Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Shane Crossan

Director/Project Manager
Growing up, Shane could never sit still and loved helping his Dad with what needed to be done on …
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Glen Williamson

Director/Project Manager
I left school priding myself on having read only one novel throughout my teenage years. I was a typical …
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Ant Higginson

Builder
Anthony, or Ant as he prefers, was born and raised in the UK. He has been living in New …
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Blake Merrett

Builder
Blake first started developing an interest in building as a kid with his father; whether it was doing things …
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Del Hood

Builder
Del has been working in the building industry for 20 years, with 12 of those years collaborating with Buildsmart …
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Gary Simmons

Builder
Gary recently joined the team in 2022 as a senior apprentice. His previous role managing a Fast Moving Consumer …
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Grant Vaughan

Office Manager
Grant and his wife moved south to Dunedin in 2011 for a lifestyle change; the big attractions were the …
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Jake McLeod

Builder
Jake joined the Buildsmart team in 2018 as an apprentice and became a qualified builder in 2021. Jake is …
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Mike Macrae

Builder
Mike joined Buildsmart as a labourer in 2015. He was offered an apprenticeship the following year and is now …
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Paul Grant

Builder
After Paul finished at South Otago High School, he headed to Otago University to complete a Physical Education degree …
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Tuhi Mueller

Builder
Tuhi Mueller growing up, always enjoyed the outdoors and problem-solving. Straight out of school, he studied outdoor recreation, where …
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