Meet Our Makers
With a deep understanding of the industry, a commitment to quality, and unwavering dedication to customer service, our leaders set the standard for the business and empower our team to achieve excellence.
Mark Rigoni Director
Mark is a chartered professional engineer with over 19 years of engineering experience, primarily focused on the project and construction management of civil infrastructure and urban development projects.
As a Co-founder of Maker ENG, he builds positive and valuable stakeholder relationships, having developed respected relationships with local authorities, service providers and project stakeholders to ensure the constant delivery of best-practice civil design outcomes.
Qualification
MEng (Civil), BEng Hons
(Environmental), MIEAust CPEng NER
Ryhan Thomson Director
Ryhan has over 25 years of engineering experience working in Australia and overseas on various urban development and civil infrastructure projects. He has worked on projects throughout NSW and specialises within Sydney, and the South Coast and Southern Highlands regions.
As a co-founder of Maker ENG, Ryhan’s distinguished career has guided him in building high-performing teams dedicated to project success while focusing on customer service at every turn.
Qualification
BEng (Civil) Hons, BAppSc
(Environmental), FIEAust
Kelly MacDonald Director
Kelly is a chartered professional engineer with over 20 years of experience in municipal and resource engineering sectors. He has an accomplished career, responsible for designing and delivering large-scale infrastructure projects.
As a Co-founder, Kelly brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership to the entire team, liaising closely with clients to ensure the successful completion of our projects.
Qualification
BSc (P.Eng) MIEAust CPEng NER
James Agustin Director
James has led the design and execution of a diverse range of infrastructure projects and large-scale land development across NSW and VIC.
His passion lies in playing a pivotal role in the urban development sector for regional and master-planned communities, ensuring sustainable and economically viable solutions for all stakeholders while striving to cultivate an enduring legacy for our development partners and the local community.
Jason Stephenson General Manager
Jason Stephenson General Manager
Jason is a highly experienced development expert with over 18 years of experience across various development projects. Throughout his accomplished career, he has worked extensively on both the client side and as a consultant.
Jason has a passion for quality development, sustainability, and proactive, reliable development services and brings an in-depth knowledge of Land Development across multiple disciplines and asset classes.
Stephen Weatherby Technical Manager
Stephen is a Technical Manager with over 18 years of experience designing and documenting land development projects. Stephen’s design background includes implementing various aspects of the Austroads and Transport for NSW design guidelines and designing local streets and intersections per council requirements.
Stephen has extensive experience designing urban drainage networks using hydrological and hydraulic modelling, with the design of on-site detention basins and their associated discharge control structures being a key interest.
Tim Howe Principal Civil Engineer
Tim is a Chartered Engineer with over 13 years of experience in the public and private sectors. He has broad civil engineering experience covering civil infrastructure works, urban development and built-form multi-disciplinary engineering.
Tim has been responsible for leading numerous municipal infrastructure and urban development projects where he oversees all aspects of a project’s life cycle, from due diligence and planning through to post-construction handover.
Qualification
BEng (Civil) Hons, MIEAust CPEng NER
Angus Dyson Water Group Manager
Angus is a Chartered Professional Engineer with extensive experience in stormwater and water cycle management. His professional experience spans the areas of hydrological and hydraulic investigations, stormwater master planning, WSUD and creek rehabilitation.
Working with both private and public sector clients, Angus has a thorough understanding of local government engineering with experience working with Wingecarribee Council, Shoalhaven City Council, Wollongong City Council and Shellharbour City Council.
Qualification
BEng (Civil) Hons, MIEAust CPEng NER
Henry Hoskins Construction Group Manager
Henry is a proficient project manager, superintendent, designer and verifier, bringing his extensive experience as a Civil Engineer to small and large-scale public sector and private development projects.
Within the land development sector, he has been involved in several multi-stage subdivisions in South-West Sydney, Illawarra and Shoalhaven. He has delivered various road, sewer and water upgrades for local councils and Transport for NSW.
Qualification
BEng (Civil) Hons, MIEAust
Lee Schmalfeldt Senior Registered Surveyor
Lee is a highly qualified Registered Surveyor with over 20 years of expertise. He’s worked on a wide variety of projects with both public and private clients, brings a deep passion for his work, and recognises the need for clear and concise communication. His specialities include survey project management and negotiation with project stakeholders regarding land titling issues, preparing plans and draft 88B instruments for subdivision purposes, conducting title reviews and preparing reports recommending release strategies for obsolete encumbrances, and preparing acquisition plans for Local Government Authorities.
Qualification
BEng (Surveying & Spatial Information
Systems) Hons, Registered Land
Surveyor (SU008499)
Harry Smith Senior Civil Engineer
Harry is an experienced engineer with a keen sense of detail and the ability to find creative solutions for complex problems. His experience in the infrastructure and land development sectors allows him to provide optimised designs that consider interdisciplinary interaction and constructability. Having worked with a diversity of clients, he understands the importance of communication and effectively manages both internal and external stakeholders for ideal outcomes. He constantly explores methods to increase efficiency and economics, aided by his commitment to remaining up-to-date with the latest technologies, standards, and applications.
Qualification
BEng (Civil) Hons, BCom (Finance)
MIEAust CPEng NER