Pat takes personal pride from the synergy between Beca and AMEC that has become the longest standing partnership Beca has held with another company.
As General Manager of Beca AMEC Limited, Pat manages all Beca AMEC operations in New Zealand and Australia, with a primary focus on Forest Industries. Finding the right people for a project that could be anywhere around the world takes up a large amount of Pat's time.
Pat is also a senior executive in the Beca Group, currently acting as Business Director for the Industrial group.
With a technical chemical engineering background, Pat enjoys the practical side of engineering. "We're happiest when we're out in the field or on the construction site," he says. His 'hands-on' interest grew from spending the first 17 years of his career in a production role at Kinleith Pulp and Paper Mill. Since joining Beca AMEC in 1984, Pat has progressed through engineering management to company and corporate management before landing his current role as Business Director for the Industrial group.
Pat sees the flexibility of Beca AMEC engineers as an important differentiator in the drive for sustained success in executing clients' projects. He has enjoyed the challenge of the ongoing development of the forest industries business in New Zealand and Australia as the indsutry has changed with new owners and external pressures such as energy costs and tighter environmental regulations.