Lisa is a structural engineer with Holmes based in Christchurch. She is the Sustainability Lead
for Holmes across NZ and Australia and an advocate for mass timber structures.

She has first-hand design experience with timber in New Zealand and the Netherlands. Lisa co-
authored the NZ Wood Design Guide on Post and Beam Timber Construction in 2020. She has been an elected member of the New Zealand Timber Design Society Committee since 2020 and was involved with the establishment of Timber Unlimited. She is a NZGBC Green Star Accredited Professional and member of the Structural Engineering Society’s Sustainable Design Task Force.

Ross Davison Ross is a consulting civil and structural engineer with Law Sue Davison Ltd based in Auckland, providing design and site observation services for “low-rise” buildings. These include residential, educational, light commercial and rural/lifestyle projects. Previous roles have included design and project management, environmental engineering and technical marketing in the engineered wood industry.

He is a Past President of the NZ Timber Design Society, and was on the organising committee for the World Conference on Timber Engineering (Auckland 2012). He currently holds the finance role in the TDS.

Hyungsuk “Thomas” Lim, is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Forestry at University of Canterbury, with expertise in wood mechanics and engineered wood products manufacturing. He received his Ph.D. in Timber Engineering, Faculty of Forestry from the University of British Columbia and Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada.

His research focuses are development of Engineered wood products and evaluation of
structural performance of timber structures through experimental studies and modelling
work.

Andrew is the General Manager of Red Stag Timberlab, having exposure to a large range of mass timber projects over the last ten years from design through to completion has given him a good appreciation off the role industry groups such as TDS has to promote good timber design in NZ.

Andrew has enjoyed working with the Timber Design Society over the last few years and is looking forward to extending his commitment be it as a committee member or someone to call on should any assistance be required.

Emma is a structural Engineer at PTL Structural & Fire and is specialized in the design of
timber structures.

Emma completed a Master of Engineering in Integrated Wood Design from the University of
Northern British Columbia in Canada in 2017. Over the past 6 years, she has worked on several high-profile timber structures in New Zealand. Emma contributed to the BRANZ Multi-storey Light Timber-Framed Buildings Guide and has presented about timber projects at several conferences and events. Emma is passionate about the uptake of timber as a
structural material and is keenly interested in the environmental benefits of timber and prefabricated timber construction.

Bjørn Stankowitz is a fully qualified German carpenter and Structural Engineer, specialising in mass timber. With 14 years of experience, including 12 years in New Zealand, Bjørn Stankowitz has been with ENGCO since 2016, currently serving as Technical Director for Timber. He has contributed significantly to the industry as Technical Manager for Timber Unlimited, working on initiatives like the CLT Toolbox and updating design standards such as AS1720.1:2022. As sought-after speaker on mass timber connections, hybrid structures and moisture management. Bjørn Stankowitz is dedicated to helping other engineers in the industry by actively promoting the use of mass timber for sustainable projects, serving as Technical and Practice Note Manager for the Timber Design Journal.

Daniel is a technical manager at PTL Structural & Fire and is specialized in the design of timber structures.

He is the immediate past-president of TDS and is a co-editor of the Timber Design Society Journal. He has served on the TDS management committee since 2016.

Daniel is passionate about timber and has actively contributed over the last year to promote the uptake of timber construction in NZ. He has also presented on timber-related topics at several conferences and seminars. He has co-authored several Publications like the NZ Wood guideline Reinforcement of Timber Members and the BRANZ Multi-storey Light Timber- Framed Buildings.

Felix has been active in the timber space in various roles over the past 15 years or so. These range from research to his current role as managing director of Rothoblaas New Zealand Limited.

Outside of the time space Felix acts as a director on a number of boards.

Paul Horne is a lecturer in the Civil Engineering department at the University of Canterbury and practices structural-fire engineering at Beca, specialising in the design and analysis of timber structures in fire. After graduating with a civil engineering degree from UC, Paul practiced for four years before he began his PhD investigating the structural performance of post-tensioned timber connections in fire.Paul has contributed to the Timber Design Journal, TDS Roadshows, webinars and was the lead author for the connections chapter of the New Zealand commentary to the Fire Safe Use of Wood Design Guide by Timber Unlimited. While Paul has a strong interest in research, he is dedicated to developing tangible outcomes that enhance timber engineering practice in New Zealand.