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Abley Transportation Consultants is a specialised consultancy providing high level transportation engineering services. The company has a core staff of transportation professionals supported by ancillary staff. We pride ourselves on our independence, strategic thinking and high quality client deliverables.
| Steve Abley | Managing Director |
| Paul Durdin | Director |
| Andy Carr | Associate Principal |
| Ann-Marie Head | Principal Transportation Engineer |
| Dave Smith | Principal Transportation Planner |
| Jeanette Ward | Principal Transportation Engineer |
| Kylee Galbraith | Senior Transportation Planner |
| Barry Hayes | Senior Transportation Planner |
| Jared White | Senior Transportation Engineer |
| Jayde Drumm |
Senior Graphic Consultant |
| Kurt Janssen | GIS Team Leader |
| Dr Stacy Rendall | Senior Transportation Engineer |
| Laura Bates |
GIS Analyst |
| Jay Baththana | Transportation Engineer |
| Peter Cockrem | Transportation Engineer |
| Jonathan Entwistle |
GIS Analyst |
| Dale Harris | GIS Analyst/Transportaion Planner |
| Takumi Ledbetter |
GIS Analyst |
| Natalie Scott |
GIS Analyst |
| Duncan Keall |
Graduate Transportation Engineer |
| Nichola Blue | Office Administrator |
| Anna Wright | Financial Administrator |
Managing Director
BE(Hons) NZCE FIPENZ CPEng MICE CEng(UK) IntPE(NZ) MInstD
Steve is a specialist transportation and traffic engineer with extensive consultancy and contracting experience. He has the ability to combine theoretical knowledge and practical expertise to complex traffic and transportation issues and has had a wide range of experience working with both private companies and public authorities. He has undertaken work in Australia the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9003 Mobile: 021 556 864 Email: steve.abley@abley.com skype: ableytc.steve.abley |
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Director
BE(Hons) MIPENZ CPEng
Paul is a specialist traffic and transportation engineer with extensive consultancy experience. He has very effective management and communication skills proven through numerous good client relationships, project management and workload management for teams of other engineers. He is experienced and apt at understanding local authority and private clients’ transportation aspirations and understands strategic visions, policy and rules based outcomes. He has undertaken work in Australia and New Zealand.
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Direct: +64(0)3 367 9004 |

Associate Principal
BSc(Hons) MSc MBA Assoc.NZPI MIPENZ CPEng IntPE(NZ)
Andy specialises in assessing the traffic and transportation effects of land development, and has provided expert advice to many of the country’s top developers on numerous high profile projects. He is especially experienced providing expert advice to hearings and the Environment Court. He holds a number of leadership positions and is highly regarded in the transportation and traffic engineering industry. He has undertaken work in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9009 Queenstown: +64(0)3 974 4569 Mobile: +64(0)27 561 1967 Email: andy.carr@abley.com |

Principal Transportation Engineer
BE(Hons) MIPENZ CPEng IntPE(NZ)
Ann-Marie is a Principal Transportation Engineer with 10 years experience working for public and private sector clients in transportation planning and traffic engineering. Ann-Marie specialises in transport strategies, resource management, traffic engineering, project delivery and stakeholder engagement. She has worked in Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9005 Mobile: 022 683 1004 Email: ann-marie.head@abley.com |

Principal Transportation Planner
BTech(Hons) MPhil(Op Res)
Dave has a wealth of experience as a strategic transport modeller. His skills and knowledge complement and strengthen the micro-simulation, intersection and accessibility modelling capabilities within Abley. Dave is also very experienced in economic evaluation, crash analysis, land use development, parking studies and traffic surveys.
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Direct: +64(0)3 367 9001 |

Principal Transportation Engineer
BE(Hons) NZCE MIPENZ CPEng
Jeanette has vast experience in the transportation industry including streetscape urban design and project management. She has worked in local government and consultancy within the United Kingdom and New Zealand. She has excellent community engagement skills.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9002 Mobile: +64(0)21 296 9524 Email: jeanette.ward@abley.com |

Senior Transportation Planner
BPR&TM(Lincoln)
Kylee is a transport planner who has previously worked for consultants and local authorities in the area of sustainable travel, regeneration and design for schemes including; cycle, pedestrian, local safety, 20mph zones, urban design, bus priority, developer, and school travel plan projects. She has worked in New Zealand and the United Kingdom having reported to various planning committees and other decision making bodies. She has a particular interest in stakeholder engagement and working with developers to formulate the optimum solution for all parties.
| Direct: 03 367 9078 Email: kylee.galbraith@abley.com |

Senior Transportation Planner
MSc MCILT
Barry has 30 years’ experience in transport engineering and planning, including 15 years as a team leader and project manager. His project experience covers New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and the Middle East. Barry has substantial experience in preparing transport impact assessments, advising on Resource Management Act matters and preparing expert evidence. He is also particularly skilled in traffic signal design, strategy and assessment.
| Direct: 03 367 9078 Mobile: 027 955 7996 Email: barry.hayes@abley.com |

Senior Transportation Engineer
BE(Hons) GIPENZ
Jared is a Senior Transportation Engineer with 7 years consulting experience in the traffic modelling area. Jared uses modelling to assess development proposals and then develop solutions to capacity constraints. He has in-depth knowledge of strategic transport modelling including traffic generation, distribution and assignment. Jared has worked in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
| Direct: 03 367 9074 Mobile: 022 074 5339 Email: jared.white@abley.com |

Senior Graphic Consultant
Jayde is a specialist print and web format graphic designer. Her experience with corporate and public clients, including working for major strategy and design consultants, means transportation concepts are attractive and well presented. Jayde's ability to photograph, represent and weave complex transportation into different medium formats makes her skills immensely valuable when conveying ideas visually.
Email: jayde@abley.com

GIS Team Leader
BSc(Hons)(First Class)
Kurt is a specialist Geographical Information Systems (GIS) consultant with extensive central government and research experience. He is very knowledgeable regarding spatial analysis techniques and the manipulation of large quantums of data for the betterment of client outcomes. Kurt has worked in the United States and New Zealand.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9008 Mobile: 021 440 737 Email: kurt.janssen@abley.com |
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Consultant Transportation Researcher
BE(Hons) Mechanical
Stacy has recently completed a PhD in Energy Systems Engineering at the University of Canterbury as part of the Advanced Energy and Material Systems Lab (AEMS Lab) research group, in collaboration with Abley Transportation Consultants. His project focuses on measuring the transport energy footprint of urban forms and understanding opportunities for increasing the resilience of residents to fuel price rises. Stacy has experience with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and programming in Python.
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Direct: +64(0)3 367 9073
Mobile: 027 304 0617 |

GIS Analyst
BSc (Geography/Geology)
Laura has experience working with the ESRI suite of software programs and utilizes GIS for both technical analysis and producing informative cartographic outputs. She also has experience undertaking and arranging traffic surveys including undertaking pedestrian activity surveys and parking surveys.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9075 Mobile: 027 466 7640 Email: laura.bates@abley.com |

Transportation Engineer
ME(Hons)(First Class) BSc(Operations Research and Statistics)
Jay has extensive data manipulation and analysis skills. He is particularly knowledgeable regarding statistical software and the production of snapshot, trend, graphical and tabular reports. Jay undertakes complex technical assessments.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9079 Email: jay.baththana@abley.com |

Transportation Engineer
BE(Hons)(First Class) GIPENZ
Peter has an outstanding academic achievement record from the University of Canterbury. He has a particular interest in sustainable transport and urban design, and has studied transport policy and demand management at postgraduate level. He has experience with Geographical Information Systems (GIS), local government processes, traffic surveys and modelling, as well as technical analysis and reporting of outcomes. Peter has worked in central government, district council and university research roles.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9077 Email: peter.cockrem@abley.com |

GIS Analyst
BSc(Geography/Geology)
Jonathan has 2 years’ experience using the ESRI suite of products within New Zealand government. He has experience dealing with Ministerial questions, reporting under very tight time frames and to the strictest quality controls. He has produced maps that have informed government policy and monitored changes in the physical environment as a result of policy changes. He has a desire to learn more about how GIS can better integrate inform transportation environments.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9073 Email: jonathan.entwistle@abley.com |

GIS Analyst/Transportation Planner
BEM MAppSc PGDipArt(GIS)
Dale has just completed a Postgraduate Diploma of Arts in GIS from Massey University, after completing her Masters of Applied Science in Environmental Management at Lincoln University. Dale has worked extensively with ArcGIS and GeoMedia and has experience in providing GIS mapping assistance and has a particular interest in the application of GIS to accessibility.
| Direct: +64(0) 3 367 9071 Email: dale.harris@abley.com |

GIS Analyst
BA (Urban Studies)
Takumi moved to New Zealand in 2011 from the USA after graduating two years ago. His most recent experience was working in Wellington on projects where he was responsible for transportation data and transportation networks. Takumi has experience in city planning and working with the ESRI suite of products.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9007 Email: takumi@abley.com |

GIS Analyst
BSc (Geography/Biology)
Natalie has a passion for geospatial work and finding ways in which GIS can be used to develop solutions. She has a particular interest in sustainability and is interested in the challenges found in balancing transport priorities with environmental sensitivity. Natalie has experience with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in central government and university research roles.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9070 Email: natalie.scott@abley.com |

Graduate Transportation Engineer
BE(Hons)(First Class)
Duncan is a graduate of the University of Canterbury where he graduated with First Class Honours in Environmental Engineering. Aside from his outstanding academic record, he has received university awards for innovation and entrepreneurship. Duncan has experience working in university research roles and for local government. He has a particular interest in developing tools to automate repetitive processes and experimenting with new ways to visualise data.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9080 Email: duncan.keall@abley.com |

Office Administrator
BCom(Management)
Nichola is an experienced administrator and is very customer-focused, delivering fantastic internal support and process improvements. She has previously been employed in the banking and tertiary education sectors.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9006 Email: nichola.blue@abley.com |

Financial Administrator
BA BCom ACA
Anna has experience providing financial information to the team for the delivery of high quality client outcomes.
| Direct: +64(0)3 367 9072 Email: anna.wright@abley.com |
