In 2013, David lead the development of the process to capture key data and information requirements from Catchment Plans capital improvement recommendations. This involved developing key criteria to be used to prioritise projects and creating a spreadsheet that captured the relevant information in a consistent manner. Projects were ranked and input into 1000Minds for further prioritisation. The process was documented and handed over to Watercare to manage on an ongoing basis.
David has also lead the Water Services Association of Australia benchmark study of asset management practices for both Watercare and Dunedin City Councils in 2012.
David was engaged to peer review the capital project prioritisation process developed by an engineering consultant for the Auckland Council Stormwater Unit. David worked with the unit to assess the suitability of the process and made recommendations that lead to adjustments to the process.
David was engaged by the Stormwater Unit to peer review the 2015 valuation of assets. David has had extensive experience as a consultant undertaking and peer reviewing valuations, and also leading the valuation process for all infrastructure assets as the Asset Planning manager at Auckland Council. His Chartered Management Accounting qualification enables him to understand both the financial requirements of auditors and internal finance teams and the needs of asset managers.
In the Auckland Council stormwater unit peer review, David provided advice to the stormwater team through the valuations, meeting with auditors and team members during the project. David provided the template for the valuation report and helped the team develop the valuation. He provided a question set early in the project to focus the team on the issues that Audit were likely to look for and conducted a full peer review of the valuation report. The final deliverable for this project was a letter to Audit New Zealand confirming that the valuation could be relied upon for financial reporting.
