OUR TEAM

B. Eng. Civil (Honours) (Monash)
MBA (Monash)
Senior Road Safety Auditor
MAITPM, MVPELA, MWRR
With 25 years industry experience, Jo has diverse project skills ranging in scale, type, budget and complexity. Her traffic, transport, waste and environmental engineering expertise extends across Australia including master planning, feasibility studies, integrated transport planning, design, carpark management, waste strategy & planning, environmental consulting and project delivery. Jo regularly appears as an expert witness and is active in the professional & sustainable development of the industry, including memberships with AITPM, WMRR and delivering sessional tertiary education. Jo is a senior road safety auditor and has high level skills integrating transport, sustainability, waste and the environment. She enjoys working with both public and private sectors and is passionate about facilitating positive outcomes for clients and the environment.

MSc Env. Eng. (Imperial College, UK) ,BSc Env. Geoscience (Bristol, UK)
Tom is SALT’s Waste Leader with substantial experience in waste management, environmental management and sustainability projects across both public and private sectors. This extends to waste strategy and policy, waste audit and composition analysis, waste infrastructure design and approvals projects, technology reviews and feasibility studies, equipment selection and procurement, environmental compliance monitoring and risk assessment, as well as environmental and sustainability advisory roles on a range of infrastructure projects spanning transport, water and waste. Tom spent several years in local government where he developed a strong understanding of council waste management processes, requirements and challenges. He enjoys assisting clients with the many challenges and opportunities experienced in the waste sector.

Diploma Engineering Design (Civil)
Senior Road Safety Auditor
Leading our design team, Chris has substantial experience providing quality traffic, transport, and parking design solutions. He is passionate about his work, evident by his positive outlook, attention to detail and can-do attitude Managing a team and working within our team environment is one of the most rewarding aspects of Chris’ work. He particularly enjoys building and maintaining relationships with colleagues and clients, some over many years, while delivering considered and effective solutions on-time and within budget. His project experience is wide ranging including design for aviation, bicycles, highways, public transport, parking, road safety audit and all manner of developments, both private and public. As well as drawing upon his significant project experience, Chris consistently achieves solid understanding of client and project requirements, taking into consideration industry, state and national standards.

Associate Director
Senior Road Safety Auditor
Ben has over 18 years of professional experience to draw upon in providing practical and carefully considered traffic engineering and transport planning outcomes. His expertise covers the full project lifecycle, from strategic transport planning and modelling at the master planning or structure planning stage, traffic and transport assessments to support town and environmental planning approvals, to design services to support the delivery or upgrade of roads and intersections. He has provided expert evidence in a range of matters, including planning appeals at VCAT, Land Acquisition and Compensation matters at VCAT and the Supreme Court, and Planning Scheme Amendments (PSPs, DCPs & ICPs) at Planning Panels Victoria. Ben also a DTP accredited Senior Road Safety Auditor.

Road Safety Auditor
Tony has worked with some of Melbourne’s largest traffic engineering companies/firms and has extensive knowledge of traffic and transport planning to assist in projects for both the private and public sectors. He is typically involved throughout the entire life cycle of development projects and prides himself in providing sound traffic engineering advice and delivering project to a high quality with efficiency and on budget. With a focus on Traffic Impact Assessments for Development Proposals, Tony has a strong eye for detail in the undertaking of detailed traffic and parking impact analysis for a range of project types. Tony is also experienced in the preparation and presentation of expert evidence at VCAT.

B. Eng. Civil (RMIT) M. Traffic (Monash)
Senior Road Safety Auditor
Matthew graduated from Monash University and has gained substantial experience from a wide variety of projects of varying scale and size, for a range of clients across both the public and private sectors throughout Australia. Matthew is often involved throughout the entire life cycle of new development projects, from feasibility through to delivery, which has gained him exposure to Clients, Architects, Authorities and Project Managers alike. He is also involved in the preparation of expert evidence statements for VCAT and has provided peer review assessments of town planning applications to various Councils, furthering his understanding of Council expectations whilst appreciating practical design solutions.

MEng (Hons) Civil (Heriot-Watt University), MIEAust
Senior Road Safety Auditor
Ian has gained substantial and diverse international and local experience in civil, traffic & road safety engineering, through the planning, design, and implementation of numerous road safety and transportation projects. His project experience spans many sectors including local and state government, private development, land division, health, education, energy and mining. He is a DIT & VicRoads accredited Senior Road Safety Auditor, Restricted Access Vehicle Route Assessor and Safe Systems Assessor and has over 11 years’ experience specialising in road safety. He has conducted road safety assessments for over 15,000km of Australia’s regional state and local road network, providing deep insight into many issues and challenges faced on the rural road network. He is actively involved within the industry and currently represents Engineers Australia on Australian Standards Committee MS-012.

Jamie has significant experience delivering multi-disciplinary projects from initial concept design, functional and concept of operations through to implementation, contract management and beyond. He brings expertise across tier one, local and state government entities to SALT with a strong analytical, technical, and commercial background. Jamie’s capabilities merge project vision, outcomes, and requirements through a combination of understanding stakeholder needs with technical, functional, and practical design. Jamie’s experience with management and collaboration of and within large-scale design teams ensures all elements of delivery are aligned for seamless delivery. This proven approach facilitates transport and sustainable development projects, minimising risk and conflict by ensuring all project and stakeholder objectives are understood and catered for during each project phase.

Shannon has over 18 years of experience in transport planning, with a strong background in delivering infrastructure projects, transport and parking strategies across Western Australia. She has successfully managed major transport programs for both government and private sector clients, bringing a strategic and community-focused approach to her work. As a certified Healthy Streets Designer, Shannon is passionate about creating people-centric environments that promote sustainable mobility.

Adv. Diploma Engineering Design (Civil)
Senior Road Safety Auditor
Egan is a highly knowledgeable traffic designer with experience in MicroStation and a knack for problem solving. He has been exposed to a diverse range of projects from small developments to major government funded projects that have included tasks such as: concept and functional layout plans of various sizes, traffic signal plans, sign face design, carpark design, and turn lane treatments. As well as traffic management plans and construction staging plans. Egan’s involvement throughout these projects has included undertaking site inspections, survey and data collection, design and drafting, as well as providing technical advice in relation to the design of the project.

Mahsa joined SALT in 2023, having gained numerous years’ experience in ESD, building sustainability, and energy efficiency. She is an Accredited Green Star Professional (GSAP) with Green Star Buildings and has prior experience in Green Star rating and Green Star energy modelling. She has gained an extensive understanding of local government ESD guidelines and requirements having worked on SDA and SMP reports for a wide range of developments. Her experience includes building thermal modelling, services modelling, and writing NCC performance solutions for complex and challenging projects. With a background in mechanical services engineering, Mahsa has been able to assist project teams by proposing low-cost and efficient services to compensate for expensive building fabric and glazing upgrades and saves thousands of dollars for a range of government and private clients.

B. Eng. Civil (Hons) (Swinburne)
Senior Road Safety Auditor
Lewis completed a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) at Swinburne University. While finishing his degree, Lewis spent two years working with SALT as an undergraduate engineer, before joining full-time where he has become an invaluable team member for both his skills and mentoring ability. He has had the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects from small scale residential developments to larger scale retail developments. Through this, Lewis has developed strong traffic engineering skills including traffic impact assessments, design, swept path assessment, road safety auditing, data analysis and intersection modelling.

B. Eng. Civil (Hons) (Monash)
Road Safety Auditor
Claudia has completed a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) at Monash University. She joined the SALT team as a work experience student during her final year of university as has continued in a full-time capacity. Claudia is a passionate engineer with a strong work ethic, high attention to detail and a desire (and ability) to learn anything that comes her way. Claudia strives to provide high quality technical analyses and reporting for various project types.

Harry joined SALT in 2023 with prior experience in the waste management industry and in managing sustainability outcomes for built infrastructure and assets. His experience includes waste management strategy, resource recovery, circular economy and environmental design, environmental compliance and approvals for waste infrastructure. Harry provides practical solutions for the waste management and built environment sector. Having experience in local government delivering sustainable waste management solutions to increase landfill diversion, improve circular economy outcomes and emission reductions across operations and service delivery. He aims to create sustainable communities, where best practice waste management and environmentally design methods are placed at the forefront.

Owen is a dedicated sustainability consultant with a strong foundation in green building design, regenerative principles, and environmental performance strategies. Owen’s expertise spans energy and daylight simulation, lifecycle assessment, passive design, and holistic sustainability frameworks, including delivery of over ten certified projects using eTool. Owen is driven by a deep personal commitment to climate and ecological well-being and works across a wide range of sectors to embed sustainability outcomes into the built environment. He is equally comfortable navigating high-level system strategy as he is managing technical project details, allowing him to support clients from early concept through to delivery. Beyond consulting, Owen is an active mentor with the Monash Sustainable Buildings (MSB) team and contributes to sustainability leadership through education and community engagement. He is passionate about shifting the way we live and design through regeneration, equity, and long-term thinking, and enjoys guiding others in asking meaningful questions that lead to impactful change.

Peter joined SALT in 2026, bringing a breadth of knowledge and experience in waste management, environmental engineering, and sustainability consulting projects. His experience includes working with clients on wastewater management projects, including technical reviews, water balances and technical upgrade options assessments and reports He is further experienced in EPA permission application processes across Victoria and Tasmania, RMMP development, NGERS, NPI, and other annual environmental review reports, as well as consulting on waste management projects with local government.

Niamh completed a Bachelor of Civil and Structural Engineering (Honours) and joined SALT in 2025 as a Graduate Traffic Engineer and has since been working on a range of projects under the guidance of senior engineers. Niamh supports project delivery through technical analysis, design assistance, report preparation, and site-based tasks. She is committed to learning from experienced engineers and actively seeks opportunities to broaden her technical knowledge and industry understanding.

Arveen is a results-driven Financial Controller with experience in successfully managing finance teams, monitoring all company financial operations, conducting cash flow forecasts and financial strategies, and generating reports and analysis.

With more than 25 years of experience in the Traffic and Transport industry, Louise is dedicated to providing outstanding and inclusive client experiences while fostering strong relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds. She is passionate about supporting team success and excels in her current role, which combines administration, coordination, and relationship management to ensure projects run efficiently and effectively.