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Karen Amery
Karen Amery
Karen Amery is the Australasian Concrete Repair & Remedial Building Association’s (ACRA) Immediate Past President (2024–2025) and led the organisation’s application to Standards Australia for the local adoption of EN1504 Products and Systems for the Protection and Repair of Concrete Structures. With more than 25 years’ experience advising engineers and consultants on concrete repair and protection systems. Karen holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons), a Master of Business and Commerce (Distinction), and is a Committee Member on the Standards Australia BD 002 11 EN1504.
As National Specification & Compliance Manager at Hychem Infrastructure, my role is to ensure that our products and systems comply with relevant Australian, international, and industry standards. I help engineers, consultants, and asset owners access compliant, evidence based information to support informed decision making in the project design stage.
How I Can Help You
I understand that you are time poor and need reliable, timely responses. I also respect the confidentiality of your information and the pressure you’re under to deliver for your client and project.
- Efficient product and system selection for suitable options aligned with your project or technical challenge.
- Technical advice and supporting documentation, including specifications, test certificates, method statements, and detail drawings.
- In house technical seminars for CPD, training, project based workshops, and hands on product application sessions.
- Connection to relevant specialists, including our in house application and field support teams, as well as experienced contractors and applicators familiar with our systems.
How to Get Started
To help me provide accurate and relevant guidance, please share any information you can about the problem or design aspect you’d like support with. Useful items include:
- Drawings or photos
- Relevant standards or specifications that must be met
- Environmental exposure details (e.g. traffic, chemicals, weather/UV)
- Substrate information
- Adjacent or connecting materials
- Access or application constraints
These examples are simply a starting point — any context you can provide will help me identify the most appropriate and compliant solution for your project.
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Simon Ross
Simon Ross
With more than 30 years of international experience in the construction chemicals industry, Simon Ross brings deep technical authority and a problem-solver’s mindset to his role as National Technical & Commercial Lead – Structural & Remediation at Hychem Infrastructure.
His career spans technical sales, business development and on-site support, working with engineers, contractors and distribution partners across Australia and overseas to find practical solutions to some of the industry’s most challenging applications.
Simon’s specialist focus is on, but not limited to, ports, heavy industry, mining, and oil and gas, where the consequences of getting a structural repair or grouting decision wrong can run into millions of dollars in unplanned downtime. He has built a reputation for working through these problems from design stage to delivery, drawing on a strong portfolio of epoxy and cementitious grouts and structural repair systems to give clients durable, fit-for-purpose solutions.
At Hychem Infrastructure, Simon works with clients to find solutions for challenging grouting and concrete repair applications, while also providing technical support to Hychem’s sales and production teams internally. He brings to the role extensive troubleshooting experience, a track record in international sales and quality control, and a genuine passion for developing teams and people.
Simon thrives solving complex problems, the ones where standard specifications fall short and the right answer depends on knowing exactly which material to use.
How I Can Help You
On structural and remediation projects, the right material in the right place, applied the right way, is often the difference between a successful asset return-to-service and a costly rework. My focus is on giving you clear, evidence-based answers backed by hands-on technical support from design stage through to delivery.
- Solutions for rapid return-to-service applications, including precision grouting, structural repair and high-performance concrete remediation.
- Guidance on material selection — which epoxy or cementitious grout, repair mortar or strengthening system is right for your application, and why.
- Methodology development for placement of materials, including substrate preparation, pour strategy, curing and quality control.
- Specification and troubleshooting support for ports, mining, oil and gas, and heavy industrial assets where conditions are demanding and downtime is expensive
- On-site technical support and inspections, from early design through to commissioning.
How to Get Started
The earlier you reach out, the sooner we can scope the right engineered solution for your asset. To help me give you accurate, project-specific guidance, useful information includes:
- Scope of work
- Performance specification from the vendor or client
- Schedule of work and key program constraints
- Photos of the site, substrate and surrounding asset
- Access to site for a physical inspection, where possible
I look forward to working through your structural and remediation challenges with you and finding the right Hychem solution for your asset.
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Jamie Szczcerbanik
Jamie Szczcerbanik
Jamie Szczcerbanik is Hychem Infrastructure’s Senior Technical Sales lead for New South Wales and the ACT, supporting asset owners, engineers and contractors across the region with technical advice, specification support and on-site engagement across our portfolio of infrastructure protection, remediation and strengthening systems.
With over 20 years of experience across Civil Construction, Tunnelling and Mining, Jamie brings hands-on approach and a commitment to delivering the best possible outcomes for both the contractor and the project.
Based in NSW, Jamie works closely with the wider Hychem Infrastructure technical team to deliver compliant, durable outcomes on bridges, water assets, marine structures and major civil and industrial projects across his region. He partners with clients from early specification through to delivery on site, drawing on Hychem’s local manufacturing capability and global product partnerships.
Jamie works closely with clients to help develop product confidence and knowledge by offering product training and site inspections to ensure that all involved in the project are equipped with the correct tools and knowledge to deliver the project effectively and efficiently.
How I Can Help You
Across NSW and the ACT, Jamie is the local point of contact for clients needing technical guidance, product specification and project support from Hychem Infrastructure.
- Specification support across Hychem’s portfolio of waterproofing, structural repair, strengthening and protective coating systems.
- Technical advice tailored to NSW and ACT project conditions, asset types and compliance requirements.
- Site visits, sample reviews and applicator coordination across the region.
- Liaison with Hychem’s wider technical team for complex or multi-discipline specifications.
- Ongoing support through mobilisation, application and project delivery.
Jamie enjoys engaging at all levels to assist with product selection for rapid return to service. Knowing productivity is key, Jamie enjoys understanding the project to give the best product for the best outcome, in the fastest way possible.
How to Get Started
The earlier you reach out, the sooner I can scope the right Hychem solution for your asset. To help me give you accurate, project-specific guidance, useful information includes:
- Project drawings, sections and staging plans
- Performance and compliance requirements (e.g. design life, exposure conditions, loading)
- Substrate condition and any existing waterproofing or coating systems
- Construction program, possession windows and return-to-service constraints
- Site access, environmental conditions and trade sequencing
I look forward to working with you on your next NSW or ACT infrastructure project.
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Manuel Ferguson
Sector Support – Water & Wastewater
Rahmin Borzou
Civil Engineer
Dean Drummond
National Sales Support & Southern States Manager
Neville Chapman
Neville Chapman
Neville Chapman has more than 25 years’ experience in ground engineering, working alongside geotechnical engineers and Tier 1 contractors on some of the most demanding infrastructure programs in Australia and New Zealand — including Snowy Hydro, Sydney Metro, Brisbane Metro, and major mining and tunnelling projects.
His expertise spans permeation grouting, ground strengthening, permeability control and underground structural repair, with deep technical experience in colloidal silica, microfine and ultrafine cements, and chemical grouting systems.
As Technical Product Specialist – Tunnels, Mining and Geotechnical at Hychem Infrastructure, Neville’s role is to help engineers, contractors and asset owners select and apply the right ground engineering solution for the conditions in front of them. He is hands-on with project teams, from early specification through to on-site delivery.
How I Can Help You
Ground conditions are rarely what the geotechnical report said they’d be. My focus is on giving you practical, evidence-based advice you can act on, backed by proven products and ongoing technical support.
- Specification support for permeation grouting, ground strengthening and water control across tunnels, shafts, mines and major civil projects.
- Technical advice on product selection, including colloidal silica, microfine and ultrafine cements, polyurethane and acrylic resins, and high-strength structural grouts.
- On-site engineering support during mobilisation, trial pours and full installation, including troubleshooting on live projects.
- In-person contractor training and accreditation, ensuring installers are competent and Hychem systems are warranted.
How to Get Started
The earlier we’re engaged, the more value we can add. To help me give you accurate guidance, useful information includes:
- Geotechnical reports or borehole logs, where available
- Project drawings, sections or staging plans
- Ground conditions, water table information and any known permeability targets
- Performance requirements (design life, strength, permeability, chemical exposure)
- Access, programme and constructability constraints
Even partial information is enough to start the conversation, and we can refine the specification together from there.
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Matt Whittred
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