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Peter
Aynsley attended Barker College at Hornsby from 1960 to 1972 and
the University of New South Wales from 1973 to 1978 – graduating
with a BSc (Architecture) degree in Architectural Science in 1979.
Peter also pursued concurrent studies in Classics at Macquarie
University during this period.
Peter
undertook his Architectural studies over six years while working
part-time in his father’s Architectural practice from 1972 to 1978.
Ross I Aynsley & Partners, Architects, was a medium-sized
Architectural practice with offices in Sydney, Hornsby and
Wollongong. Peter worked on a range of projects across NSW
including design, documentation and/or contract administration of
aged care projects
with more than 1,000 self-care/hostel units and 450 nursing care
beds.
It was
during this period that Peter began a long association with the
Snowy Mountains of NSW, starting with his design of the Australian Ski Club at
Guthega in 1974/5 and managing its construction over the two
summers of 1975/76 and 1976/77. In the same period he did the
initial skifield planning for Guthega Ski
Resort in the Kosciusko National Park and
obtained approvals for new ski lifts, ski runs and slope amenities
from the National Parks & Wildlife Service.
After
finishing University at the end of 1978, Peter became Property
Manager for a multi-state insurance operation that included
VFL Insurances in Victoria and Tasmania, as well as David
Jones Insurance Pty Ltd in NSW. After buying the Company’s new
premises in Sydney, Peter went on to become Assistant General
Manager and ultimately General Manager of David Jones Insurance Pty
Ltd until he was approached to redevelop the Guthega Ski Resort on
behalf of its new owners at the end of 1980.
Peter
relocated to the Snowy Mountains for the period from December 1980
to December 1985 and was General Manager of Guthega Developments
Pty Ltd and General Manager of Guthega Hoteliers Pty Ltd over this
period. He planned and implemented redevelopment of the Guthega Ski
Resort, including all master planning, ski slope analysis,
infrastructure development, design, documentation and construction.
In addition to handling all development activity for this 450Ha
area, he managed the Ski Resort’s day-to-day operations
The
Guthega syndicate tendered to acquire new skifields between Guthega
and Perisher Valley, known as the Mt Blue Cow Resort, but did not
win the rights. By the 1985 season Guthega’s owners were not
willing to invest further. With development at a standstill, Peter
returned to Sydney in January 1986 to join Turner Corporation
Limited, a Project Management and Construction Management
organization. Guthega was ultimately acquired by the owners of the
adjacent Blue Cow resort and now forms part of the Perisher-Smiggin Holes-Blue
Cow-Guthega ski complex.
Peter
joined the Consulting Services Division of Turner Corporation in
January 1986 and became Head of that Division within a few months.
This Division specialized in large and complex projects for both
public sector and private sector clients. Peter oversaw its growth
through 1986 and 1987, during which period Turner Corporation
successfully listed on what was then the Second Board of the Sydney
Stock Exchange - resigning in early 1988 to establish his own
Project Management company together with other former Turner
employees.
Over the
period 1986 to 1996, Peter was involved in more than 200
construction / property development projects with a combined value
in today’s terms of more than $10 billion – primarily in the fields
of real estate development and construction. These projects spanned
Australia, the Pacific Islands, the USA and Europe – for clients
ranging from private developers to financial institutions to the
World Bank. Some of the projects in which Peter has been involved -
typically as principal consultant, team leader, Project Manager or
Project Director - can be viewed by clicking the following
links:
Peter
lived in the USA, UK and Europe for a number of years during this
period. His work has been published in magazines such as Australian
Property News and he has been Chairman of the Institute of
International Research’s annual conference on Advanced Project
Management.
From 1996
onwards Peter became increasingly involved in industries additional
to the development/ construction industry, with a particular focus
on technology. He secured rights for a number of new technologies
and returned to Australia in 1998 to implement these via a company
that ultimately listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in January
2000. Peter handled all arrangements for public listing, was
Director and Chairman from 1996 to the end of 1999 and then
Director and CEO from the time of its public listing in
January 2000 until his resignation in August 2003.
From 2003
to date, Peter has continued his involvement in a number of
different industries in addition to his primary focus on the
management of capital works projects in the property development
and construction industries.
Peter is
a Member of the Australian Institute of Project
Management, the Australian Institute of
Company Directors and the American Management
Association.
He is currently
undertaking a Masters Degree in Applied Project
Management.
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