Industry Advisory Network

INDUSTRY
 
The Industry Advisory Network (IAN) is an important networking body for the Faculty which operates at a senior management level and seeks to maximise the alignment between UTS engineering programs and the needs of Australian Industry.  Its members, made up from the Faculty and the local Engineering Industry, meet on a regular monthly basis.  The Vision and Mission of the Network and its key short term strategies are:
 
Vision

IAN is the bridge linking UTS and industry – it seeks to ensure that graduates' education, knowledge and experience exceeds industry's needs and expectations both at engagement and in the long term and to enhance the business community's capture of practice-based education and research.

Values

  • The diversified opinions of the members
  • Frank and open discussion
  • Insight into industry's real and changing needs
  • Opinions, plans and recommendations that are pragmatic, pertinent, timely and can make a difference.

Mission

Make a significant difference in:

  • How UTS Engineering is perceived (internally and externally) as the premium, practice-based engineering faculty
  • Industry's perception that UTS graduates are first class by world standards
  • Forming a strong network for academics to draw upon
  • Future students regard the University as their first choice

Provide strategic support on:

  • The quality of courses and the desirable attributes of students and graduates to meet the demands of the evolving world of engineering
  • Issues of importance and relevance for the future development of the Faculty
  • Inter-relationships with Government, professional institutions and other relevant influential bodies.

IAN Industry Members

The individual members are listed together with an overview of the companies they represent.

Bruce Grey

IAN Convenor

Group Managing Director
Bishop Technology Group Ltd

 

Adjunct Professor Wije Ariyaratne

Manager Bridge Engineering
RTA Operations
Ms Leslie Butterfield
 
Chief Executive Officer
McLachlan Lister Pty Limited
Grahame Campbell Non Executive Director, Worley Parsons

Ron Christie AM

Formerly Chair NSW Independent Transport Safety and Reliability Regulator

Ric Clark

Chief Technology Officer

Alcatel Lucent

Dr David Cook

Managing Director

Davcem Consulting Services P/L

Bill Cox

NSW Region Manager

Connell Wagner

Andrew Croker

 

Manager Power and Industry, NSW

Sinclair Knight Merz

Keith Daniel Director
Optiscan Limited

 
Chris Davis

Sustainability Partnership Development Manager

University of Technology, Sydney
 

Prof Michael Dureau Executive Director
The Warren Centre, University of Sydney

 
Ross Fowler Vice-President European Service Providers
CISCO Systems
John Hewitt Managing Director
Yokogawa Australia Pty Ltd
David Hudson

Executive General Manager - Risk Management

Leighton Holdings
 

Dr Warren King Formerly Executive Chair, IT Manufacturing and Services CSIRO
Michael Kirby Director
Global Ideas Group

 
Dr John Nutt AM Former Chairman
Ove Arup & Partners
Bob Pentecost AM Formerly CEO Rail Infrastructure Corporation

Chris Raine

Country President
Alstom Australia Limited
Dr Mike Sargent AM Managing Director
MA Sargent & Associates Pty Ltd
Dr Kerry Schott

Managing Director

Sydney Water

 

Bill Southwood

 

Formerly Principal
Arup Communications

Ian Stuart Project Director Ulan Project        
Xstrata Coal Pty Ltd
Adjunct Prof Allan Wightley Formerly Division Director of Technology
Weir Minerals Division

Jonathan Withers

Chief Executive
Multiwave Pty Ltd

 

 

 

 

IAN Faculty Members

Prof Archie Johnston

Dean,
UTS:Engineering
 

Emeritus Prof Rod Belcher

 

A/Prof Tom Anderson

Associate Dean
International & Enterprise Development

 

Prof David Lowe

Associate Dean
Teaching & Learning

Prof Hung Nguyen AM

Associate Dean
Research & Development
 

Pat Jenkins

Director
Industry Partnering Unit

Deepak Sharma

Group Head
Management, Policy & Practice

Dr Tim Aubrey

Group Head
Information & Communication

Prof Joe Zhu

Group Head
Mechatronics & Intelligent Systems
 

Prof Bijan Samali

Group Head
Infrastructure & the Environment

Gunasmin Lye

Executive Assistant