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Ted Dohrmann - the firm's General manager - is a mechanical engineer and qualified ergonomist. Following several years' work in manufacturing settings in NSW and Victoria, including supervisory and process improvement roles in high-volume, fast-moving factory environments, Ted was launched into our consulting work full-time from 2007. He manages the team providing expert opinions and reports to lawyers, as well overseeing our consulting services in safety. He also directs the firm's day-to-day activities, and its people.
Ted shares in the firm's work of carrying out detailed forensic investigations into accidents, and gives expert evidence at court. An expert on slips, logistics, strain analysis, public liability and industrial accidents, Ted is a clear, effective expert witness.
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Geoff Waddell - a civil engineer - rejoined us in early 2004. His ergonomics training is put to great use in accident investigation and analysis. An excellent and thoughtful expert witness. He defines the main food groups as fish and chips, the meat pie, and peanut butter (only crunchy).
Geoff has taught ergonomics to tertiary OH&S students, and is an expert in industrial accidents, slips and falls, structures, traffic, machinery, construction, and situations where force analysis and material properties are significant. Unfailingly helpful to all. Loves the Swannies.
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Bill Contoyannis is an engineer, an ergonomist, and has a Master's degree in Biomechanics. Loves cars, mechanical matters and solving problems. An expert in medical, hospital and rehabilitation equipment, and a cooking whiz (he bakes our daily bread at the office). Bill is an insightful forensic expert who tackles and unravels complicated personal injury claims, and goes to court to give evidence. Footy? a Blue-Boy from way back. |
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Glen Smith is a qualified ergonomist and occupational therapist, a former WorkCover Inspector, and an experienced trainer and problem-solver across meatworks, manufacturing, food processing, transport, logistics, health care and distribution centres. Currently Chairman (Victoria) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia, Glen is a skilled assessor of OHS systems quality and compliance, and an expert witness. He is also a keen and accomplished musician and a musical instrument technician.
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Mark Dohrmann is a mechanical engineer and qualified ergonomist who has designed, trained, advised and encouraged thousands of Australians into safer and more productive work arrangements.
Mark, a Certified Professional Ergonomist, is an expert in strain injury, slips and falls, and familiar with many industries, jobs and work settings. He attends court in several states.
Mark - the firm's founder - now serves the team by preparing expert reports in personal injuries matters, assisting and mentoring the consultants, and in business planning. He is also busy with Tadvic Inc (a not-for-profit designing equipment for persons with disabilities) and Sacred Heart Mission Inc (serving persons experiencing homelessness, and researching its causes).
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Rizwan Naseer, our Accounts Manager and qualified accountant who looks after all our account-keeping, payments, receivables, payables, reconciliations. payroll, super, tax payments and business reporting. We couldn't get by without him. Produces reports and graphs on anything that moves, and he always knows where everybody is (and what time they came in). A Demons supporter and guardian of Gainore. Known as The Rizwan. |
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Gainore Atkins has worked for us for many years as a valued Administrative Officer. Gainore, who has worked in rehabilitation service firms, is a great interviewer of people who have been injured, and is qualified in Workplace Training. A talented letter writer (watch The Age), she also looks after the firm's Newsletter. A fountain of creative ideas, she is pictured here with Riz's gorgeous daughter Zanab. Follows the Magpies. |
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Jasmine Morris is our Client Services Manager. A talented writer, project leader and a business analyst who looks after client enquiries, business development, consulting co-ordination and report preparation, ensuring high quality document production with timely delivery. Experienced in teaching, administration, project management, history (a Master's in Public History), publishing and writing for effect.
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Mark Hennessy is a Melbourne-based associate of our firm. He is a Certified Professional Ergonomist with a Master's degree in Public Health, and was awarded life membership of the Victorian Safe Communities Network for his substantial contributions to safety outside of workplaces. Specialising in applying anatomy, physiology and biomechanics to musculoskeletal injury prevention. Mark is co-author of two popular WorkCover publications on preventing injuries in health and aged care through better workplace design and better manual handling practices. His training in biostatistics and epidemiology provide him with a critical view of the scientific method, and of the strengths and weaknesses of various scientific research reports. He applies his broad scientific knowledge to risk assessment and control in public health, community safety, road safety, workplace safety, sports injuries, children’s safety and safety in private settings and public spaces.
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Mike Atherton is a passionate and experienced ergonomist with over twenty years carrying out workplace evaluations, training, giving advice on health, safety and processes.. Qualified in Human Movement and (at postgraduate level) in Ergonomics, Mike is a cheerful man who gives 110% to helping people gain comfort, satisfaction and healthy conditions at their work. He occasionally disappears on adventures (like sailing around Australia). |
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Jenni Miller, our valued Perth Associate, is an experienced Certified Professional Ergonomist and a physiotherapist. She has a Master's Degree in Ergonomics and special expertise in mining, office environments, the rail industry, health care, laboratories, vehicle cab design and access systems.
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Matt Baker, an ergonomist and physiotherapist, is a Sydney-based Associate of our firm . A keen sportsman who enjoys music and cinema with his family, Matt's specialities include -
- Workstation Assessments
- Manual Handling Training
- Assessments of Office furniture
- Injury Risk Management
- Industrial/Manufacturing Ergonomics.
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Warren Williams. Primary qualifications in Business Management; a Graduate Diploma in ergonomics; twenty years in active industrial safety management in Australia and South East Asia. Warren's abundant experience is reflected in his clear, helpful reports. A specialist in plant, guarding, dangerous goods and compliance issues. |
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Chris Aitken is our IT specialist, looking after our network, all sortware issues, our IT equipment and new installations. An excellent business brain who has introduced numerous new and better ways for us to communicate, analyse and get things done reliably. |
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Andrew Short is an engineer and biomechanics expert, and a skilled Melbourne-based Associate of our consulting team. He has a PhD in Biomechanics, teaches part-time at Melbourne Uni, and has completed a large number of forensic reports in litigated personal injury matters. Andrew is a painstaking expert in accident reconstruction, personal injury liability work, and court attendance. |
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Anabela Morgado is a qualified and experienced ergonomist, with a first degree in medicine. Her principal expertise is in occupational rehabilitation. She has a long and effective work record with Australia's largest rehabilitation provider. Great rapport with people experiencing discomfort at work, where her insightful advice on adjustments and health is always appreciated. Her medical qualifications add authority to her assessments and advice.
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Margaret Sprigg is a professional engineer, a trained ergonomist, and a well qualified and experienced auditor of Safety Management Systems. An expert in risk management, Margaret has developed and published several analytical tools of great practical application to the analysis of forces on people, lifting, and ergonomics. One of our most valued Associates, Margaret is an outstanding independent assessor of safety systems and risk generally. |
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Ken Horrigan, our respected Brisbane-based Associate, is a mechanical engineer and ergonomist. He has worked for years as a manager and consultant in OH&S, risk management and ergonomics, holding senior management roles with the National Safety Council of Australia, and serving as an expert member on the Workplace Health and Safety Council. Ken also has extensive experience as a trainer and facilitator with excellent change management skills.
He teaches ergonomics at tertiary level, and believes in taking a positive approach to health and safety as a basis for avoiding risks and improving business performance.
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Henryk Pinda is a chemical engineer and a highly experienced environmental and safety manager. He is an expert in the management of dangerous goods and the assessment of sites for chemical and toxic exposures. Henryk, a Melbourne-based Associate of our firm, has prepared expert opinion for solicitors engaging us in litigated personal injury matters.
Henryk's career record includes senior management responsibility for environmental and safety matters in the petrochemical and chemical industries.
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Liz Dohrmann - teacher, advisor and general protector of staff interests.
Also (below) Mark's brother Peter Dohrmann (a neurosurgeon) provides us with specialist advice in certain injury-case matters.
Peter has an informative website.
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WE TAKE our daily meetings (lunches) seriously.
Here are some of us at our 2011 Xmas lunch
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