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Kneebone & Beretta Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd, ABN: 63 483 315 179
Compudraft Pty Ltd, ABN 59 769 783 493
Kneebone, Beretta & Hall Pty Ltd, ABN: 36 822 442 203

ANGELO JOHN VARDOUNIOTIS
Born 18 January 1967)

EDUCATION

  • 1988 3 months Industrial Training with the Bridge Branch of the Roads and Traffic Authority.
  • 1989 Obtained Bachelor Of Engineering Degree, Civil Engineering, University of New South Wales. Majored in structures and construction.

EMPLOYMENT

  • 1990 to 1998 Senior Project Engineer with Kneebone & Beretta Consulting Engineers Pty. Limited, Parramatta.
  • Duties include the following:- 

Reports

Preparation of written reports for private home/property owners, body corporates and/or building managing and real estate agents. Reports covered all types of building structures from residential to commercial and industrial buildings. Advice for building damage/defects or capacity of existing structures to carry additional loading.

Provision of pre-purchase and/or pre-sale reports on all types of building structures.

Provision of reports on defective residential building design/construction for the Department of Fair Trading.

Provision of reports and specifications for the testing of structures such as pool fences, roof sheeting and existing reinforced concrete structures.

Reports followed by appearance in Law Courts as an expert witness has been provided for various legal firms for projects ranging from residential to large warehouse buildings.

Design and Analysis
 
Analysis and/or design of new or existing;

Residential concrete slabs, footings, retaining walls, carports, awnings and swimming pools.

Residential floor and roof framing.

Reinforced concrete or structural steel warehouses, office buildings and multi storey home unit building developments.

Reinforced concrete tilt-up wall design including preparation of workshop details.

Stormwater drainage and detention systems for residential to medium density townhouse/villa/unit developments.

Foundation design for all building types.

Steel poles and towers.

Aluminium structures.

Brick structures.

Timber structures.

Construction
 
Supervision of a wide variety of building structures including the following;

Inspection of bored cast in situ concrete piers, grout injected piling, underpinning, shoring systems and general foundation works.

Inspection of reinforcing steel for concrete slabs on ground and pavements, suspended concrete transfer slabs and decks and formwork systems.

Inspection of structural steel and timber framed warehouse structures.

Certification of residential timber floor, wall and roof framing.

Monitoring of general building works from residential to industrial buildings for independent quality assurance and contract administration purposes.

  • 1999 Appointed Director of Kneebone & Beretta Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd and Compudraft Pty Ltd

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1990 to 1992 Checking engineer for Parramatta Council.
  • 1992 to present Checking engineer for Holroyd City Council.
  • 1992 to present Checking engineer and consultant to Hornsby Shire Council.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • September 1991 Attendance at a seminar on report writing by Engineers Education Australia.
  • February 1992 Field trip study of tilt-up construction at Arndell Park, Sydney.
  • November 1993 Attendance at a seminar on building movements by the Association of Consulting Structural Engineers.
  • September 1994 Attendance at a seminar on Residential Slabs and Footings New 1995 Code Draft by The Cement and Concrete Association of Australia.
  • August 1995 Attendance at a seminar on Building Movements by the Association of Consulting Structural Engineers.
  • October 1996 Attendance at seminar on Design in Glass by the Association of Consulting Structural Engineers.
  • Attendance at a 2 day Cement and Concrete Technology course by the Cement and Concrete Association of Australia.
  • April 1997 Attendance at a Fibres in Concrete seminar by the Cement and Concrete Association of Australia.
  • Attendance at a Domestic Paving Seminar by the Cement and Concrete Association of Australia and the Concrete Institute of Australia.
  • December 1997 Attendance at the 15th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials at Melbourne University.
  • November 1998 Attendance at Standards Australia Workshop on AS2870-1997 Residential Slabs and Footings Code.
  • February 1999 Attendance at Engineering Systems Workshop on Microstran 3D Version 6.5 structural analysis software.
  • March 1999 Attendance at Standards Australia Seminar on the Cold Form Structures Code AS/NZS4600.
  • March 1999 Attendance at a Seminar on Designing Long Life Concrete Structures by the Australian Stainless Steel Development Association.
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