Experience from senior and executive roles with Tier 1 OEMs, rail systems and rolling stock providers, civil contractors, and operators directing the end-to-end delivery and integration of multi-billion-dollar initiatives across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Australia, with full accountability for execution, governance, and P&L.
Australia
Projects
Metro expansion projects in Sydney, including North West and City & South West lines.
Full P&L accountability, directed engineering and commissioning, oversaw signalling and rolling stock integration, and ensured O&M readiness.
Portfolio director overseeing signalling, comms, and digital systems, improving project management maturity and cost efficiency.
Stage 1 of Parramatta’s light rail program, integrating signalling and comms systems.
Full P&L accountability, directed engineering and commissioning, oversaw signalling and rolling stock integration, and ensured O&M readiness.
Portfolio director overseeing signalling, comms, and digital systems, improving project management maturity and cost efficiency.
$11B transformational metro tunnel program in Melbourne requiring complex systems integration.
Represented the Operator in the Alliance Leadership Team, oversaw CBTC development and lab testing, operations readiness, and managed interfaces with stations and rolling stock
A 360 km freight rail project equipped with advanced telecom and SIL4 signalling systems.
Full EPC and P&L responsibility, directed geographically dispersed teams,
Full P&L accountability, directed engineering and commissioning, signalling , Comms and rolling stock integration, and ensured O&M readiness. recovered schedule (-30% time), and restored profitability.
Rail duplication project to expand capacity and improve reliability in Victoria.
Directed delivery design and testing fpr signalling and civil integration, and coordinated multidisciplinary teams for on‑time completion.
Bids
A major new orbital rail program in Melbourne requiring complex bid preparation.
Directed bid strategy, defined systems integration, coordinated technical partners, and ensured compliance with procurement frameworks.
Advanced signalling upgrade program for Perth’s rail network.
Bid strategy, returnable , ETCS/CBTC integration, and coordinated technical partners for compliance.
EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Projects
Florence Tramway L2–L3
Two-lines tramway in historical city centre, with complex PPP contract and EPC consortia.
Full P&L accountability, directed whole project lifecycle.
Represented Systems provider in consortia, managed EPC delivery teams, planning and cost control, and directed technical design and installation. and negotiated contract variations to protect margins
PPP metro line in Milan (Italy), full underground driverless network with complex financing and EPC consortia.
Scope Delivered: Represented Sysyems provider in consortia, managed EPC delivery teams, planning and cost control, and directed technical design and installation. and negotiated contract variations to protect margins
A major high-speed rail corridor connecting Milan and Bologna, focused on catenary and OLE infrastructure.
Coordinated EPC consortia for Milan–Bologna high‑speed line.
Oversaw planning and cost control for catenary and OLE packages.
Managed installation and testing of high‑speed infrastructure.
Bids
multi‑billion turnkey metro program requiring full systems integration across civil, rolling stock, and signalling.
Led bid submission, structured offers, defined system architecture, and coordinated multinational bid teams.
multi‑billion turnkey metro program requiring full systems integration across civil, rolling stock, and signalling.
Directed bid deliverables, defined turnkey system architecture, and ensured compliance with safety and operational standards.
AMERICAS
Projects
The first driverless metro in the USA, a $1.6B turnkey program spanning 20 miles and 21 stations.
Full P&L accountability, full project life-cycle
Directed engineering, installation, testing and commissioning and all support functions.
All systems, including signalling and rolling stock integration. O&M readiness.
Bids
Tramway bid program in Brazil requiring competitive positioning and cost efficiency.
Directed bid strategy, identified 20% savings, defined system architecture, and coordinated bid teams.
Offer for metro expansion project in Rio de Janeiro, competing against monorail alternatives.
Led unsolicited offer, structured bid positioning, defined subsystems integration, and ensured technical compliance.