Curriculum Vitae - Dominic Ogburn

Access Property Services
 

Vocations

Building Consultant, Author, Educator, Project Manager

Qualifications

Qualifications or Achievements 1985-2006

1985 Dept Of Industrial Relations certificate for Construction Safety Training

1989 MBA Site Safety Committee Training Certificate.

1998 Accredited Mediator with OFT & LEADR

1985 Fully Licensed builder (Lic No89515C )

1996 Associate Member Of the Australian Institute Of Building (No7000)

2002 ACA nominated and current member of BD 038 for Australian Standards revised

A.S. 3740 2004 (wet area water proofing).

2003 OH&S Induction Training Course (Green card)

2004 OFT Building consultant Lic No BC 359 issued.

2004 Author of ‘Your Home buying selling renovating building’ (consumer book) publishers Allen & Unwin.

2005 Authored and operates NSW OFT approved owner-builder education  course

‘Own-It Build-It’ (www.ownitbuildit.com.au) through Access Building Education P/L.

2005 Winner of NSW Fair Trading Minister Award For Consumer Advocacy

2006 Major submission to NSW OFT for NSW Residential Licence Review

2006 24 years experience in the building industry and expert witness

 

Education

1979–1981   NSW Institute Of Technology          

                       B. Appld Science Building (part time) completed 3 years of 6 year course.

1981–1984   Sydney Technical College

                       Completed and awarded Building Certificate (Revised Course).

 

Experience

1991 – 2006 Access Property Services - Building Consultancy, Expert Witness & Project Management

  • Building Consultancy

  • Pre and post purchase building surveys of new and old, semi commercial and residential properties, including specializing in final building defect surveys of multi-unit residential buildings common areas for owners and  vendors

  • Building diagnostics and special purpose reports including expert reports

  • ACA nominated consumer representative committee member of A.S 3740 2004 (wet area   waterproofing)

  • Expert witness and building dispute resolution

  • Report submission and presentation on Sydney Aircraft Insulation pilot project to the Senate Select Committee for aircraft noise.

  • Heritage surveys including SCEGGS Darlinghurst for H. Tanner & Ass

  • Instrumental in the completion of the 2002 NSW Campbell Building Inquiry

  • Project manager on larger residential building renovation projects and in assisting owner- builders in smaller similar projects

  • Have assisted the NSW Office Of Fair Trading in revising and implementing 2003 new residential building contracts.

  • Assist a variety of Architects in developing residential design projects and often take on   their traditional superintendent role.

 2004 – 2006 Access Building Education P/L - Education

Authorship & Building Education

  • 2004 Co -author of ‘Your Home’ nationally distributed consumer based book.

  • Author of web based NSW owner-builder education course Own-It Build-It operating since 2005 and has had some 1,500 students successfully complete same

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Some Projects Completed As Project Manager For APS

Scope of works determination, sourcing contractors, designers, budget provision, contract administration and programming for a variety of smaller and up market residential refurbishment's including;

  • 44 Gordon St Paddington contract value $0.50 Mil  06'

  • 4/4 Milsons Rd Cremorne contract value $0.50 Mil  02'

  • 16 - 20 Hereward St Maroubra (67 Units) Contract value $1.5 Mil 97' 98'

  • 4 Seaview Av Hardboard contract value $0.40 Mil  99'

  • 452 Glenmore Rd Paddington contract value $0.25 Mil 99'

  • 78 Adelaide St Woollahra contract value $0.40 Mil  02'

  • 52 Shellcove Rd neutral Bay contract value $1.10 Mil  02'

Some Multi Unit Residential Buildings Inspected For Owners

  • Republic 2- Darlighurst

  • The Altair Kings -Cross

  • The Mondrian - Alexandria

  • Colgate Palmolive – Balmain

  • Cape Cabarita – Breakfast Pt

  • The Regis Towers – Sydney

  • Top Of The Town – Darlinghurst

  • Shore Apartments – Walsh Bay

 

1980 –1991     Stuart Brothers Pty Ltd (builders)

(Mar 80' - Aug 85') Trainee Supervisor, Q.S & Estimator

(Aug 85' - Mar 91') Senior Construction Manager

Formal work based training in quantity surveying and construction estimating

Total responsibility of letting and administering contracts

Construction programming and cost controlling and reporting variation compilation

Construction Litigation of a number of claims up to $2Mil

Client/ architect liaison on both lump sum and cost plus contracts for commercial and residential projects

 

Some Projects Completed As Construction Manager For Stuart Bros

  • The Wintergarden (Rose Bay) $7.5Mil luxury residential development

  • 50 Miller St Nth Sydney two stage complete refurbishment of 11 storey commercial building Contract value = $11 Mil.

  • The Glebe Estate D & C of No 22 dilapidated houses for the Dept Of Housing. Contract value = $2.5Mil

  • Perpetual Trustees Head Office Hunter St. Restoration and refurbishment. Contract value $0.85 Mil.

  • Restoration of 652- 662 George St The Rocks for Sydney Cove Redevelopment  Authority Contract Value $0.45 Mil

  • Commonwealth Bank Refurbishment's incl development and implementation of their initial Auto Bank Service.

  • Similar operation for State Bank ATM service

 

References

Marion Bailey Massey Bailey construction lawyers Ph 9221 9500

Robert Puflett (Puflett Associates) Ph 0409 311 551

Virginia Zanarini of V. Zanarini & Ass (architects) Ph 9389 7989

 

Book & Award

 

Fair Trading Awards

Certificates


Contact Details: Dominic Ogburn | info@accesspropertyservices.com.au | Phone: 02 9798 5000 | Fax: 02 9225 9656 | Mobile: 0418 865 663

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