Management

Louis Vidotto

President

I have 40+ years of project study and delivery experience as an engineer, manager and executive in Australia and internationally.

I have worked on numerous projects in the mining, mineral processing, oil refining, rail and infrastructure projects in all phases of projects.

I have also been active in developing and delivering Project Controls and Estimating training.

Yazeed Adbelhadi

Vice President

Yazeed is a chartered civil and cost engineer with over 15 years of experience in planning and project controls, forensic delay analysis and project management in the construction and engineering industries, across the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Yazeed holds multiple qualifications including a BSc in Civil Engineering, MSc in Project Management and PGDip in International Arbitration.

He has over 15 years of experience. Yazeed is also a Chartered Professional Engineer in “Project Management” and “Leadership and Management” and is certified as “Project Management Professional” and “Planning and Scheduling Professional”. He is fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of AACE International, PMI and the Society of Construction Law Australia.

Yazeed Currently leads the forensic planning and claims teams with an international consulting firm assisting clients and contractors in developing their claims and assisting judges by acting as an independent expert witness.

Cameron Baker

Secretary

I have been in Project Controls, Planning and Scheduling for 20 years in Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and Construction. I have worked across multiple industries, including Plastics Manufacturing, Local Government, Oil & Gas, Paper, Water, Power and Renewables.

Frank Vera

Treasurer & Events

Frank is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Cost Professional (CCP). He has a BSc in Civil Engineering and is graduated with first-class honours from the University of Melbourne in the MEng (Civil with business).

He has over 8 years of professional experience gained in mining and infrastructure projects in Peru and Argentina, performing as a project engineer, project controls, planning and cost engineer.

TBC

Victoria/Tasmania

Louis Vidotto

Queensland

I have 40+ years of project study and delivery experience as an engineer, manager and executive in Australia and internationally.

I have worked on numerous projects in the mining, mineral processing, oil refining, rail and infrastructure projects in all phases of projects.

I have also been active in developing and delivering Project Controls and Estimating training.

Alberto Sanchez

New South Wales

Alberto has more than 25 years of experience in planning and project controls in the infrastructure, oil and gas, chemical and utility sectors. He has been involved in major capital projects in Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Europe and Central Asia and Latin America in the private and public sector.

Alberto is a civil engineer and earned master’s degrees in logistics and operations and energy studies from the University of Wollongong and Murdoch University, Australia. Alberto has spoken and written extensively on the topics of decision and risk management, front-end planning, project assurance and modular construction in international conferences and universities.

He is currently the Group Head of Planning of a multinational construction and infrastructure company and NSW/ACT Subcommittee Chair of AACE International.

TBC

Western Australia