Ashley has extensive experience working in the building services and construction industry, primarily in Hydraulic services. Starting as an apprentice plumber and advancing to a position as a senior hydraulic consultant, Ashley has been involved in projects across various sectors including, Aged Care, Public Health, Private Health, Education, Correctional and Retail. These projects have enabled him to interact with both local and international design teams and clients. Ashley’s interest and hands-on experience enables him to look for more sustainable, balanced and effective engineering solutions, particularly where sustainability and alternative technologies are required. Ashley believes in working collaboratively to achieve a reasonable outcome that is best for all parties involved. Being a member of the AHSCA since commencing as a hydraulic consultant he looks forward to assisting the committee where possible.

David Mitmannsgruber is a Senior Associate at Interior Engineering with over 17 years experience in the plumbing. David has extensive experience stemming from a largely trade based background. This experience combined with ongoing studies in the Hydraulic and Fire Engineering fields allows an excellent insight into Hydraulic and Fire Services. He has been a long serving member on the AHSCA QLD chapter committee and iIn 2012 and 2017, he was a finalist for the Plumbing and Gas Industry Awards for the AHSCA Qld Hydraulic Consultant of the Year Award.

QBCC Licensed hydraulic designer and plumber with more than 17 years of hydraulics experience, which includes industrial, civil, commercial and maintenance. Dean has a passion for technical design and research, improving the quality of the hydraulic services sector, whether it being technical input, code compliance issues or working alongside contractors to ensure designs are practical and cost-effective.

Shane is an experienced Senior Hydraulic Services Consultant at Cushway Blackford & Associates, bringing almost 20 years of experience in the construction and engineering industries to every project. His expertise encompasses the full spectrum of hydraulic services design across commercial, residential, and industrial sectors. As a Qualified and QBCC licensed hydraulic services designer and plumber/drainer, Shane has a comprehensive understanding of hydraulic services systems, coupled with a strategic approach to project management, ensuring that he can effectively oversee all phases of a project. His qualifications and experience in the design and installation of hydraulic services, gives him a holistic view of the project requirements. Shane is passionate about leveraging his expertise to drive project excellence ensuring the clients vision is realised with precision and efficiency.

Sean is an experienced Senior Hydraulic Services Design Consultant with close to two decades of experience in consulting and contracting in the plumbing industry. He is the Founder and Director of Bell Hydraulic Consulting predominately servicing North Queensland and the Townsville area and operates in all market sectors. His long exposure in Tier 1 firms leading Hydraulic Teams allows him to provide both highly technical and practical designs to local projects, offering smaller regions that big consultancy experience.

Jae is a highly skilled professional with a diverse background that combines practical trade plumbing experience and advanced studies in Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Service Design, Fire Protection, and Fire Safety Engineering. His expertise in these areas allows him to apply both pragmatic and sustainable design principles to deliver high-quality solutions across a wide range of sectors. With a deep commitment to continuous learning and innovation, Jae stays ahead of industry trends and technologies, ensuring his contributions are both forward-thinking and effective. His hands-on experience, paired with a strong academic foundation, enables him to collaborate seamlessly with clients, contractors, and stakeholders, consistently achieving outstanding results. Jae’s diverse project experience spans commercial fit-outs, healthcare facilities, educational spaces, industrial installations, and specialized sports facilities. His adaptable mindset, attention to detail, and dedication to excellence make him a trusted asset in any setting, where he thrives in delivering solutions that are both creative and practical.

Bruce holds a Masters of Science majoring in Fire & Risk Engineering and a Diploma in Engineering majoring in Construction Hydraulics. For 25 years he has practiced as a consulting engineer, seven years as a hydraulic services designer and 19 years as a fire and risk engineer Prior to his engineering career Bruce was a licensed plumber, gasfitter and fire sprinkler fitter. The majority of his trade work was mechanical services plumbing installing water, fuel gas systems, chilled and condenser HVAC systems and as a fire sprinkler fitter. In 2000 Bruce established Australian Fire Services Testing (AFST) because he saw problems in the fire industry where designers could not source appropriate water supply main network modelling for the engineering of wet fire systems. A natural progression for AFST was to commission and certify fire systems installed by plumbing / fire contractors. AFST was the first fire system certification practice offer plumbing contractor’s fire hydrant system boosting with a brigade pump appliance which then enabled AFST to fully certify the fire system installed by the contractor. Bruce is currently the managing director of AFST. Bruce has been a member of the AHSCA since 1996 and held management committee positions since 1999.

Lorelei Broadbent is a specialist provider of Association Management services and has spent her entire career working with over 100 Associations to improve all aspects of their administration, management and events. She has an Associate Diploma of Business (Management) and a Certificate in Association Management. She is the co-founder and Director of Agenda Management.