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about us
We've been designing, engineering and fabricating complex timber structures for over 30 years
Multi Layered Ply has been developed by Tim Gibney and Associates Engineers (TGA) in Melbourne Australia. TGA Engineers have 30 years of timber engineering design an fabrication experience.
the MLP team
TIM GIBNEY With over 30 years at the helm of his own business, Tim Gibney has a long-standing reputation in the civil and structural engineering industry. Tim was a graduate and later lecturer at Swinburne University, and is a member of ACSEV, Engineers Australia as well as a Committee Member of the Foundation and Footings Society of Victoria (FFSV). He has completed numerous expert’s reports for VCAT matters, appearing as an Expert Witness at several hearings. He is also a member of the Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association Inc. (AALARA), and one of only a few registered amusement ride inspectors, conducting both annual and set-up inspections all over Australia.
ROB NESTICLong-time business partner and now Co-Director of TGA, Rob Nestic brings over 20 years experience and expert knowledge to our suite of engineers. After graduating with Honours from Monash University, Rob pursued his love of timber both conducting research and publishing literature on engineered wood products, and regularly presenting at seminars and conferences. His love of timber has continued as he spent time designing, fabricating and installing unique timber projects, including prefabricated panelised houses, large post and beam structures (RMIT), a curved timber dome (Swinburne), and residential timber-concrete-composite (TCC) flooring systems. Rob is also a Corporate member of ACSEV,
TMBR ConsultTGA Engineers and MLP is also supported by Dr David Bylund of TMBR Consult. David has of 15 years’ experience in architectural design and now specialises in multi-story and long span timber design. David is a registered architect and has a PhD from the University of Western Australia in mid-rise prefabricated timber design and construction. David has previously been a senior architect at Carabiner architects (formerly Sandover Pinder Architects), a Research Fellow at the University of Tasmania in the Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW), part of the inaugural WoodSolutions Mid-rise Advisory Program, Team Lead for Wesbeam's Tall Timber Building Systems program and is the author of several published timber design guides.