Paul Dougas was appointed Chief Executive of Sinclair Knight Merz in 1996. He has direct responsibility for managing and charting the future direction of our growing consulting practice. He has also played a leading role in a number of highly acclaimed government and industry technical service outsourcings, and carried out organisation and management reviews in the water and waste management industries. Prior to taking on the Chief Executives role, Paul headed our Strategic Planning and Environmental marketing activities. He was also our Regional Manager for South East Australia, having commenced that operation in 1985. Paul is also a highly respected chemical engineer, involved in environmental engineering projects across Australia and South East Asia, including investigation, design and operation of sewage, water and industrial waste treatment plants. He has also been involved in the assessment of environmental impacts of projects covering water, odours and dust, and acted as an expert witness on wastewater treatment, water quality and waste disposal issues. Paul has completed a Degree in Chemical Engineering , Masters of  engineering science and Harvard University’s Owner/President Management Program at its Graduate School of Business Administration.