Sam has over 10 years’ experience in the dairy processing industry, specifically environmental management,  resource consenting and wastewater treatment plants. Sam manages and delivers the pond drop test  programme and supports other projects within the Primary Industries team. 

SAM CHRISTIANSEN

Rural Services Technician

Rural Infrastructure Engineer  
BE (Civil), BE (Product Design)  

BERTIE STRICKLAND

Bertie is an experienced civil engineer working in water supply, stormwater, wastewater and civil design projects.  He also has experience with construction contract management and quality assurance. Growing up on a sheep  farm, Bertie has turned his focus to on-farm constructed wetlands, water storage and irrigation design projects in  the Primary Industries Team. 

Irrigation Specialist 
B.E. (Civil), MEngNZ 

NICK ADAMS

Nick has over 25 years’ experience as an engineer mainly in the New Zealand irrigation industry in design,  construction, and operations. He has sound operational knowledge of farm systems, including horticultural and pastoral, as well as soils, machinery, drainage, water, and irrigation of treated wastewater to land. Nick creates  smart efficient solutions to complex irrigation network problems.

Technical Principal, Rural Infrastructure 
BSc, MBA (Tech Mgmt), NZCE(Civil), FEngNZ, CPEng (NZ)

REX CORLETT

Rex is a chartered professional engineer specialising in rural infrastructure, particularly in the development and  management of water and civil projects. His civil engineering experience developed over his extensive career  includes; small dams, water storage, wetlands, concrete structures, farm effluent systems and irrigation, and the  management of contracts to successfully deliver these. 

ANDY JOHNSON
Work Group Manager -
Water and Rural Infrastructure.
BEng (DIS), CMEngNZ, CPEng
 

Andy has 20+ years of experience as an Engineering Consultant with expertise in rural infrastructure, three waters design and is a Chartered Professional Engineer in the practise field of Water Engineering. Andy’s main focusses are on team leadership, quality assurance and problem solving as well as delivering technical projects and producing technical reports. Andy has a passion for sharing of knowledge, mentoring and development of others.