Charles Rickard is one of Australia’s most sought-after engineers who has built a solid reputation through delivering quality, trust and innovation within his field.
Charles is a current sitting member on the Standards Australia Committee that are reviewing AS2783.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE
Surrey University
- Bachelor of Science
- Civil Engineering and Master of Science in Structural Engineering
Australian Standards
- AS1838 Swimming Pools - Design and Fabrication
- AS1839 Swimming pools - Installation
- AS2783 Use of reinforced concrete for small swimming pools
Associations
- Fellow of Institution of Engineers Australia
- Fellow of Institution of Structural Engineers UK
- Past Chairman NSW Branch of Institution of Structural Engineers UK
- Registered Engineer (Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Europe)
- Member of the Institution of Engineers New Zealand
- Member of the Swimming Pool & Spa Association of Australia
WORKED ON FOLLOWING AQUATIC PROJECTS
•Colmslie Aquatic Centre, Brisbane
•New Commonwealth Pool, Brisbane (Design Audit)
•Bexley Pool (Design Audit)
•Trinity School (Design Audit)
•Next Generation Club, Canberra
•Blackheath Aquatic Centre, NSW
•The Hill Hospital Hydrotherapy Pool, NSW
•West Pymble Pool Refurbishment, NSW
•Forbes Pool, NSW
•Tamworth Pool, NSW
•Port Stephens Pool, NSW
•Fingal Bay Caravan Park Tingha Pool, NSW
•Bradbury Swimming Pool, NSW
•Catholic School, Forbes, NSW
•Enfield Council, Enfield, NSW
•Dubbo RSL Club, Dubbo, NSW
•Mt Annan, NSW
•Macquarie Fields, NSW
•Eagle Vale, NSW
•Tingha Pool, NSW
•Steve’s Swimming Centre, Campbelltown, NSW
•Rhodes Corporate Park, NSW
•Sydney Park, Sydney, NSW
•Swimming Pool and Health Club, Melbourne
•Heathland's Centre Training Facility, NSW
•Bomaderry Council, Nowra, NSW
•Repair of Drummoyne Pool
•Repair of University of Sydney
•Hilton Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
•Werri Beach, NSW
•Byron Bay Hotel Resort, NSW
•Castle Hill RSL Aquatic Centre, NSW
•Darling Harbour Authority
•Michael Wenden Centre Liverpool City Council
•Killarney Swim Centre
•Kooindah Waters Aquatic Centre
•Mt Pritchard RSL Aquatic Centre
•The Manhattan Apartments
•The Cove Sydney 25m Pool
•1993 Australian Design Award – First Free-Standing Fibreglass Pool for Compass
•Fitness First - George St, Sydney & Chatswood
•Wagga Wagga Aquatic Centre, NSW
•Picton Aquatic Centre, NSW
•Twofold Bay Resort, Eden
•In Swim – Penrith Indoor, NSW
•The Rex Hotel
•Dunlop Aquatic Centre, Brisbane Council
•The Valley Aquatic Centre, Brisbane Council
•Merlot Health Club 25m Pool
•Carlingford Fitness Centre 25m Pool
•Over 6000 Concrete Domestic Pools
•Over 20,000 Fibreglass Domestic Pools