OUR PEOPLE
FOUNDED BY FAMILY
The Patton Engineering business made a start with family at its heart so we never forget the importance of teamwork. That’s why no matter how big we grow, we always make sure to put people first.
Today, with a workforce exceeding 150 team members across the group, Patton stand proudly as one of New Zealand’s largest diversified engineering companies.
JOHNO WILLIAMS
MANAGING DIRECTOR
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With a foundation in Fitting and Turning and Heavy Machining – initially within the forestry industry – Johno also undertook training and achieved accreditation in a range of welding disciplines. Coupled with these, Johno moved into site steel erection and running of maintenance and installation projects.
Johno has been with Patton’s for the past 25 years, and has a proven track record of successful projects, from conception through commissioning. Johno suffers from delusions of being able to catch fish and has even gone so far as to acquire his own vessel which has yet to taste salt water.
ANDREW BURN
DIRECTOR AND WORKSHOP MANAGER
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Andrew has been at Patton Engineering for the last 24 years where he is the Workshop Manager, an AS 2214 qualified Welding Inspector and an active member of our Welding Co-Ordination Team. Andrew ranks as one of our best welders and is a font of welding knowledge. Andrew is methodical and provides direction and organisation to an ever-changing and busy working environment. Andrew’s can-do approach regularly ensures tight delivery lead-times are met.
MIKE PATTON
STRUCTURAL ESTIMATOR
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Mike has earned a significant amount of respect over the years and continues to bring in new and repeat business for Patton Engineering as a result of his professionalism and the service that Patton Engineering provides. Mike too enjoys a well-deserved round or two on the local greens on a Thursday.
SEAN PERRY
ENGINEERING MANAGER
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In his leisure, he enjoys a good ‘smoko shout’, multi bay roof lifts, and skipping rocks at the river.
Sean enjoys seeing the pride and quality of work Patton Engineering tradesmen produce from our workshop in the Hawke’s Bay; to clients locally, across the country, and exporting to nations around the world.
DOLOROSA DE LA RAMA
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
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She holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering year.
“I’m honoured and proud to be part of Patton Engineering and surrounded with executives and professional people to grow my personal and professional career in the company.”
CHRIS WARD
SENIOR DRAUGHTSMAN
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Chris is now providing mentoring to other members of our drafting team and other fabrication, erection, and project staff. Chris is extremely diligent at studying and interpreting clients structural specifications and converting such information to final shop and erection drawings and plans; with an unparalleled eye for detail.
Chris can seldom be found at weekends as he actively endeavours to lose himself in New Zealand’s bush, or is out at sea chasing fish with his spear gun.
DEANNA PENDER-MEYER
ADMINISTRATION & ACCOUNTS MANAGER
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Deanna has a very firm grasp of all matters of a financial nature and keeps a firm reign on the companies administration. Deanna is the backbone of our office and is highly organised with a strong work ethic and shoulders broad enough to handle the guys in the office. Deanna is an invaluable member of the Patton Group of Companies.
JAUN LE ROUX
SENIOR DRAUGHTSMAN
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Jaun has a Mechanical Draughting Diploma which he completed in 2008 and over 15 years’ design and drafting experience in mechanical/structural engineering.
Jaun is a competent and high performing draughtsman, always open to new ideas and ever advancing his knowledge in Autodesk Advance Steel which is our primary software used for projects in BIM.
His experience and passion for engineering makes Jaun a valued member of the team.
Outside of work, Jaun likes spending quality time with the family and grilling meat on red hot coals.
DAVID MOORE
HEALTH, SAFETY & SYSTEMS MANAGER
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His role with Patton’s is a new one, and along with his wife Julie, they are charged with finding and implementing systems that will improve all facets of the business. His role touches health and safety, human resource, estimating, purchasing, document management, contracts management, customers and sales, QS analysis, inventory, production control, scheduling, time sheeting, invoicing, training, and reporting, all in effort to drive and improve efficiencies, productivity, and visibility across the entire company.
David enjoys most sport (from the couch nowadays), fishing (well, feeding fish!), his kids (most of the time), two grandchildren (the future), sharing food and wine, time with his wife (not working) and waking up every morning with the enthusiasm to face a new day of challenges and the satisfaction of achieving those at the end of that day.
SARAH MURPHY
PROJECT MANAGER
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Upon her return to NZ in 2012 she started in the building team at Hastings District Council, then moved to a building inspector position at Napier City Council in 2016.
She has a young daughter Kaylee with her husband Kieran and is embarking on house renovation number two. She enjoys playing netball and heading up to Mahia when she gets a chance.
CHRIS (NARROW) THOMPSON
STRUCTURAL SUPERVISOR
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Chris now has 20 plus years service with the company. During his time he has become the face of the structural site crew, is well known in the industry locally and has assimilated a vast amount of knowledge in his role.
Chris has a strong focus on Health and Safety on his sites, and prepares all Health and Safety documentation for all structural site projects.
SHANE ADAMS
SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR
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Shane’s wealth of knowledge and contacts will continue to help Patton Engineering grow to levels yet to be attained.
Shane is a family man with a passion for the outdoors, and for leaving deer feeling non-threatened by firearms.
ERSEL KIZILAY
PATTON BLAST & PAINT MANAGER
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A versatile and self-motivated professional, Ersel is an enthusiastic team player who leads by example. Flexible and approachable with excellent communication skills gleaned from over 10 years of senior management experience, Ersel is accustomed to working to deadlines, while achieving key targets through the effective organisation, motivation and development of people.
Ersel joined the Patton family in 2024 and brings with him over 16 years of combined work experience across windfarm, oil & gas, geothermal, hydro power energy generation, heavy structural engineering, process engineering and the civil engineering sectors.
KATHLEEN COOK
ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT
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Kathleen started with Patton’s in December 2017 and her role includes reception, answering phones, invoicing, payroll, timesheets and is the smiling face to greet you on arrival at our offices.
She loves to keep fit and play netball in her spare time.
ZANE CAMPBELL
QA & PROCESSING ASSISTANT
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He became manager of his department, and, when looking for room to grow, reached out to Johno to begin his journey in steel construction.
Zane enjoys spending time with his kids, going for a fish here and there, and heading out on a shoot with his Dad.
JULIE MOORE
HEALTH, SAFETY & SYSTEMS ASSISTANT
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In 2008 Julie realised a lifetime dream, when at the age of 40 she qualified with honours as a Beauty Therapist. This qualification gave Julie the opportunity to establish her own beauty business, Jewels of Beauty, which after several years was sold and is still operational today.
Julie’s introduction to Patton Engineering was in a part-time position. This evolved into covering maternity leave and eventually, Julie progressed into a new role as Health, Safety and Systems Administrator.
SAM BROWNLIE
SITE MANAGER
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While the road with Pattons has seen a few detours—venturing overseas and exploring other engineering avenues across New Zealand—Sam always finds himself drawn back to the Patton family.
Sam hails from a sheep and beef farm in Wairoa, where his love for fishing and occasional hunting took root. Married to Tessa with three kids, he once played rugby but now prefers spectating.
MIKE ZACHAN
FACTOTUM
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With over 25 years in the structural industry, Mike brings a wealth of experience to the table.
Off-duty, he indulges in trout fishing and feeds his adrenaline with the thrill of building and racing Speedway sidecars.
SIMON BETHUNE
PROJECT MANAGER
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As a seasoned professional, Simon consistently pushes the boundaries and strives to deliver solutions that exceed expectations.
Off the clock, Simon can be found immersed in the adrenaline rush of motorsport or listening to loud music.
MARSHALL ZACHAN
CADET DRAUGHTSMAN, PROGRAMMER
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Marshall quickly outgrew his new role, painstakingly sorting out problems that occurred on the new machinery line, and refining the optimisation and drafting processes used, successfully improved processing speed, efficiency, and greatly reducing wastage.
After only 9 months working alongside the team, it was clear Marshall showed great promise and he soon started detailing. He has since progressed well and is currently our top cadet draughtsman.
Outside of work, Marshall is a computer wizard that enjoys programming, fishing, racing and working on cars.
JOSH HEIBNER
DRAUGHTSMAN
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Now with 3 years of experience under his belt, Josh is fluent in multiple Autodesk disciplines and is able to create precise 3D models with the help of cutting-edge GPR and 3D scanning technology.
KANIL RANAWEERA
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
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Kanil holds a Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying and Construction Management, bringing with him eight years of experience as a Consultant Quantity Surveyor in Sri Lanka, along with an additional three years of experience in the Maldives.
In his leisure time, Kanil enjoys exploring New Zealand with his family and friends.