1. Resume of Ross Noel Ullman
Professional Details
Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
James Cook University of North Queensland
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Technology
Management)
Deakin University.
Diploma in Project Management
Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE
Member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia and
registered on the National Register of Engineers- Membership No.
511732
Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland -
Registration Number 4714.
Overview of Career Details
The majority of my career has been spent working with the Queensland Government
road authority - the Main Roads Department (Department of Transport from 1988 to
1996 and Department of Transport and Main Roads since 2009) - as both a tenured
public servant and more recently on a contracted basis through my own business.
During the time that I served with the Queensland Government, I operated in various
areas of the state under a wide range of conditions.
Until recently, my experience has largely been in the field of supervision of road
construction and maintenance operations, with budgets ranging from $250,000 to
$10,000,000. On several occasions, my particular project management skills have been
called upon to manage operations in remote locations such as Mornington Island and
Aurukun Aboriginal Communities and far northern Cape York Peninsula, often under
difficult and challenging conditions.
From mid 1988 to late 1991 I was responsible for the construction and maintenance
activities of a Queensland Transport District with an annual budget of $30,000,000,
including Departmental operations and Local Government activities performed on the
Department's behalf. In that position I performed the role of Engineer on several
contracts. I was also responsible for the successful operations of the departmental
workforce, both on contracts won in open competition as well as the more
conventional day labour works.
During the latter part of my career with the Department, I took an interest in computer
applications as they pertain to project management and cost control. My expertise in

2. these areas was recognised within the department to the extent that I was given the
responsibility of "championing" the implementation of computerised costing
throughout the Department in the mid 1980's. I was also invited to participate as a
member on a range of computer applications based Steering Committees.
During the last two years I spent with the department, my inter-personal skills and
intimate knowledge of departmental operations were called upon when I was invited to
participate in the most far-reaching reform process that Queensland Transport or Main
Roads has ever undertaken. The Road Reform Project was a Government backed
initiative designed to improve value for money in the roads industry, and to better
position Departmental operations in light of the recommendations emanating from the
Hilmer Report.
Through this project I became involved with Australia's leading consultants in the
fields of management practice and economic modelling. The work with which I was
involved, particularly in the economic area, was regarded as leading edge, both in
Australia and overseas. The impact of this work has been felt both within the
department as well as in the AUSTROADS performance measurement initiatives that
all state road authorities are now required to report.
In January 1995, I resigned from the Queensland Transport Department to
establish my own freelance Civil Engineering Consultancy. Since then I have
undertaken a range of contract appointments with the department, and I have provided
consultant project management services for planning and design activities for several
major projects totalling over $500 M in the North Coast-Hinterland District.
During that time, I was responsible for overseeing design by consultants engaged on
behalf of the department. This involved reviewing hydraulic designs, pavement designs,
overlay designs and seal designs.
I have also been engaged by a private contractor, to provide technical advice and
project management support to enable them to undertake construction contracts with
the DTMR.
My most recent engagement involved performing the role of Contract Superintendent
for contracts delivering approximately 1$100M worth of public infrastructure
associated with a large resource development project for BMA in the Bowen Basin.
Throughout my career, I have prided myself in being recognised as a highly motivated,
energetic and committed individual, who enjoyed a challenge and was comfortable
with change and innovation.
I have always enjoyed good relationships both with my superiors and my subordinates.
My ability to work effectively in a true team situation was never more evident than in
my involvement with the Road Reform Project Team.
I believe that I have well honed communication skills, after many years of operation at
senior management level, both in the Public Sector and in successfully operating my
own business.

3. I have included further details of my experience as attachments to this overview, for
your information.

4. ATTACHMENT A
SPECIFIC DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE
1. Project Management
I have spent many years directly supervising Main Roads construction teams in both
road and bridge works performed under both day labour and contract situations.
I have also spent 18 months recently providing Project Management support to a mid-
tier construction contractor who was embarking on major DTMR works for the first
time. I provided all of the necessary management plans and established the project
Quality Control system including the Lot Register, the Inspection and Test Plan, the
field verification system, the NCR system as well as preparing all of the Construction
Procedures.
I also prepared pavement designs for temporary works and managed the process for
recording, agreeing and closing out variations.
2. Contract Administration
I have performed the role of Engineer to the Contract, Superintendent and Principal’s
Representative on more than 10 contracts since 1980.
My most recent involvement in this capacity was as Contract Superintendent under
contract to Bechtel Australia Pty Ltd for the public infrastructure upgrades to the
DTMR controlled Peak Downs Highway associated with the development of the BMA
Caval Ridge Mine.
3. Independent Quality Verification
Recent involvement in independent verification of compliance of Quality Systems and
product conformance to required specifications and standards including contractual
requirement for the various Management Plans for works to DTMR standards on both
the flood damage restoration works by a mid-tier contractor in Mackay as well as the
contract works associated with the Caval Ridge Mine development.
4. Planning
I have been involved in a number of planning projects. These have generally involved
field work, photogrammetry and the compilation of reports. The planning projects in
which I have been involved have included the following:
(i) Survey and location of a 30 km deviation on the St
George - Dirranbandi Road in Balonne Shire, Queensland.
(ii) Planning for the location and construction sequence of
180 km of unsealed road on the Wills Developmental Road in Burke
Shire, Queensland.

5. (iii) Planning for the Staaten River Bridge on the Gulf
Developmental Road in Carpentaria Shire, Queensland.
(iv) Planning report on the route selection and construction
strategy for the entire length of the Peninsula Developmental Road in
Cook Shire.
(v) Planning report and feasibility study for construction to
sealed standard of the major access roads in the remote gulf settlement
of Aurukun.
(vi) Planning report on the construction strategy for the
Cooper and Bulloo Developmental Roads in Quilpie and Bulloo Shires.
(vi) Strategy reports for construction of all National and most
Rural Arterial Roads in Roma District, Queensland.
(viii) Provision of assistance to District Engineer in
compilation of District Four Year Planning Program for both
Permanent Works (Roma District) and Maintenance (Cairns District).
(ix) Project specific planning for four-laning of
Maroochydore Road on the Sunshine Coast
(x) Project specific planning for four-laning of the Bruce
Highway from the Yandina Bypass to the Cooroy Range.
(xi) Project specific planning for a bypass of the D’Aguilar
Highway around the central business district of Caboolture.
(xii) Project specific planning for the six lane upgrade of the
Bruce Highway from the Boundary Road interchange to Caboolture.
5. Design
I performed the role of Design Engineer in Roma District. In that capacity I was
required to supervise the pre-construction activities undertaken by all engineers in the
District together with the activities of the Materials Laboratory and Survey Personnel.
My experience in the field of design has included the following:
(i) Compilation of preliminary and detailed road and bridge
design data.
(ii) Preparation of pavement designs, overlay designs and
bitumen seal designs.
(iii) Hydrology and hydraulics associated with drainage
design.

6. (iv) Design of formwork and falsework for bridge
construction.
(v) Design of reinforced concrete slab floodways.
(vi) Preparation of special maintenance schemes.
(vi) Supervision of design activities undertaken by others
both within and outside Main Roads.
(viii) Calculation of unit rates for estimates.
(ix) Preparation of Supplementary Specifications and
Supplementary Conditions of Contract.
(x) Site inspections and reports.
(xi) On-site design checks.
6. Construction Supervision
My experience in the field of construction supervision has included the following:
(i) Direct control day labour bridge construction of four
prestressed deck unit bridges up to $0.5 million and one prestressed
beam/reinforced concrete deck bridge of 8 spans.
(ii) Contract bridge construction of 10 span prestressed deck
unit bridge over the Leichhardt River at Nardoo north west of
Cloncurry, Queensland - value $1.2 million.
(iii) Direct control day labour road construction of six major
schemes up to $2.0 million in value.
(iv) Contract road construction of five roadworks schemes
up to $1.2 million in value.
(v) Direct control day labour road and bridge work for
special maintenance schemes to the value of $1.0 million.
(vi) Liaison with Local Authority supervisory personnel
during construction of Local Authority control day labour road and
bridge work.
(vi) Direct supervision of several large construction projects
in remote areas of Queensland, including the largest bagged bitumen
operation in the world in the remote settlement of Aurukun, involving
approximately 40 tonnes of bagged bitumen.

7. This experience has been gained under a diverse range of conditions, influenced at one
time or another, by the following:
- dry western climates
- tropical monsoonal wet season
- scarcity of standard specification materials
- Black soil subgrades
I have also had experience with computer based Project Management Systems such as
"TIMELINE" and "PROJECT".
7. Financial Management
My experience in financial management includes the following:
(i) Pivotal role in the introduction and implementation of
computerised job costing within both the Departmental and Local
Authorities performing work on the Department's behalf.
(ii) Formulation, development and implementation of
financial reporting system for both construction and maintenance
operations in Roma District. This system was used to record and
compare budgeted and actual expenditure and required periodic
forecasts of estimated future cash flows.
(iii) Formulation, development and implementation of
financial aspects of maintenance reporting system. This system required
a twelve month costed works program together with revisions when
certain fixed constraints were exceeded
(iv) I was a member since its inception in August, 1986 of the
Department's Costing Development Committee. In this capacity I was
involved in discussion, fact finding, decision making and policy
formulation on a range of topics including:
- Departmental costing strategies in general
- Remuneration for Cost Clerks
- Revised item numbering proposals
- Austpay System
- Release of computerised costing packages
to Local Authorities
- Maintenance Management System
- Construction Management System
8. Human Resource Management and Development
In my various roles, I have regularly assigned personnel and allocated resources to
achieve the desired outcomes from the annual District Works programs. These

8. programs have regularly totalled in excess of $30 million and involved the assignment
of some 250 salaried and wages personnel.
One of the responsibilities of the Principal Engineers position in Roma District was the
co-ordination of training activities. In that capacity I actively influenced the
development of subordinates by scheduling local training activities as well as co-
ordinating attendance at both Departmental and external training courses remote from
Roma. I was responsible for the training needs of both wages and salaried staff from
all sections of the District.
I was involved in presenting numerous training sessions at Foreman's Training Courses
in Cloncurry, Cairns and Roma. While in Cairns, I personally conducted a series of
training sessions for Departmental and Local Authority Engineers and field staff on the
requirements of the Department's Roadworks Signing Guide.
Following a favourable response to these sessions, I conducted a further series for
service authority and private contract personnel in the Cairns area.
As part of my overall responsibilities during my term in Cairns District, I acted as
Group Leader for a group of three other Construction Engineers and an Engineer's
Clerk. My responsibilities included decisions on relative priority of work performed by
the clerk for others in the group, delegation of duties for officers on leave, provision of
assistance to junior Engineers on technical and policy matters and general spokesman
for the group.
9. Survey and Location Work
I was responsible for activities of the Survey Team in Roma District for two years.
I have also been involved in the survey and location of two 30 km deviations, on in the
far south-west and one in Cape York Peninsula.
10. Maintenance Management
I have had two years experience in the supervision of maintenance activities as the
District Maintenance Engineer in Cairns District. In that position I prepared and
implemented the District Maintenance Program for 1985/86, which included ordinary
maintenance activities and special maintenance schemes to a total value of $10.0
million. For a portion of that time, I was assisted by an Engineer Division II who
reported directly to me for instructions. The work involved both direct control
maintenance activities and allocation of Local Authority maintenance budgets and
associated liaison with Local Authority personnel.
11. Contract Administration
Prior to 1988, I have performed the role of Engineer's Representative on one large
bridge contract and five major roadworks projects up to $2.0 million in value.

9. This involved the full gambit of negotiation on costings for variations, recommending
approval of variations, measuring and acceptance of completed work for payment of
progress pays, agreeing on the impacts of wet weather, making recommendations on
extensions of time, making recommendations on various ambit claims and preparing
Certificates of Completion, Final Certificates and Terminal Reports on contractor
performance.
I conducted regular meetings with the various contractors' representatives, and handled
all correspondence associated with the contractual administration procedures.
During the period 1988 to 1991, I performed the role of Engineer to the Contract for
several road and bridge contracts performed by both private contractors and
Departmental personnel in the Roma area to a value of $5.0 M..
In this capacity I conducted monthly meetings with the Contractors' representatives
and made decisions on variations and extensions of time. I was also called upon to
interpret the provisions of The Subcontractor's Charges Act in relation to payment of
subcontractors on one particular road contract.
12. Administration
I gained considerable experience in District administration by virtue of some nine
months spent as Acting Deputy District Engineer and ten months as Acting District
Engineer during the absence of senior officers.
13. Computer Technology
From June 1985 until April, 1986, I co-ordinated the use of field based micro-
computers for job-costing in Northern Division. The costing program, COSTIE was
written for the purpose in Cairns District and subsequently issued statewide.
I have also been involved in the development of software associated with job
supervision and expenditure forecasting, as well as the installation of LABMAN into
District Soil Laboratories in Cairns and Roma.
14. Community and Industry Liaison
My experience in this area has been largely confined to interactions on roads
infrastructure and related issues.
I have taken part in community information sessions and discussed grievances with
affected parties.
I have liaised with Local Authorities undertaking work on the Department's behalf and
with Contractors and Sub-contractors performing work under contract.

10. I have been involved in discussions with Transport related industry representatives on
several occasions in recent times at meetings designed to solicit information regarding
their transport requirements.
I have also been involved with peak industry representatives during my involvement
with the Road Reform Project. In that capacity I was regularly required to work
interactively with members of the Road Industry Reform Peak Council comprising
industry leaders from around Australia.
15. Involvement with AUSTROADS Technical Group
During my involvement with the Road Reform Project I represented Queensland
Transport on an AUSTROADS Interstate Project Team working on the development
of a set of national Performance Indicators for State Road Authorities.
This work involved interaction with leading Australian consultants as well as workshop
participation with transport sector leaders from throughout Australia.

11. ATTACHMENT B
OUTLINE OF EXPERIENCE IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
2014 to Present Principal of Ullman Consultancy Services providing Civil Engineering
services to Insurance Loss Adjusters.
2012 – 2014 Performed the role of Contract Superintendent under contract to
Bechtel Australia Pty Ltd for the public infrastructure upgrades to the
DTMR controlled Peak Downs Highway associated with the
development of the BMA Caval Ridge Mine.
2012 Performed the role of Consultant Project Manager to a mid-tier
construction contractor performing NDRRA woks packages in the
Mackay region. In that capacity, I provided technical advice to the
Construction Management Team comprising contractor and contract
administrator’s representatives.
2011 – 2012 Performed the role of Technical Adviser to Sunshine Coast Regional
Council on an AS/NZ 4000 series contract for the expansion of the
landfill capacity of the Nambour Waste Facility through the excavation
and removal of 2,000,000 tonnes of rock.
1995 - 2011 In January 1995, I resigned from the Queensland Department of
Transport to establish my own Engineering Consultancy business.
Since that time I have been engaged on a range of
contracts for the department as well as for private clients.
I have been engaged by the Main Roads North Coast-
Hinterland District Office in Gympie to project manage pre-
construction activities associated with the delivery of the Roads
Implementation Program.
In that capacity I have been required to brief and monitor
planning and design to ensure that delivery targets are met.
In another consultancy engagement, I conducted a study
into the Oil and Gas Industry in South West Queensland. The brief for
this work required that I prepare recommendations for future
construction and maintenance strategies which adequately reflected the
impact of the industry on transport infrastructure in the area. These
strategies were for use by the South West District Office based in
Roma.
Some time ago, I was invited by a firm of consultants based in Sydney
to join a panel to evaluate and comment on the contract administration
practices and procedures of the West Australian Main Roads
Department. The review was commissioned by Main Roads to identify
short-comings in their contract administration and to combat what was

12. seen as a disturbing run of over-expenditures. The output from the
panel review was received very well by Main Roads.
I have recently provided Principal's Liaison Engineer
services to the North Coast-Hinterland District of the Queensland Main
Roads Department. This involves co-ordination of the efforts of
Project Managers and planning and design consultancies, to ensure that
the Principal's requirements are satisfied and that the necessary
Departmental approvals are obtained and policies observed.
This role is associated with a major $220 M project to
upgrade the National Highway between Kalangur and Caboolture to six
lane standard, a major $110 M project to upgrade the National
Highway between Yandina and the Cooroy Range to four lane
standard, a $55 M east west bypass of Caboolture as well as four lane
upgrading on Maroochydore Road between the Bruce Highway and the
Sunshine Motorway at an estimated cost of $100 M.
1994 - 1995 In July 1994, I completed my involvement with the Road
Reform Project Team and returned to the position of Regional Advisor
(Strategy) in Toowoomba. After returning to Toowoomba, I was
predominantly involved in encouraging a regional focus within the
commercial business operations of the Districts in the region. To this
end I conducted a market analysis as a forerunner to the development
of a business strategy.
1992 - 1994 In September 1992, I was seconded to the Queensland
Transport Road Reform Project Team.
In this role I was involved in the development and
implementation of a far reaching process of reform, which affected not
only Queensland Transport's operations, but also those of Local
Governments and the private sector.
That project team has been successful in establishing a
vastly different organisational approach to the way in which Queensland
Transport acquits its responsibilities as a provider of Government
services and infrastructure.
We were instrumental in changing the internal structure
of the organisation in order to provide a separation between the
providers of funds and the deliverers of services and infrastructure.
This allows for better accountability, as well as providing
a means whereby the basis for interaction between the providers and the
deliverers can be clearly defined. This is a necessary and vital precursor

13. to introduction of the principles of Competitive Neutrality as espoused
by the Hiller Report on Competition.
As part of my involvement in this process, I was also
responsible for the development of a system of Performance Indicators
to gauge the performance of Queensland Transport in the fields of
efficiency of delivery and effectiveness of investment.
During that development, I have worked with Australia's
leading consultants in the fields of Business Management and
Economics.
As a direct result of the work in which I was engaged,
Queensland Transport is recognised as the leader in Australia in the
field of economic project assessment, and the first to attempt to identify
the effects of investment in transport infrastructure on the economy by
way of macro-economic indicators. This work represents the leading
edge in this field in the world.
1992 - 1992 In July 1992, I was seconded to provide advice on program
issues to the Program Manager for the Transport Infrastructure
Program of the Queensland Department of Transport, based in
Brisbane.
In this capacity I was involved in the provision of advice
on resource allocation as well as expenditure monitoring.
1991 - 1992 In May 1991, I was promoted to the position of Regional
Advisor (Strategy Development) to Queensland Transport's Regional
Director for South West Queensland.
I did not take up that position immediately, as I was
required to fulfil the role of District Engineer in Roma following the
transfer in early June of the previous District Engineer.
In December 1991, I finally transferred to Toowoomba
to assume the role of Regional Advisor. In this role I was heavily
involved in the preparation and collation of the first Business Plans for
the Region.
I also briefed and supervised a consultant to investigate
the transport implications of the Cotton Industry in South West
Queensland.
1988 - 1991 In June 1988 I was promoted to the position of Executive
Engineer Division I and later in December 1988 to Principal Engineer
(Construction and Maintenance). In these positions I was responsible to

14. the District Engineer for all construction and maintenance activities in
Roma District, with an annual budget of approximately $30 Million.
During that period I performed the role of Engineer to
the Contract on two road contracts being undertaken in the district. In
addition, the district construction crews were successful in bidding for
three bridges and two major roads contracts for which I had overall
supervisory responsibility.
During that period I initiated the use of micro-computer
applications for Project Management and had considerable involvement
in the use of computerised systems for costing and financial control of
road and bridge works.
1986 - 1988 In April 1986, I was appointed to the position of Executive
Engineer Division II in the South Western District in Roma.
In this capacity I was responsible for the supervision of
all design activities in the District, as well as for supervision of the
District Survey operations and the Materials Laboratory.
1983 - 1986 I was transferred to the Main Roads Department's Peninsula
District in Cairns in January 1983.
In Cairns, I once again liaised with Local Authority
personnel in several shires during the period 1983 to 1984. I also
supervised a major road construction crew involved in reconstruction of
the Peninsula Developmental Road north of Cairns.
In that capacity I was required to provide design details
and estimates for a 13 km realignment north of Coen, and subsequently
supervised construction of the project.
Once again I was involved in the preparation of a route
selection and construction strategy report for a 28 km deviation south
of Coen.
During this period I also performed the role of Engineer's
Representative on five major road construction contracts. Two of these
were on the Peninsula Developmental Road, north of the Desailly
Range, while the remaining three were on the Bruce Highway south of
Innisfail. Some of this function was performed while other officers were
on leave, but included the full gambit of negotiation on costings for
variations, recommending approval of variations and measuring and
accepting completed work for payment of progress pays.
On a number of these contracts, I was called upon to
assess significant claims for variations associated with the works.

15. Following this, I personally managed from inception to
completion, a project to construct to sealed standard, the major streets
in the Aboriginal Community of Aurukun. This work was originally
advertised for contract but the lowest tender which was in excess of
$600,000 was considered unreasonable. I eventually, completed the
project using day labour and both local and transported materials for a
cost of approximately $250,000. Supervision of the project also
involved preliminary activities such as assessment of the Community
Council's plant fleet, cost comparisons for transport of plant and
materials by land and sea, materials investigations and preparation of
the scheme documentation, including estimates of cost and submissions
for funding.
1985 - 1986 During this period I operated as the District Maintenance
Engineer in the Cairns District, responsible to the Deputy District
Engineer for a maintenance budget of approximately $10 Million. I was
also responsible for the preparation of the One Year and Four Year
Maintenance programs for both direct controlled and Local Authority
controlled maintenance activities in Cairns District.
I performed the role of Engineer’s Representative on a road contract on
the Peninsular Development Road north of Cairns.
I was also called upon to provide contract administration
assistance to junior engineers on two major road contracts south of
Cairns. I also conducted monthly contract meetings on behalf of the
Deputy District Engineer.
1980 - 1982 I was transferred to the Main Roads Department's North
Western District in Cloncurry at the beginning of 1980.
During the period 1980 to 1982, I supervised Local
Authority activities in Cloncurry, Burke and Carpentaria Shires and
Mount Isa City Council. I was also engaged as Engineer's
Representative on the construction by contract of a $1.3 Million ten
span pre-stressed concrete deck unit bridge over the Leichhardt River
on the Cloncurry to Burketown Road, as well as on a major road
contract on the Normanton - Karumba Road.
I was also requested to prepare and submit a report on a
proposed construction strategy for approximately 200 km of the Wills
Developmental Road. This report included preliminary route selection
and proposals for crossings of five major and numerous minor
waterways.
I was also involved in the supervision of a $330,000 road
construction project in the remote community of Mornington Island in
the Gulf of Carpentaria, where materials acquisition and transport
represented significant challenges.

16. 1976 - 1979 In 1976, I assumed responsibility for direct supervision of one of
the two District day labour roadworks crews, as well as the day labour
concrete bridge construction crew. I was also involved in Local
Authority liaison with Balonne Shire located some 450 kms west of
Warwick, in St George.
During the period 1976 to 1979, I personally supervised
the reconstruction of approximately 20 kms of the highway between
Inglewood and Goondiwindi, and the construction of three pre-stressed
concrete deck unit bridges at various locations throughout the District.
I was also involved in the route selection for a major 30
km deviation of the St George to Dirranbandi Road.
In January 1979, I was promoted to Engineer Division I.
1974 - 1976 I graduated from James Cook University in 1973 and joined the
Queensland Main Roads Department in January 1974 as an Engineer
Division II.
I was appointed to the Border District in Warwick, and
spent a total of six years at this location.
My experience during the first two years was
predominantly associated with liaison with Local Authority personnel in
the supervision of Local Authority controlled road construction and
maintenance.