Our Teams
Claim & Commercial Strategy Management Team
John Lewis
Executive Director
With over 20 years experience with leading contracting companies in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia, John has expertise in planning, project controls, claim management and dispute resolution in the oil & gas, power and infra-structure sectors. Specialising in commercial resolution, John has acted as Global Contracts Manager for GE Oil & Gas and Group Commercial Manager for Origin Energy and has successfully managed and negotiated disputes in excess of $1 Billion (USD) and has pioneered the adoption of statistical analysis to inform commercial strategy. John started his career as a setting out engineer and construction manager in the United Kingdom managing onsite construction activities on large civil engineering and utility projects, including Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 project.
Dan Woolcott
Executive Director
Dan is a highly skilled senior executive providing industry leadership and governance with exceptional commercial acumen. He has over 28 years’ experience across road and rail transportation, heavy civils, infrastructure, oil & gas, and mining sectors in Australia, Asia and Europe. Dan’s specialised skill set is based on an ethos of securing best for project outcomes through pragmatic, collaborative frameworks and an affinity to drive results, swiftly. Dan has significant experience in dispute avoidance and resolution, in negotiating contract awards, operational & business unit management, and has most recently sat on three boards for combined project values over $3.5B.
Stewart Campbell
Director Claims & Adjudication
Stewart has over 30 years of significant and diverse construction industry experience, working in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Performing various roles, including contract management, claims management, superintendent and project management roles, Stewart has delivered and managed contracts in different sectors for consultants and contractors. Stewart is a leading industry professional in the art of administering contracts and has a working knowledge of a range of contract mechanisms from traditional construct only to design and construct, incentivised reimbursable contracts and PPP/ PFI amongst others.
Rebecca McKenna
Senior Consultant Claims & Forensic Research
With over 15 years major project experience, Rebecca has worked with leading oil & gas companies in exploration and appraisal, drilling and offshore platforms and pipelines both in Australia and internationally. Rebecca is recognised as an accomlished supply chain specialist with considerable achievements in developing and executing strategies which meet business objetives, accountabiity and controls.
Quantum Team
David Mitchell
Quantum Expert
David is an Expert Quantity Surveyor, Superintendent and Chairperson of buildingSMART Australasia. With over 35 Years’ experience, David is widely regarded for providing strategic quantum advice on complex matters in the building, civil, heavy engineering and resource industries in Australasia.
Professional Affiliations: Fellow of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors; Member of the royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors; Member of the Bond University CM,QS & PM Industry Advisory Committee; Past research presenter on construction Costs to Urban Development Institute of Australia and Australian property Institute; and Past Lecturer at UTS and QUT.
Thomas Lee
Head of Quantum
Thomas is a highly skilled and experienced Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 15 years of international experience in cost planning, commercial management and claims preparation for clients and top tier contractors in residential, mining, major infrastructure and civil projects. Highly experienced in analytical QS, Thomas has a depth of construction knowledge gained on-site and a diverse portfolio of engagements including secondments with clients, PQS, contractors and claims, accounting and consulting firms. Thomas’ most recent projects have been across all sectors including, oil & gas, mining and infrastructure, he has also worked on a number of significant international projects.
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Delay & Disruption Team
Andrew Collins
Associate Director Delay
With over 15 years international experience, Andrew has worked for major Contractors and Operators across Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom. He has specific expertise in forensic delay analysis, project planning, and cost engineering. With real world experience of all project life-cycle phases within oil & gas and mining, rail, infrastructure and building, Andrew has worked on a variety of projects, including Queens Wharf Brisbane Integrated Resort Development, Eglington Cross Rail project – Toronto, Arrow Energy Shell / Petrochina Joint Venture LNG Project & APLNG Project.Professional Affiliations: Fellow of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors; Member of the royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors; Member of the Bond University CM,QS & PM Industry Advisory Committee; Past research presenter on construction Costs to Urban Development Institute of Australia and Australian property Institute; and Past Lecturer at UTS and QUT.
Jesse Mitchell
Associate Director Delay
Jesse is an up and coming delay analyst with a civil engineering degree. He has a highly sought after range of skills including significant expertise in all types of planning software which he combines with his strong commercial acumen. With 8 years’ experience on major building, infrastructure and resource projects Jesse now specialises in forensic planning and dispute resolution. Jesse is a Member of the Australia Institute of Project Management.
Risk Services Team
Waylon Whitehead
Head of Risk
Waylon is the architect and driving force behind the Lewis Woolcott Claim Risk Analysis (iCRA) process. Using his 20+ years’ experience gained on international multi-billion-dollar projects, Waylon frames questions in a way that ensures the full range of potential outcomes are captured in the iCRA. With several articles published in the area of project risk analysis, Waylon is considered one of the leading experts in his field.
Sambhav Jain
Associate Quantum, Delay and Risk
With a focus on cost planning, estimating and project management, Sambhav is a strong member of the Risk and Quantum Team with core strengths defined in management, communication, coordination, design and organisation. Having completed a Master’s degree in Construction Management and Project Management Sambhav has an excellent academic record and achieved various awards. Sambhav also holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture, where he has worked professionally for several years giving him detailed insight into how the industry works. Sambhav is an upcoming Quantity Surveyor, he also assists Bond University, educating future students in the field of project management.