Central Chapter Board Members

2009 / 2010 Central Chapter Board

(From Left: Jim Bowler, Gregory Chawynski, Alan Muxlow, Elizabeth Reeves, Richard Te

One, David Castle, Grant Harris, Tonchi Begovich, Mike King)

Dr Gregory Chawynski MNZIOB - Central Chapter President

Gregory has over fourteen years experience in both the Australian and New Zealand building industry and has held various positions within industry organisations. He has a real passion for the building industry and is also currently the President of the Manawatu Registered Master Builders Association. His experience includes shopping centres, defence, university campuses, transportation, high-rise, Telstra buildings, airport projects, private schools, prison work, banks, racecourses and pharmaceutical. Gregory is currently employed as General Manger of McMillan & Lockwood PN Ltd. www.mlgroup.co.nz

Qualifications: PhD MEng GradCertEng BTech (SUT) DipMEEC FAIB MNZIOB MNZIM MAIBS MIEAust MAIPM MWOBO.

Publications: Numerous journal publications and presentations for the Australian and International engineering profession.

Contact details: Gregory.C@mlpn.co.nz Mobile: 027 502 1268

Richard Te one - Immediate Past Central Chapter President

Contact details: teone@slingshot.co.nz Mobile:021 570053

Mike King FNZIOB - Central Chapter Treasurer

Mike arrived in NZ in late 1994 bringing with him around ten years experience in the UK specialist foundation industry. Initially utilising that experience on Civil projects with Downer Construction, he moved across to more building related projects around the country culminating with his move to Wellington as Divisional Manager in 2000. Following a short spell of self employment in 2002/03, he took up a Senior Project Management role with Arrow International from where he joined and became actively involved with NZIOB. He was Chapter President 2005-2008 and then moved on career-wise to be Wellingtons Operations Manager with Naylor Love, and has now moved to Summerset Management Group.

Contact details: mike.king@summerset.co.nz Mobile: 029 770 0092

Grant Harris MNZIOB - Honorary Secretary

E: granth@stratum-mgt.co.nz

Alan Muxlow MNZIOB - Education & Grading

E: alan.muxlow@openpolytechnic.ac.nz

Tonchi Begovich

Tonchi has over 18 years experience within the New Zealand construction and building services industry and held various positions from architectural draughts person, sales and contracts works positions through to senior quantity surveyor, project management and development management roles. Tonchi’s experience includes the construction of multiple large scale retirement villages nationally, leading the design, planning and construction teams from early green field site procurement, resource consent process through to completion. More recently Tonchi oversaw the development of a 15 hectare state-of-the-art eco subdivision through to completion. Tonchi’s passion and motivation for construction complements his strengths in strategic design, value and cost management. Tonchi is also a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors Inc. Tonchi is currently employed as Projects Manager for Summerset Management Group a position he takes up in October 2009. Qualifications: NZDQS, MNZIOB, MNZIQS

Contact details: Email: tonchi.begovich@summerset.co.nz

David Castle - Board E: david@property.org.nz

Jim Bowler - Board

Trained and qualified in the U.K. as a quantity and building surveyor. Specialized in estimating working for international companies both civil and building. Progressing on to construction management working in Papua New Guinea, Northern Solomon’s, Samoa and Europe. Currently a director of construction industry consultants Buildsure Ltd.

E: buildsure@paradise.net.nz

Elizabeth Reeves - Student Representative

E: elizabethjreeves@gmail.com

Events & Seminars

Northern: Victoria Park Tunnel Site

Chapter: Northern

Sep

2010

The Victoria Park Tunnel Alliance invite NZIOB members visit the Victoria Park Tunnel site. This dev... Read More >>

Central Chapter Debate

Chapter: Central

Nov

2010

"Construction is all care and no responsibility" Read More >>

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