Company Overview

Company Overview In an industry where integrity and precision are of utmost significance, Warnes has successfully and capably grown from a small operation in 1999 to an established and well regarded civil and structural engineering design consultancy with over 70 staff. Warnes operates from its base in Bangkok with additional offices in Samui and Phuket. Warnes is a mature yet dynamic firm, one which is always enthusiastic when presented with challenges. Our professional services have contributed to the completion and the foundation security of countless structures of various sizes and levels of complexity in Thailand and neighboring countries. They range from smaller or simpler, privately owned properties to some of the country’s iconic office buildings, condominiums, resorts and other landmarks. Warnes is trusted by a growing list of clients who seek to maximize potential while also minimizing cost. The company is capable of handling projects involving precast concrete construction systems, specialized structures and seismic design, as well as structural assessments, audits, peer reviews and third party assessments. The key to our operation is putting project excellence first, all the while fostering and nurturing the technical expertise of our staff. Company Overview In an industry where integrity and precision are of utmost significance, Warnes has successfully and capably grown from a small operation in 1999 to an established and well regarded civil and structural engineering design consultancy with over 70 staff. Warnes operates from its base in Bangkok with additional offices in Samui and Phuket. Warnes is a mature yet dynamic firm, one which is always enthusiastic when presented with challenges. Our professional services have contributed to the completion and the foundation security of countless structures of various sizes and levels of complexity in Thailand and neighboring countries. They range from smaller or simpler, privately owned properties to some of the country’s iconic office buildings, condominiums, resorts and other landmarks. Warnes is trusted by a growing list of clients who seek to maximize potential while also minimizing cost. The company is capable of handling projects involving precast concrete construction systems, specialized structures and seismic design, as well as structural assessments, audits, peer reviews and third party assessments. The key to our operation is putting project excellence first, all the while fostering and nurturing the technical expertise of our staff. Capability Statement • Comprehensive civil design, structural design and value-engineering consultancy services; • Industry-leading ability to design and realize hillside construction and those on challenging slopes; • Structural audit and due diligence services, as well as non-destructive assessments of existing structures with some of the world’s most advanced equipment; • Building renovation and structural strengthening; • Design, assessment, strengthening and refurbishment of bridges, highways, mountainous terrain roads and drainage; • Thorough understanding and observation of relevant Thai laws and International Standards; • Proven commitment to innovation and professionalism; • Quick response to issues arising at construction sites in Bangkok and in the South of Thailand with station staff from offices in Samui and Phuket Geoffrey John Norman Warnes - Managing Director Geoff moved to Southeast Asia in 1986 after graduating with his honors degree in structural engineering from Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was exposed to the different professional and geographical environments of Australia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore and Malaysia in his early years before finally arriving in Thailand in 1996 with ten years of experience and a Master of Business Administration (Technology Management) from Deakin APESMA in Australia. In 1999, Geoff established Warnes Associates and has since been actively involved in all phases of project implementation and co-ordination, with a particular concern first and foremost to meet the clients' project objectives. Geoff was quick to recognize business opportunities in this growing market in the years following the Asian economic crisis. He decided quite early on to have a presence for his firm in Phuket in 2002 and Samui two years later. That contributed greatly to the growth of Warnes the company, by recognizing growing markets in the years after the Asian economic crisis. Geoff specializes in a wide range of structures, with a further area of interest in the design of structures for seismic resistance. Vanich Nopnirapath – Director For the past twelve years, Vanich has been using his expertise in high-rise building, basement design and construction management to develop business opportunities here at Warnes. But he can rightfully claim twenty-one years of experience in industry and he is fully conversant with major international codes and relevant Thai standards and regulations. Vanich holds a Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering from Chulalongkorn University, a Master of Business Administration from Thammasat University and a Certificate of Real Estate Development from the same institution as his engineering degree. He is a Class II (Sor Yor) registered engineer with the Thai Ministry of Interior. His expertise in value engineering allows him to resolve even the most complex issues with simple solutions. While at Warnes, Vanich has been involved with the structural and architectural work at Bed Supper Club, Hansar Hotel and Residence, Sathorn Square, W Hotel in Bangkok and Plantation Apartment in Phuket. He always maintains a positive outlook in life, believing that life is too short to be wasted. Pitipong Thinprawat - Associate Director Since joining Warnes in 2000, Pitipong has taken the experience gained from his previous five years at two other firms and turned it into a most flourishing career that involves special structural design, precast concrete design, showroom and public building design, as well as factory and building renovation. The portfolio of this civil engineering graduate from Rajamangala Institute of Technology includes the cooling tower at United Nations ESCAP Building on Rajadamnernnok Road, BPB factory building in Laemchabang, MAIS at Amatanakorn Industrial in Bangprakong, the Iranian Embassy on Sukhumvit 39, the BTS Silom Station and a handful of automobile showrooms. Rhodri Lewis - Associate Director Rhodri has extensive experience in the structural design of bridges, buildings and buried structures together with associated drainage and highways. His experience includes new design, assessment, strengthening and refurbishment works using both hand calculation and computer aided design techniques. The British national joined Warnes in 2004 and has since been mainly involved in major Phuket projects. He also has significant experience in contract procurement, administration and supervision for bridge, building ad site investigation, land reclamation and tunneling contracts. In addition, his work requires him to liaise with clients, local authorities, other design professionals and contractors. Rhodri’s principal design tools are LEAP 5, Superstress, Microstran, STAAD II and also conventional spreadsheet software. Sittiporn Supitchakul - Associate, Civil Even before joining Warnes in 2005, Sittiporn has had fulfilment of clients’ requirements high up on his list of priority, next to engagement in challenging engineering works. His important role at Warnes allows him to do exactly both. Sittiporn is familiar with road, hydraulic and geotechnical engineering, as well as drainage engineering. In fact, this Associate, Civil has always been familiar with water and how to deal with it. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Irrigation from Kasetsart University and a Master of Engineering in Water Resources from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology. Sittiporn was a part of our team assigned to work on Central Family Condominium, Sathorn Square, Som Hansar Condominium and Banyan Tree Samui. Chairat Rateepoon - Associate, Geotechnical Chairat joined Warnes as a fresh graduate with Master of Engineering in Geotechnical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University in 2002. The past nine years has shaped him as a professional who is trusted with foundation and geotechnical work. In fact, this gentleman undertakes the design and the design reviews of all Warnes foundation and slope engineering projects. Despite relatively young, Chairat’s geotechnical experience is significant and includes, in Bangkok, bored pile foundation designs for a number of multi-storey and precast townhouse projects and in Phuket and Samui slope protection design, slope stability assessment and foundation design. His unique skills contribute greatly to the depth of Warnes design team. Somdet Wongchan - Associate, Structural Warnes’s expertise in high-rise buildings was further reinforced when the firm was joined by Somdet in 2005. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from Chulalongkorn University in 1996 and worked nine years for another Bangkok-based firm where he gained early experience in structural design of high-rise buildings. This dedicated team player has been with Warnes for six years. Somdet has helped us tackle some of the more challenging projects in Bangkok including but not limited to Sathorn Square office and hotel building complex and the 10,000 square meters private cliff-front, beach-facing residence called Sawan Estate in Phuket. He looks forward to even more challenging

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