Our Team

Re-Generate has over 35 team members, principally mechanical engineers but we also have in-house electrical engineering and site fitting/service staff. Our team is widely experienced in specialist maintenance & services, operations, asset management and leading industry Health and Safety systems.Our staff combine many decades of experience across a range of industries including Hydro & Wind Generation, Oil & Gas, Irrigation, Municipal and Water Treatment. Our team includes Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) resources.

Company Directors

Technical Director

John Erskine (CPEng)

John has 17 years experience in the design, installation and operation of hydro generation schemes and held design and project management roles on a variety of large multi-discipline engineering projects. He has specialist skills in Pelton turbines, advanced FEA stress analysis, vibration analysis, HAZOP/FMEA facilitation, and site management and unit commissioning. John's has an Honors degree in Mechanical Engineering and a strong focus on 'safety in design' and quality.

Operations Director

Aaron Worner

Aaron Worner brings over 13 years experience in the energy sector incorporating multiple engineering disciplines and a variety of industry segments, such as generation, retail and distribution. Within his project management and engineering roles, Aaron has worked with many energy sources including Hydro, Solar, Wind, Thermal and Geothermal. He has worked across all project stages from prefeasibility, design, through to construction and asset management.

Commercial Director

Richard Weaver

Richard Weaver has 22 years of experience across a range of business development, technical, commercial and senior management roles. Having predominantly worked in the water industry, Richard has been involved in a range of industries and environments including Power, Mining, Oil & Gas, Municipal and Pharmaceuticals. He has in depth experience across a wide range of contracting models including; Design, Design & Build, DBO (Design, Build & Operate) and BOOT (Build, Own, Operate, Transfer).

Senior Leadership Team

Quinton Rowson

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Asset Integrity Team Leader

Quinton has more than 19 years experience in engineering over a range of industries. Quinton is a specialist for Fitness for Service assessments (FFS), fracture mechanics, creep/fatigue, stress analysis, FEA, CFD and vibration analysis including work on feasibility, business case development, concept, preliminary and detailed design, manufacture, construction, installation, commissioning, handover, asset management, inspection, repair and derating.

Lee Cameron (CPEng)

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Engineering Design Team Leader

Lee brings over 20 years experience from aerospace, marine, and manufacturing engineering sectors. He was involved in the design, testing and manufacture of various electromechanical and hydromechanical systems. Lee has experience in SolidWorks, Inventor and OnShape CAD packages and has an interest in hydraulic fluid power systems which have strongly featured in his career to date.

Nick Hills

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Engineering Site Services Team Leader

Nick has over 15 years experience in complex aerospace design, power generation, repair, and maintenance. As a trained Engineering Officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), Nick has extensive leadership and management experience and has been involved in the design and modification of systems, structural repair, airframe fatigue/corrosion management, fatigue testing, 3-D printed titanium fatigue modelling, and life extension/center wing replacement.

Sean Grayston

Financial & Project Controller

Commercial Engineering Team Leader

Sean has 17 years of experience across a number of business management, analysis, development and project management roles. His education in finance and econometrics focused on business, developmental and public economics. Sean's practical experience includes project management, contract management, business case development, domestic and international procurement, financial analysis, risk/sensitivity analysis and HSEQ system management.

Chris Hayes (CPEng)

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Engineering Energy Team Leader

Chris has over 15 years’ experience as a Mechanical Engineer, primarily on heavy plant and machinery in oil and gas. Chris has had the benefit of being involved in all phases of the project lifecycle, including specification, design, installation, and commissioning, as well as brownfield optimisation and assessment projects. Chris has specific expertise in fitness for service assessment of pressure equipment.

Henning Kruger (CPEng)

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Industrial Engineering Team Leader

Henning has over 20 years experience as a Mechanical Engineer, with 15 on heavy plant and machinery in oil and gas. He has the benefit of having been involved in all phases of the project lifecycle including: design, installation and commissioning, as well as optimisation projects on brownfield installations. Henning has specific expertise on thermally over-constrained piping on rotating equipment and vessel design.