Meet the Team
Forough Alma Foroutan
Principal Fire Engineer
CPEng (NZ & AUS), NER, MIEAust, RPEQ, CMEngNZ.
With over a decade of diverse fire engineering experience across Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East, Alma is expert in delivering innovative and practical fire safety solutions. Her expertise spans fire strategy consulting, fire modelling, passive fire protection, and construction monitoring. Her fire engineering experience covers a broad range of services that ensures a bespoke, innovative, ensuring regulatory compliance, cost effective and practical approach; in fire modelling and analysis and specific fire engineering design. Alma’s technical acumen is complemented by her strong project management capabilities, including stakeholder coordination, resource planning, and quality assurance.
Alma holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a Chartered Member of Engineers Australia and also Engineering New Zealand in Fire Safety Specialising in performance-based fire engineering assessments. Alma is also a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) in fire engineering. She is passionate about tailoring fire engineering strategies to meet client needs while balancing safety, innovation, and budget considerations. Whether designing bespoke fire solutions or responding to site-specific challenges,.
- Care/Health projects: Burlington Care Centre, 171 Prestons Road, Christchurch (2016-2019): Lead fire engineer responsible for fire engineering.
- Educational projects: Rolleston Library (94 Rolleston Drive, Rolleston), Otago Polytech, Mairehau High School, University of Otago, Massey University
- Residential and commercial accommodations: The Art Hotel (159 Manchester Street, ChCh), Juno Apartments – 4 storeys/Parlane Apartments/7 Dey St, Mosigiel Apartment development
- Church projects: St Martin’s church/ St Mary’s Church/ St Patrick’s Church/ St Francis of Assis Church: Lead fire engineer responsible for fire engineering
- Commercial and industrial projects: Harvey Norman/Spotlight (250 Moorhouse Ave, Christchurch), Boxed quarter-( Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City), Ravensdown Intake Building (292 Main South Road), Public Trust Building (152 Oxford Street, Christchurch)
James Winterbourne
Senior Fire Engineer
BSc(Hons), Msc.
James is a construction detail-orientated senior fire engineer with 10+ years’ experience, proficient in fire and evacuation modelling with a professional interest in structural fire engineering and evacuation behaviour. Being experienced in the fire safety design for buildings of all types and of all construction materials (including CLT), James has a proven track record of delivering creative and practical fire safety solutions for complex, award-winning projects across a range of sectors.
Award Winning Projects
Award winning projects in which James has been involved are:
- Papa Hou
2024 Canterbury Architecture Awards
Winner
2024 Infrastructure New Zealand Building Nations Impact Awards
Winner, Social Impact Award
- St Albans Community Centre
2022 Canterbury Architecture Awards
Winner
- Opuke Pools
2022 New Zealand Architecture Awards
Winner, Commercial
- 448 Hereford Street Apartments
2019 ADNZ/Resene National Design Awards
Winner, Residential Multi-Unit Dwelling
- Tower Junction Expansion
2019 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards
Silver, retail
- Good Home Bar, Wigram Skies
2018 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards
Gold, Commercial Fitout
Mo Baloochi
Principal Mechanical Engineer/ BIM Manager
CPEng (Aus), NER, MIEAust, RPEQ.
Mo is a CPEng, Qualified BIM manager experienced in working across predominately HVAC, Hydraulic and Mechanical engineer within a broad range of commercial, industrial, education, government and infrastructure projects including but not limited to rail, tunnel, bridge, University and hospital with over 15 years of experience in project management, contract management, design, detailing, cost and material estimating, scheduling, BIM authoring and coordination in both construction and design, on commercial and infrastructure projects across Australia and internationally with advanced knowledge of building Codes, Tunnel Ventilation and stair pressurising fans, Pumps and Construction Standards. Involved in mega construction projects and acquired the essential skills to collaborate and coordinate with other services.
Mo is proficient in evaluating the technical and economic feasibility/business plan development of projects in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC & EPCM) packages from conceptual design phase to detail design and drafting (engineering and 3D/2D modelling), execution and commissioning.
Project Experience
- Forrestfield-Airport Link project (WeBuild)
- Perth Royal Hospital refurbishment (Fredon)
- Osborne Park Hospital RNN project (Fredon)
- Curtin University (Fredon)
- TAND6 MTM EXPANSION PROJECT (data center for NBN) (Grosvenor)
- CEA Perth Office Classified Work Area (Grosvenor)
- TAFE Karratha Senior High School (Grosvenor)
- Perth Royal Hospital pharmacy building (Grosvenor)
- Brisbane international terminal (Alstef)
- Brisbane domestic terminal (Alstef)
- Greater Connect (Laing O’Rourke)
- Cross River Rail (CPB)