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Stuart Duncan, Chief Executive Officer
DDI: 04 5690 727
Email: stuart.duncan@urbanplus.co.nzRobyn Palmer, Housing Manager
DDI: 04 5690 725
Email: robyn.palmer@urbanplus.co.nzPrior to transferring to Urbanplus, Robyn had been employed with Hutt City Council since October 1987. Robyn started the role of Housing Officer for the Council in 1997, managing 186 housing units and 14 reserve houses. This function has, since 1 May 2007, become the responsibility of Urbanplus, and is still fronted by Robyn.
Robyn's property management role has included regular inspections to maintain the rental properties as clean and safe environments, and working with preferred contractors on maintenance issues on tenanted and vacated units. The management of tenancies has included: public enquiries, interviewing prospective tenants to consider appropriateness of available units and criteria, checking references, credit checks, completing tenancy agreements, bond lodgements and processing automatic payment forms.
Robyn recently completed the REINZ Real Estate Salesperson License, and has completed courses in effective customer service and specialist courses on elder abuse and neglect services, run by Age Concern Wellington.
Gary Cleaver, Facilities Manager
DDI: 04 5690 721
Email: gary.cleaver@urbanplus.co.nzGary brings a history of long standing experience in property development, married with technical and professional qualifications
Gary worked as the Building Assets Manager for Hutt City Council from 1995 onwards, until transferring to Urbanplus as Facilities Manager. He leads the team in planning and implementation of commercial and residential maintenance, and building and contract programmes. Gary prepares building reports and maintenance project reports and approves contracts payments. Previously, Gary was a Building Control Officer, appraising and processing building consents to ensure code compliance for commercial and residential property.
Gary has a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies (Property Management) from Massey University, a New Zealand Certificate of Building, a Certificate in Job Management and Advanced Building Construction, and Advanced Trade Certificate (Carpentry).
Irene Hill, Property Officer
DDI: 04 5690 723
Email: irene.hill@urbanplus.co.nzIrene has 10 years property management experience with local government, three years experience working for private contracting (building and painting) companies and a further four years central government experience, mainly in the housing construction, refurbishment and maintenance areas.
Her local government experience covers many aspects of property management, including the acquisition and sale of property, managing roading and drainage reserve asset portfolios (including acquisition, sale, leasing, licensing and easements), reserve land exchanges/sales etc, lease management, negotiation of property values/agreements, report writing and presentation, documentation of property procedures and IT requirements, and advice to internal/external customers on general property matters, including advice on Local Government legislation.
Irene was working at Hutt City Council prior to transferring to Urbanplus.
Brian Telfer, Facilities Officer
DDI: 04 5690 728
Email: brian.telfer@urbanplus.co.nzBrian recently joined the UPL team from the Department of Corrections. His trade background is Building and Maintenance where he has Advanced Trade Certificate in Carpentry.
During his 32 years with Corrections, Brian worked mainly in the Facilities Services field, first as Carpentry Instructor at a Youth Institution teaching trainees carpentry skills, and moved to Upper Hutt in 1979 to take up a similar position at Rimutaka Prison. Brian worked as a Prison Officer for 3 years prior to taking up the Property Services Managers role for the three prisons in the Wellington area in 1996 and then into the Facilities Managers role in 2003. This role covered all aspects of Facility Management from Planning and Budgets down to day to day maintenance of Arohata, Wellington and Rimutaka Prisons as well as input into refurbishments and infrastructure projects at Rimutaka and tender process for nationwide maintenance contracts.
Brian is involved with Special Olympics Hutt Valley (Sporting activities for athletes with an Intellectual Disability) and the opportunities that this gives to these people and is currently coaching golf with 6 athletes. He has been fortunate to have attended 3 World Summer Games for Special Olympians (1999 North Carolina, USA, 2003 Dublin, Ireland and 2007 Shaghai, China). Brian was Assistant Head of Delegation in Shaghai where there were over 7,500 athletes from 154 countries with in excess of 30,000 volunteers.
Brian's areas of responsibility are managing the Cleaning and Custodial Contract along with Planned Maintenance projects.
Toni Henderson, Office Manager
DDI: 04 5690 720
Email: toni.henderson@urbanplus.co.nzDaniel Moriarty, Property Portfolio Manager
DDI: 04 5690 724
Email: daniel.moriarty@urbanplus.co.nzDaniel has eight years property development experience, both internationally and locally. In the UK, Daniel worked as a Site Foreman on numerous multi-million pound refurbishment and special finish projects in inner-city London.
Closer to home, Daniel worked in the commercial property sector in Wellington, where he was involved in the marketing and development aspects of commercial property for an international parking company.
Daniel is also experienced in dealing with contractors and subcontractors, having previously worked in contracts management for a tiling company working on inner city Wellington apartments.
Daniel is a Victoria University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. He joined the Urbanplus team in July 2007 and heads up property development for the company.
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