PETER DAMEN
Principal Consultant & CEO
Peter Damen is the Principal and Chief Executive Officer of Level 5 Design Pty Ltd. Peter is responsible for leading all activities of the company from strategy through planning, design and implementation. He believes that innovation is the key to Australia’s future – in making better investment decisions and accomplishing more for the community.
Peter is considered a national and international expert in emerging transport technologies, automated vehicles, parking and traffic management, road safety, and infrastructure planning and delivery. He is a qualified civil engineer with 30 years' experience in the industry including both government and the private sector. He has been involved in some of Australia’s largest transport infrastructure projects and he has an industry network that extends across the globe.
Peter has chaired or participated in numerous industry associations, state advisory committees, accreditation panels, and learned societies and amongst other roles he is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Innovate Australia and an Executive Director with the Australian Flexible Pavement Association (AfPA).
Prior to establishing Level5Design, Peter was the Chief Operating Officer of Australia's national road and transport research agency, where he was responsible for all operations nationally including programs such as the National Road Safety Partnership Program and the National Assets Centre of Excellence. Peter was also instrumental in establishing the Australia and New Zealand Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ADVI), to address the challenges and future requirements of emerging connected and automated vehicle technologies in Australia and NZ. He went on to become the inaugural Chair of that national peak body.
Peter is considered a national and international expert in emerging transport technologies, automated vehicles, parking and traffic management, road safety, and infrastructure planning and delivery. He is a qualified civil engineer with 30 years' experience in the industry including both government and the private sector. He has been involved in some of Australia’s largest transport infrastructure projects and he has an industry network that extends across the globe.
Peter has chaired or participated in numerous industry associations, state advisory committees, accreditation panels, and learned societies and amongst other roles he is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Innovate Australia and an Executive Director with the Australian Flexible Pavement Association (AfPA).
Prior to establishing Level5Design, Peter was the Chief Operating Officer of Australia's national road and transport research agency, where he was responsible for all operations nationally including programs such as the National Road Safety Partnership Program and the National Assets Centre of Excellence. Peter was also instrumental in establishing the Australia and New Zealand Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ADVI), to address the challenges and future requirements of emerging connected and automated vehicle technologies in Australia and NZ. He went on to become the inaugural Chair of that national peak body.
Participating in Driverless Vehicle Forum in New South Wales
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Welcoming guests to the 2nd International Driverless Vehicle Summit in Adelaide
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Participating in the EU Truck Platooning Challenge in Rotterdam
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LARRY SCHNEIDER
Principal Consultant
Larry is a national expert and adviser in parking management with over 30 years’ experience in the industry. He has worked both as a Director of one of the nation’s leading parking operators and equipment suppliers, and as a senior consultant to industry on parking for airports, city centres, hospitals, shopping areas, universities, commercial buildings and office precincts for many of Australia’s largest property owners. Larry was one of the primary authors of the latest 2017 edition of the Austroads national guide to traffic management specific to parking.
Larry was previously the Manager of Luxmoore Parking, the President of Parking Australia for 6 years, and a Director of that same association for a further 16 years. While the President of Parking Australia, Larry was instrumental in taking that industry body from strength to strength including leading the rebranding to Parking Australia and raising the policy development and profile of it as a national body.
Larry has wide ranging expertise that includes the development of effective parking strategies, project management of new parking technologies and facility operations, and the investigation of better approaches to wayfinding signage, security, audit and compliance. Larry has reviewed and prepared parking strategies and policies for many state government departments and more than 40 local government authorities in Australia and New Zealand.
Up until March 2018, Larry was the Agreement Manager of the Western Australian Road Research and Innovation Program, a multimillion dollar research program funded by the WA Government, focused on innovative practices and technologies that provide efficiency gains and reduce overall capital and recurrent costs.
Larry believes strongly in sustainable parking practices, education, and in the value of technology. He has facilitated many award-winning workshops in parking operations and management. He holds degrees in Commerce, Arts and Law.
Larry was previously the Manager of Luxmoore Parking, the President of Parking Australia for 6 years, and a Director of that same association for a further 16 years. While the President of Parking Australia, Larry was instrumental in taking that industry body from strength to strength including leading the rebranding to Parking Australia and raising the policy development and profile of it as a national body.
Larry has wide ranging expertise that includes the development of effective parking strategies, project management of new parking technologies and facility operations, and the investigation of better approaches to wayfinding signage, security, audit and compliance. Larry has reviewed and prepared parking strategies and policies for many state government departments and more than 40 local government authorities in Australia and New Zealand.
Up until March 2018, Larry was the Agreement Manager of the Western Australian Road Research and Innovation Program, a multimillion dollar research program funded by the WA Government, focused on innovative practices and technologies that provide efficiency gains and reduce overall capital and recurrent costs.
Larry believes strongly in sustainable parking practices, education, and in the value of technology. He has facilitated many award-winning workshops in parking operations and management. He holds degrees in Commerce, Arts and Law.
Meeting in Doha in the process of developing the Parking Strategy for the Qatar Transport Masterplan
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Establishing a Parking Operations business in Shanghai, China
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After serving as President of Parking Australia for more than 5 years, Larry receives a Life Membership Award
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CHRISTINA CHIN
Principal Consultant & State Manager (VIC)
Christina leads all activities of the company in Victoria including project managing and delivering projects in her areas of technical expertise.
Christina has been in the transport industry for more than 15 years. She started her career as an Engineer at the Australian Road Research Board under the mentorship of their Chief Scientist. She then moved to the Asset Management and Road Safety areas where she led numerous national projects. In 2009, she was promoted to join the management team. Some of her main responsibilities included program management and project management primarily in the fields of asset management and road safety.
Christina is an experienced project manager with extensive knowledge in the transport sector including undertaking research, writing reports and guidelines, and leading industry consultation. Most recently she has been involved in a wide range of projects in areas as diverse as road freight planning, the use of innovative materials, communications, pavement technology and infrastructure sustainability.
Christina also has experience with many overseas aid agencies, DFAT supported country programs, international transport agencies, enablers and various global transport alliances. During her career, she has had experience working in the Middle East, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Christina has been in the transport industry for more than 15 years. She started her career as an Engineer at the Australian Road Research Board under the mentorship of their Chief Scientist. She then moved to the Asset Management and Road Safety areas where she led numerous national projects. In 2009, she was promoted to join the management team. Some of her main responsibilities included program management and project management primarily in the fields of asset management and road safety.
Christina is an experienced project manager with extensive knowledge in the transport sector including undertaking research, writing reports and guidelines, and leading industry consultation. Most recently she has been involved in a wide range of projects in areas as diverse as road freight planning, the use of innovative materials, communications, pavement technology and infrastructure sustainability.
Christina also has experience with many overseas aid agencies, DFAT supported country programs, international transport agencies, enablers and various global transport alliances. During her career, she has had experience working in the Middle East, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
DREW GAYNOR
Principal Consultant
Drew Gaynor has twenty-five years’ experience in the transport sector covering all modes of transport (road, rail, inter-modal, ports and airports/aviation). He is well known and respected for his expertise in transport matters.
He held Director positions sequentially in Aviation Policy, Transport Security and Freight and Logistics at the WA Department of Transport and then undertook strategic policy and planning projects in the Heavy Vehicle Services and Network Operations divisions of Main Roads WA. Drew then moved to ARRB as their Principal Consultant for Freight and Transport Systems before taking up a position at Perth Airport working on its Master Plan and freight related matters. More recently Drew has worked with Level 5 Design as part of its team and has been the Project Leader on several Austroads road freight and heavy vehicle research projects.
Drew can effectively communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders and steer diverse groups to collaborative objectives ensuring successful outcomes. His network of public and private stakeholders is extensive in Commonwealth/State transport agencies, Local Government, individual transport companies and transport industry groups.
He held Director positions sequentially in Aviation Policy, Transport Security and Freight and Logistics at the WA Department of Transport and then undertook strategic policy and planning projects in the Heavy Vehicle Services and Network Operations divisions of Main Roads WA. Drew then moved to ARRB as their Principal Consultant for Freight and Transport Systems before taking up a position at Perth Airport working on its Master Plan and freight related matters. More recently Drew has worked with Level 5 Design as part of its team and has been the Project Leader on several Austroads road freight and heavy vehicle research projects.
Drew can effectively communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders and steer diverse groups to collaborative objectives ensuring successful outcomes. His network of public and private stakeholders is extensive in Commonwealth/State transport agencies, Local Government, individual transport companies and transport industry groups.