Our Team

Tell Advisory’s professional team brings a wealth of diversity and experience.
Darren Weir

Darren Weir

Director & Principal

Darren is an internationally experienced business leader specialising in the engineering, resource and construction industries. Having worked in senior executive and director roles with some of Australia’s largest and most successful engineering and construction companies, Darren brings a wealth of business acumen to define and develop strategic commercial and project objectives.

Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

Principal

Matt is a Chartered Engineer with extensive experience in planning and managing infrastructure projects.  He has supported various clients in the delivery of major projects of varying complexity across all stages of the project lifecycle. Through leading bid teams to producing robust cost estimates under various delivery models he has the ability to advise on genuine value for money outcomes for projects.

Charlie Dill

Charlie Dill

Principal

Charlie is a recognised engineering and executive leader, experienced within the private and public sectors. He specialises in executive leadership, strategy development, and infrastructure delivery with experience across water, transport, utilities, built facilities, and resources. Through a collaborative and pragmatic approach, Charlie assists teams to deliver solutions with strong governance, transparency and certainty.

Courtney Robertson

Courtney Robertson

Senior Advisor

Courtney is a mechanical engineer with experience delivering complex water, power and transport infrastructure projects. She leverages her site-based project management experience to offer front-end commercial advice to government and private asset owners. This includes providing strategic investment advice, due diligence reviews, transaction management, contract development and dispute resolution services.

Dale McNab

Dale McNab

Senior Advisor

Dale is a Civil Engineer with experience across a diverse range of sectors including industrial, infrastructure, mining and materials manufacturing. Dale has been involved in managing complex projects from initiation to closing for multinational asset owners and major contractors. His ability to unlock value within a project is driven by strong technical skills and a focus on building cohesive teams.

Nick Atkin

Nick Atkin

Senior Advisor

Nick is Civil Engineer and project delivery specialist, with experience in project development, commercial/financial systems, project controls and processes within major infrastructure projects. Nick brings extensive experience in Engineering and Commercial Management and has developed, implemented, and supported efficient and effective commercial frameworks in all contemporary forms of contracts.

Coetzee du Toit

Coetzee du Toit

Senior Advisor

Coetzee is a multi-skilled Chartered Civil Engineering Associate and Certified Practicing Project Director with solid industry experience within Australia , South Africa and New Zealand. His project engagements entail full life cycle involvement on civil engineering, construction, dams, mining, transport, pipelines, water projects.  His ability to adapt to any given situation and his capacity to actively learn and develop new skills enables him to confidently perform all facets of the roles he undertakes.

Andrew Neville

Andrew Neville

Senior Advisor

Andew is a Chartered Civil Engineer with extensive delivery, operational, and general management experience across the UK, New Zealand and Australia. Having been involved in the procurement and delivery of complex multi-discipline projects across various sector including transport, utilities, water and maintenance, working for major construction companies and client-side organisations, Andrew brings a balanced perspective with a strong focus on best value options for clients.

Damien Chow

Damien Chow

Advisor

Damien is a project manager and civil engineer with experience working on large infrastructure projects. Through his experience delivering projects across the roads, airports, bridges and rail sector, he understands the challenges that present across all stages of a project and is committed to providing solutions that best suit client needs.

Silka Chan

Silka Chan

Advisor

Silka is a project manager and civil engineer specialising in the delivery of complex projects.  Silka has successfully delivered major infrastructure and commercial building projects in Brisbane and Sydney.  Her experience includes planning and construction management of projects for both Government and publicly listed private owners. She has worked with both head contractor and subcontractor companies – providing her with detailed understanding of the risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.

Regina Lai

Regina Lai

Advisor

Regina is a civil engineer with hands on experience in planning and delivering infrastructure projects across a range of sectors, including commercial, defence, health, and water. As a project manager she has developed a sound appreciation for the complexities involved in the delivery of successful infrastructure projects. Regina is passionate about using her knowledge and skills to deliver innovative solutions to support clients in achieving their goals.

Katherine Grigg

Katherine Grigg

Advisor

Katherine is a civil engineer with over a decade of experience in construction and design phases, delivering key major civil infrastructure projects across Australia and the United Kingdom. She excels at tackling complex sociotechnical systems challenges, adeptly breaking down intricate problems and leveraging her experience and skill set to effectively balance pragmatism and forward-thinking in her strategic approaches.

David Schoonberg

David Schoonberg

Advisor

David is a seasoned Project Manager and adept Civil Engineer who brings a wealth of experience spanning various sectors, with a particular focus on delivering intricate water, civil, and transportation infrastructure projects across Australia and South Africa. His career is marked by a track record of successfully steering multifaceted projects from conception to completion, collaborating closely with multinational asset owners and leading contractors.

Sonia Trevisin

Sonia Trevisin

Office Manager

Sonia is an experienced Office Manager, working in executive and administration roles within the infrastructure industry for over 20 years’.  Sonia provides the Tell Advisory team with confidential, detailed support services and is first point of contact for our clients.

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