Our People

Our Team

Our people are our greatest asset. We employ teams of project managers, technicians and administrators who are all highly skilled and competent. We also provide ongoing training and professional development opportunities to enhance their capabilities.

Management Team

Christopher Dove

Director

Christopher is a respected leader with extensive management experience in various industries.

Before starting Dove, he worked at one of Victoria’s largest passive fire companies, accountable for all aspects of operations, including project management, client liaison, product selection, staff management and training.

His accolades include diploma level qualifications in building, construction, health and safety.

Romeo Pulido

General Manager​

Romeo is a Chartered Accountant with over twenty years of experience in construction and property development, having held senior management roles in finance, banking and project management.

He ensures Dove is operationally and financially strong by managing our cash flow, business planning and strategic initiatives. In addition, Romeo oversees all our systems and procedures to ensure they are well- placed to maintain organizational accountability and operational efficiency.

Thomas Heagney-Steart

Construction Manager - Victoria

Tom holds a Certificate IV in Building and Construction and is a qualified plasterer.

He has over twelve (12) years experience in Passive Fire Protection and is an expert at managing teams on site.

Among the notable projects Tom has managed are passive fire protection works for the billion-dollar Metro Tunnel Project under Victoria’s Big Build initiative, as well as various office, residential, and commercial buildings, and hospitals in the Melbourne CBD and suburbs.

Jason Twirdy

Director - Dove Passive Fire (QLD)

Jason has over a decade of experience in the construction and passive fire protection industries, holding various managerial roles and responsibilities.

Jason has successfully managed passive fire protection works on prestigious, large-scale projects such as GMHBA Stadium, Latrobe Regional Hospital, and the Metro Tunnels in Victoria. He is now the Director at Dove Passive Fire – Queensland.

Stacey Litten

Office Manager/ Maintenance Division Manager

Stacey has over ten (10) years experience in Administration and is an expert in organizing materials and logistics requirements to support the projects as well as in recommending and
implementing systems and procedures at the Office and Project sites. She also handles the Fire Protection Audit and Maintenance requirements of our clients.

Technical Team

Malith Warnakulasuriya

Head - Estimating/Project Engineer

Kartik has a Master of Science – Construction and Infrastructure Management from Swinburne University of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, India

Nikhil Gupta Karshikallam

Project Engineer

Nikhil has a Master of Construction Management from Deakin University and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering at Vasavi College of Engineering. Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

Gihan Ranwala

Engineer/Estimator

Gihan has a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from La Trobe University and is proficient in Autocad and various estimating and project management software.

Construction Team

Site Managers and Site Foremen

Steven White

Steven is a Fully Qualified Carpenter with twenty (20) years experience in Construction including Project Management, and has been in the Passive Fire Industry for two (2) years.

Josh Palhares

Josh has been in the construction industry his whole life as his family runs a construction business. He has been in the Passive Fire Industry for over nine (9) years working for various top companies in the industry.

Team

Chris Lewis

James Barnden

Jason Meyer

Khyle Goodman

Zane Mattheson

Passive Fire Audit, Maintenanceand Fire Doors Team

James Skinner

Jordan McCulley

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