Roger is an experienced project manager and skilled facilitator with 24 years’ experience in transportation planning, project, and team management. His early career focused on local area transport planning and traffic management. This allowed him to develop and apply technical skills and knowledge designing and implementing bus priority, parking schemes and local intersection improvements.
On moving to WSP Wellington in 2007, Roger focused on project leadership and project management. He has successfully planned several contentious walking and cycling projects which, since delivery, are valued by the communities they serve.
Roger is an experienced and successful facilitator who is regularly complimented for the strength of his communication skills. This enables him to quickly understand and articulate other people’s perspectives. It allows him to create collaborative and cooperative environments which project partners may engage in. These are the sometimes-challenging discussions needed to progress projects effectively. In 2013, Roger completed the NZ Treasury endorsed Investment Logic Mapping Facilitator Training by Rae Fankhauser who developed the methodology. He is regularly called on by Waka Kotahi to facilitate workshops for projects they are developing.
He is practiced at getting to the root of an issue, unafraid to work with challenging topics and creates an atmosphere of open and honest dialogue. He is equally successful facilitating complex technical discussions amongst technical specialists. Roger’s ability is paralleled with formal training and certified by the International Association of Public Participation.
