FLEET Council

Thomas has worked in Australian Local Government Fleet for 10 years. Previous to this he spent 13 years within private sector, managing fleet and logistics operations throughout the UK for Rail; Gas; Communications and Renewable Energy sectors.

Thomas spent much of 2017 coordinating the restoration and replacement of workshops and fleet for a NSW Government, lost and damaged during the cyclone Debbie floods; in recognition of his efforts in the coordination of procurement processes during disaster recover, he was awarded Highly Commended in the NSW Local Government Procurement Professional of the year.

In his current role as Manager Plant Fleet Services at Logan City Council, Thomas and his fleet team have embarked on the journey of helping to manoeuvre the city towards its vision of being an ‘Innovative, City of The Future’; identifying innovation and leadership development opportunities to ensure the Fleet branch is a significant contributor to an already high achieving organisation.

Andrew has had some 40 years’ experience across a wide range of roles from Technical Officer to General Manager covering both Public and Private Sectors in Engineering, Construction, Power, Water, Vegetation Management, Plant Design and Fleet Management.

Andrew has an extensive background in development and innovation with the ability to achieve both cultural and technological change along with cost rationalisation. Andrew has led both local and interstate teams with up to 200 staff across 3 states.

Andrew holds a Diploma of Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Diploma in Project Management along with Cert 4 in training and various contract and value based management certifications.

Dean Gutteridge is a trade qualified mechanic with tertiary qualifications in mechanical engineering and business management.

Since 2004, Dean has held the role of Manager Fleet for the City of Gold Coast, having previously been Director of Engineering Services for Narrabri Shire Council (NSW), and Mechanical Engineer Mobile Plant for Gosford City Council. His current responsibilities include providing cost competitive and effective vehicle, plant and equipment resources to the entire organisation (6,500 vehicles, plant and equipment with a replacement value of approximately $120 million).

Dean leads a multi-disciplinary team of over 200 staff and labour hire resources, and numerous contractors and sub-contractors with an operational expenditure of approximately $37 million.

Graham's local government experience includes Manager, Fleet Services, at the City of Greater Geraldton, ten years managing the fleet at the City of Busselton, and time at the City of Stirling and the Town of Victoria Park.

Graham qualified as a diesel mechanic and worked for many years in municipal and long distance passenger transport. He completed a three year RAU Diploma in Road Transport, majoring in passenger transport, and has also completed the IPWEA Fleet Management Certificate.

Graham enjoys the challenge of working on complex specifications for specialised operational requirements, and procuring best value plant and vehicles.

Peter is recognised as an industry leader with 17 years of fleet management experience, recently returning to local government fleet management following four years working in the not-for-profit sector where he achieved the prestigious AfMA 2017 Fleet Manager of the Year Award.

Never shy to take on new and interesting challenges, Peter’s return to a now amalgamated council has enabled him to be innovative and use his evidence based, pragmatic approach to improve business operations in a challenging environment whilst maintaining typical business as usual demands.

Peter is the newest member of the IPWEA Fleet Council and is Chair of the Newcastle (NSW) branch.

Rob is Director IPWEA FLEET with overall responsibility for the development and delivery of the program.

Rob has over 30 year’s experience in Fleet Management, Asset Management and Procurement and continues to work as a consultant to the Fleet Management industry.

Rob holds qualifications in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA in Technology Management and is a qualified VET Trainer and Assessor.

Ross has been leading the IPWEA Plant & Vehicle (Fleet) management program since its inception in 2003. His passion for plant & vehicle management stemmed from his 28 years working in local government, the last 13 as a Director of Infrastructure with responsibility for Fleet.

Ross was instrumental in development of the IPWEA best practice Plant & Vehicle Management Manual and the Fleet Management Certificate. He holds a Batchelor of Engineering (Civil), Graduate Diploma in Business and Certificate IV in Training & Assessment.

Ross has also worked as a consultant primarily in the area of Plant & Vehicle Management.

Ken Goldberg, as Managing Director of Modus Management (www.modus.management), helps aspiring businesses maximise their potential. Working with business managers and leaders, he combines a grounded analytical approach with focus on practical implementation to achieve substantive results.

Ken has a significant fleet industry involvement and currently serves as a Queensland Chapter Committee Member with the Australasian Fleet Management Association. He draws on a wealth of industry and technical knowledge having previously been General Manager in Asia-Pacific for a prominent UK-based software company specialising in enterprise-level fleet and asset management solutions.

He has also been both Regional VP and GM in Asia-Pacific for a leading US-based Software-as-a-Service provider who pioneered on-line business-information sharing, collaboration and workflow solutions.

Prior to this, Ken has built a successful business partnering with companies specialising in electronic data interchange and data storage/retrieval solutions. Ken holds a Master of Management degree from University of Southern Queensland, a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with concentration in Management from California State University, Fullerton and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Stephen has worked in Fleet Management and Consultancy both locally and internationally and has over 30 years' experience in fleet management consultancy covering the full range of fleet operations in both the mining and commercial sectors. He has also worked as a Management Consultant specialising in Change Management and Corporate Governance

Stephen is the highest qualified Four Wheel Drive trainer in Australia and the only Four Wheel Drive Trainer in Australasia certified by the International Four Wheel Drive Trainers' Association as a Master Trainer He is also the only Four Wheel Drive Trainer in Australia certified by Tread Lightly as a Master Tread Trainer.

Stephen holds an MBA, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors as well as a Justice of the Peace (Qualified) and holds a Cert IV in Training and Assessment, Cert IV in Occupational Health and Safety Cert III in Investigative Services Cert II in Security (operations) and has completed the IPWEA Fleet Management Certificate He is also Qualified in the Australasian Inter Service Incident Management System.