Company Foundations & Leadership

 

 

NUFER & Associates was started by its Managing Director and Principal Engineer, Mr Kerry Nufer in September 1995.

He has over 30 years experience, both as a customer, vendor and manufacturer of telecommunications technology.

His qualifications include a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the Queensland University of Technology, and Masters Degree in Technology Management.

Kerry has numerous Australian and overseas experience investigating, designing and implementing telecommunications solutions for voice, video and data,

Highlights have included such projects as the microwave network for linking RADAR stations along the Yangtze River delta, RF environment investigation for new satellite ground stations in Malaysia and development and delivery of customer training courses throughout SE Asia. His company is also a member of the Australian Consulting Engineers Association (ACEA).

Kerry Nufer is also a Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ) - Electrical (No. 9485) under the Professional Engineers Act (Queensland).

Innovation in Microwave Radio & Converged Telecommunications

Lead Role in Development of Australia's 1st Digital PCM 8 Mbit Microwave Link

Remote Off-shore Radio Infrastructure

Professional Development & Technology Transfer

Brief Career & Milestones

1972-1975

Civil engineering of rural water supply with Irrigation & Water Supply (now SunWater) in surveying, soil testing, earth dam construction & irrigation systems.

 

1975-1985

Queensland Police - First Electronics Engineer attached to Radio Electronics Section, in HF, VHF, & UHF 2-way & base station radio maintenance, & implementation of first police microwave radio network in SE Queensland etc.

 

1985-1989

Senior Engineer Snowy Hydro-Electric Authority - responsible for largest private PABX project, & other projects such as SCADA telemetry links & remote microwave repeater development.

 

1989-1995

Engineering Manager of Microwave Links Division - MITEC Ltd, designing, manufacturing, deploying and supporting digital PCM & analogue microwave radio links throughout Australia, SE Asia.

 

1995-Present

Consulting Engineer providing specialist electrical and electronics engineering services to industry throughout Australia & overseas as described throughout this web site.

Service Integrity & Operating Principles

Nufer & Associates operates under a charter of service integrity and high operating principles:

  • NAA is not an on-seller of other manufacturers products or services which means it can provide objective assessment of the solutions necessary for your projects.

  • NAA provides its clients with consulting and project management services under the ISO9001 quality standard. We prefer to develop our services around a project brief, which then becomes the basis for timing and development of deliverables.

  • NAA supports the concept of passing on knowledge to its clients wherever this is possible, and upskilling the workforce. In addition to its consultancy NAA runs training courses on various core aspects of its consulting practice.

  • NAA is a member of the Association of Consulting Engineers. NAA maintain ongoing associations with universities in South East Queensland, where Kerry Nufer is a part-time lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology.

  • NAA maintains an ongoing program of professional development and improvement, underpinned by theoretical foundations and many years of practical experience.

  • NAA is a user and investigator of leading technologies such as the Unified Modelling Language (UML), 4th Generation programming languages, and design and troubleshooting of IP networks and converged communications.

Fee Structure, Terms & Conditions

 

Nufer & Associates offers its clients a competitive fee structure and prescribed terms and conditions:

  • Our hourly fee-for-services are very competitive. Our rates vary depending on the type of project and location, as well as duration-of-contract.

  • A terms and conditions of consultancy document which is available to clients for review. We are happy to discuss this at the appropriate time.

For more information contact us on Phone 61(0)7 3273 1793,
Mobile 61(0)428 645 046, or Email consult@nufer.com.au.

Competitive Fee Structure,
Terms & Conditions