Areas of Expertise
- Rural valuations including grazing, cropping, vineyards, horticultural property, irrigation property, feedlots, market gardens, agro forestry, grain handling and processing facilities, quarries and wind farms.
- Valuations for mortgage security purposes
- Valuations for Family law purposes
- Asset valuations for financial reporting purposes
- Valuations for estate management purposes
- Valuations for property taxation, legislation and policy purposes
- Valuations for capital gains tax purposes
- Valuations for compulsory acquisition and forensic accounting purposes
- Commercial and residential property valuations
Industry Experience
Andrew has 27 years of experience as a valuer and has been employed by Opteon for 23 years. He currently undertakes valuations of conventional and specialist agribusiness properties, manages Opteon’s Agribusiness Quality Management Team, and serves as a guest property lecturer at Marcus Oldham College. Prior to entering the property field, Andrew worked on various rural properties throughout NSW, including a family-owned mixed farming enterprise. He also currently operates his own grazing property in western Victoria.
Formal Qualifications
- Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute
(API Member No. 62778) - Certified Practising Valuer
- Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
- API Accredited Specialist Water Valuer
- Bachelor of Commerce (Land Economy)
- Associate Diploma in Farm Management
