ROBINSON ASPHALTS - Key Persons
Alan (AJ) has been involved in the civil contracting industry for four decades, and with Robinsons since 1983. Previously he was involved in the demolition industry primarily working on multistoried buildings in Perth, Western Australia as on-site Project Manager. As Managing Director of Robinsons he has overall responsibility for the company and is still involved in project management, estimating and client liaison on a daily basis. AJ has a talent for mentoring and his passion and commitment continually shape the strong team culture, and drives the companies fantastic staff retention. His eye for detail and dedication to quality inspires the Robinsons Promise of delivering a first class job every time.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Finance
Annie has a strong background in administration and has previously been involved in the mining, hospitality, horticulture, and media industries. Annie is also an experienced landscaper, having been involved in a retail Garden Centre and the horticulture industry for 5 years. Annie holds the NZ Institute of Directors Certificate in Company Direction and has been the Executive Director of Robinsons since 1992. She governs or directly manages many of the critical business functions including Finance, Administration, Payroll, HR and more. Annie's attention to detail and focus on continuous improvement sets the benchmark for Robinson's professionalism, reliability and continuity.
Cole became a key cog in our team in March 2020, having worked in the field for Robinsons as a teenager. Cole went on to studying Business at Victoria University, completing a Bcom (Marketing & International Business) before entering the tourism industry, firstly as a Dive Instructor and Commercial Skipper, working both in New Zealand and overseas, then starting a NZ adventure tourism company with his brother. This combined experience helped develop valuable leadership, communication, compliance and management skills. A Covid-19 pivot created the opportunity to rejoin Robinson's as part of the Administration team. Cole quickly moved into several aspects of the business, leading to him becoming General Manager.
Harry has recently joined our Project Management Team as a Project Manager/Estimator. Before joining Robinsons Harry's previous role was in Forest & Civil Operations, managing 30+ staff and machinery, this gave Harry a solid base to transition into Civil and Landscape projects. Alongside his previous work history, Harry has a Bachelor of Forest Engineering with Honors from the University of Canterbury. Harry's rapid learning, great people skills and problem solving mindset have quickly led to him becoming a key member of the Robinsons Team.
Isaia started at RA in 2008 as a driver/ labourer and rose through the ranks to Foreman, recently joining our Project Management team as an Estimator/Senior Foreman. Over the years, his passion for learning has enabled his skill set to go from strength to strength making him an invaluable member of our team. Isaia has recently completed his NZ Diploma in Engineering (Civil).
Job Titles:
- Estimator / Senior Foreman
Richard (Richie) joined our team in 2007, starting as a Labourer and working his way up to Senior Foreman / Estimator. He is a valued member of our senior team. His main focus and field of expertise is managing our sealing team - this involves the day-to-day organisation of resources and staff for both our residential and commercial sealing projects. Richard has recently taken on further responsibility within our pricing team, working alongside our Contract Managers to provide quotes and manage projects for our clients but also continues to manage sealing teams on site.
Job Titles:
- Contracts Manager
- Estimator
Sam joined us in 2018 and is qualified in Landscape Design and Horticulture. Previously Sam spent 3 years working for Second Nature Gardens in Auckland as a Contracts Administrator/Estimator - delivering high end (up to $700k) residential landscape builds within the Auckland region in addition to extensive prior landscaping experience both with Second Nature and other Landscape/Nursery employers. His experience includes both hard and soft landscaping including substantial construction aspects such as retaining walls, concrete, drainage and bespoke structures. Sam holds both NZ Diploma in Landscape Design and Nat. Cert. Horticulture L4 from Northtec.
Sam returned to RA in March 2020 to join our Projects Team, having previously worked for Robinsons in his teens and early 20's in the field. He is an experienced operator and when he is not in the office, he can still be found out on site tackling our trickiest digger jobs.
Job Titles:
- Project Manager
- Projects / Operations Manager
Tom joined our team in 2016 as a Project Manager before progressing to Projects/Operations Manager, after 3 years with Geocivil Ltd in Christchurch, Tom's combination of practical and technical knowledge, industry experience, and great people skills make him a key member of our team. Aside from managing company operations, Tom leads some of our more challenging civil projects that utilise our full range of civil and landscape skills as a company. He completed his NZ Diploma in Engineering (Civil) in 2021, passing with top marks.