Our Team

Patrick has worked extensively within the architecture teams of highly technical projects such as Optus Stadium and the Western Australian Museum from concept design through to project delivery, as well as many private commercial and research projects both in Australia and internationally too numerous to mention.
In 2020 he and his wife purchased their farm in Tingledale where they farm mostly dorper sheep which they market both wholesale and directly to customers on a paddock to plate basis.

Ken has more than 37 years of experience in the civil engineering and mining industries as both a civil and geotechnical engineering consultant. His general areas of expertise covers the fields of both civil and mining engineering in project management, soil mechanics and rock engineering. Ken has worked as a consultant for most of his career to a range of clients throughout Africa and Australia. His experience covers feasibility studies, design, construction management, operation through to closure and decommissioning for a wide range of civil engineering projects, mining waste landforms and surface (open pit) mining operations. He currently works as an independent Senior Principal Consultant to mining companies in Perth. Ken has owned a hobby farm in Tingledale for the last 10 years where he carries out small scale sheep farming.

Ruth is currently the Market Coordinator of Albany Farmers Market and a committee member of the WA Farmers Market Association. She has previously worked in government, community and small business, in the areas of agriculture, environment and landcare, employment and training and the wine industry. Ruth’s interest is in initiatives that develop opportunities for small agricultural businesses and strengthen regional communities.

David is active in the local community, manages a diversified farming operation and works part-time as an environmental consultant. With wife, Helen, and family, they primarily focus on beef, honey and timber production under their Carlaminda brand. He holds a range of management and committee roles for various industry, interest and advocacy organisations.

David has tertiary qualifications in science, environmental management and forestry. He has over 30 years experience in the resources sector in a range of technical, consulting and management roles. These roles focused on HES, environmental management, monitoring and performance assurance, regulatory approvals, stakeholder and community engagement, governance, and management system development and optimisation.

David brings his passion for farming and products with provenance, as well as skills and experience in the areas of strategic planning, regulatory approvals and governance to the team.

Tracey is a regional business specialist who works with operators to improve the sustainability and human centric profitability of their business or project. With clients across the Great Southern and Botswana, Tracey brings international experience, connections and solutions to the table. She is an out of the box thinker with a knack for lateral thinking and creative problem solving. Her strengths lie in profit-based planning, joy and genius zoning, biscuit vs risk it evaluation, process mapping and lean business implementation specific to the business or project. She is currently the CEO of the Albany Chamber of Commerce, a UWA Career Mentor and the Chair of YourMart.co.bw, Botswana's first Amazon equivalent.

Gerry has recently retired from AUS-MEAT Limited after 33 years and having conducted over 6000 quality audits of abattoirs, feedlots, cattle, LPA audits of beef and sheep properties, piggeries, egg producers, fruit & vegetable producers, honey bee apiaries and organic farms. He managed export abattoirs in Alice Springs (NT) and Deniliquin (NSW) before joining AUS-MEAT. Gerry has designed various abattoir facilities from renovations of existing abattoirs to greenfield abattoir projects in Australia and overseas.

Jenni has a quality assurance background with 20 years experience in the meat industry, including management of export, domestic and organic certifications.   Food Safety Auditor, with additional experience in Certified Sustainable, Organic NS, USDA NOP, Organic EU, and ISO 22000 standards. Consulting for food safety requirements in several different fields including fresh produce, honey processing, free-range suitable chickens and free-range piggeries and the red meat industry. These include creating and maintaining QA systems to ensure compliance to HACCP, APIQ, Freshcare and other food safety standards.  Jenni has also been involved in the design and build of meat processing sites and value added rooms.

Michael is codirector of an Albany based economic consultancy firm specialising in regional economic development, strategic planning, business case development, and feasibility studies. He has strong experience in developing robust economic and financial models, including cost benefit analyses, discounted cash flow assessments, forward planning projections, and quantitative options analyses. Michael has over a decade of experience in the industry, first as an employee for Keston Technologies, undertaking proposal development and strategic planning activities for clients in Australia, the United Kingdom and European Union. In 2020, he then jointly established Keston Economics with the managing director of Keston Technologies, Dr Richard Ball, to focus on Australian based consultancy work. Michael has been involved in projects across a great diversity of sectors, including agriculture, tourism, space, medical, chemical engineering, molecular biology, defense, ICT, blue growth, mining, and energy.