Starting out as a carpenter and residential builder before obtaining a Bachelor of Construction Management & Economics (Hons), Michael has 25 years of construction experience, ranging from high-end residential new builds to large-scale industrial and commercial building and services upgrades.
With an education in multi-disciplinary engineering and project management and 14 years of experience in the facilities/asset/project management sectors, Dom has worked on an extensive diversity of projects, assets, and properties. This exposure provides an essential understanding of best practice applications of proactive maintenance, reactive repairs, and capital works upgrades to any asset or building. Valen specialises in the management of complex strata projects including Fire Safety Upgrades, Remedial Upgrades, Defect Management Claims, and Sustainability Upgrades.
Rick Blampey began his property management career in 2012 when he planted roots in Sydney and started his career in the strata management industry. During this time, Rick gained invaluable experience in both the property and strata sectors and obtained both a Class 1 Strata Management and Real Estate Licence.
After relocating to Perth in 2022, he took on the role of Head of Department with SVN Perth, bringing with him a decade of experience.
Having been in the Strata industry for over 10 years, Minal brings an indispensable wealth of knowledge and experience to her role. Minal has honed her Strata Management skills across various roles, including Accounts Manager, Trust Accountant, Strata Software Training and Support and Strata Team Leader. Minal adds an extra layer to her knowledge base through her Accounting Degree, making Financial Management one of her specialties. She also puts a very strong emphasis towards delivering industry leading customer care, and prides herself on her client service expertise.
Nancy Torry has been part of the specialist debt recovery team for almost 20 years, first with Le Page Lawyers as a paralegal and later as a solicitor, and then Bugden Allen Graham, following its amalgamation with Le Page Lawyers. Nancy has experience in advising a variety of clientele, such as owners corporations, their members, office bearers and strata managers. She has experience in multiple areas of law, including strata, debt recovery, by-law reviews, drafting and consolidation, personal and corporate insolvency, and litigation.
Jessica has been with SSKB since 2013 and manages some of Brisbane’s most complex schemes. Jessica’s diversified portfolio has led to her being knowledgeable in all areas of body corporate management, including the management of BMS and layered schemes. It is Jessica’s goal to provide personable and effective service as a body corporate manager and her passion remains true to SSKB’s mission statement “to make a positive difference in the lives of lot owners.” Jessica is a regular contributor to LookUpStrata.
Paul Morton is the founder and CEO of Lannock Strata Finance. He is widely recognised as the expert in strata finance and the economics of capital works in strata. Paul’s background spans a wide range of experiences – from playing in a symphony orchestra to working in banking and studying at a top international business school. Paul holds degrees in music, economics and finance and is a Sloan Fellow of Stanford University.
Ian’s role at Metrowest is to manage, oversee and develop all areas of the business associated with reactive and preventative building and common property maintenance. Ian is a certified Professional Civil Engineer and an accredited Member of Engineers Australia. Ian’s 20 years’ experience in the civil engineering and construction industries has equipped him with the skills and experience needed to deliver an innovative approach to the strata industry.
Phillip Leaman specialises in Owners Corporations law, adverse possession and compulsory acquisition and is the Principal for the Owners Corporation team at Tisher Liner FC Law. Phillip provides practical and strategic advice to Owners Corporations in respect to all types of disputes concerning the Owners Corporations Act 2006, defect claims arising from original building works under the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 and disputes between lot owners, contractors and managers.
Faiyaaz is a highly regarded litigation lawyer with a primary focus in the areas of strata litigation, building and construction, debt recovery and also, commercial litigation, including personal and company insolvency. A skilled and experienced litigator, highly respected by his colleagues and clients, Faiyaaz has also prominently featured in the media for well-known strata cases which have created new strata laws. Extremely qualified, Faiyaaz is admitted to the Supreme Courts of NSW, Queensland and as a Barrister and Solicitor to the High Courts of Australia and Fiji.