Trevor has been prominent in the building and construction industry in Central Queensland for 25 years 20 years of which was spent as the Regional Manager of the Master Builders Association. He has gained many qualifications and experiences in this period including completing a degree in building at the Central Queensland University, qualified with an Open Builders License and gained competency as a mediator through a course with the facility at Law at the Queensland University of Technology. In this role Trevor advises Builders, contractors and Owners on all aspects of the building process from choosing a builder, the building process, to the legal responsibilities of the parties when entering a contract. Trevor has lectured on Business Management, Workplace Health and Safety, Contract Administration and Estimating.

Trevor is now available through BuildR Dispute Service to assist both the Industry at large and owners as a Building Consultant. He has now been operating for 2 years in this capacity and has successfully assisted clients in many cases including applications for, and drafting defenses for Tribunal hearings as well as obtaining payment under the BCIP Act. In many instances it is simply a matter of mediating towards a settlement agreement.

Professional Qualifications

2009
ADJUDICATION ADVICE AND PREPARATION

The ‘Building and Construction Industry Payment Act’ has resulted from industry pressure to introduce a process that would secure security of payment for builders and trade contractors and suppliers from those higher in the contractual chain including other builders, owner builders and developers for the supply of goods or services. Trevor attended a workshop presented by Adjudicate Today on preparing and advising contractors in the Construction industry on how to apply for adjudication using the BCIPA.

Trevor has prepared and executed both applications and the defence summaries using the adjudication processes with successful conclusions.

2006
MEDIATION SKILLS

Trevor successfully completed a 3 day mediation training course with the Faculty of Law at the Queensland University of technology in April 2006. The course was presented, with others, by Gay Clarke Adjunct Associate Professor. He has performed numerous mediations for and on behalf of the Master Builder members and their clients.

2002
CERTIFICATE IV IN ASSESSMENT AND WORKPLACE TRAINING (BSZ40198)

Completed 19th April 2002

1997
BUILDING SURVEYING TECHNICIAN

Trevor was granted a Certificate of Accreditation by the Building Surveyors and Allied Professions Accreditation Board in June 1997 as a ‘Building Surveying Technician‘. When the BSAP ceased to be the authority and it transferred to the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors he allowed it to lapse. He is still a member of the AIBS.

1987 - 1994
ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA OF BUILDING INSPECTION -
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL QUEENSLAND

Trevor completed the Associate Diploma in 1994 at the Central Queensland University and graduated in July 1995. He obtained 3 Distinctions, 12 Credits and 10 Passes.

1993
LICENCED OPEN BUILDER

Trevor was granted an Open Builders Licence by the Queensland Building Services Authority in September 1993. Licence No.54774.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Trevor has an all round manufacturing background coming from the steel processing and manufacturing industry. He worked in a foundry as a moulder starting work at 15 before training as a Metallurgist. He then went on to work in marketing and sales and eventually took on the role as production manager of a tube manufacturing company. Trevor's background has allowed him to develop interpersonal and technical skills well suited to his new roll of business and dispute consultant to all aspects of the building process.

Trevor has a broad range of experiences in industry, business and building matters and is available on a consultation basis.

The site has been designed so anyone involved in a building dispute can quickly find what the best course of action is for them. It is multifunctional in that it has links to other informative sites including government, corporate and legal. This allows them to quickly research most of the basic information they are likely to need.

An example is the Building Services Authority. It is easy to navigate and is a very informative site for both owners and builders. It is not my intention to duplicate what is already in existence but to point people in the right direction. People can then contact me by email from this site under ‘contact’ to take the matter to the next stage.