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TEG Risk has a highly trained team of machine safety engineers from mechanical, electrical and safety engineering backgrounds.

Our expertise goes beyond that of general electrical engineers and health and safety professionals – we have the training and experience to solve complex problems and identify risks and compliance issues that others might (understandably) miss. Our experience also helps us understand your constraints and requirements – we are dedicated to finding solutions that work for you.

Our team of experts also developed and now partners with MinRisk to carry out comprehensive risk assessments.

Hamish Baker

TEG Risk Director

Ross Norgrove

TEG Projects Director

Charles Webb

Senior Safety Engineer

Warren Wagener

Senior Safety Engineer

Barry Kleine

Operations Manager (NZ)

Colin Read

Senior Safety Engineer

Keshawa (KC) Senaratne

Senior Safety Engineer

James Kingsland

Safety Engineer

Ken Camden

Safety Engineer

Andrey Zhidkov

Safety Engineer

Jason Carter

Safety Engineer

Ian Breese

Safety Engineer

Fernando Siqueira

Safety Engineer

Libby Baker

Office Manager

Hamish Baker

TEG Risk Director

As a co-founder of TEG Risk, Hamish has been directly involved in machine safety engineering services, covering the whole risk management life cycle including:

Risk assessment
Concept design
Machine guarding engineering solutions
Hazardous substance management and best practice advice
Explosive areas management and best practice advice
Detailed specification and scoping
Machine risk assessment programme design and implementation
Procurement support
Project management
Validation

Hamish developed his expertise through nearly 20 years of experience in safety management and engineering practice. He has had roles as safety, health and environment manager for large multi-site food and chemical companies internationally and in New Zealand, and has taken the time to build his specialist knowledge through several training programmes and qualifications.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Technology (Hons) – Massey University
NEBOSH Diploma (Occupational Health and Safety)
TÜV SÜD Certified Functional Safety Professional – ID TA13010202 (United Kingdom course)
Certification in Hazardous and Explosive Area Classification (AS/NZS and UK)

Ross Norgrove

TEG Projects Director

Ross has spent more than 25 years in the manufacturing sector, with broad international engineering management roles. He co-founded TEG in 2011 after managing the Goodman Fielder group technical and engineering team for five years.

This team provided capital project management and machine safety services to over 20 manufacturing sites. Machine safety has been a priority and specialty for Ross throughout his career, and with TEG he continues to provide professional, world-class machine safety consulting services.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) – University of Auckland
Bachelor of Commerce – University of Auckland
Chartered Professional Engineer CPEng, IntPE, CMEngNZ
Certified Project Management Professional PMP
Pilz MachineSAFE Course

Charles Webb

Senior Safety Engineer

Charles has been undertaking machine safety risk assessments, design and specification work in the meat, dairy and packaging sectors since joining TEG Risk.

He also has experience in the design engineering of bag filling machines, providing him with expertise in machine operations and safety. He has also had senior roles in maintenance and contract design engineering.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Mechatronics) – Manukau Institute of Technology
CMSE® – Certified Machine Safety Expert (TÜV Nord)
Registered Electrical Service Technician
Nat. Cert. Maintenance & Diagnostics, Mech. Eng

Warren Wagener

Senior Safety Engineer

Warren has over 30 years of experience designing, installing and validating electronic and control systems in the aviation, fuel supply and food industries.

His most recent work has been related to the design and installation of over 30 safety systems for the food industry. As a CMSE® (Certified Machine Safety Expert) qualified engineer with a current practicing licence with the New Zealand Electrical Workers Registration Board, he is ideally placed to deliver end-to-end machine safety design, best practice advice and validation.

Qualifications:

• New Zealand Certificate in Engineering (Electronics)
• Certified Functional Safety Application Expert-SGS-TÜV Saar (CFSAE – SGS TÜV Saar )
• CMSE® – Certified Machine Safety Expert (TÜV Nord)
• Registered Electrical Service Technician
• ITC Thermography (thermal imaging)

Barry Kleine

Machine Safety Engineer
Team Leader

Barry is an equipment reliability professional with over 30 years of experience in equipment and safety performance.

He undertaken several senior reliability roles in multi-national corporations, including time as the Global Reliability Manager for ABB. His sector background is mainly in the wood processing industry, and recently he has been involved in extensive machine safety reviews in the New Zealand meat industry.

Barry’s success in international roles comes from his hands-on background, coupled with his systematic, detailed approach to solutions. Barry is a meticulous expert in the identification of site issues, prioritising to get the fastest results and applying world-class processes in a practical, functional and cost-effective manner.

Qualifications:

BE (Mech)
CMSE® – Certified Machine Safety Expert (TÜV Nord)
NZCE (Mech)
Advanced Trade Fitting Turning and Machining

Colin Read

Safety Engineer

Colin is a highly experienced and qualified mechanical engineer with extensive meat processing experience.

Colin has thirty years' experience with 10 years in the Royal New Zealand Navy and 20 years in various roles within the meat processing sector with extensive experience in hazard assessments, project engineering and change management.

Qualifications:

NZCE (Mechanical)
Certified Machinery Safety Expert (TÜV Nord) CMSE®
Certified Functional Safety Technician (TÜV Rheinland) #942/17)

Keshawa (KC) Senaratne

Senior Safety Engineer

KC is a highly experienced and qualified senior safety engineer with extensive experience.

About KC:

Specialties / USP as an engineer:
Competency in full spectrum of the most demanding of compliances: functional safety, hazardous areas, electrical controls design, EMC and export compliances (incl. CE, ATEX, NFPA/UL, CSA, DIN and CCC). KC has a strong ability to relate to process functionality and business improvements.

KC's qualifications include:

BEng Hons. Electrical (Canterbury)
Certified Functional Safety Application Expert-SGS-TÜV Saar
EX C&D - Aus. Unit Standards (Certificate 5497790-3769348)
MMS Hons. Strategy (Waikato)
MEngNZ (Engineering NZ)

Experienced in:

Most recently the electrical engineering team lead / lead engineer at GEA Avapac.
Industrial experience in turn-key solutions, machinery design and build, automation solutions, baggage handling, power generation, etc.
Extensive knowledge in functional safety, electrical design and export compliances (Europe, US, and other) of machinery.
Qualified in hazardous area classification & design (Unit standards UEENEEE 015B, 071B, 052A-058A).
Own businesses in field of electronics, technology, education and research.

What attracted KC to TEG Risk?
'TEG Risk's team consists of high-calibre experts from a wide range of backgrounds, that are fully qualified in safety with vast experience in all areas of the industry. It is clear that TEG Risk promotes the ongoing learning and upskilling of employees, which attracted me to the organisation in the first instance. It is also apparent that TEG Risk is engaged in the development of new technologies to improve their work and service offering.

TEG Risk's extensive portfolio of past projects demonstrated the scope and capability of the business and team, where a professional and methodical approach is applied with a high attention to detail.

I'm delighted to collaborate with the TEG Risk Team and to work with clients to find them the best solution – which is not easy but so important, when it comes to safety.'

James Kingsland

Safety Engineer

James is a highly experienced and qualified mechanical engineer with extensive industrial manufacturing and processing experience.

About James:

James is a trade qualified Engineer (Fitter Welder A), Registered Electrical Service Technician and a Qualified Boiler Attendant with over 20 years experience in a multitude of Engineering environments such as Hazardous chemical manufacturing plants, Petroleum storage and distribution sites, Meat industry processing plants, Bottling plants, Packaging manufacturers and many more industrial sectors.

James has expert knowledge in multiple forms of the validated processing of medical equipment after 10+ years as in the medical and scientific sectors.

James also has expertise in Fluid Power systems from turn-key solutions to functional diagnostics, design, installation and repair with particular emphasis on Pneumatic systems having been an equipment supplier and service provider and industry training provider for 7 years.

What attracted James to TEG Risk?
'I consider myself lucky to have had the chance to experience such a wide range of industries and now I feel that as a part if the TEG Risk team of experts I can add real insight and value to industrial safety and TEG’s ongoing commitment to training and process improvement will be a key part of this.'

Ken Camden

Safety Engineer

Ken is competent in electrical controls design and PLC programming, including programmable safety controllers.

About Ken:

Ken has more than 28 years experience in the timber industry in the field of industrial machinery fault finding/maintenance, electrical design, PLC control systems, and safety control systems.

This experience has enabled Ken to become proficient in the machine electrical supply infrastructure, switchboard/MCC design, the PLC controls and the safety control system including physical guarding design and implementation.
Most recently as the Electrical Project Manager for Juken New Zealand in their National Engineering team.

Ken spent 12 years volunteering as an emergency ambulance service Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with St John and Wellington Free Ambulance.

Ken is also a member of the New Zealand Society for Safety Engineering (NZSSE), a Technical Group of Engineering New Zealand.

Qualifications:

Advanced Trade Certificate & Registered Electrician
Certified Machine Safety Expert TUV Nord (CMSE)

What I have found about TEG Risk:
TEG Risk consists of highly professional safety experts with a vast wealth of knowledge from multiple engineering backgrounds. They are fully qualified in safety with vast experience in all areas of the industry. They promote continued up-skilling and professional development of their employees.

As a previous customer ken found the TEG engineers to be professional and committed to their role as Machine Safety Specialists. Their engagement with the customer at all levels ensured that they were able to capture all aspects of the machinery risk and put together a robust risk report that could easily be implemented.

Andrey Zhidkov

Safety Engineer

Andrey’s experience has been predominantly in conveyor systems: baggage, parcel, and material (intralogistics – warehousing) handling. However, he has also experience in process engineering, industrial controls and building services. He has worked alongside and for big private companies as such NZ Post, Cardinal, Fletcher Steel, Brain Perry Civil, Bluebird, Danone, Air New Zealand, JetStar, Dunedin Airport, Sydney Airport, NZ Couriers, Arnott’s, Snackbrands, Synnex, Toronto Airport (GTAA), Regina Airport (Canada), Kansai International Airport (KIX), Beumer, Eber Construction, Tetra Pak, GEA and Watercare Services Ltd.

Qualifications include:

Certified Functional Safety Application Expert-SGS-TÜV Saar (CFSAE – SGS TÜV Saar Credential ID #240).
Certified Machine Safety Expert TUV Nord (CMSE - Credential ID # 44 506 23 053803 0664).
Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng - Credential ID #1150409).
Chartered Member of Engineering New Zealand (CMEngNZ).
Master of Engineering Study with Merit – Electrical/Electronic Engineering.

What attracted Andrey to TEG Risk?

“Safety of machinery has always been a passion of mine and I’ve always known that TEG Risk is the best place to expand and grow my knowledge in industrial safety. Being able to gain experience in a wide range of industries, as well as learning from high calibre and experienced safety engineers is why I'm excited to be part of the TEG Risk team. Additionally, ongoing support for their staff in professional development differentiates TEG Risk from other companies. “Think safe, work safe and home safe”

Jason Carter

Safety Engineer

Jason has more than 30 years experience in various industries from Pharmaceutical, Dairy Processing, Manufacturing and Packaging in the fields of Electrical and Automation Design and development, Project Management and Safety Control Systems.

Jason is competent in electrical system design and PLC programming, including programmable safety controllers.

Jason has had roles as an Electrician (UK), Electrical Consultant (UK), Senior Automation Engineer (UK), Electrical and Automation Team Leader (GEA Avapac) and Services Group Manager (CTEK). Previous roles have enabled Jason to design machines and systems complying with NZ/AS, European and American standards for Functional Safety, Hazardous (Explosive) Atmospheres, as well as GaMP standards and validation protocols.

Having experienced a wide range of industries Jason adds real insight and value around industrial safety to the TEG Risk team of experts.

Qualifications include:

BEng (Hons) Engineering with Business (IEE Accredited).
MEngNZ (Engineering NZ).
Member of the New Zealand Society for Safety Engineering (NZSSE), a Technical Group of Engineering New Zealand.

Ian Breese

Safety Engineer

Ian has recently joined the TEG team as a Senior Project Manager / Safety Engineer, based in Brisbane.

With over 17 years’ experience in the food manufacturing industry, in leading project engineering roles across Australia and New Zealand, Ian is well versed in managing large scale projects. He is especially experienced overseeing major capital plans encompassing all aspects from cash flow forecasts to OHS requirements. It is this comprehensive understanding of a project that Ian brings to his role.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), Honours First Class, RMIT
CMSE® - Certified Machine Safety Expert (TÜV Nord)
Graduate Certificate in Project Management, RMIT

Fernando Siqueira

Safety Engineer

Fernando has over 30 years of international experience in the manufacturing sector, working in industries such as metal forming, automotive, packaging, and FMCG. He has a proven track record of managing projects and optimizing asset management strategies. His solutions have consistently improved operational efficiency, safety, and reliability. Fernando specializes in machinery diagnostics, fault analysis, and RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety) to enhance equipment performance and drive long-term operational success. He holds qualifications in Mechatronic Engineering, Electrical Systems, and Business Management, as well as certifications in CMSE®, CMMS, Planned Maintenance Optimisation, and Continuous Improvement, demonstrating his commitment to advancing industry best practices.

Qualifications

Associate Degree of Engineering Technology (Mechatronics) - Brazil
CMSE® - Certified Machine Safety Expert (TÜV Nord)
DipBA - Diploma of Business Management (TAFE VIC) – Australia
National Certificate Maintenance & Diagnostics, SENAI (National Service of Industrial Training) - Brazil