Our national team of accredited certifiers, access consultants and essential services specialists deliver a depth and breadth of service second to none.

Robert Marinelli

• Co founder of Philip Chun in 1990
• Managing Director of Philip Chun
• Building Surveyor – Unrestricted
• Building Surveyor – Unlimited
• Building Inspector – Unlimited
• Principal Building Surveyor
• President of Association of Australian Certifiers
• Certification experience across all classes and types of buildings
• Expert witness specialising in combustible cladding, building defects and legislative process

Shane Leonard

• Philip Chun director since 1992
• Building Surveyor – Unlimited
• Building Inspector - Limited
• Over 11 years serving on the Building Appeals Board
• Worked on landmark Melbourne projects such as MCG, Etihad Stadium and Eureka Tower
• Expert opinion specialising in building code law
  

Richard Wells

• Philip Chun director since 2003
• Building Surveyor – Unlimited
• Building Inspector - Unlimited
• Extensive experience in state (VIC), federal and private healthcare facilities
• Independent reviewer and independent certifier in numerous Public-private partnership (PPP)
• Major airport development projects

Michael Moran

• Philip Chun director since 1998, founding the Queensland office
• Building Certifier Level 1
• Significant expertise in commercial and public assembly buildings
• Nationwide Defence projects
• Expert opinion on a wide range of legal building matters

Antony Rickards

• Philip Chun Essential Services director since 1997
• Building Surveyor – Unlimited
• Building Inspector – Unlimited
• His team of Essential services consultant’s service clients Australia Wide
• Specialising in public, commercial, healthcare, industrial and multi tenanted residential buildings

Frank De Pasquale

• Over 20 years with Philip Chun, appointed director in 2023
• Building Surveyor – restricted (all classes of buildings)
• Extensive building surveying experience including mixed commercial developments, schools and government multi housing developments

Andrew Urli

• 25 years with Philip Chun, appointed director in 2023
• Building Surveyor – Unlimited
• Expert in the provision of professional advice to the building industry on all aspects of building control, codes and regulations, for small and large commercial, industrial and residential projects
  

Lynda Wilem

• Over 20 years access experience, and appointed director of Philip Chun Access in 2023
• Access Consultants Association (ACA) accredited access consultant
• Her team of ACA accredited access consultants service clients Australia Wide
• Specialising in major projects across government and commercial sectors

Cath Patterson

• Building certifier with over 20 years experience, and appointed director in 2023
• Building Certifier Level 1
• Highly skilled at the technical application of building and related legislation, standards, and codes to challenging and complex projects
• Significant experience in a variety of fields across health, education, public sector and airport/industrial projects

David Fisher

• General Manager of Philip Chun for over 10 years
• Responsible for ensuring Philip Chun continues to maintain best business management, planning, financial oversight, and administration practices

Philip Smillie

• 30 years building surveying experience, with 25 years of those with Philip Chun
• Building Surveyor – Unrestricted
• Highly skilled at commercial rollouts of international brands such as Costco and Aldi
• Extensive aged healthcare experience

Peter Murphy

• Over 15 years building surveying experience with Philip Chun
• Building Surveyor – Unrestricted
• Specialised focus on health, transport, commercial and high rise residential

Nick Snart

• Extensive building surveying experience having been with Philip Chun since 1995
• Building Surveyor – Unlimited
• Commercial and industrial experience, including large scale projects such as Rod Laver Arena Refurbishment, Simonds Stadium Stage 4 Stand, the Warrnambool Hospital redevelopment

Kate Kmita

• Has practiced as a Building Code and Fire Safety Consultant in the municipal and private sectors for 30 years with 26 of those being at Philip Chun
• Building Surveyor – Unlimited
• Principal Building Surveyor Employee
• Extensive experience in commercial, industrial, healthcare and residential developments

Ben Thompson

• Extensive building surveying experience having been with Philip Chun since 2005
• Building Surveyor – Unlimited
• Vast building surveying experience, specialising in health care projects for both the private and public sectors

David Martini

• Experienced in both building surveying and essential services with 15 years at Philip Chun
• Multidisciplinary involvement in various public, commercial, health care, industrial and residential buildings.
• Extensive experience in essential service compliance auditing to ensure the building owner’s statutory obligations are met with respect to the ongoing safety, operation and maintenance of building essential safety measures

Edvin Obarcanin

• Appointed as an ESM Associate in 2023 having been with Philip Chun for 7 years
• BCA auditing, System Interface Testing & Essential Services compliance auditing
• Management of nationwide wide auditing projects

Conan Wilson

• Building Surveyor – Unlimited
• Building Surveyor – Unrestricted
• Building Certifier Level 1
• Experience includes mixed-use developments, offices, retail, major health, residential apartment buildings, hotel, public assembly buildings, public infrastructure projects and aged care facilities
  

Craig Fafeita

• Access Consultants Association (ACA) accredited access consultant
• Over 26 years’ experience in the construction industry
• Craig’s understanding of accessibility and background as an Architectural Designer brings practical knowledge when liaising with other industry professionals and industry stakeholders

Gareth Morgan

• Extensive experience and expertise in the building industry and operational maintenance of large facilities
• Member of the Fire Protection Association of Australia Technical Advisory Committee (TAC/1)
• Provides expert advice to building owners to meet their statutory obligations with respect to the ongoing safety, operation and maintenance of building essential fire safety measures