Leigh Dowie

Founder

Perth, WA, Australia22 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founder of innovative data management platform.
  • Led engineering teams for major infrastructure projects.
  • Expert in product development and operational management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Engineering expert with strong leadership in project and product management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyProduct DevelopmentProject ManagementOperations ManagementEngineeringAsset ManagementManufacturingDesign Management

Other Skills

Account ManagementAugmented RealityBudgetsBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningBusiness Process ImprovementChange ManagementCoachingConstruction ManagementContract ManagementContract NegotiationCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer ServiceData Management

Experience

22 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

Startmate

Founder Fellow, Autumn 24

Mar 2024Jun 2024 · 3 mos · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Fortescue

Area Manager, Port and Pipelines

Feb 2021Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Responsible for the overall team and delivery of:
  • The Concentrate and Return Pipelines
  • The Raw Water Pipeline
  • The Concentrate Handling Facility (CHF)
Project ManagementTeam LeadershipOperations Management

Foundat

Founder & CEO

Sep 2019Present · 6 yrs 9 mos · Perth, Western Australia

  • Inventor of the technology behind FoundAt.
  • FoundAt is a data management platform for owners and operators of large commercial and industrial infrastructure assets. FoundAt makes it possible to integrate all existing data platforms for an asset and make the information easily accessible by personnel in the field, via FoundAt's unique Augmented Reality technology. FoundAt dramatically improves the relevance of data searches, so that field personnel can make highly informed decisions, so as to improve productivity, reduce costs and emissions and improve ESG compliance.
Change ManagementBusiness StrategyProduct DevelopmentProject ManagementEntrepreneurship

Fortescue

2 roles

GM Asset Management and Reliability (Acting)

Oct 2018Jul 2019 · 9 mos · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Responsible for all teams within the Asset Management & Reliability department, including:
  • Heavy Mining Equipment (HME) Reliability and Capital
  • Engineering & Reliability (Processing Facilities and Fixed Plant)
  • Technical Services
  • Operational Projects
  • Rotable Equipment
Asset ManagementReliability EngineeringProject Management

Manager Engineering and Operational Projects

Jul 2015Feb 2021 · 5 yrs 7 mos · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Responsible for the corporate multi-disciplinary Engineering team, and Operational Projects team responsible for delivery the portfolio of sustaining capital projects across the Pilbara operations.
Project ManagementEngineeringOperations Management

Chandler macleod

Project Manager

Mar 2013Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Project Manager for Fortescue Metals Group on the Fortescue River Gas Pipeline Project
Project ManagementStakeholder Management

Calibre

2 roles

Project Manager

Sep 2011Mar 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Fortescue Metals Group - T155 Expansion
  • Karntama Village Stage 1 and Stage 2 Expansion
  • Christmas Creek Airport
Project ManagementConstruction Management

Senior Project Engineer

Jul 2008Sep 2011 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Working across a number of projects for Calibre Clients, including:
  • Rio Tinto 320 Rail Camp Expansion
  • Fortescue Metals Group - T55 Expansion
Project ManagementEngineering

Meridian safety pty ltd

Founder and Managing Director

Apr 2005Jun 2020 · 15 yrs 2 mos · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Meridian Safety was established to commercialise the T-Line Safety System technology and range of products invented by Leigh Dowie.
  • Meridian Safety undertook the design, certification, testing, manufacture and distribution of the T-Line products across its network of global distributors.
  • All rights for the T-Line patents, registered trademarks and other intellectual property was acquired by a leading global manufacturer and distributor of safety products in 2019.
Safety SystemsProduct DevelopmentManufacturing

Multiplex

Design Manager

Jul 2003Jul 2008 · 5 yrs · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • As the Design Manager on the Perth District Courts and Central Law Courts projects, I was responsible managing a range of design disciplines, including structural, mechanical, electrical, communications, fire, acoustic, fitout and security services.
Design ManagementProject Management

Education

Startmate

Founder Fellow — Startups

Mar 2024Jun 2024

Curtin University

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — Civil and Construction Engineering

Jan 1996Nov 2001

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