Team leaders
Gary Thompson, Managing Director
Gary Thompson is the Managing Director of Afirmacon. He is a qualified Quantity Surveyor and licensed builder with almost 40 years’ experience in the construction industry. Gary founded Afirmacon in March 2018, and serves clients in Queensland and NSW from offices in Brisbane, Cairns and the Sunshine Coast.
Throughout his career, Gary has gained expertise in residential, commercial, industrial, and civil projects, and he has extensive experience providing expert opinion in dispute matters across the construction and resource sectors.
As an experienced quantity surveyor, a former head of the Construction Expert Opinion Division of a national quantity surveying firm, and previously a construction company owner/operator, Gary brings reliability, a broad skill-set, and an in-depth understanding of the construction industry. He specialises in construction cost management and risk mitigation, and on numerous occasions has acted in the role of Project Manager and Superintendent. Gary was recently involved in a major civil project in the Cairns region, and previously was part of a team that provided a replacement cost report for some of the Queensland Government’s larger community assets, including the Gold Coast and Cairns Convention Centres, Roma Street Parkland, and the Goodwill Bridge in Brisbane.
Gary’s approach to legal matters demonstrates practical expertise combined with the use of sound methodology and comprehensive reporting. This assists solicitors to mitigate disputes with favourable outcomes. Visit our expert witness webpage for further information.
Recent webinar presentations
BDPS Brisbane 2023: How to Effectively Cross Examine & Be Cross Examined (conference panel member)Risk and Compliance in the Construction Sector, May 2022 (speaker)Supply chain risk management in the COVID building boom, November 2021 (speaker).
Qualifications:
QBCC #707508 Diploma of Applied Science (Building) – QDECGraduate Diploma in Quantity Surveying - Deakin University.
Richard Mason, Senior Consultant
Richard Mason is a qualified Quantity Surveyor and an experienced construction industry consultant.
Richard is a senior consultant with Afirmacon, where he provides expert advice on all matters, and provides expertise in construction costing and cost planning. He keeps up-to-date with market changes and costs through the services he provides to financial institutions, building owners, and developers. Richard’s previous consultancies include secondments to civil engineering firms, building and civil contractors, and civil sub-contractors.
Richard is a senior consultant with Afirmacon, where he provides expert advice on all matters, and provides expertise in construction costing and cost planning. He keeps up-to-date with market changes and costs through the services he provides to financial institutions, building owners, and developers. Richard’s previous consultancies include secondments to civil engineering firms, building and civil contractors, and civil sub-contractors.
Richard’s client-base and experience is wide-ranging and includes healthcare and childcare centres, sporting facilities, builders/sub-divisions, tourism and hospitality, retail construction, and marine works.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Applied Science in Built Environment Graduate Diploma in Quantity Surveying