Michael’s construction history includes high end residential properties through to simple additions & renovations Michael also undertakes light commercial, industrial and community centres. Michael continues works with property developments including joint venture projects with clients.

Michael is a Licensed Builder with a carpentry trade base, a Licenced Building Practitioner and Licensed Real Estate Agent. Michael has combined this with property development, owning various companies in these fields over the past 42 years giving him an excellent broad knowledge of the construction and property industries. This combined experience is invaluable for clients where it is common for both fields to merge on projects.
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Residential building work includes new multi residential construction, refurbishment and alterations of whole blocks of apartments, high-end new homes, alterations and renovations. Michael has had several projects nominated in the Housing Industry Association’s awards over the years. Strata work has included remedial repair work, entry & tower foyer refurbishments plus well over 100 individual unit refurbishments.

Michael has worked for receivers and project managers on behalf of the banks with distressed assets with individual projects to the value of $16.0M. These projects include completing luxury multi residential projects and waterfront properties.

Government Work includes four years of experience working with government as a Project Director, working on major projects with a combined value of over $100 million. Michael has worked with the Government tender and procurement process and with development and construction projects from inception to completion. Michael took one project through the multi residential pilot scheme for the Green Star Council of Australia achieving a 5 Star Green Star rating from an existing DA.

Commercial & Industrial work includes multiple refurbishments of commercial buildings up to eight stories and industrial complexes. A new $8.0M community centre for a ‘Not for profit organisation’ being a new build integrated into an existing heritage building and combined with a residential component.

James brings a unique approach to the building game with an earlier career in Industrial Design that compliments his offering as a builder. An eye for detail in design has translated to building work where every detail is considered and executed precisely.

With a Bachelor of Industrial Design, he worked on a wide variety of successful and multi award-winning products. With experience extending across consumer electronics, home appliances, heavy hardware, low-tech medical devices, fast moving consumer goods, retail, packaging, banking payments and transport.

From an informal carpentry career on the side throughout his industrial design career James decided to formally attain his Carpentry certificate and bring his attention to detail to the building sector. After formally completing his carpentry he worked on a number of house renovations and new builds, very quickly moving to leading hand carpenter and site foreman. With broad experience within the residential and commercial sectors he easily attained his builder’s licence from which he has continued to complete quality work. 

James also has a thorough understanding of the complexities of the new Design Building Practitioners Act which is having a significant impact on the approach to working on Class 2 (Strata) buildings.

James is dedicated to building well designed projects with a high degree of care, consideration, collaboration and attention to detail, while being at the forefront of emerging technologies and building approaches.