Executive

Managing Director

Brian O’Sullivan is the founder and Managing Director of OSD Pipelines. He has over 25 years experience in business management, project management and engineering. He is a specialist in the business of energy related developments with a strong emphasis on oil and gas pipeline and facilities projects. 

Brian has direct design and construction experience with major pipelines and petrochemical facilities in Australia, PNG and South East Asia.  

Brian’s key strengths include a strong technical knowledge and an in-depth understanding of commercial business activities. Brian has been a company director holding board positions for a range of entities.  He is also Chairman of the Australian Muscular Dystrophy Foundation.

Brian held senior management positions with CMPS&F Oil and Gas, RJ Brown offshore pipeline engineers and has owned and operated a contracting business as well as owned a secondary processing business.

Linton Burns
Chief Financial Officer / Company Secretary

Linton joined OSD in early 2009 as the Chief Financial Officer / Company Secretary. He is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of commercial and financial management experience including the last 9 as CFO and Company Secretary for two ASX and NASDAQ listed companies.

Linton has lead and managed capital raising's, undertaken IPO’s, and has experience in mergers and acquisitions.  He has a strong commercial focus and is responsible for OSD’s corporate services which cover finance, taxation, company secretarial, investment evaluation and IT.

Project Director - Western Australia / South America / Middle East

Keith has been in the resources development sector for nearly 30 years with extensive experience in mining, and oil and gas projects.  Since 1994 he has been predominantly involved in the pipeline industry in various roles from Project Management through to Business Management.

Keith joined OSD in 2005 to establish its Perth office and held the role of COO during 2007 / 2008. Keith has been instrumental in the development of the OSD Slurry Pipelines Group, and is responsible for its operation. He is also an Executive Director on the OSD Board.

Keith has a degree in Civil Engineering and a Diploma of Project Management, and is also a member of  AIM, MIEAust, APIA and AICD.

Greg has recently become part of the OSD team after a merger with his own consultancy company GWB Engineering in February 2011. Greg first formed GWB Engineering in 1992, and since then has provided design and project engineering services in the Oil, Gas and Chemical industries.

Graduating from the University of Queensland in 1976 with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree, Greg brings with him over 30 years experience in the engineering field, working for companies such as Amoco Oil Refinery (now BP Oil Refinery), Fluor Australia, MAMIC Engineering (now AECOM).

Greg has considerable experience in the design of Pressure Piping, Pressure Vessels and Tanks and is a member of Standards Australia Piping AS4041, Pressure Vessels AS1210 and In-service Inspection AS3788 committees. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Queensland.

Martin has over 20 years experience in the design and operation of gathering systems, pipelines and pipeline facilities.

He managed OSD’s Canadian office for two and a half years, and in this time he developed and executed a number of pipeline projects in Canada and the United States. Martin has also provided pipeline services in Kurdistan, the former Soviet Union and the Middle East, and he has extensive experience with pipeline projects in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

As the General Manager Queensland for OSD, Martin is responsible for providing pipeline engineering and development solutions to our clients in Queensland and surrounding regions, as well as Canada.

Martin is highly qualified to lead the Brisbane team with a  Bachelors Degree of Mechanical Engineering and a Graduate Certificate of Management. He is also a member of IEAust, and he is a former committee member of AS2885.

Rick Joubert
General Manager - Western Australia

Rick Joubert has over 20 years experience in the oil / gas and related industries. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and he is a member of Institute of Engineers Australia. Reporting to the Board, he is responsible for the management of all OSD Oil & Gas business streams within Western Australia.

He has industry recognised technical expertise and project management capabilities.  Core expertise is with commissioning of Oil & Gas pipelines and facilities.

Paul Roberts
General Manager - Victoria

Paul Roberts has 21 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in areas of design, construction, operations and commissioning. Paul graduated from Massey University (New Zealand) with a Bachelor of Technology and is a Chartered Professional Engineer with the Institute of Engineers Australia.

Paul’s main areas of expertise is pipeline and facilities design including pressure reduction, custody transfer and compression facilities. Paul has a proven track record in the execution of projects from design through to commissioning and operation, particularly in the areas of control systems and SCADA.

Paul is responsible for the delivery of pipeline and facility services to our clients in Victoria and surrounding states.

 JP Fortin
Manager - Slurry

JP Fortin is a Principal Engineer and Project Manager for the OSD Slurry Group with more than 10 years experience in the design, operation, auditing and de-bottle necking of major slurry pipeline projects around the world.

JP shares responsibility for the execution of slurry pipeline projects Worldwide with the OSD Slurry Group in Santiago, Chile. JP also coordinates OSD’s slurry laboratory activities in Western Australia.

JP’s areas of specialisation include conceptual studies, value engineering, optimisation studies, economic feasibility studies, risk assessment, tailings management, pipeline route selection, pipeline corrosion / erosion, laboratory testing and pipeline commissioning.

JP has a Bachelor of Science majoring in Mining Engineering from the Laurentian University, in Sudbury, Canada.

Axel has nearly 20 years experience in the slurry pipeline industry. In the last 9 years, he has held numerous of senior management roles including Project Manager, Commissioning and Start-up Manager, Project Engineer, and Mechanical/Piping Lead for projects in Chile and overseas locations.

As General Manager, Supervising Engineer & Development Manager for OSD Chile, he is responsible for project execution planning and evaluation, project management, business management, business development, decision analysis, economic modelling, feasibility studies, conceptual design, FEED, and process simulation to ensure the delivery of major pipeline projects.

Rene D'Ath
General Manager - New Zealand

Rene D’Ath has over 20 years experience in the pipeline industry covering a wide range of disciplines and roles.  These have included pipeline integrity management, engineering, public liaison, and HR.

As General Manager of OSD New Zealand, Rene has the responsibility to provide our Clients with the full suite of OSD services.  The New Zealand business started in February 2010 with pipeline operations services; in 2011 all OSD pipeline and facilities engineering services are being offered.

Rene has qualifications in Telecommunications; a Diploma in Business Studies; various industry related qualifications including a HR Management Program at Columbia University in New York. 

Craig Sheather
General Manager - GWB Engineering

Craig comes to OSD as part of the GWB merger, bringing with him 18 years experience as a Project/Design Engineer. After graduating from a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering at QLD University of Technology, Craig has worked in an engineering capacity at Mackay Sugar Co-operative Association, Schultz, Tait, Greig & Associates, and Bradken prior to joining GWB Engineering in 2001.

As a Registered Professional Engineer, Craig has considerable experience as a Design and Project Manager in the Engineering field.