About Us.
Ripple Group's approach is to gain an in-depth understanding of your project from day one. We seek to assess all facets of the project through defining scope, time, and quality parameters and identifying what your key priorities are to combine our skills and experience in a way that supports your definition of a successful project. We achieve this by utilising a collaborative approach with the client, the design team, and the construction team.
Our team has extensive experience in delivering a wide range of projects and has the ability to transform your vision into a viable and successful project.
Our Team
Damon O'Donahoo
Director
Damon heads up the Project Delivery and Superintendency arm of our business. He attained a Bachelor of Property Economics (Architecture) degree from the Queensland University of Technology and subsequently completed his Masters in Project Management. He is equipped with over 18 years’ experience in the management of building and development projects from site acquisition through to completion of construction and handover.
Lee Whatmore
Director
Lee heads up the Quantity Surveying and Cost Management arm of Ripple Group. He attained a Bachelor of Science (Quantity Surveying) degree from the University of Kwazulu-Natal in 1997 and is both a Chartered and Certified Quantity Surveyor (MRICS, MAIQS, CQS) that has built a reputation assisting blue chip clients and government organisations deliver successful projects throughout the entire life-cycle in South Africa, the UK and Australia over a 27 plus year career.
Casey McGrath
Associate Director
Casey is a passionate, results-oriented leader, with extensive experience in finance, strategy, and operational management across multiple industries. An analytical mind allows her to see the ‘big picture’, pre-empting and mitigating challenges when managing projects or implementing new processes, software, and systems. Casey is known for her stakeholder management and influence, team leading and vendor management in complex environments.
Ashley Bull
ASSOCIATE
Ashley is a trusted, highly skilled, and versatile consulting professional with a proven track record in managing financial, human, and physical resources across complex built‑environment projects. Throughout his 14+ year career, he has successfully led multidisciplinary project teams, coordinating designers, engineers, architects, and specialist consultants across multiple regions throughout Australia and New Zealand. Known for his proactive and hands‑on approach, Ashley consistently builds strong working relationships with client stakeholders, and project teams. His ability to align operational execution with strategic project objectives ensures projects are delivered efficiently, safely, and to the standard expected within the Australian consulting sector.
Chun Wu
Associate
Chun is an experienced construction professional with considerable history in quantity surveying with Tier 1 multi-national organisations down to smaller privately owned companies. He has almost three decades of post-graduate experience in delivering construction projects in Hong Kong and in Australia, that focusses on providing estimating, cost planning, cost control, and contract administration services to clients. He has worked on a wide range of projects within different sectors of the construction industry, including defence, health, education, hotels, residential, commercial, and infrastructure.
Nigel Lunar
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Nigel is an experienced Quantity Surveyor with qualifications in both Civil Engineering and Project Management. He has more than 13 years of post-graduate experience in delivering construction projects in the Philippines and in Australia, that focusses on providing estimating, cost planning, cost control, and contract administration services to clients. He has worked on a wide range of projects within different sectors of the construction industry, including residential, commercial, infrastructure, defence, education, and health projects ranging from $500k-$250M in project value. Having a Civil Engineering and Project Management background, he is well versed in both the technical and delivery aspects of construction projects.
Chris Spencer
Senior Consultant
Chris has worked in a number of roles in the construction industry since graduating in the mid 1980’s. Chris specialises in Property Advisory services and brings to the team a wealth of experience in Tax Depreciation, Sinking Funds, Asset Registers and Valuations, Tax Write-offs and CAPEX reports.
Leanda Willshire
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Leanda has extensive hands on experience in the Project Management, Project Risk Assurance and Change Management disciplines. Predominantly working within the Finance and Professional Services sectors with a focus on assessing and mitigating project risks across the entire risk spectrum.
Jonathan Baillie
CONSULTANT
Jonathan brings a strong background in sales, finance and management, developed over 10+ years within the luxury automotive industry. Working in high-performance environments, he built a reputation for guiding clients through complex transactions with clarity, structure and consistent results. He now applies that same commercial discipline across all aspects of property, supporting clients through what is often one of their most significant financial decisions. Jonathan values trust and long-term relationships, taking the time to understand each client’s objectives while negotiating strategically to deliver outcomes aligned with their goals.
