Ross Turner

Areas of Expertise

• Sydney metropolitan office, office development and mixed-use valuations for mortgage security, financial reporting, advisory and due diligence purposes
• Childcare valuations (including national portfolio reporting and management)
• National portfolio valuations for Corporates, Government and Non for Profits for annual reporting, due diligence and advisory purposes
• Rent review valuations and assessments
• Valuation audit, and risk review advice for annual review assessments.
• Research and property advisory for national property markets, more particularly for those markets outside of those covered by traditional PCA Research

Industry Experience

Ross is the General Manager for Australian Valuation Operations, with over 20 years’ experience in property valuation and advisory across Australia in both metropolitan and regional markets.

Ross has the benefit of having previously reviewed and provided valuation advice from a financier’s perspective in an institutional banking environment. He has considerable experience managing large valuation projects for Government and Corporates across Australia for financial reporting, strategic advisory and mortgage security purposes.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Business Management, (Real Estate and Development), University of Queensland
• Certified Practicing Valuer
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute

Michael McNulty

Areas of Expertise

• Residential valuations
• Commercial valuations
• Rural lifestyle valuations
• Municipal valuations
• Valuations for financial reporting
• Valuation portfolio management

Industry Experience

Michael currently runs the National Residential operations for Opteon with over two decades of experience within the property industry across multiple sectors including Residential, Commercial, Urban Growth, Municipal and Rural.

Michael has broad knowledge within the valuation industry and acts for a wide range of clients including financial institutions, developers, accountants and solicitors.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 63046)
• Certified Practicing Valuer (CPV)
• Bachelor of Business (Property)
• Diploma of Financial Services
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Cam Olson

Areas of Expertise

• Residential Development Valuation & Advisory
• Development Feasibility Analysis (Estate Master)
• Commercial Property Valuation and Consultancy
• Property Risk Management & Quality Assurance
• Residential Development & Commercial Property Investment Finance & Debt Structuring
• Business Development and enhancing customer experience
• Valuer mentoring, training & professional development

Industry Experience

Cam is the National Head of Opteon’s Residential Development & Advisory Team. He has over 38 years’ experience in the property industry including extensive commercial valuation experience, including residential development, in SA, NT and NSW for properties up to $300 million in value.

Cam has undertaken first mortgage security, financial reporting and acquisition/disposal commercial property valuations for all Australian Major Banks, Property Developers, and high net worth individuals, predominantly based in Adelaide, Darwin and Sydney.

In addition, Cam has commercial property risk management and property finance experience, from within a major Australian Banking Group, for individual property assets up to $1.300 billion in value.

He has a strong client and stakeholder focus, whilst always acting ethically and with integrity.

Cam was elevated to Fellow Membership of the API in 1998 and has been actively involved with the industry body in various capacities including serving as Vice President, Divisional Counsellor and Chair of the API Membership Committee for SA/NT.

Formal Qualifications

•    Fellow Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 64384)
•    Certified Practising Valuer

Alexander Ben

Areas of Expertise

• Office, retail and industrial valuations
• Childcare, medical clinics and cold storage facilities
• Mixed use developments.
• Asset valuations for financial reporting, family law and single expert witness valuations and market rental assessments.
• Residential Valuations
• Valuations for financial reporting
• Valuation Portfolio management 

Industry Experience

Alex is the Regional Director for the Victorian and South Australian Commercial divisions, with over 15 years’ experience within the property industry with expertise across industrial, office and retail sectors. Alex has extensive knowledge and experience in childcare, medical and cold storage valuations in addition to mixed-use developments. Alex’s role focusses on servicing a number of clients including the major banks and private clients for financial reporting and legal advice. Alex’s continued focus is also on growing the VIC & SA commercial teams by building on new and existing clients across each state. 

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 63188)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Bachelor of Business (Property)
• Member of the Property Council of Australia

Anthony Salce

Areas of Expertise

• Residential development
• Prestige Residential
• Expert Witness
• Retrospective Tax Valuations

Industry Experience

Anthony has worked at Opteon since 2006, in that time he has been Associate Director for Metro division, International Product Manager for Cubetec and business development manager for Tax Depreciation Schedules.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Business (Property)
• Associate of the Australian Property Institute
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Accredited Panel Examiner for API

Ben Farquhar

Areas of Expertise

• Mortgage valuations (residential, industrial, commercial/retail, real estate rent rolls) up to $10,000,000
• Rental valuations (for rent reviews and commercial disputes)
• Financial reporting valuations
• Expert witness valuations and Government consultancy

Industry Experience

Commencing his valuation career in 2004 in Perth and becoming licensed in 2007, Ben has tended to focus on commercial property valuations across most generic fields including industrial, commercial/retail and residential. In 2007 Ben moved to the Kimberley and over the following 11 years covered most asset classes including residential, going concerns (sub $5,000,000) and agri-business valuations. Over the course of 2017 and 2018, Ben assisted with a lead roll in mass appraisals for the Northern Territory Government in Darwin and Palmerston. At the beginning of 2019, Ben moved to Brisbane in the role of Senior Valuer focusing on commercial property.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce
• Master of Property
• Associate of the Australian Property Institute (AAPI) – API No: 65252
• Licensed Valuer (Qld) – QVRB No: 4091MR

Bret Taylor

Areas of Expertise

• Asset Valuations for Financial Reporting
• Central Business District – Office/Retail
• Commercial Office/Retail, Industrial
• Compensation Assessments
• Depreciation Schedules
• Lessor/Lessee’s interests
• Rental Valuations
• Residential/Prestige Residential
• Rural Land
• Rural Lifestyle/Agribusiness
• Broad acre Farming & Irrigated Land
• Sub Divisional Land
• Hotels, Motels & Caravan Parks
• Multi-Unit Development and Feasibility Studies

Industry Experience

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute
• Certified Practising Valuer QLD 1404

Duncan Cameron

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial, retail, and industrial valuations (including cold storage facilities).
• Residential and mixed use development project valuations i.e., residential land subdivisions, englobo land, built form development projects etc.
• Specialised properties including hotels, motels, taverns, licensed premises (liquor), lifestyle villages (manufactured home retirement estates), caravan parks, childcare centres, accommodation resorts, service stations, self-storage facilities, education, other specialised property assets etc.
• Freehold Going Concern, Freehold Land & Buildings and Leasehold Going Concern interest valuations.
• Rental Determinations (Australian Property Institute’s WA Rental Determination Panel).
• Compensation Valuations (Resumption and Injurious Affection Valuations).
• Expert Witness in property disputes in the District Court, Supreme Court, Federal Court, Family Law Court, State Administrative Tribunal and Arbitrations.
• Mortgage Security, Financial Reporting, Acquisition / Disposal, Rental, Advisory/Consultancy, Dispute Resolution Valuations.
• Individual Panel Valuer for all the major Australian Banks.

Industry Experience

Duncan joined Knight Frank in 1984, initially working in their Commercial Property Management Department before transferring to the Project Management Department and then finally to the Valuation Department (1987), leading to professional licensing in 1988. In 1991 Duncan worked with the East Perth Redevelopment Authority as their Property Officer then moved in 1993 to Hooker Corporate’s (Perth) Valuation Department as Senior Commercial Valuer. Duncan joined Opteon (Western Australia) (formerly Christie Whyte Moore) in 1994 as a Senior Valuer and was elevated to a Director of the firm in January 1999. During subsequent years Duncan has continuously remained as Commercial Department Director of Opteon’s Perth based practice, overseeing, and undertaking a wide variety of Specialised and Development Valuations throughout Perth and Western Australia. In November 2020 Duncan was elected as Executive Director to Opteon’s Board and served in that capacity until 2022. 

Formal Qualifications

• Fellow of the Australian Property Institute (Admitted 1998) (API Member No: 64637)
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (Admitted 1988)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Licensed Valuer (Western Australia) No. 497
• Bachelor of Business (Valuation & Land Economy) -Curtin University WA
• Bachelor of Science - University of Western Australia

Gavin Lipplegoes

Areas of Expertise

• Experienced in the provision of valuation services for a broad range of purposes, including Pre-Purchase/Sale advice, Mortgage Security, Expert Witness, Market Rental Assessments and Insurance Replacement
• Areas of specialisation include Cold Storage facilities, Commercial and Residential Developments, Real Estate Rent Rolls, Petrol Stations and Child Care Centres
• Extensive experience in the valuation of asset portfolios for Financial Reporting purposes, including Government (all levels), GBE, Not-For-Profit and Educational Asset property portfolios

Industry Experience

Gavin is a senior property professional with over 17-years of property experience in Tasmania. His expertise in the field was recognised in 2003 when he was awarded CPV. Gavin has extensive experience across Commercial and Residential property segments, including multi-lot developments. In 2019, Gavin was appointed Director – Specialist & Advisory (Commercial) and played a pivotal role in Valuer training and development in Real Estate Rent Roll Valuations in Victoria and Tasmania.

Formal Qualifications

• Graduate Diploma (Property)
• Associate of the Australian Property Institute
• Certified Practising Valuer (CPV)
• Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
• Certificate of Compliance with the Australian Property Institute Continuing Professional Development Program
• Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia
• Graduate Certificate in Commerce (Business Banking)

Glenn Boyd

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial Property Valuations (Office, Industrial, Retail Asset Classes etc.)
• Mortgage Security Valuations
• Service Stations, Car Washes & Fast-Food Outlets
• Medical Related premises
• Industrial and Commercial subdivisions
• Corporate Real Estate
• Rental Valuations and Determinations

Industry Experience

Glenn has 20 years’ industry experience and is employed as a valuer by Opteon as Director – Specialised & Advisory within the Commercial Department. He has previously held Valuation and Advisory Director roles in leading international and local commercial real estate agencies. Glenn has expertise in the valuation of commercial, industrial and retail property. He provides advice to major lending institutions, corporate and private clients for mortgage, financial reporting, acquisition, disposal and consulting purposes. Glenn has considerable experience in Rental Valuations and Determinations. Glenn joined Opteon in 2013.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 62692)
• Member Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
• Bachelor of Business (Property) with Distinction, RMIT 1998
• Certified Practising Valuer (CPV)
• Certified Property Practitioner (CPP)
• API Accredited Specialist Retail Valuer
• Member of the API President and Small Business Commissioner (SBC) Panel of Determining Valuers
• Affiliate Member of The REIV
• Registered Valuer QLD & NSW

Karlie Wolfe

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial and residential valuations
• Development/project valuations (all purposes) - including land subdivision and built form projects
• Strategic developer consultancy advice including site acquisition, project feasibility and product pricing
• Resumption of freehold land
• Compensation valuations
• Pre-sale and pre-purchase advice
• Rental assessments for both residential and commercial property
• Strategic investment property advice
• Mortgage security requirements
• Asset valuations for financial reporting 

Industry Experience

In 2008, Karlie became a Certified Property Valuer in Western Australia and joined Opteon in the residential division in 2012. In line with Karlie’s previous commercial experience working in both the advisory/valuation and property development sectors of the market, Karlie joined the Commercial Division in 2014 and continued to complete all types of commercial valuations, specialising in development valuations (both land subdivisions and built form). In 2015, Karlie became a Senior Valuer within the Commercial Division and in 2022, was appointed Director- Residential Development.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 65259)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Licensed Valuer in the State of Western Australia (Licence No. 44623)
• Bachelor of Commerce (Double Major – Property and Marketing) - Curtin University of Technology – 2006

Kevin Murphy

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial property valuations
• Mortgage security valuations
• Feasibility Analysis
• Family Law/Expert Witness
• Financial Reporting
• Rental Assessments/Determinations

Industry Experience

Kevin has over 10 years’ experience in real estate valuation and advisory services predominantly throughout metropolitan Sydney. Kevin’s extensive experience expands across a wide range of asset classes including commercial, industrial, retail, residential and development sites. Kevin provides high level valuation and advisory services for various clients including all major banks, financial institutions, private clients, government departments, national and multinational businesses.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 77400)
• Bachelor of Science (Hons) Property Investment and Development 

Mark Quinn

Areas of Expertise

• Specialised development valuations including master plan subdivisions, integrated unit developments
• Portfolio valuations within Cairns and surrounds and remote locations
• Expert evidence and litigation
• Prestige and residential properties
• Project feasibility analysis

Industry Experience

Mark has undertaken all facets of valuation over his 25 years of practising within North Queensland. This has included federal and supreme court matters, mortgage security purposes, resumptions and acquisitions, statutory assessment objections, capital gains tax and feasibility analysis of major projects in the region. Property valuations have been undertaken throughout Cairns and hinterlands and the more remote locations of Thursday Island, Karumba and Normanton. Mark’s role has previously involved training of cadet valuers and undertaking a National board member role.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Diploma of Business - University of Qld
• Fellow of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 66658)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Queensland Valuers Registration Board Registration No. 2348
• Fellow of the Urban Development Industry Association of Australia

Matt Morton

Areas of Expertise

• Industrial Valuations
• Rental Assessments
• Insurance Valuations
• Property Advisory & Market Investment Reporting
• Residential Development Valuations & Feasibility
• Financial & Portfolio Valuations

Industry Experience

Matthew is a highly regarded, Senior Commercial Property Valuer, based in North Queensland with over 20 years’ experience in the property industry and formerly, the construction industry. He has extensive experience throughout Regional Queensland across a wide breadth of Commercial, Industrial, Residential and Government assets completing work in the private sector, mortgage lending as well as large institutional clients. He was formerly a Director of Opteon North Queensland and since the integration of Opteon businesses in 2017, has held a variety of senior leadership roles.

Today, Matthew is the Regional Director of Commercial and Agribusiness Operations for Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria overseeing our remote and regional valuation teams in these divisions and providing daily support to Opteon’s valued customers. Matthew won the National Commercial Valuer of the year award at Opteon in 2022, for his efforts in championing product automation, mentoring junior valuers and outstanding team performance.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 65577)
• QLD Registered Valuer (QVRB No: 2697)
• Bachelor of Business (Property Studies) – University of Queensland

Ray Codalonga

Areas of Expertise

• Asset valuations for financial reporting
• Commercial / Industrial
• Englobo / Subdivisional Land
• Rural Lifestyle
• Trading Properties
• Mortgage Requirements
• Pre-sale / pre-purchase advice
• Rental valuations
• Strategic investment property advice

Industry Experience

Ray commenced his property career with Baillieu Knight Frank in 1993, initially as a trainee commercial property manager before progressing on to being the inaugural assistant property manager at Market City, Canning Vale and then managing a portfolio of commercial, industrial and retail properties.

In August 1999, Ray commenced as a trainee valuer, still with Knight Frank and became a Licensed Property Valuer in 2001.

From 2003 to the present, Ray has been employed at Opteon, (predecessor’s Quantia and Valuation Partners WA Pty Ltd), predominately working in the fields of commercial, retail, industrial, residential subdivision, rural and specialised properties. Ray has also undertaken rental determination work.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (2001)
• Licensed Valuer in the State of Western Australia Licence No.44028
• Bachelor of Business – Curtin University (1989)

Ty Winduss

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial office, retail and industrial valuations
• Self-storage, childcare and service station valuations
• Commercial development consultation and feasibility studies
• Asset valuations for financial reporting in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards
• Market rental assessments and arbitrations
• Property consultancy including analysis of procurement and disposal options

Industry Experience

Ty has 10 years’ experience working within the property valuation industry and became an associate member of the Australian Property Institute (CPV) mid 2012.

Prior to retuning to Tasmania in 2015, Ty spent several years in Melbourne, most recently employed with Jones Lang LaSalle, primarily undertaking valuations of institutional grade CBD and suburban commercial, retail and industrial assets. Additional roles included rental reviews, development feasibilities and various valuation requirements for larger Tasmanian assets.

Ty is now based in Hobart and operates within the commercial sector throughout Tasmania, providing a broad range of consultancy and valuation expertise for clients including the major banks, institutional and private investors.

Formal Qualifications

• Australian Property Institute Specialist Retail Valuers Course 2014
• Certificate of Compliance with the Australian Property Institute CPD Program 2019
• Certificate of Accreditation – Development Feasibility v5, Estate Master
• Certified Practising Valuer 2012
• Associate of the Australian Property Institute 2012
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Valuations) (with Honours 1st Class), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Ben Giesecke

Areas of Expertise

• Residential and commercial valuations and property advisory
• Valuations for mortgage security
• Valuations for stamp duty, capital gains tax and statutory requirements
• Valuations for acquisition and disposal
• Valuations for family law
• Asset valuations for financial reporting purposes
• Rental valuations and determinations

Industry Experience

Ben joined the team at Opteon as Associate Director in Darwin. He brings with him over 17 years of valuation and advisory experience spanning over three capital cities including Darwin, Melbourne and Adelaide. Ben has extensive experience in residential and commercial valuations for mortgage security, stamp duty, acquisition, disposal, rental assessment and family law purposes.

Ben is a current local government elected Councilor of the City of Palmerston, a position he has held since early 2018. In that time, has served as an Alderman, Deputy Mayor and Acting Mayor. He is currently a sitting member of the Palmerston division of the Development Consent Authority and Council’s delegate to the Palmerston Regional Business Association. Ben has nominated for re-election at the upcoming local government elections in August 2021.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API No. 64591)
• Bachelor of Business (Property) – University of South Australia
• Currently studying a Master of Business Administration – Charles Darwin University
• Member Australian Institute of Company Directors

Simon Pascoe

Areas of Expertise

• Residential valuations for mortgage security purposes
• Valuation of prestige residential properties
• Adelaide CBD apartment valuations
• Rural lifestyle property valuations
• Small scale residential development

Industry Experience

Simon has 18 years of experience in the valuation property industry and has been with Opteon since 2011.

Simon is one of two associate directors for the South Australian residential valuations department in which he is involved in managing and training staff.

Simon’s specialist area of expertise is in residential valuations,, having vast experience in all residential property types including but not limited to prestige residential, Adelaide CBD apartments, residential development sites and general residential properties across the State.

Simon has been involved with the API for nine years as an examiner for Graduate Valuers transitioning into a Provisional Membership with Residential Property Valuer (PMRPV) accreditation.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute with Certified Practising Valuer (CPV) status
• Bachelor of Business (Property)

Andrew Downie

Areas of Expertise

• Residential and Commercial development project valuations 
• Special Disability Accommodation (NDIS)
• 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  
• Commercial, Residential, Industrial, Office, Retail and Mixed Use property valuations 
• Municipal valuations 
• Advisory work

Industry Experience

Andrew has been employed by Opteon since 2016 and has over 8 years of property experience across a range of valuation sectors including municipal, Residential Development, Commercial and Residential property markets. In Andrew’s current role as Associate Director within the Residential Development Team, he provides valuations of both commercial and residential development properties. Andrew has diverse knowledge and skills and has a great understanding of the markets in which he operates. Andrew predominantly provides advice on large development projects across metro Melbourne and the western districts including Geelong. He is well versed in Hypothetical Development Analysis and is a licensed user of Estate Master.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 85688)
• Vice-Chair of the YPP (Young Property Professionals) Committee
• Honours Degree – Property Valuation – RMIT

Tim Heath

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial and residential valuations
• Mortgage requirements
• Asset valuations for financial reporting
• Strategic investment property advice
• Resumption of freehold land
• Pre-sale and pre-purchase advice
• Family law

Industry Experience

In 2021, Tim was appointed an Associate Director in the Commercial Division of Opteon (Western Australia). Tim has extensive experience valuing a broad range of complex asset types including large scale industrial facilities, englobo development sites, and general commercial/retail, together with more specialised asset types such as childcare centres, service stations and self-storage facilities.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 65172)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Licensed Valuer in the State of Western Australia (Licence No 44247)
• Bachelor of Commerce (Property) - Curtin University of Technology (2004)

Edward Ellis

Areas of Expertise

• Agribusiness valuations including grazing, broadacre cropping, viticulture, horticulture and irrigation properties
• Commercial and Industrial property valuations
• Residential and Rural Residential property valuations
• Residential Development valuations
• Valuations for Family Law and property settlement purposes – court-related matters
• Valuation & Consultancy to Receivers/ Managers

Industry Experience

Edward is a Senior Certified Practicing Valuer based in Adelaide. Edward has worked with Opteon since 2008, previously based in Orange NSW before relocating to South Australia in early 2020.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API)
• Certified Practising Valuer (CPV)
• Bachelor of Agribusiness (Marketing) – University of New England, Armidale
• Advanced Diploma of Property Valuation Open Training Education Network (OTEN), Strathfield

James Sharpe

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial Office/Retail/Industrial property valuations
• Valuations for mortgage security purposes
• Asset valuations for Financial Reporting
• Valuations for Compensation/Compulsory Acquisitions
• Residential Land Subdivision
• Development Finance Valuations
• Rental Valuations
• Valuations for Property Taxation (Stamp Duty, CGT, GST)
• Expert Witness for Court/Legal Proceedings
• Valuations for pre-purchase / pre-sales advice
• Rating and land tax objections
• Valuation of partial interests (easements)

Industry Experience

James has extensive experience in the valuation of commercial, industrial, retail, office, residential and rural properties in the Illawarra area. He has prepared valuations for a wide range of uses varying from mortgage finance, for sale purchase, for taxation and legal proceedings. I have previous experience in preparing valuations as an expert witness for various Courts.

A former Chairman of the Australian Property Institute South Eastern Study Group, James became the Director of Opteon (South East Regional NSW) (previously Southern Valuers Opteon and Valuers Illawarra Pty Ltd respectively) from December 2002 to June 2014. Following this James was Regional Manager of Opteon from July 2014 to June 2017.

Formal Qualifications

• CPV Australian Property Institute
• FAPI Australian Property Institute
• Bachelor of Business (Land Economy) from Hawkesbury Agricultural College NSW

Mark Baxter

Areas of Expertise

• Banking and Finance Valuations
• Valuations of Specialised Commercial Assets including accommodation assets (freehold interests and going concern)
• Valuations for Financial Reporting Purposes in accordance with AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement
• Matrimonial Separation and Family Court Valuations
• Taxation (Stamp Duty, Capital Gains Tax and GST)
• Replacement Insurance Assessments
• Compulsory Acquisition
• Residential Development Valuations/Feasibility Assessments

Industry Experience

Mark has more than 25 years of property industry experience, including 19 years as a registered valuer. His experience includes valuations of both residential assets (including residential development projects and prestige dwellings) and a wide range of commercial assets throughout Townsville and the wider North Queensland area. He undertakes valuations for numerous lenders for mortgage security purposes. He also has extensive experience in undertaking valuations for Local, State and Federal Government clients and other major National clients such as Defence Housing Australia and Australia Post.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• QLD Registered Valuer (QVRB No: 2528)
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 66374)
• Bachelor of Business (Property Studies)

Michael Smyth

Areas of Expertise

• Residential property valuations
• Rural lifestyle properties
• Prestige properties
• Strata units
• Small-medium scale residential developments
• Family Law and expert witness
• Pre-purchase / pre-sale advice
• Asset valuations for financial reporting purposes

Industry Experience

As a valuer, Michael has been involved in a wide variety of property valuations throughout the Coffs Harbour region for mortgage security, family law, stamp duty and other purposes.

Michael regularly provides reports to major lenders for first mortgage lending purposes, solicitors for family law purposes, and accountants for taxation purposes as well as advice reports for Government Clients. Previous to his valuation career, Michael gained experience working in commercial property management and development in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

He has held a number of Commercial Property Management roles with major banking institutions, property services providers and large corporate organisations. Michael has gained valuable experience in the commercial and retail sectors, becoming skilled in lease negotiation, project management, lease renewals, rent reviews, lease interpretation, relationship management, budget forecasting and financial analysis.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute

• Certified Practising Valuer

• Continuing Professional Development Compliance

• Bachelor of Property – University of Auckland

Phillip Humphreys

Esteban Verdugo

Eva Schmidt

Areas of Expertise

• Residential property valuations
• Commercial Property valuations
• Industrial Property valuations
• Rural valuations
• Valuations for mortgage security purposes
• Valuations for compulsory acquisition
• Valuations for property taxation, legislation and policy purposes
• Valuations for pre-purchase / pre-sale advice purposes
• Asset valuations for financial reporting purposes
• Rental valuations

Industry Experience

Eva has worked with Opteon for over 18 years based in the Maryborough office whilst working throughout the Wide Bay region. Eva has a broad knowledge base and works in residential, commercial, industrial and rural property valuations. Eva regularly provides reports to property portfolio owners for commercial property, including mortgage security, acquisition and disposal requirements, compulsory acquisition and rental assessment amongst others.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 66563)
• QLD Registered Valuer (QVRB No. 2771)
• Bachelor of Business (Property Studies) 2003 University of Queensland

Henry Knight

Areas of Expertise

• Valuations for mortgage security purposes
• Residential and Mixed-Use development valuations
• Residential englobo and sub-divisional land valuations
• Multi-unit development valuations
• Prestige residential property valuations
• Asset valuations for financial reporting purposes
• Valuations for mortgagee in possession purposes
• Pre-purchase / Pre-sale advice
• Valuations for family law purposes
• Feasibility assessments
• Municipal valuations
• Cashflow Analysis

Industry Experience

With over 10 years servicing Regional and Metro markets across Victoria, Henry has a strong understanding of the dynamics of the Melbourne property market and development sector. He commenced at Opteon in 2013 where he has undertaken valuations in a range of markets across Melbourne.

Henry departed Opteon as an Associate Director in 2017 to work in the valuations industry in London where he gained experience in large scale Build to Rent (BTR) valuations and mixed-use development site valuations. Henry returned to Opteon in early 2021 to work in the Residential Development team where his work focusses primarily on the valuation of multi-unit residential developments, mixed-use developments and englobo/sub-divisional land.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 73011)
• Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Certification (RICS)
• RMIT University (Bachelor of Applied Science Valuations) (2010)

Jennifer-Lee Sinclair

Areas of Expertise

• Property Advisory
• Project Management
• Statutory Valuation Reviews (including objections & appeals)
• Concessional provisions for rates, land tax and statutory valuations
• Land Tax & Rates Reviews (including objections & appeals)
• Compensation / Acquisition Valuations
• Tax Depreciation Schedules
• Valuations
• Submissions

Industry Experience

Jennifer-Lee has worked with Opteon as a valuer since January 2010, specialising in property advisory services.

Jennifer is highly regarded in the field of statutory valuations, rates and land tax and each year undertakes reviews, objections and appeals for a large number of clients across Queensland.

Jennifer’s clients include international mining companies, primary producers, property developers and other significant landowners across Queensland particularly in North and Far North Qld.

Jennifer is a past Chair of the Australian Property Institute’s Townsville Discussion Group, serving in this role for three terms and in 2016 completed Townsville Enterprise’s Emerging Leader Program.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts – Monash University 2001
• Graduate Diploma (Property Valuation) – Melbourne University 2007
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute
• Certified Practising Valuer (API No.67059)
• Registered Valuer Qld (QVRB No: 3188)

Scott Galloway

Areas of Expertise

• Residential Property Valuations
• Residential Development Valuations
• Valuations for mortgage security purposes
• Valuations for Family Law purposes
• Public Open Space Assessments

Industry Experience

Scott has been involved with Opteon on a full-time basis since completing his university degree in 2012. In January 2013, Scott began working full time with Opteon assisting in residential valuations. Scott joined the Residential Department based in the Geelong office as a graduate assisting with all types of residential valuation while working towards qualification. Scott was admitted as Provisional Member of the Australian Property Institute (Residential Property Valuer) in December 2013 and has since gone on to become an Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (Certified Practising Valuer) which he obtained in April 2015. Scott is currently a member of the Opteon’s Victorian residential development team where he specialises in built form and urban growth development valuations across a large number of postcodes.

Scott has had two years of experience in rating & taxation valuations where he specialises in Public Open Space assessments as well as completing SRO and Council rate objections for a number of municipal areas including Greater Geelong Council, Surf Coast Shire Council, Golden Plains Shire Council, Wyndham City Council, Brimbank City Council, Moreland City Council and Hobsons Bay City Council.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 81475)
• Bachelor of Business Property (University of South Australia)

Tonya Brady

David Gates

Areas of Expertise

• Retail, Commercial and Industrial Property
• Specialised Property (Home Parks, Motels and Service Stations)
• Development sites
• Residential Subdivision Development
• Commercial and Mixed Use Development
• Cashflow and Feasibility Analysis
• Specialist Retail Valuation including Market Rental Assessments
• Lessee and Lessor Representation
• Strata Replacement Insurance Valuations
• Valuations for Financial Reporting
• Land Value Assessments for Rating and Taxing
• Portfolio Valuations for Local and NSW Government

Industry Experience

David started his career in 1998 in Brisbane. He joined Urbis in 2000 as a Commercial Valuer and then QIC from 2004 where he worked as an Analyst on the redevelopment of CBD commercial property and major regional shopping centres. David relocated to the North Coast of New South Wales in 2010 as a Senior Commercial Valuer focusing on commercial property, going concerns and residential subdivisions.

David joined Opteon (North Coast NSW) in 2015 and became partner in 2016. He has a strong background in retail, commercial and industrial property, going concerns and both residential and commercial development.

Formal Qualifications

• Associate of the Australian Property Institute
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Property Economics)
• Specialist Retail Valuer NSW
• API CPD Compliance
• API Risk Management Compliance

David McKenzie

Industry Experience

Qualified since 1991, David trained with the Victorian Valuer General, and has practiced in northern Victoria for over 30 years. He was instrumental in the inception, design and delivery of the API Specialist Water Valuer Accreditation. He has addressed several national and international conferences in relation to interpretation of water markets.

An agriculture supply-chain valuation specialist, David has particular expertise in relation to irrigation properties including dairies, orchards, vineyards, and intensive animal enterprises. He has valued major cool storage complexes, fruit packing and grading developments, glasshouses and multiple specialised going concern enterprises. He is an experienced expert witness, having given evidence in major litigation matters, in several jurisdictions, including the Victorian Supreme Court.

David has a deep understanding of rural economies and the water sector. He currently serves as a Director of Goulburn Murray Water, and has served several terms as Chair of North East Water, and as a Director of Goulburn Valley Water. He is co-Chair of the influential Water Policy think tank the GMID Water Leadership Forum and served on several State & Federal government regional development and water taskforces, panels and committees.

Martin Tremain

Formal Qualifications

• Fellow of Australian Property Institute (FAPI)
• Certified Practising Valuer
• Registered Valuer NSWNo. 2362
• Registered Valuer QLD No 2057
• Member of Agriculture Institute of Australia,
• Certified Practising Agriculturist (CPAg)
• Diploma of Business (Valuation) – Hawkesbury Agriculture College
• Associate Diploma of Farm management –
• University of New England
• Professional Certificate in Plant and Machinery
• Valuation – University of Technology Sydney

Industry Experience

Martin has 36 years’ experience in the Australian property industry with significant experience across a very broad range of property types.

With a farming background and a professional education in valuation and agriculture, Martin specialises in the valuation of all categories of rural properties including: broadacre dryland and irrigated farming, mixed grazing properties, diverse range of intensive livestock properties, range of horticultural properties and agricultural processing properties including grain and fibre. The valuation of corporate scale rural holdings and portfolios is a long-term specialty service for both national and international clients.

In addition to Agriculture, significant experience in the valuation of commercial and industrial properties including specialised going concern properties.

Martin also provides valuation of Plant and Machinery and in particular Agriculture equipment and Agriculture Processing plants. Non valuation consultancy services include general agribusiness plus acquisition and divestment roles with large scale transport and logistic infrastructure projects.

Areas of Expertise

• Valuation of cotton properties across NSW and QLD
• Broadacre cropping and large-scale grazing properties
• Intensive livestock properties including cattle feedlots and poultry
• Horticulture/vineyards/wineries
• Agriculture processing and storage facilities
• Plant and equipment valuations
• Property and general agribusiness consulting
• Statutory valuation advice
• Asset valuations for financial reporting
• Compensation assessments
• Litigation matters and expert witness
• Acquisitions
• Specialised commercial, industrial and going concerns
• Non valuation consulting services including acquisition and divestment roles on state and national infrastructure projects

Matthew Tall

Areas of Expertise

• Mortgage valuations for lending institutions

• Strata Replacement Insurance valuations

• Development Site Valuations

• Pre-sale and pre-purchase valuations

• Valuations for tax implications

• SMSF valuations

• Specialist Retail Valuer for Retail Rent Determinations and Reviews

• Expert Witness in the Supreme Court, Federal Magistrates Court and Family Court

• Mass Valuations for NSW Government entities

• Valuations for Local Government and NSW Government entities

• Financial Reporting valuations

Stuart Prowse

Industry Experience

Stuart has more than 30 years’ experience in undertaking property valuation in Australia. With a background and professional education in Agriculture, Stuart specialises in valuations for broadacre, dryland and irrigated cropping and grazing properties, diverse horticultural enterprises as well as Agriculture Processing and Storage Facilities.

In addition to valuation of Agricultural land, Stuart has a strong background in providing advice on a broad range of Commercial and Industrial property including Going

Concern property in the hospitality sector. As a Senior Valuer, Stuart provides statutory valuation advice, this includes the provision of rating and taxing valuations, objection briefing services and parallel valuations for NSW Government.

Calvin Rogers

Areas of Expertise

• Management of Government Projects
• Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Tourism & Special Purpose Valuations
• Rental Determination Matters
• Litigation Valuation acting as an Expert Witness
• Diversified Property Services
• Portfolio Projects

Industry Experience

Calvin has worked in the property industry for the past 15+ years throughout Australia and New Zealand in both metropolitan and regional areas.
His experience includes valuation, consultancy, business development and management. Calvin specialises in government projects, specialised commercial and diversified property services.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce – University of Sydney (2001)
• Masters of Property Development – UTS (2005)
• Registered Real Estate Valuer No 23145
• Advance Diploma of Property Valuation (2010)
• Member of API (Associate & CPV)

Joe Stinnear

Areas of Expertise

• Valuations for mortgage security purposes
• Financial Reporting and Audit
• Expert Evidence (including for Family and Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Supreme Court of Victoria and VCAT)
• Transactional advice
• Rental Valuations
• Rating and Land Tax objections

Industry Experience

• Significant experience of close to twenty years in Melbourne residential markets, including prestige and ultra prestige assessments with valuation appointments in excess of $80 million.
• Previous member of the Property Institute (VIC) Membership Admissions Committee
• Broad experience across a range of valuation types, including expert evidence, residential redevelopment, NDIS/SDA Housing, Statutory valuations.

Formal Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce (Monash University)
• Postgraduate Diploma, Property Valuations (University of Melbourne)
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (AAPI 63144)
• Certificate IV (Real Estate Practice)
• Licensed Estate Agent 091575L (Victoria)

Tom Blake

Areas of Expertise

• Residential property valuations
• Residential Development valuations
• Valuations for mortgage, non-mortgage and advisory purposes
• Hypothetical Development modelling

Industry Experience

Tom joined Opteon in 2015 as a Graduate valuer before being qualified as a Residential Property Valuer in 2016, and Certified Practising Valuer in late 2017. Working predominantly in the southeastern growth corridor and the Bayside and Mornington Peninsula region, completing work for mortgage, non-mortgage and expert witness purposes. 

In 2020 Tom joined another valuation firm within their Residential Development team and worked on sites with potential for three or four townhouses, to multi-level apartment projects and up to circa 50-hectare residential subdivisions projects. In late 2023 Tom returned to Opteon as an Associate Director within the Residential Development team focusing on the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Formal Qualifications

• Certified Practising Valuer
• Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 75010)
• Bachelor of Property & Real Estate
• Certificate IV in Property Services (Real Estate), (REIV) Victoria
• Diploma of Finance & Mortgage Broking Management