Our Team
Our team continues to grow across our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Newcastle.

Ross Nefodov
Managing Director
Ross began with ADE in 2003 as an Environmental Consultant, expanding his knowledge and expertise with the company over the years. In 2016, Ross took over as Managing Director and has since led ADE with a hands on, proactive attitude.

Bruce Tehrani
Group General Manager
Bruce is our Group General Manager and possesses over 35 years’ experience. He has worked as a Senior Principal to provide high-level land contamination and environmental advice to a diverse range of government and non-government clients.

Justin Eccles
Regional General Manager (North)
Justin Eccles is the Operations Manager of ADE Consulting Group for New South Wales. He has over 11 years experience working as a Project Manager, Senior Environmental Consultant and Project Supervisor on a range of urban remediation and development projects.

Andrew Read
Regional General Manager (South)
Andrew Read has over 30 years’ experience in environmental, urban development, and sustainability sectors within Australian based and global multidisciplinary companies.

Philip Ferguson
Operations Manager – PCA
Philip Ferguson is the Operations Manager of Pipeline Condition Assessment (PCA) as well as being a Principal Consultant with over 30 years’ experience in technical marketing, project management and business unit management in the water industry.

Andrew Mitchell
National Environmental Lead
Andrew is an environmental engineer with 25 years of experience in regulation, policy, emergency management, pollution incidents and site contamination.

Kourosh Kianfar
National Geotechnical Lead
Kourosh is a Doctor in Geotechnical Engineering, as well as a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and Fellow member (FIEAust) of Engineers Australia with over 30 years of experience in geotechnical, civil, and structural engineering in Australia and overseas.

Marjetica McAuley
State Health & Safety Lead (NSW)
Marjetica has over 30 years’ experience in the environmental and process engineering consulting arena, within UNSW academia and with multinational organisations.

Dr. Santo Ragusa
Principal Environmental Consultant
Santo is a Principal Environmental Consultant with over 30 years’ experience in the environmental field with a broad science background in academia and industry.

Stephen Bowly
Principal Environmental Consultant
Stephen is a Sydney-based environmental consultant with over 25 years of experience, who is committed to making a better environment for New South Wales.

Shi Kai Lam
Principal Occupational Hygienist
Shi Kai has over 40 years of experience in Occupational Hygiene and has been appointed lecturer at the University of Western Sydney and the University of Greenwich in the UK.

Siamak Paulson
State Geotechnical Lead (QLD)
Siamak is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer with over 20 years professional experience in civil and geotechnical engineering research and practice in the fields of waste management.

Tim Anderson
Health and Safety Principal
Tim is a Health and Safety specialist with more than 30 years of health, safety and occupational hygiene practice in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and Asia.

Dr. Matthew Askeland
Senior Environmental Scientist & PFAS Specialist
Matthew Askeland is an environmental scientist active in the consultancy sector as a contaminated site specialist.
Executive Team & Nationals

Ross Nefodov
Managing Director
Ross began with ADE in 2003 as an Environmental Consultant, expanding his knowledge and expertise with the company over the years. In 2016, Ross took over as Managing Director and has since led ADE with a hands on, proactive attitude.

Bruce Tehrani
Group General Manager
Bruce is our Group General Manager and possesses over 35 years’ experience. He has worked as a Senior Principal to provide high-level land contamination and environmental advice to a diverse range of government and non-government clients.

Justin Eccles
Regional General Manager (North)
Justin Eccles is the Operations Manager of ADE Consulting Group for New South Wales. He has over 11 years experience working as a Project Manager, Senior Environmental Consultant and Project Supervisor on a range of urban remediation and development projects.

Andrew Read
Regional General Manager (South)
Andrew Read has over 30 years’ experience in environmental, urban development, and sustainability sectors within Australian based and global multidisciplinary companies.

Philip Ferguson
Operations Manager - PCA
Philip Ferguson is the Operations Manager of Pipeline Condition Assessment (PCA) as well as being a Principal Consultant with over 30 years’ experience in technical marketing, project management and business unit management in the water industry.

Andrew Mitchell
National Environmental Lead
Andrew is an environmental engineer with 25 years of experience in regulation, policy, emergency management, pollution incidents and site contamination.

Kourosh Kianfar
National Geotechnical Lead
Kourosh is a Doctor in Geotechnical Engineering, as well as a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and Fellow member (FIEAust) of Engineers Australia with over 30 years of experience in geotechnical, civil, and structural engineering in Australia and overseas.
Principles

Marjetica McAuley
State Health & Safety Lead (NSW)
Marjetica has over 30 years’ experience in the environmental and process engineering consulting arena, within UNSW academia and with multinational organisations.

Dr. Santo Ragusa
Principal Environmental Consultant
Santo is a Principal Environmental Consultant with over 30 years’ experience in the environmental field with a broad science background in academia and industry.

Stephen Bowly
Principal Environmental Consultant
Stephen is a Sydney-based environmental consultant with over 25 years of experience, who is committed to making a better environment for New South Wales.

Shi Kai Lam
Principal Occupational Hygienist
Shi Kai has over 40 years of experience in Occupational Hygiene and has been appointed lecturer at the University of Western Sydney and the University of Greenwich in the UK.

Siamak Paulson
State Geotechnical Lead (QLD)
Siamak is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer with over 20 years professional experience in civil and geotechnical engineering research and practice in the fields of waste management.

Tim Anderson
Health and Safety Principal
Tim is a Health and Safety specialist with more than 30 years of health, safety and occupational hygiene practice in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and Asia.

Dr. Matthew Askeland
Senior Environmental Scientist & PFAS Specialist
Matthew Askeland is an environmental scientist active in the consultancy sector as a contaminated site specialist.