Ross Waugh presented at the 2023 Global Buried Asset Management Congress, held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 28-30 September.
He presented New Zealand practices on community service level consultation and reflections on 21 years of doing it, which has become an established NZ industry practice.
Ross reflected on how this practice developed, where NZ has gotten to now, and the lessons learnt along the way.
BAMI-I (Buried Assets Management Institute-International) wrote the following on their LinkedIn page:
“Consultation with Communities on Service Levels: Reflections from 21 Years in New Zealand.” —Ross Waugh, Waugh Infrastructure Management Limited
Our speakers are not only knowledgeable and experienced, but more importantly, they have a tremendous passion for asset management.
Ross Waugh is the founder of Waugh Infrastructure Management Limited and is an Asset Management and systems integration specialist with 40 years experience in local government asset management and engineering. Ross has been consulting in asset management practices for 24 years.
Ross is passionate about assisting people to practice Asset Management holistically and comprehensively yet practically. His strategic analysis of client practices is balanced with a strong practical background that always ensures results not theory.
Ross has experience of eight cycles of integrating asset management planning with long term Council financial planning within the New Zealand context.
You can find abstracts of GBAMC presentations here ➔ Buried Asset Management Institute – International (BAMI-I) Congress Programs.
Watch Ross’ video invitation to the BAMI-I Global Buried Asset Management Congress below.
NOTE: This article was first posted on Linked In on 6 August 2023 by Jodie O’Doherty.
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