At Nelligan Consulting Engineers, Alister is a Mechanical Engineer whose role is to support the team across a range of projects in the fields of passive fire protection, fire engineering, height safety, mechanical design, failure analysis and investigation.
His background is predominantly in mechanical engineering design and consultancy. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) degree from the University of Auckland.
Alister has a broad experience that goes hand in hand with our day-to-day operations. With over 11 years of experience in mechanical engineering spanning many fields including project management, product and process development, CAD design and drafting, operations, failure analysis and investigation.
Key areas of interest, along with a keen eye for detail, are to seek out the root-cause of issues through investigating and surveying which could be anything ranging from a marine transmission to a sub-standard passive fire protection system.
Another key area of interest and strength of Alister’s is the ability and keenness to design and realise almost anything that functions, whether it be mechanical equipment, fire protection systems or medical devices. Alister is also a co-inventor on various patents and patents pending.
Outside of consulting, Alister enjoys taking the young family out to be immersed in nature on camping, hikes and trips to the beach. Alister is a keen ocean swimmer and coffee connoisseur.