Our key staff includes licensed and experienced drillers, geologists, environmental scientists, geophysicists, and field technicians, all with extensive experience who have all been with the company for many years. Our Drilling Project Managers, Environmental Scientists and support staff have an excellent understanding of all aspects of groundwater drilling, and provides us with the capability to complete projects in a scientific, systematic manner.
TERRY O'SHAUGHNESSY - COMPANY DIRECTOR
Qualifications: Class 6 NSW Drillers Licence DL1576, Advanced Diploma in Drilling Operations.
Associations: Australian Drilling Industry Association, Australian Hydrographers Association.
Professional Experience:
Terry is the Managing Director of The Impax Group. Terry formed his own resource management and drilling company, now called The Impax Group, in 2003.
Prior to forming his own company Terry was employed by the former Department of Land & Water Conservation and held the positions of Project Supervisor in the Groundwater Drilling Unit, Resource Officer (salinity) in the Groundwater Management Division and Hydrographer for Hydrographical Management Division. The knowledge and skills gained through numerous project and varied experiences resulted in a sound comprehension of the methods and current technology in regards to natural resource management.
Terry has over 30 years working in the groundwater and environmental industries, during which time he gained extensive experience and proved himself as a reliable and competent project manager. Terry has an excellent understanding of groundwater processes and aquifer interactions, and has the skills and experience to design and manage large scale groundwater investigation projects.
Brendan Allen – Project Manager
Qualifications: Bachelor of Science (University of Wollongong), Class 4 NSW Drillers Licence #2071
Professional Experience:
Brendan is The Impax Group’s Operations Manager and has worked for the company since 2005. Brendan has been heavily involved in the supervision and administration of all of the companies projects over the past seven (7) years.
Brendan joined The Impax Group after gaining a Bachelor of Science in 2004 and was involved in the preparation and completion of environmental drilling projects such as groundwater monitoring well installation projects and groundwater sampling projects. Brendan’s role has developed into administering multiple rig projects remotely from our Head Office based in Dubbo NSW, with additional duties including drilling and well construction supervision and conducting in-house safety and environmental audits of company drilling sites.
Brendan is also a Licensed Driller and has a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of Investigative and Environmental Drilling. His drilling experience ensures that all of the technical and administrative plan prepared for drilling projects completed by The Impax Group are practical in nature, and allow drilling projects to proceed in a manner that considers all the potential safety and environmental impacts, and also satisfies the requirements and expectations of our clients.
maddy Richardson – Operations Manager
Maddy is The Impax Group’s Operations Manager and has been in that role since 2018. Maddy has a wide role of responsibilities with a main focus on fleet servicing and maintenance, assisting in project delivery and managing day to day logistics that are safe, efficient and cost effective.
Maddy holds a NSW Class 5 Drillers Licence: DL3011 and has an acquired and in depth understanding on all drilling and environmental consulting operations.
Over Maddy’s time with The Impax Group along with her Certificate IIII in WHS, Maddy is able to establish, implement and maintain all Work, Health and Safety Management Systems across all operations and monitors the overall safe delivery of all projects.