About PPM
Operations Team
Troy McDonald
CEO and Managing Director
Troy is a strategic, solutions-focused Executive with a career demonstrating visionary leadership, evidenced through superior business performance in the Australian mining industry.
View on LinkedInCharlie Wheatley
Regional Manager - New South Wales
Charlie is a highly experienced Project Manager and leader, with over 30 years’ in operational and project improvement roles in tier-one coal mining and steelmaking businesses, and the construction / waste industry.
View on LinkedInJohn Gorman
Regional Manager - Northern Australia
John is a former General Manager and a mechanical engineer with more than 25 years’ experience leading operational teams and delivering improvement projects in steel, nickel and coal export blue-chip heavy industries. He is a strategic, motivated and values driven leader with a strong customer focus and ambition to improve business performance by engaging with people.
View on LinkedInPaula McManus
Commercial Manager
Paula is a commercial manager and CPA with over 20 years’ experience in transport and traffic services, property development, environmental consultancy and Project Management.
View on LinkedInNathan Suine
Regional Manager - Southern Australia & WA
Nathan is a results-driven and strategically focused Asset Management professional with over 25 years of proven success in the rail, ports, heavy haulage, forestry, and petrochemical industries.
View on LinkedInDorian van Zyl
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Dorian has over 20 years’ experience and capability in the delivery and management of Talent Acquisition initiatives, sourcing, selecting and hiring talented people to deliver PPM Services. He has deep experience in the Engineering and Construction Industries, having successfully led national and global Talent Acquisition programs.
View on LinkedInGrant Hood
Capability Manager
Grant is an inquisitive, innovative, and determined professional with a strong reputation for producing and delivering streamlined processes.
View on LinkedInSenior Project Managers
Tim Rodwell
Senior Project Manager
Tim is a Senior Project Manager with 25 years’ experience leading teams through engineering, construction and commissioning across heavy industry and the materials handling sector of significant value and complexity. Tim most recently was the Project Manager for the Port Kembla Coal Terminal Upgrade in NSW, a complex brownfield project including new Stackers and Reclaimers. With his extensive experience and wide skill set he can successfully undertake and manage multiple roles across varied projects or industry sectors whether it be a brown field or green field facility.
View on LinkedInGlen Judd
Senior Project Manager and Project Controls Specialist
Glen is an experienced Project Manager with more than 25 years’ experience in a broad range of engineering, construction, commissioning, contract management and commercial roles.
View on LinkedInStephen McGuire
Senior Project Manager and Materials Handling Specialist
Steve is a Senior Project Manager with significant operational, project management and engineering experience, including management of contracts, transport and processing operations.
View on LinkedInMitch Harm
Senior Project Manager
Mitch is a Senior Project Manager and leader with over 12 years’ experience delivering small and large capital projects and process improvements for tier one heavy industrial, coal mining, iron ore mining and Ports businesses on their brownfield or greenfield sites.
View on LinkedInPeter Cardillo
Senior Project Manager
Peter’s passion is project management. He brings deep experience in all facets of project engineering and project management covering the commercial, heavy industrial and resource sectors. He is a published author and has written and presented numerous technical papers in Australia, Japan and MIT in the USA.
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