Working with Delivery and Engineering team to support the client with strategic asset management services.

AusNet DFN- Develop Asset Class Strategy Blueprint 

Ghazal led the development of the blueprint asset‑class strategy for DFN’s owned and managed assets. This work involved a series of weekly workshops with the asset management team to understand, capture, and formalize their asset management practices and the decision‑making processes related to asset investment and maintenance. As part of the engagement, Ghazal also trained the DFN asset management team on how to develop documentation for various asset classes. She produced the proof‑of‑concept asset‑class document for Power Transformers.

Vida - Recycled First Qualitative Insight

Designed and delivered an AI-assisted analysis that turned more than 90 unstructured planning and close out reports, spanning five state transport delivery agencies, into two consolidated, fully categorised registers of roughly 1,600 decision rationale statements coded against a single 30 category barrier taxonomy. Built the extraction schema, written classification rulebook and validation loop in Claude, reducing an estimated three to four weeks of manual coding to a few days while improving consistency and keeping every row traceable to source. Produced the full reporting suite, including an analyst report, an executive summary, interactive dashboards and a findings presentation, and supported client validation where the categorisations held at review.

Port of Melbourne - Strategic Rail Advisory

IAG was engaged to Develop Rail Strategy for Port of Melbourne. This includes developing asset management plan for Rail assets, revising asset register and GIS system to accommodate strategic asset management requirement.

As part of this engagement, Ghazal developed Rail asset condition assessment guideline for the port rail assets.

Port of Melbourne - Asset Useful life adjustment based on Climate risk

Developed a methodology for Port of Melbourne to assess how climate change risk affects infrastructure asset behaviour and useful life. Built the approach on IPWEA Practice Note 12.1 and the Planned Resilience Model, and extended it to port and maritime asset classes not covered by the Practice Note. Validated indicative useful-life reduction ranges across 21 asset classes against peer-reviewed deterioration literature, classifying every figure as directly supported, derived or expert judgment with an explicit confidence rating so each percentage remains traceable to its evidence. Delivered a multi-sheet scoring workbook covering two SSP emissions scenarios with per-hazard, per-horizon exposure settings, executive-level process diagrams, and facilitation materials for a client workshop.

Port of Melbourne- Asset Infrastructure Risk Assessment Framework

Developed a multi-tiered asset class risk framework for the infrastructure assets across Port of Melbourne. Designed the framework on a probability-by-consequence construct, including a purpose-built six-category consequence scale, a non-linear condition-to-probability conversion with bounded and auditable adjusters, a second probability route for capacity-driven failure, and deferral guardrails covering risk tolerance ceilings, non-linear thresholds and portfolio effects. Produced the concept pack in client template, a scales and matrix workbook, and a practitioner quick guideline, each traced to the client’s own governance documents and carrying a worked example through every tier.

Working as SDIP program manager in V/Line, Ghazal managed three strategic projects; Condition Monitoring Analysis and GIS, Data Quality and Information Governance, V/One asset register Maintenance.

In this role Ghazal established strategic asset management and data management capabilities for V/Line. This includes developing and implementing asset condition monitoring program across different asset classes and establishing data governance, data integrity and quality management across different groups in V/Line.
Ghazal managed a team of 12 people and delivery of the 40 initiatives and 110 deliverables in this program.

Working as Senior Asset Lifecycle Planner in V/Line, Ghazal managed a team to develop and update Asset lifecycle models as the basis of Asset Class Strategies and Corridor Strategies. Ghazal led Asset Management Plan development, a 4-year rolling plan to deliver desired level of services across V/Line Network. Ghazal was also in charge of developing 4-year MPM funding Business Case.

Working as Asset Planner in V/Line, Ghazal was responsible for developing infrastructure asset class strategies, corridor strategies and network asset management plan. Ghazal was also in charge of developing and updating Asset lifecycle models to develop informed, data driven asset class strategies. In this position Ghazal worked closely with Asset Intelligence (Asset Performance and asset condition monitoring streams) to uplift the maturity of the asset lifecycle models and enhance the input data.

Working as an asset management consultant in Assetic, Ghazal had the opportunity to work on strategic asset management projects within local and state government.
Investment Modelling, EOC Project, V/Line
V/Line engaged consultants to develop investment models for different asset classes using Assetic Predictor Software. Ghazal developed nine models across three different asset disciplines (Civil, Track and Signalling), Ghazal validated the models and the results through the workshops with V/Line subject matter experts and asset planning teams and calibrated the models accordingly. As part of the deliverables for this project, Ghazal developed the asset class documents which reflects the considered logics in the models, assumption and exclusions, outputs for different funding scenarios and future improvement actions for each model.

Queensland Health Building Performance Review, Capital Asset Services Branch

PwC engaged Assetic to model and compare various sustaining capital investment to maintain sufficient condition levels to support health service delivery. In Phase 1, we
developed model for 2,660 buildings of QLDHealth across Queensland to undertake a highlevel assessment of Queensland Health Built asset Portfolio, budgeting process and improve performance reporting.

Strategic Asset Data Analysis, SA Housing Authority
SA Housing Authority engaged Assetic to generate Strategic Asset Management models for SAHA's state-wide housing infrastructure portfolio, and to show how the condition of those assets change over time give budget constraints and treatment options. Ghazal developed the model for 35,000 properties and compared different funding scenarios and sustaining capital investment to predict the SA Housing portfolio over next 30 years.

Strategic Asset Data Framework, V/Line
V/Line engaged Assetic to develop asset data framework and standards for different asset classes to support organisation's understanding of asset integrity, as well as how asset condition changes over time. The developed framework helps V/Line to determine sustainable future levels of investment to support the whole of the V/Line public and freight train network. Ghazal was involved to develop the strategic asset data manuals for Signalling assets.

Asset Investment Modelling (AIM) Project, Early Contractor Involvement Phase, DoT Victoria
The Department of Transport's (DoT) Asset Investment Modelling Project (AIMP) aims to provide a comprehensive and consistent multimodal, evidence-based approach to asset management and asset investment decisions. Assetic was part of Team Consortium together with KPMG and WSP to deliver the methodology to link asset intervention to transport services and user outcomes. We developed the framework and methodologies to optimise decision making of asset investments across the portfolio. Ghazal developed a series of case studies to illustrate different investment scenarios and how the framework works to deliver and optimised outcomes.

Provision of Business Process Manual for Transport Asset Class, Transport Canberra and City Service, (TCCS), ACT Government
As part of migration of the current utilised asset management system to Assetic cloud asset
management system, Assetic was engaged to develop the business process manual for different asset classes across TCCS. The purpose of this engagement was to document TCCS systematic framework with regards to the Roads ACT business unit asset management activities that are necessary for a robust asset management system and processes. The team developed six BPM documents for the asset classes through several workshops and client engagements.

Provision of Asset Management Plan for Building Asset Class, Glen Eira City Council

Ghazal developed the Asset Management Plan for Building asset class for GECC using the developed predictor model for SAM by Assetic.

Developing Predictor Asset Lifecycle Model for Road Asset Class, Horsham Rural City Council
Ghazal developed the SAM Model for Road asset class of Horsham Rural City Council.

Developing Predictor Asset Lifecycle Model for Road Asset Class and provision of State of Assets, Coonamble Shire Council
Ghazal developed the SAM Model and state of assets document for Road asset class, Coonamble Shire Council.

Asset Register development NSW Health Infrastructure
NSW HI engaged Aurecon to develop the asset registry and to undertake condition assessment of the assets for 6 hospitals. Ghazal was in charge of undertaking QA review of the captured data, addressing the issues, communicating with the inspection team regarding the correct asset classification and submitting the data for asset registry.

Asset Data review for Civil Structures, Transurban
Transurban engaged Aurecon to review their current asset data and asset hierarchy setup and to come up with the condition assessment and Inspection requirements for the structural assets. Aurecon determined the required attributes to collect on site in order to calculate the remnant life of the assets. Ghazal was in charge of undertaking the gap analysis of the existing data and documents, reviewing the asset Hierarchy, developing the data templates and the required attributes for each asset subclass.

Independent Assessment V/Line Maintenance Requirements, Public Transport Victoria (PTV)
PTV required an independent high-level assessment of the V/Line deliverables. This assessment focused on the 3 Key Areas of Review (7 Year Annual Works Plan, Infrastructure Requirements and Rolling Stock Requirements) with a report delivered to the Franchise Operations Management team within PTV. Ghazal reviewed and benchmarked the 7 Year Annual Works Plan and the requested budget against the requested budget for Infrastructure and rolling stock.

Condition assessment of Mechanical, hydraulic and fire protection services for University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne engaged consultants to undertake visual condition assessment of mechanical services (heating, ventilation and air conditioning system) hydraulic and fire protection services of 28 buildings in Parkville campus for biomedical precinct as part of UoM Accommodation strategy project. As part of this engagement consultants provided required remedial works or repair suggestions to assure university that the buildings are fit for purpose.

Asset condition assessment for Fire protection services, Flinders Port, Adelaide, Australia To evaluate the condition of the Fire protection services, of port Adelaide and port Lincoln and to come up with work orders for each asset class.

Statement of assurance for Victrack telecommunication
Following an assessment of the criticality of VicTrack's telecommunications network, VicTrack need to provide a Statement of Assurance to the Minister, signed by the Industry Accountable Officer, stating that VicTrack will undertake actions and activities in the next Resilience Improvement Cycle (12 months). Aurecon was engaged to come up with the SoA for the Victrack. As part of the development of VicTrack's Statement of Assurance Aurecon were engaged to undertake a gap analysis of VicTrack's risk management of its telecommunications network. This was undertaken was to determine that VicTrack have appropriate risk management procedures and processes in place for managing risks related to the vital critical infrastructure and ensure that they are being followed.

Asset condition assessment for marine structures of Flinders Port, Adelaide, Australia

To prepare the complete asset list for marine structure for Flinders port and to conduct the condition assessment based on WSCAM and to come up with the required immediate, shortterm and long-term repair and maintenance. To come up with the Final Maximo Template for Port Adelaide, Klein Point, Port Giles, Wallaroo, Port Pirie, Port Lincoln, Port Thevenard. And to prepare inspection reports for each berth and overall condition reports for each port.

Risk Based Inspection for Northern field (BOA, BOC and BOD) Platforms, Malaysia, Talisman Malaysia limited 

To perform RBI assessment on static equipment and piping module of the offshore platforms

located in Northern field and to come up with inspection plan for the topside asset.

Risk Based Inspection for southern field (BRA, BRB, BRC, BRE, BSA, BTA and BKC) Platforms, Malaysia, Talisman Malaysia limited

To perform RBI assessment on static equipment and piping module of the offshore platforms located in southern field and to come up with inspection plan for the topside asset.

Risk Based inspection for Shiraz Petrochemical Plant
To retrieve data from technical drawing, technical data, P&ID, design documents and equipment dossiers of project for 271 shell and tube heat exchangers and 7 plate heat exchangers. To populate master engineering data into GALIOM software. To do the QC of data in order to calculate MAWT and VoR.

Nanofluid application in Heat Exchangers, Nanofluid research group
To study all kind of heat exchangers and the effect of nanofluid application in different type of heat exchangers.
Exergy analysis, Renewable energy research group
To conduct Energy, Exergy and Environment analysis of Biomass fuels, solar energy applications and wind energy. Conducting research on the relation between the energy and exergy efficiency analysis and the technical characteristic of the renewable energy systems and analysing the technical Characteristic of Wind Energy Conversion Systems for Sustainable Development. To model Energy and exergy analysis for commercial and residential buildings. To conduct Energy and exergy analysis of Biomass gasification process.

Designing the components of fendering system for different quay
To study the feasibility of the fendering system such as collection the specification of the quay, the ships and the tidal range of the sea. To design the appropriate fendering system and its components, fixtures of frontal system if it is required