Meet Our Team
John Doolan
Director and Business Development Manager (On Extended Leave)
+61 7 4781 4340
John has over 30 years experience in executive management roles across technology, logistics and port operations, commercial management, management consulting and energy sectors.
Dr David Henderson
Chief Engineer
David has over sixteen years of experience as a research engineer conducting studies into low rise buildings and their components with the Cyclone Testing Station.
Professor John Ginger
Research Director
+61 7 478 14490
John joined the Cyclone Testing Station as a Research Fellow in December 1996, and was involved with carrying out research and testing in the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel. He is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Science and Engineering, JCU.
Simon Ingham
Senior Engineer
Working in multiple industries based around building materials, Simon is experienced in all aspects of project management and quality assurance. At CTS Simon is mainly involved in providing testing services to the clients.
Patrick Driscoll
Acting Director and Business Development Manager, Program Manager Strata Title Inspection Program
+61 7 4781 4986
Patrick has worked extensively in the delivery of digital business solutions, business analysis, and project management to a variety of businesses. He is currently studying a masters in Urban Planning and Design.
Dr Daniel Smith
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Smith's work covers a wide range of topics including: structural engineering for natural hazards, post-event damage assessment, mobile weather station deployment in extreme wind events, and insurance loss analysis.
Dr Korah Parackal
Research Fellow
Korah Parackal is a Structural Engineer focusing on progressive failures of roofing connections during windstorms. He brings this knowledge to the CRC project on retrofitting older houses to be more resilient to wind loads.
Rod Lowe
Project Engineer
Rod has experience in applying industry standards for design safety and performance. At CTS, Rod’s role is to assist with finalising test programmes, supervising testing and preparing test reports.
Don Braddick
Senior Engineering Technician
Don has been involved in the full scale house testing projects and fabricates and maintains the specialised CTS loading and test equipment. He constructs intricate building and terrain models for the Wind Tunnel testing.
Dennis Smith
Technical Officer
Dennis has over 30 years practical experience in the building industry, in plumbing, building and carpentry. Dennis’ role in the team makes good use of his practical trade expertise and critical thinking skills.
Associate Professor Geoff Boughton
Senior Research Engineer
Geoff is currently an Adjunct in the College of Science and Engineering, JCU, and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers and a member of both the Australasian Wind Engineering Society and the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society.
Debbie Falck
Research Officer
Debbie works on projects to improve the resilience of buildings to severe winds and to investigate damage to buildings following extreme wind events. She is part of the North Queensland Strata Title Inspection Program.
Saira Viqar
Software Designer
Saira develops web applications that help researchers manage and visualise their data. Her other interests include the theory of distributed systems, wireless mobile ad hoc networks and systems, the IoT and data visualisation.
Lucy Crowley
Administrative Assistant
Lucy joined the Cyclone Testing Station in 2018. She is also apart of the North Queensland Strata Title Inspection Program working in a Project Support role.
Geeth Bodhinayake
Post Doc, Research Engineer
Geeth has worked as a site engineer in Dubai, UAE and as a mechanical engineer for the Ceylon Electricity Board, Sri Lanka. Geeth's PhD is on “Wind Induced Internal Pressure Fluctuations In Industrial type Steel Buildings”.