Rod Davis’ background in project management, either as builder, or later as developer, spans 34 years, and samples of his projects are photographed below. Rod commenced as a builder’s, design and construct project manager, after 5 years at the UNSW’s Faculty of Architecture, specializing in Project/Development Management and Quantity Surveying. He went on to hold board positions in both public and private companies, and later, as an elected government official.

Many of his roles were as a hired consultant Project Manager, while occassionally he developed his own projects, such as the Boathouse, a boutique hotel, just below. Over the last 18 years, he has worked mainly in Tropical Australia and Asia, mostlty in tourism, in consulatnt project management, but also in roles including hotel management, online reservation, politics and media. Rod has had 10 years as a broadcaster, founding or owning small radio stations.  He led pioneering projects in online hotel reservation, and as elected leader, he successfuly reformed  Port Douglas’s tourism promotion board, to become one of Australia’ most successful LTO’s. His associated work in town planning, in the progressive matching of development presures, to sensitive environment issues, won a substantive Australian awards.

In between projects, Rod has sailed much of the world, or toured it by motorbike… the more adventurous, the better (ask for the PIN to the travel tales, in this blog, if you are interested).

The ethical, profitable, and harmonious delivery of each project, is core to Rod’s daily, smiling approach.

THE BOATHOUSE, PORT DOUGLAS…(below) designed, developed,

operated and formerly by Rod Davis.

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FULLMOON TERRACES, PORT DOUGLAS…designed, developed and owned by RD

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99 WALKER STREET, NORTH SYDNEY.

Management of design,  followed by  the onsite builder/developer’s

project manager for Girvan Bros.

  

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MANGO LAGOON RESORT, PALM COVE.  Developer’s Project

Manager, for Paul Richmond. Part of this 50 unit resort is for the disabled.

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ACCOR, PALM COVE. Developer’s (APVC) project management by RD

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NOVOTEL RESORT, NUSA DUA, BALI , for Accor’s APVC.

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ST GEORGE PRIVATE HOSPITAL, SYDNEY. Developer’s design chairman

and projects QS, including state of the art operating threatre design.

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270 VICTORIA AVENUE, CHATSWOOD, SYDNEY, Australia’s first,

flush, silicon glazed, curtain wall. Design managed, then built by RD

for Girvan’s head office. A subsequently much copied technique.

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255 ELIZABETH STREET SYDNEY. Developer’s Project Manager for CEL.

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WOODVILLE ST HURSTVILLE. Design management and  (30 week)

construction as project manager for Girvan.

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BULKY GOODS RETAIL CHULLORA. Design management, joint

venture placement, followed by developer’s project management.

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EXILE BAY, URBAN REDEVELOPMENT. Developer’s design approvals

manager.

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ABLE POINT, AIRLIE BEACH.  Joint Venture Placement and initial

master planning.

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AID WORK, POST TSUNAMI, SRI LANKA. Leading the fund raising

campaign, then delivering schools and halls to southern Sri Lanka.

  

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TALALLA BEACH RESORT,  Assisting the delivery of tourism

projects, Sri Lanka.

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BEACHES PORT DOUGLAS, Developer’s site Project Management.

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RENDEZVOUS REEF TERRACES.  200 villa hotel refurbishment

as Body Corporate’s Project Manager.

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PORT DOUGLAS WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT

Master Planning Chairman,  as Douglas Shire Council’s, Port Douglas Councillor.

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ROD DAVIS… rod@destinationex.com

Indonesia…+ 62 (0) 857 39145969

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