meet the walcon team
Walcon Marine Australia’s experienced team coupled with its modern equipment and facilities, are able to provide a quality customer-based, professional service.
We can provide design and engineering services, along innovative solutions to port and marina civil engineering; environmental and operational planning and management; integration with tourism, leisure and residential developments.
Our team have an excellent reputation in the industry and are the main reason that we are able to supply such a great range of products and solutions for a wide variety of applications.
Jinghua Wu
Managing Director
Leo has amassed some 15 years in the marina business and has excellent knowledge of the industry both locally in Australia as well as globally. His experience and leadership has seen the company grow exponentially in the past 3 years since his appointment to the board and he has been instrumental in the growth of Walcon and expansion in to other product groups and international territories.
Dr Jerry Schwartz
Shareholder
Jerry Schwartz graduated from University of Sydney in Medicine, and has since specialised into Cosmetic Surgery: he also has his own multi-faceted general practice in Matraville. His family was always in hotels, and Jerry himself first invested in pubs.
He is now CEO for the family business that is the largest private company owner of hotel rooms in Australia, having nearly 4,000 rooms in Sydney, Newcastle and the Hunter Region, Canberra and Melbourne, which are managed by four different management companies.
Steve carty
General Manager
Originally from the UK, Steve has an abundance of experience in procurement, manufacturing/fabrication, project management, QA documentation and procedures as well as experience in AutoCAD and design. Since joining Walcon in 2012, Steve has successfully introduced procedures and systems that have increased the purchasing/procurement and quality assurance effectiveness of the company.
Brett York
Senior engineer
Brett joined Walcon Marine in 2012 and is a key player in our design, engineering and fabrication department providing both the team and clients with design support. Brett has a Mechanical Engineering Degree from the University of Technology, Sydney and over 15 years experience in AutoCAD drafting. He has experience in the design of floating marina pontoons, gangways and associated components and equipment. Additionally, his previous experience in detailed design and project coordination of marine vessels ranging from 10 to 32 meters, along with approvals from relative survey authorities, assists Walcon Marine to provide quality services to our clients
Grant Dwyer
Project Sales
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Stephen Hennessy
Project Sales
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Ella Yan
Marketing & Strategy
Ella has a master’s degree in finance and bachelor’s degree in international sales and marketing. She conducted market research for various Swedish manufacturing companies, and published articles about Supplier Relationship Management: Chinese Supplier Evaluation in Swedish Manufacturing Companies. She later worked for top tier financial institutions in China as an equity research analyst, covering consumable goods industry and education and training industry. Ella is passionate about deepening her knowledge in global marketing and sales development, and looking forward to bringing more value to Walcon Marine Australia.