Ricky is the business Manager at KB Pipelines, undertaking the preparation of all tender preparation, client liaison and business development responsibilities, while ensuring effective administration and a well-run business.
Ricky has worked as a leading hand, foreman or supervisor for 23 of his 26 years in pipeline construction. He has worked as Site Foreman managing teams of up to 30 workers.
Ricky also spent eight years working with Brisbane Water, leading a team charged with the responsibility of completing those jobs that could not attract acceptable tenders from external contractors. To add to the difficulty of these projects, Brisbane City Council had lost most of its archives in the floods of 1974 with no "as constructed" information available. Working on these projects taught Ricky the value of innovation and the importance of being able to work constructively with engineers to explore all available options when faced with problems or unknowns.
In 2005, Ricky returned to CEC in Cairns as a senior supervisor before starting up KB pipelines with his brothers in 2008. Ricky has built considerable skills as a team leader and supervisor and has augmented these skills with a number of courses in business management, leadership and working with clients.
