Our Leadership Team
Karl Yalo
Managing Director
Mr. Yalo has a vast number of years’ experience as a company director and investor in the oil & gas industry, renewable energy, mining, construction, airport financing & development. He is also experienced in project financing.
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Pursuant to a mandate given by Western Provincial Government to lead commercial negotiations for P’nyang LNG Project, Mr. Yalo successfully negotiated with ExxonMobil and secured additional equity for the People of Western Province.
Our Projects Team
Eamon Murphy
Civil Project Manager
Eamon is a pragmatic and experienced Project Manager with over 10 years professional experience in the development and delivery of public and private infrastructure projects in Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific region. He is experienced in all aspects of managing complex projects and programs from front- end planning to handover ranging from mining, infrastructure and health to hospitality. Eamon has significant experience working on projects with large involvement from both private and government stakeholders and various funding bodies. He is passionate about the development and delivery of high-profile projects that are managed ethically, safely and where all stakeholders’ expectations are exceeded.
Chris Atkinson
Geotechnical Project Manager
Chris has over 10 years of engineering consultancy experience based in PNG, Australia and the UK working on geotechnical and geo-environmental projects as both a Senior Geotechnical Engineer and a Project Manager. Since graduating with a bachelors in civil engineering, Chris has contributed to a number of large mining and civil projects globally. His analytical experience ranges from the development of designs for reinforced slopes, retaining walls, large scale landfill drainage, offshore pile design and offshore reclamation design. Chris is highly experienced in both technical and logistical management for large scale geotechnical sit investigations and infrastructure projects.
Sammy Edwin
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Graduating with a Bachelors degree in Geology at the University of Papua New Guinea, Sammy Edwin specializes in engineering geology and has been working as a Geotechnical Engineer for over 4 years. His expertise includes soil foundation and stability, engineering soil analysis, survey and mapping as well as environmental analysis. As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer for PNG EPM, he assists in reviewing geotechnical reports and site inspections for building, quarry mine, airports, bridges and roads. Through providing geotechnical assessment reports, both technical and factual, he is involved with both the design and construction process.
Stanley Kamano
Civil Engineer
Stanley Kamano is a Civil Engineer with more than 5 years of work experience in the Mining, Oil and Gas sector. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, from the PNG University of Technology then started his career in the Mining Industry in 2018. Soon after graduating, he was employed by Harmony Gold Mine – Hidden Valley, in Bulolo Morobe Province, working as a project engineer in constructing the country’s first Tailings Storage Facility (TSF), for almost 3 years. Later in 2021, he exited from Harmony Gold Mine and joined PNG EPCM as a junior Project Manager. He now works as a project manager for PNG EPCM. The role includes working on major infrastructure projects within the Western, Gulf Province and other sectors within Papua New Guinea. Some roles and responsibilities include; Project Feasibility Study (PFS), for Roads, Bridges, airports and major infrastructure projects, CBA’s, Project Design Engineering for roads, bridges, buildings, jetties, wharfs etc. Having a strong knowledge in Project Management and Civil Engineering Construction works, gives him the leverage to undertake large infrastructure projects.
Project Organisation
