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).

