Meet
Our Team
Proactive, passionate and personable engineers.
Meet our dynamic, energetic team who is shaping the world we live in. Together, the Marvel team hopes to influence change, continuously improve, and create meaningful impact for people, planet and projects.
James Gleeson
Founder and Director
James – our Founder and Director – has spent more than 20 years managing and coordinating the delivery of major transport infrastructure in South East Queensland. His experience on these projects helped develop an appreciation for the value afforded at the intersection of a Lean Construction methodology and BIM processes. After recognising the opportunity for the industry to dramatically improve, Marvel Engineers was launched to maximise the potential of engineering that is lean, digital, and nimble.
James is highly skilled in project and design management, multi-discipline engineering coordination, lean construction principles, civil engineering, Building Information Modelling, construction contract documentation and independent technical reviews. He is known for his ability to build and lead effective teams, fostering engagement and accountability through clear communication and trust. James’ leadership style enhances team performance and project outcomes, particularly in complex and dynamic environments.
Georgia O'Connor
Director
Georgia is an RPEQ, chartered civil engineer with more than 10 years of valuable experience in design management and technical design of transport infrastructure. She has developed a deep expertise in overseeing complex projects, ensuring their successful execution from concept through to completion. Her career has been marked by a strong commitment to engineering excellence, which has been demonstrated through a range of innovative and impactful projects.
Georgia is passionate about seeing her team thrive. Her excellent communication and management skills allow her to engage effectively with her team and produce high quality design outcomes. In 2022, Georgia joined the Marvel Engineers team, and shortly after was appointed Director. She has been instrumental in guiding strategic projects, enhancing operational efficiencies, and driving the company’s growth and success.
Amelia North
Principal, Digital Delivery & Information Management.
Amelia is a Lead Civil Design Drafter, a Technologist, an ISO 19650 BIM Information Management Practitioner and a CDE Administrator / Enthusiast with over 25 years’ experience. Her skills are broad, with a passion for organised workflows and processes. Amelia has held positions of CAD Team Leader, Reviewer and Lead Drafter. She has led, designed, and drafted on major highway projects including TMR projects. Her skills extend to other areas including industrial estates, multi-modal transport interchanges, sub-divisions, flood alleviation schemes, wastewater and recycled water treatment plants, sewage reticulation systems and civil, aviation and defence projects.
Amelia specialises in BIM Management and common data environments, ground modelling for earthworks analysis, flood alleviation, road design and sewerage reticulation. She enjoys working collaboratively with her team and clients to support their needs and developing procedures and processes to enable the delivery of an efficient and quality product.
Luke Cruickshank
Senior Technologist
Luke is a Senior Technologist with 10 years of industry experience across a range of infrastructure projects. He has very strong capability in civil and structural technical design work. Luke employs his skillset in digital delivery to efficiently streamline the project at hand, taking a logical and conversant approach. To do this he utilises a range of software from AutoCAD, Civil3D, Revit, Navisworks, ProjectWise and is proficient with using GIS datasets.
Natalie Warren
Business Development & Marketing Manager
Natalie brings 20 years of valuable experience in communications, media and marketing across many sectors including construction, property and energy. She has held executive and manager communications roles across several large infrastructure projects in Queensland and New South Wales. Natalie has demonstrated her outstanding communications skills on projects such as Coomera Connector Stage 1, Pacific Fair and Macquarie Centre shopping centre redevelopments, and heritage building upgrades in Sydney.
Natalie’s expertise in management, content creation, communications and marketing enhances our team’s ability to innovate, adapt and drive impactful results in our ever-evolving industry landscape.
Leighton Williamson
New Professional Engineer
Leighton is a civil engineering graduate with hands-on experience supporting large-scale subdivision projects, conducting site inspections, and managing QA/QC documentation to ensure compliance with Australian Standards. Skilled in construction methodologies, site supervision, and technical software such as AutoCAD, Revit, and Hec-Ras, Leighton also brings exposure to transport infrastructure design and project coordination. Passionate about delivering safe and sustainable infrastructure, he is eager to contribute to impactful civil projects.
Riley Harden
Trainee Professional Engineer
Riley is an undergraduate civil engineering student at the University of Queensland. He is an active member of UQ’s Civil Engineering Student Association and is passionate about sustainable infrastructure and project delivery.