Our Team
Director
Matt Griffin
Matt has developed a reputation as a talented Project Manager who forms lasting relationships with clients, contractors, and all other professionals he works with. Matt has considerable experience in end-to-end project management, including project planning, consultant engagement, design management, value engineering, programming, tender analysis, construction observation, financial management and fitout.
He takes a highly accountable approach to ensuring that clients’ needs are translated into tangible outcomes that deliver significant value to the projects he leads. Matt has gained valuable experience using NZS:3910 contracts.
Matt has worked on significant capital projects throughout New Zealand and internationally. He lives in a forest close to Nelson with his wife and three daughters, and can usually be found mountain biking or fishing when not working on projects.
Project Director
David Booth
David has a reputation as one of New Zealand’s high performing Project Directors. In any industry sector – including Healthcare, Wineries, Civic Buildings, Schools or Industrial facilities - David can demonstrate a history of singular success in client side advocacy as a key project partner, and his reputation is well known within the industry.
David adds particular value to project strategy and value management, where his original training as a Quantity Surveyor allows specific insights into all cost focused aspects of project development.
David has worked in construction related industries for over 30 years and has been a Project Management Consultant for the last 15 years. Until recently, David was a director and shareholder of a major national project management consultancy, and is now enjoying the opportunity to provide a more tailored level of service to key clients through his Dunedin based firm, Feldspar Associates. David contracts to Aesculus to provide valuable strategic input to projects.
David is based in Dunedin. Outside of work David is the proud father of four boys and has spent many years coaching junior soccer. As part of David’s continued community involvement, he is the current Chair of the Board of Trustees at Kings High School and also the chair of Kings High rowing committee.
Project manager
Ben Stark
Ben is well experienced in management of the full project lifecycle from consenting, design development and tendering through to project delivery and handover. He has a wide range of experience in commercial and industrial developments of varying complexities, scales and disciplines. Ben is well versed in stakeholder management ensuring that clients’ needs are met and getting the most from the consultant team and contractors
Ben has experience in project management in both New Zealand and Australian markets. With a background in civil construction, Ben brings a strong site understanding and practicality to projects. He brings a pragmatic, open and collaborative approach to project management and strives to ensure best-for-project outcomes are achieved.