Company Information

Intersect Australia Ltd is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, established by its founding members to provide eResearch services and solutions.

Company Details

Company Name Intersect Australia Ltd
ABN 67 131 752 657
Registered Office Level 12, 309 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Telephone +61 2 8079 2500
Date of Incorporation 20 June 2008
Chief Executive Officer Ian Gibson
Company Secretary Paul Martin

Governance

  • Intersect’s Board of Directors are:
    • Emeritus Professor Mark Wainwright AM (Chair)
    • Professor Andrew Cheetham, Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Western Sydney
    • Mr Michael Kirby-Lewis, Director IT@UNSW, University of New South Wales
    • Professor Neal Ryan, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), Southern Cross University
    • Ms Anne Bell, University Librarian, University of Sydney
    • Mr John Masters, Company Director, Sirca
    • Professor Sally Redman, CEO, The Sax Institute, (Independent)
    • Mr Damien Israel, Deputy Vice Principal (Finance & IT), University of Wollongong
    • Dr Merilyn Sleigh, (Independent).
    • Dr Ian Gibson, CEO, (Intersect).
  • Providing advice and guidance to the board on project related issues is the Innovation Committee:
    • Emeritus Professor Mark Wainwright AM (Chair and Board Member)
    • Professor Mary O’Kane, NSW Chief Scientist and Scientific Engineer, (NSW Government)
    • Dr Malcolm Cook, Program Director - East Asia, Lowy Institute (Independent)
    • Professor Sally Redman, Chief Executive Officer, Sax Institute (Independent)
    • Emeritus Professor Sue Rowley (Independent)
    • Dr Ian Gibson, CEO, (Intersect).
  • Providing advice and guidance to the board on service related issues is the eServices and Strategy Committee:
    • Professor Andrew Cheetham, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), (Chair and Board Member)
    • Mr Heath Cooper, eResearch Manager, ICT, (University of Sydney)
    • Mr Peter James, Infrastructure and Operations Director, (University of Technology, Sydney)
    • Mr Stephen Williams, Business Manager, (Southern Cross University)
    • Dr Peter Sefton, Manager eResearch, (University of Western Sydney)
    • Mr Ossie Richards, Manager Research Computing Services, IT, (University of Newcastle)
    • Mr Grant Sayer, Development Manager, Informatics Development Group, (Macquarie University)
    • Mr Rob Irving, Director, ITD Services, (University of New England)
    • Professor Judy Raper, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), (University of Wollongong)
    • Professor Mark Hoffman, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), (University of New South Wales)
    • Professor Andrea Bishop, Director - Research, (Charles Sturt University)
    • Dr Milica Symul, Executive Director, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, (University of Canberra).
  • Providing advice and guidance to the Board on infrastructure related issues is the Infrastructure Committee:
    • Emeritus Professor Mark Wainwright AM (Chair and Board Member)
    • Professor Lindsay Botten, Director, National Computational Infrastructure (Independent technical expert)
    • Mr John Nicholls, Infrastructure Development Manager, AARNet (Independent technical expert)
    • Mr Steve Junor, Manager, Communications Services, (University of Sydney)
    • Mr Jim Leeper, Acting Delivery Services Manager, (University of New South Wales) 
    • Mr Phil Roy, Director of Operations (Charles Sturt University)
    • Ms Sarajane Hansen, CIO Cancer Institute NSW (State Government representative)
  • Providing advice and guidance to the eServices and Strategy Committee on engineering related issues is the Engineering Reuse Sub-Committee:
    • Mr Bill Simpson-Young, Director of Engineering and Technology Development, NICTA, (Chair)
    • Professor Marc Wilkins, Director, Ramaciotti Centre for Gene Function Analysis, (University of New South Wales)
    • Mr Geoffrey Brown, Director of ICT Solutions & Engagement Services, (University of Sydney)
    • Dr Peter Sefton, Manager eResearch, (University of Western Sydney)
    • Mr Grant Sayer, Development Manager, Informatics Development Group, (Macquarie University)
    • Mr David Flanders, Senior Business Analyst, (Australian National Data Service)
    • Mr Nigel Ward, Deputy Director, NeCTAR
    • Mr Carlos Aya, Senior Software Engineer, Intersect
    • Mr Rodney Harrison, Engineering Manager, Intersect.
  • Providing advice and guidance to the eServices and Strategy Committee on HPC resource allocation related issues is the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee:
    • Professor Marc Wilkins, Ramaciotti Centre for Gene Analysis, (UNSW)
    • Mr Michael Homsey, HPC Support Specialist, (University of Sydney)
    • Associate Professor Tim Langtry, Mathematical Sciences, (UTS)
    • Professor Timothy Marchant, Dean of Research and Professor of Applied Mathematics, (University of Wollongong)
    • Dr Craig O’Neill, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, (Macquarie University)
    • Professor Pablo Moscato, School of Elect Engineering and Computer Science, (University of Newcastle)
    • Dr Gregory Falzon, Research Fellow, C4D Spatio-Temporal Support Unit, (University of New England)
    • Professor Graham King, Professor of Plant Genomics and Epigenetics, (Southern Cross University)
    • Dr Damith Herath, MARCS Auditory Laboratories (University of Western Sydney)
    • Professor Terry Bossomaier, Director, Research Group for Complex Systems, (Charles Sturt University)
    • Dr Joachim Mai, HPC Support Specialist, (Intersect).
  • Providing advice and guidance to the eServices and Strategy Committee on storage related issues is the Storage Allocation Sub-Committee:
    • Emeritus Professor Mark Wainwright AM (Chair)
    • Grainne Moran, Director, UNSW Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, (UNSW)
    • Mr Ross Coleman, Director, Collections and eScholarship, (University of Sydney)
    • Mr Peter Gale, Information Technology Services, (University of Technology, Sydney)
    • Professor Nicki Packer, Chemistry & Biomolecular Sciences, (Macquarie University)
    • Professor Timothy Marchant, Dean of Research, (University of Wollongong)
    • Ms Lyn McBriarty, Director, Research Services, (University of Newcastle)
    • Professor Heiko Daniel, Director, Research Services, (University of New England)
    • Mr Stephen Williams, Business Manager, (Southern Cross University)
    • Professor Andrea Bishop, (Charles Sturt University)
    • Professor Deborah Sweeney, Associate PVC Research, Health & Science, (University of Western Sydney)
    • Dr Milica Symal, Executive Director, Office of the DVCR, (University of Canberra)
    • Mr Grahame Pearson, Research Systems Manager, (Australian Catholic University)
    • Dr Merilyn Sleigh, (Independent).