Team Leader – Asset Durability, Water Corporation

Subject: Water Asset Condition Assessment, Maintenance and Refurbishment

Sindhu’s Sindhunata Biography
Water Corporation WA is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the majority of water and wastewater assets in Western Australia. Effective management of these water assets requires appropriate data collection and interpretation, engagement with stakeholders, and buy in for various initiatives. Among the challenges faced in asset management are lack of redundancy for proper Asset Condition Assessment (ACA) and refurbishment to be carried out, as well as issues related to access and time constraints. Technical case studies from recent assets refurbishment will be presented. Sindhu Sindhunata serves as Technical Team Leader for the Engineering ICA-Durability section within Water Corporation. His team offers internal technical expertise and support to the company in areas of asset condition assessment, corrosion, durability, coating and cathodic protection. He holds a PhD in Geopolymer Concrete from the University of Melbourne and bring with him valuable experience working in engineering consultancy companies.

Jimmy Seng: Asset Management Services Manager – Critical Infrastructure, Ventia Pty Ltd

Subject: Maritime Infrastructure Maintenance Challenges

Ventia in partnership with the Department of Transport (Maritime) is responsible for the management and maintenance of the recreational navigational and marine facilities in Western Australia. Effective management of these maritime assets requires condition inspection and interpretation, engagement with Maritime, and buy in from Maritime stakeholders. Among the challenges faced in maintenance of these assets is the disproportionality between what is required versus actual funding. The present challenges are to utilise knowledge of these assets to further apply for increase maintenance/capital funding. The 10-year Asset Management Reports (AMPs) and the Asset Renewal List (ARL) are used as the backbone for these requests.
Jimmy serves as Asset Management Services Team Leader for the current DoT-Ventia partnership. His team offers internal technical expertise and support DoT in areas of asset condition, structural assessment and project management. He holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from Curtin University and bring with him valuable experience working in engineering consultancy and construction/remediation companies.

Andrew Dickinson, Business Development Manager – Oceania Region, Vector Corrosion Technologies

Subject:• Preventative Corrosion Protection Strategies

Andrew is the Business Development Manager for Vector Corrosion Technologies managing the Oceania Region. As the leading global supplier of technologies for reinforced concrete structures, we breathe new life into structures ravaged by corrosion and prevent them from corroding in the first place. Andrew has been in the repair and corrosion industry for over 20 years specialising in the repair and corrosion protection of reinforced concrete structures. Andrew has served on several ACA committees and is a past President of the ACRA.