Naomi McMinn

Civil / Transportation Engineer

Why do you come to work?

I enjoy working with the team at Gray Matter.

What do you love most about your job?

I love Gray Matter’s collaborative approach – helping each other out, sharing knowledge and ultimately solving problems to make a positive impact.

What do you do outside of work?

Mostly manage our household and kids. But also fun stuff with friends and family. Beach, sailing, kids’ sport, mountain biking, exploring nature, skiing, holidays.

What are some things you are proud of?

Doing the right thing.  It’s integral to everything we do.

I would like to thank Karen and the team at Graymatter, for and outstanding job delivering the new roundabout at Hanlin Road. The project was very high profile, as it was outside the National Velodrome and St Peter’s School in Cambridge. Graymatter were involved from the beginning with project planning, and other activities needed to get funding approval. Graymatter led project and stakeholder workshops, and completed a comprehensive business case for the works. Graymatter also led investigations and completed the design work and contract documentation, and well as project supervision, and MSQA. Throughout the process the Graymatter team acted professionally and ensured tough questions were not avoided, and overall our stakeholders and partners enjoyed the positive collaborative honest and friendly approach taken. The end result is one the community is proud of, and looking at the project I can see many areas, where the inputs led by Karen and the team made a difference and ensured that value was added. Additional cyclepaths and bus access was able to be incorporated into the design. Karen also managed to keep all the parties working towards common agreed goals. The construction also was disrupted by COVID shutdown and Karen kept the project construction moving forward, and ensured that the all parties managed their own risks positively and colaboratively.   I would have no hesitation in recommending the Graymatter team for other works.
Paul Strange Asset Management team leader-Transportation
WAIPA DISTRICT COUNCIL