Service Background
EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL
- Volunteering
At GBA Consulting Engineers, we’re proud of our team’s commitment to improve the lives of the communities in Central Western Queensland by providing first-class engineering solutions. We’re also proud of the diverse team delivering these solutions, some of which come from a service background including the Army and Navy. We are glad to share the service background from one of our staff.
Mark Tennent is a Senior Surveyor and joined GBA in 2016.
What role in the service did you carry out and where? | Primarily as an Engineer Surveyor on tasks within Australia such as civil/military construction and exercises overseas in a Nation building role in a number of pacific Islands such as Solomon, Tonga and The Cook Islands, Humanitarian Aid in Bandah Aceh Indonesia, and operational deployments to Afghanistan within the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force. |
Which sections of the Defence Force did you serve in? | The Corp of Royal Australian Engineers, Army |
What was your rank? | Sergeant |
Why did you join the Defence Force? | An offer of job security and good working conditions |
When did you join and how long did you serve? | I joined in 1989 and served for 22 years |
Where in the world were you posted? | Posted to Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin. Deployed overseas to Tonga, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Bandah Aceh Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Afghanistan |
What did you enjoy most? | The travel and the camaraderie, and the discipline |
Ready to Work with Engineers Who Understand Your Community?
With our proven expertise, GBA delivers projects that work – we design better outcomes for Queensland’s regional and remote communities.
Need support on your next project?
Let’s make it a real rural success.
- 07 4651 5177
- admin@gbaengineers.com.au