Key Members of Staff
Austeng are a boutique engineering firm that specialises in the design, engineering, development and building of customised electromechanical machinery and systems.
Austeng are a boutique engineering firm that specialises in the design, engineering, development and building of customised electromechanical machinery and systems.
As soon as you meet with the people at Austeng you will notice the enthusiasm for each project. This not only translates to management but throughout the organisation.
All staff are multi-skilled and therefore get involved in each project giving it a mixture of experience, education and youth.
The management team and engineers are supported by office staff, draughtsmen, a variety of tradesmen including specialized pipe welders, boilermakers, sheet metal workers and turning and fitting with additional tickets as crane drivers, riggers and chasers.
Austeng has helped develop RenewOak’s process of rejuvenating wine barrels that ordinarily would be discarded after four or five years. The RenewOak process uses an abrasive slurry to “sand” internal surfaces without dismantling the barrel. The chemical free process removes all barrel residues along with a fine layer of oak, leaving a clean finish ready […]
Austeng is one of the successful recipients of a grant pursuant to the State Government’s Hydrogen Business Ready Fund, setting us up to play a lead role in showing how renewable hydrogen can reduce the environmental impact of the cremation process, via a feasibility study and a prototype demonstration model. It is hoped that ultimately […]
Thank you to Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute & Brent Balinski for a terrific article on Austeng headed “Austeng – The Geelong Arc of Manufacturing Advancement “ highlighting our efforts to enhance the Geelong entrepreneurial eco-system and promote collaboration in the advanced manufacturing context. Read the article here AMTIL Aug/Sept 2021 Issue
AUSTENG's C & C division is Australia's leading supplier of engineering services and equipment to the cemetery and crematoria industries.
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Ross George
StaffROSS GEORGE Managing Director Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honours, Melbourne University. Commenced his career as a Project Engineer and established Austeng over 25 years ago. Ross brings novel engineering design, flair and innovative thought to projects. He is also responsible for the overall direction of the company and heads the Estimating Department. Ross has […]
Lyn George
StaffLYN GEORGE Corporate Director Bachelor of Laws with Honours, Melbourne University. Background experience in commercial litigation. Performs legal and managerial functions within the company. Her legal background and communications skills add commercial depth to the company. Has been instrumental in Austeng’s transition to new areas of advanced manufacturing. OAM Over the 2020 Queen’s Birthday weekend, […]
Marcus Cowie
StaffMARCUS COWIE General Manager A mechanical engineer from Monash University. Marcus joined the company in 1994 and has worked on a variety of projects in design, mechanical, electrical and programming capacities as well as project management. As General Manager he is responsible for the smooth running of projects through the various departments.
Ron Mcdonald
StaffRON MCDONALD Design Manager Graduated R.M.I.T Mechanical Engineering 1982. Since commencing employment with Austeng in the 80’s Ron has been involved in all aspects of the business including design, specification, procurement, manufacture, installation and commissioning. He now heads our Design Department.
Russell Brown
StaffRUSSELL BROWN Projects Engineer Russell has both a degree in Mechanical Engineering (Honours) as well as a Master of Business Administration. Twenty-eight years of exposure in the manufacturing environment (Ford Motor Co.) has provided Russell with a solid grounding in safety, quality, production, finance, maintenance, environment and design systems. At Austeng Russell’s role is in […]
Dave Habgood
StaffDAVID HABGOOD Service Manager / Electrical Engineer He graduated from the Monash University with a Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (Hons). He heads the Service Department specialising in crematoria clients. David also heads our Electrical Engineering department with experience in PLC control systems and a passion to implement IOT/ Industry 4.0 into our […]
Dylan Mayson
StaffDYLAN MAYSON Mechanical Engineer Dylan graduated from Deakin University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering (Hons) with a prior mechanical trade background. He manages maintenance support for wide range of our client’s plant and equipment. Dylan also provides mechanical engineering, design and project management support to Austeng projects.
Luke Smith
StaffLUKE SMITH Projects Engineer/Estimator He graduated from RMIT with a degree in Mechanical Engineering (Hons). Luke has gained significant experience over the lst few years in all aspects of project management. Together with Ross and Tim, Luke forms our Estimating Department and handle enquiries and project engineering from initial inception up until the design and/or […]
Tim Cleary
StaffTIM CLEARY Projects Engineer / Estimator Tim graduated from Swinburne University with degrees in Mechanical Engineering (Hons) and Business. He assists Luke and Ross within our Estimating Department. Tim continues to gain project management experience from design conception through to manufacture and installation.
Russell George
Staff, UncategorizedRUSSELL GEORGE Project Engineer Russell designs and delivers projects from the initial concept phase to design development and through to overseeing production quality and commissioning. Before joining Austeng, Russell had over four years experience as mechanical engineer and designer and has worked for leading building services engineering & consultancy firms (NDY & KBR) within Melbourne […]
Carl Tomczak
StaffCARL TOMCZAK Project Engineer Carl is a graduate engineer from the University of Melbourne (B.Sci/Masters Eng). Whilst at Austeng he has gained experience in working on projects, amongst other things, within the food manufacturing and green tech sector thereby expanding his range of skills.
Brad Hutton
StaffBRAD HUTTON Project Manager Brad has worked in the company for more than 20 years, having completed his trade apprenticeship with us. Brad’s organisational and time management skills ensures our equipment is manufactured, delivered and is commissioned promptly with a minimum of fuss. His depth of experience and trade background in sheet metal plus his […]
Tim Van Slageren
StaffTIM VAN SLAGEREN Furnace Specialist and “A” Grade Electrician Has worked on our furnaces for over 15 years. He now project manages our furnace installation projects and up-grades.
John George
StaffJOHN GEORGE Consultant One of the original shareholders and engineers. Over 40 years experience in innovative engineering and management he is now a consultant, thus helping to maintain his legacy of engineering excellence.