Gaye Francis
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Director and Consulting Engineer, Risk & Reliability Associates (R2A Pty Ltd)

 

Profile
As a director and an experienced engineer with R2A, Gaye has been involved in many risk projects including high-level risk profiling, generative risk management projects, data analysis and modelling, training and project management and client liaison. Tasks have included project management, liaison with clients, workshop facilitation and documentation, training, report writing, data analysis and modelling.

Experience
Following are some representative projects undertaken as project manager:

  • Preparation of the safety case argument for the installation of digital voice announcement and traction interlocking on RailCorp's suburban and InterCity train fleet.
  • A number of risk reviews over a 4 year period for the Regional Fast Rail Project.
  • High level project vulnerability assessment and subsequent design reviews for the EastLink Project.
  • Review of pilotage services for various Ports including South Port New Zealand, Geelong, Hobart, Launceston, Burnie and Devonport.
  • Security of Supply and Emergency Response Taskforce following the Longford incident. This determined if there were similar, potentially catastrophic incidents within water and watewater industries.
  • High level project vulnerability assessment at the technical feasibility stage of the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE), Singapore project.
  • Lapstone Cutting Due Diligence Review to ensure that all reasonable practicable precautions are in place to address issues associated with rock falls in the area.
  • Aerodrome Airspace Collision Risk Modelling for Palmerston North, New Zealand, Avalon, Victoria and Williamtown, NSW.
  • High level enterprise availability modelling of high voltage and emergency generation power systems at the Austin Hospital and the Mercy for Women Hospital.