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Professional Profile - Craig Benson

Craig Benson is a senior lecturer at the School of Engineering and IT, UNSW@ADFA, where he teaches Guided Weapons, Electronic Warfare, Avionics, Surveillance Technology and Navigation.  He is a former RAAF Engineering Officer and consultant, with a substantial background in Electronic Warfare, and Navigation Systems.  He completed an MSc in Electronic Warfare at RMCS Shrivenham, returning to Research and Development Flight at RAAF EW SQN (now JEWOSU), where he was responsible for Electro-Optic countermeasures and provided guidance on a wide range of EW systems.  He spent 5 years as an avionics and electronic warfare analyst at Defence Intelligence Organisation.  He is the co-author of a book on Electronic Warfare, as well as authoring or contributing to numerous studies in Electronic Warfare and related fields.  Craig has been engaged extensively as a subject matter expert applying Electronic Warfare expertise to the field of Navigation Warfare.  Since 1997 he has conducted courses in the fields of Electronic Warfare, Guided Weapons, Navigation and Surveillance Technology in Australian and overseas.

 

 

Dr Marek Kozlowski

Dr Marek Kozlowski

Urban Designer/Urban Planner, Urban Researcher and Analyst
PHD IN URBAN DESIGN The University of Queensland, 2007
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INNER-CITY DEVELOPMENT (with Commendation)
Netherlands Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, 1996
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Krakow Technical University, 1988
BACHELOR OF REGIONAL AND TOWN PLANNING The University of Queensland, 1983

Dr Marek Kozlowski, Since year 2006 is Visiting Lecturer (University Putra Malaysia, University Brunei Darussalam, University of Queensland, Bond University, Queensland University of Technology University Technology MARA, Malaysia, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Technical University, Krakow, Poland) and Research Consultant, Institute For Urban Development in Krakow, Poland.

 

History Of Working

2006-2011	Senior Urban Designer, Urban Design Team Leader and Project Manager, Gold Coast City Council, QLD, Australia
2001-2006	PhD Researcher, Lecturer and Tutor, School of Geography, Planning and   Architecture, University of Queensland, Australia
2000-2001	Urban Designer at Parsons International, Dubai, UEA
1997-1999	Urban Designer at Arriyadh Development Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1991-1997	Freelance Architect and Urban Designer, Krakow and Warsaw, Poland
1988-1991	Urban Planner/Designer, Architect at Stenders and Partners, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
1984-1988	Urban Planner and Development Assessment Officer, Brisbane City Council, Australia   Teaching Portfolio Introduction to Sustainable Urban Development The Case for Sustainable Development ● Dimensions of Urban Sustainable Development ● Sustainable Energy Sources ● Water Conservation and Waste Management ●Principles of a Sustainable Community  ● Sustainable Urban Management ● Measuring Sustainable Performance Of Cities Urban Design Evolution of Urban Design ●  Image of the City ●  Dimensions of Urban Design ●  Townscape Analysis ●  Urban Design Levels of Intervention ●  Urban Design Tools: Frameworks, Guidelines and Master Plans ●  Urban Design Outcomes: Successful Streets ●  Successful Public Spaces ● Reinventing the City Centre ● Restructuring Industrial Areas ●  Revitalising Commercial Blighted Areas ● Rediscovering the Waterfronts ● Transit Oriented Developments ● Cultural Aspect of Urban Design ● Place Making and Place Management ● Community Participation Introduction to Sustainable Urban Design Adverse Impacts of Climate Change ● New Urbanism and Green Urbanism ● Principles of a Sustainable Building ● Principles of a Sustainable Neighbourhood and City ● Environmentally Sustainable Design Guidelines● Sustainable Transport Corridors ● Ecological Master Planning   MAJOR  RESEARCH PROJECTS   Current Ecomimcry in urban design and planning as a response to climate change: Implications for urban areas in Poland Comparative Analysis of the Gold Coast Rapid Transit and the MRT Project in Kuala Lumpur. Successful Revitalization Projects in the Austral-Asian Region: Improving the Physical, Social and Economic Environments 2010 A Study of the Gold Coast Rapid Transit (GCRT) Corridor Area in terms of building / street interface 2009 Interactive Community Participation: A Tool of Revitalisation 2008 Analysis and evaluation of revitalisation projects in the Pacific Rim Region and the implications for revitalisation for Polish cities 2007 Analysis of existing residential design codes in Australia, USA and New Zealand in terms of policy document context and outcomes 2006-2007 Analysis of residential development on steep slopes 2001- 2006 Urban Design: Shaping Attractiveness of the Urban Environment with the End-Users’ (PhD Research)         PUBLICATIONS Books ‘Urban Design: Shaping Attractiveness of the Urban Environment’, LAP Publishing Company, Saarbrucken, Germany, 2010. ISBN 978-3-8383-8140-4. http://www.bookfinder4u.com/IsbnSearch.aspx?isbn=9783838381404&mode=direct   ‘Interkatywna Partycypacja Obywatelska - Wspomaganie Rewitalizacji’ (Interactive Community Participation: A Tool of Revitalisation) in Instytut Rozwoju Miast (Institute of Urban Development) ‘Planowanie Przestrzenne A Rewitalizacja Stref Spolecznie Wykluczonych’ (Spatial Planning and Revitalization of Social Exclusion Zones) pp151-166 (Krakow: Instytut Rozwoju Miast 2011) Successful Revitalization Projects in the Austral-Asian Region: Improving the Physical, Social and Economic Environments’ (in preparation submitted book proposal to Palgrave Publishers)  Articles ‘Rewitalizacja wybranych miastach Azji, Ameryki Polnocnej i Australii – możliwości wykorzystania doświadczeń dla polskich miast’ (‘Revitalisation in selected citities of Asia, Australia and North America: Implications for Polish Cities), Kwartalnik Naukowy Instytutu Rozwoju Miast – Problemy Rozwoju Miast ISSN 1733-2435 (Urban Development Issues – Research Quarterly, Institute of Urban Development in Poland) (December 2010).  ‘Wpolczesne Projektowanie Urbanistyczne: Potencjalne Narzedzie Rewitalizacji Stref Spolecznie Wykluczonych’ (Contemporary Urban Design: A Potential Revitalisation Tool for Socially Excluded Zones), Problemy Rozwoju Miast ISSN 1733-2435 (Urban Development Issues – Research Quarterly, Institute of Urban Development, Poland) (Sep 2010).   ‘Influence of Urban Design Master Plans on Property Sub-markets: Two Case studies in Brisbane’, International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Vol. 1, No. 3, Sep 2008.  ‘The Emergence of Urban Design in Regional and Metropolitan Planning: The Australian Context’, Australian Planner, Vol. 43, No. 1, Mar 2006.  ‘Letter from Seville’, Queensland Planner, Vol. 38, No. 3, Oct 1998.  ‘Master Planned Communities and their Impact on a Tourist City: Case Study, Gold Coast, Australia’: Paper presented at Heritage and Tourism Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Jul 2007. ‘Urban Design Guidelines: Key to Improved Townscape and City Attractiveness’: Paper presented at International Planning History Conference, London, Jul 2002, and published on the Conference CD. Revitalising the inner city through urban design: different approaches in Singapore and Southeast Queensland’ (submitted to the Journal of Urban Affairs) Contemporary Urban Design: A Potential Tool for Revitalising Social Exclusion Zones (submitted to the City and Society Journal)   MAJOR URBAN DESIGN/PLANNING PROJECTS (Last 5 years)   2009-2011 Gold Coast Rapid Transit Corridor Study Phases 1 and 2: Vision, Urban Design Frameworks and Guidelines, Gold Coast City Council, QLD, Australia 2007-2009 Central Southport Master Plan, Gold Coast City Council, QLD, Australia 2007-2008 Varsity Village TOD Master Plan, Gold Coast City Council, QLD, Australia 2007 Design Guidelines for Development on Steep Slopes, Coomera Structure Plan, Gold Coast City Council, QLD, Australia 2007 Boyd Street Master Plan, Gold Coast City Council, QLD, Australia 2006-2007 Draft Residential Design Codes, Gold Coast City Council, QLD, Australia

 

Hissham Rizal Latif (IT)

Hissham Rizal Latif BSc (Hons) Computing Information System (1991)
Hissham Rizal Latif is one of our Technical Consultants. He has more than 16 years of industrial experience in the IT industry with 14 years solid experience in networking, system integration and project management. He started his career with MISC (UK) after graduating from University of East London with bachelor degree in Computing Information System.

His first job in Malaysia was with Bank Negara Malaysia as a system analyst. To pursue his passion in data networking, he left BNM and joined TIME group even though it meant getting less pay and benefits. His decision had proven worthwhile as within less than 2 years, he managed to join Bay Networks, a multinational company based in Canada as a Regional Support Engineer.

From there onwards, Hissham has been working with a number of IT companies and have gained extensive experience and knowledge in data networking and system integrations as well as in IT project management, consultancy and training.
Among the major projects that have been handled by Hissham are:

• UiTM Campus Sarawak Network Upgrade – Project Manager cum Project Engineer: Responsible for managing, redesigning and planning the Campus Network Upgrade. 
• MOE-JPN Network Upgrade – Project Manager: Responsible for managing the implementation of the nation-wide network upgrade for JPN and IAB. The scopes include preparing the network design, documentation and planning for the network integration and migration. 
• MAMPU ICT Strategic Plan – Technical Specialist: One of the team members involved in developing the ISP for MAMPU.
• JUPEM – Project Manager cum Network Engineer: Responsible for managing the JUPEM Enterprise Network setup. The scopes include the network design, planning and configuration of the network equipments (Catalyst 6509, Catalyst 3750, CISCO 565E Content Switch, CISCOWorks LMS and CISCO Routers) and network migration.
• AtlasONE Sdn Bhd, Project Manager (Integration) ~ AtlasONE is a company providing broadband communication services under the provisions of the Network Facilities Provider, Network Services Provider, and Application Services Provider (Individual and Class) licenses. Involved in this 4mill project to integrate their Data Centre’s Network equipments which comprised of Cisco Catalyst 6513, AS5400 Voice Gateway, SSG, Firewall and CISCO 7206 routers, Catalyst 3550 and CiscoWorks.

At Linkfarr, he has been engaged as consultant and trainer by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Defense and the Royal Malaysia Air Force.