Bob Nelligan is a Chartered Professional Engineer with Bachelor's degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Commerce and a Masters Degree in Fire Engineering. He is the founder and Managing Director of Nelligan Consulting Engineers, a Fellow member of Engineering New Zealand and an Honorary Life Member of the Association of Consulting and Engineering New Zealand (ACENZ). His background includes time at sea as a Marine Engineering Officer with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), Engineering Manager of Hellaby Shortland Export freezing Works, and a Principal of a multi-disciplined International Consulting Engineering Practice.
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Bob has decades of experience working with most of the country’s top Law firms, Loss Adjusters and Insurance companies. He has been an expert witness and provided fire engineering expert evidence in a number of significant New Zealand High Court proceedings, including the CHH v RR and Genesis and, more recently, multiple success mediations involving disputes and remediation projects related to passive fire protection of multi-story apartment buildings.
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Bob has also been a member of the judging panel for the ACENZ annual design awards for over 30 years.
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Outside working hours he is a keen and ever optimistic golfer, home renovator and car enthusiast.
He is also a Trustee of the St Patricks Day Golf Classic, a charity founded in 1989 that raises funds for worthy causes.