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Garry Venus - Director
Garry has qualifications in Environmental Science and Engineering with expertise in environmental project management, strategic planning and investigation of major projects environmental issues (resource management, air and water quality, and waste management). He has extensive practical waste management and waste treatment experience in a wide range of industrial manufacturing and mining operations and resource management projects throughout New Zealand and overseas.
 
Garry has experience with all aspects of resource consent applications from preparing and managing applications on behalf of applicants to acting for councils in processing applications, writing staff reports, appearing at hearings and acting in a commissioner role.
 
Garry is ARGO’s founder, with over 28 years experience as an environmental consultant.
 

Luke Gowing - Director
Luke is an ecologist with 15 years research and professional experience who has a substantial track record in water quality investigations and assessment of effects of discharges on freshwater and marine environments. He was appointed as a director of Argo Environmental in April 2008 after a long working relationship with the company.
 
Luke has undertaken numerous investigations throughout New Zealand, Fiji and Europe. In addition, Luke has project managed numerous AEEs and resource consent applications, undertaken a wide range of due diligence and environmental audits and Phase I & II contaminated site assessments.
 
More recently Luke has been responsible for project managing field investigations relating to NZ’s largest marine electricity generation project located in the Kaipara Harbour in northern New Zealand.
 
Luke provides specialist input in relation to field investigations and management of specialist sub-consultants.
 

Argo's network
ARGO’s speciality is the drawing together and management of expert, diverse teams from New Zealand and overseas.
 
We are able to drawn on our extensive network for the benefit of our clients. The people and skills available include:
 
  • Bill Woods, electrical engineer, Director of TEAM Power.
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  • Dr Colin Christian, coastal processes expert and hydrodynamic modeller, Director of c3e
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  • Dougal Fergus, marine coastal structures expert, Managing Director of New Zealand Dive and Salvage Ltd
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  • Dr Steve O’Shea, marine scientist and invertebrate taxonomist, AUT University Senior Research Fellow

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