Branch Coordinators (Wellington)
Shirley Wang
Shirley is a Geotechnical Engineer working at Tonkin & Taylor Wellington Office. She graduated from Canterbury University with a BE(Hons) in 2009. She has experience in seismic assessment, geotechnical and environmental investigation, slope stability, foundation design and construction monitoring.
Christoph Kraus
Christoph is a chartered Engineering Geologist at Beca in Wellington. His keyinterests include analysing complex geology, as well as the assessment and mitigation of natural hazards. He’s conducted fieldwork in a range of different geological
settings in New Zealand, Patagonia, Samoa, and Antarctica. Outside of work, Christoph’s interests include travel, exploring the outdoors, football, and photography.
Bridgette Shepard
Brigitte is a Graduate Engineering Geologist at Stantec, Wellington. She has worked in the mining and environmental industry before making the switch to engineering geology. Brigitte has recently joined the NZGS committee and is also the co–editor of the Geoscientist Aotearoa.
Adam Smith
Adam is a professional Engineering Geologist (CMEngNZ) with 12 years’ consultancy experience throughout Australia and New Zealand. Adam’s key technical experience encompasses slope stability assessment and remediation,
geotechnical design of retaining structures, ground improvement, design and construction monitoring of large MSE walls, and management of large scale residential and commercial earthworks operations.