David Wyllie
David is a Chartered Engineer with a passion for data and the environment. He started his career as a Civil Engineer in the UK over 30 years ago – he has worked for many years in India, UK, USA and New Zealand. He was involved in some of the first hydraulic models of Thames Water’s sewers, and quickly developed a leading-edge methodology to use data analytics for verifying pipe capacity and condition. His work in these areas had a profound impact on the UK water industry which still resonates today.
Ken MacDonald
Ken is a business leader and consultant with over 30 years’ experience in the water sector in New Zealand, the Pacific and the UK. He has expertise in managing complex portfolios, programmes and projects and in assisting clients with developing strategies for challenging asset planning and investment scenarios. Ken’s work include management of business-critical portfolios and programmes for Scottish Water, with focus on risk management, public health and environmental protection. Previously, Ken was Programme Manager for the integration of water and wastewater organisations in Auckland; and spent three years managing water and wastewater programmes in the Cook Islands on behalf of the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).
Matt Ogden
Matt is a Digital Engineer with five years of industry experience holding Bachelor and Master engineering degrees from The University of Auckland. He has broad range of experience in numerous domains founded upon very strong numerical, data and geospatial skills. Matt has been involved in numerous projects requiring these capabilities including regional hazard mapping, network risk assessments, Inflow and infiltration assessments and predictive modelling. Recently he has moved into IoT technologies and cloud computing to deploy advanced digital twins to support infrastructure management and decision making.
Mel Large
Mel is a Chartered Professional Engineer with over 10 years of experience in the water sector in both NZ and the UK. Her experience covers both project delivery and asset management planning. With a strong background in local government Mel is able to understand council processes and legislative requirements. Mel’s recent focus within asset management has been on utilising asset data to develop stronger business cases, assessing and improving asset resilience, development of risk-based decision frameworks for project prioritisation and development of renewal strategies. Mel has worked in delivering a variety of 3 water projects including the design of wastewater treatment plants, water reservoirs and associated pumping stations, wastewater, water and stormwater network upgrades and renewals, and the development and implementation of Inflow and Infiltration strategy and work programmes.
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