Our people & our partners
Sustainable East is a collection of consultants and company partners. We are flexible and provide specialised teams for projects, generally working for larger engineering or professional service firms as well as Government. Our flexibility means we also all work on other projects and opportunities to keep our knowledge and input relevant. As such, Sustainable East also has a number of partner organisations, some of which we are owners of, partners with or collaborators. This partnership model allows us to have a diverse consulting and IT offer and tackle more complex sustainability projects.
Company PARTNERS
Giraffe is the leading digital twin and spatial platform. It is a cloud based design software platform with innumerable features. Sustainable East is a longstanding partner with Giraffe and we actively utilise giraffe as a host for web-based spatial applications.
Agrology is a leading agribusiness, horticultural science consultancy. Agrology offers a range of consulting services for the agribusiness and agritech sector. Sustainable East is a long term partner with Agrology focussing our efforts on the spatial areas of the agribusiness and agritech sectors.
Our Human Resources and Partners
Liam Walsh
Sustainable East was founded in 2019 by Liam Walsh. Driven by a gap in the market between the value of emerging technology in spatial data analysis, land use planning and sustainability, Sustainable East has been defining what this market is and who it can best serve. Liam has almost 15 years of specialist experience.
Sustainable East has been growing and we now have a network of professionals we utilise in spatial data, web and document design and sustainability.
Joe Rowling
With extensive experience across Australia and the UK as an urban designer, Joe Rowling is a valuable partner to Sustainable East.
Recent work includes several major urban renewal projects within inner city Sydney for both private landowners and state government agencies.
Previous experience includes major projects focused in high density master planning, transport education and public domain design.
You can see more examples of his work here.
David Blom
David Blom is a senior corporate executive / management consultant with specialist strategic and commercial experience over more than 20 years, working with government and the private sector on major city shaping infrastructure and reform initiatives. He possesses outstanding program management discipline, commercial acumen and customer focus having undertaken senior roles across government, in corporate strategy and management consulting. His emphasis on the underlying project objectives and drivers ensures clear line of sight from inception through to project development and operations, maximising outcomes for all stakeholders, making him a great partner for Sustainable East.
Ashley yelds
Ashley Yelds has wide ranging infrastructure experience in Australia-Asia, Europe and the Americas with a concentration in transaction phase technical due diligence for large-scale infrastructure projects and investments. His roles and responsibilities required both the ability to manage and direct project teams from a strategic and effectiveness perspective, and to also fully engage in the analysis, modelling, structuring and negotiations between government and private sector parties.
Clients in the private sector included developers, concessionaires, financiers, owners, and other key players in the infrastructure finance market.
Ashley has also served on a range of government transportation policy and advisory roles in Australia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. These roles required an application of private sector perspectives and know-how to effectively inform and reshape investment programs and government policy.
Emma Merritt
Emma Merritt has over 15 years experience as a creative working across the areas of graphic design, branding and illustration.
She has worked in Australia and the UK for both boutique and leading agencies and brings with her a wealth of knowledge that is invaluable for the Sustainable East team.
You can see some examples of her work here.