QED - Key Persons


Chris Horan

Job Titles:
  • Principal Consultant ( NABERS )
Chris combines his capacity for problem solving with a strong technical knowledge of built environment performance. He joined QED in 2008, leads the firm's NABERS practice and has overall responsibility for QED's quality management system.

Darren Patton

Job Titles:
  • Principal Consultant ( VIC / TAS / SA )
Darren brings to QED a breadth of experience in the field of indoor air quality, having been the Director of Air Quality Audits since 2011 before merging with QED in 2018. Darren is now responsible for managing the QED Melbourne office, ensuring our high standard of work is delivered for our broad range of customers in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.

Graeme McLeish

Job Titles:
  • Principal Consultant ( NSW / ACT / QLD / NT )
Having lived and worked for several years in China, Graeme has a diverse background working in the indoor air quality industry. Graeme led a regional office in west China to deliver turnkey consultancy services, advising on green building certifications, IAQ testing services as well as design and installation of filtration systems. As a Certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE), Graeme brings his practical know-how to bear advising QED's customers in NSW, ACT, QLD and NT.

Matthew Weir

Job Titles:
  • Principal Consultant ( WA )
Joining QED in 2006, Matthew applied his asset management experience to developing air quality risk and HVAC conformance programmes for national office portfolios and large healthcare facilities. Today Matthew leads our team in Western Australia.

Michael Taranto - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Michael has three decades experience in business. He joined QED in 2015 to lead the management team, seeing an opportunity to position the firm for long term growth by aligning fulfilment of QED's people with innovation and customer requirements in built environment.

Paul Clarkson

Job Titles:
  • Principal Consultant ( Hazardous Materials / Compliance )
Paul re-joined QED in 2021 after previously working in the Perth office from 2012-2016. Paul is an Occupational Hygienist with a strong foundation in asbestos and hazardous material risk assessment & management; he has also developed and facilitated occupational hygiene assessment strategies on large civil and construction projects.

Sarah Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Principal Consultant ( Water & Healthcare )
Sarah has years of experience in medical facilities where she specialised in microbiology and infection control, drawing on her postgraduate studies in medical microbiology. She leads QED's infection control practice which includes hospital air quality, mould investigations and legionella risk management.