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Our Team

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Our Team -

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50+ Years

Experitise

Our experts have extensive experience in executing projects globally. Specialist skill sets to provide comprehensive solutions

At Net Zero Water, our multidisciplinary team partners with you to design, build, and operate innovative treatment technologies. Delivering consultative, cost-efficient solutions from concept to operation

Net Zero Water Executives

Darren Smith- A portrait of a middle-aged man with glasses, wearing a dark blazer and a light blue shirt, against a white background.
Michelle Rhodes- smiling woman with gray hair, wearing a dark blazer and a green blouse, in front of a white background.

Darren Smith
Director - Group CEO

Michelle Rhodes
Director

Toby Hunt- Portrait of a man in a suit with a white shirt, facing forward against a white background.
Filip Herman- Portrait of a man wearing glasses in a blue suit, white shirt, against a white background.

Toby Hunt
Managing Director

Filip Herman
Technical Director

Water

Water

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Usama Abdul Shakoor
Director

Business Development MENA

  • The Group’s Director of Business Development for MENA, educated in Architecture, blends a design-driven mindset with construction and resource industry experience. Based in the Middle East, leverages a powerful global network to shape strategic partnerships and open new avenues for growth across industries

Carbon Offsets & Sustainability

Energy & Technologies

  • One of Western Australia’s leading environmental consultants and from regional WA. Multi-disciplined and a founder of 360 Environmental (now part of SLR Consulting). With 30 years experience across all industries in Australia. Director of Net Zero Global, Lithium Valley and Decarbonology

  • Project Management & Engineering professional with 35 years design, procurement, construction, commissioning & asset management experience of large international projects in Commercial Construction, Hydrocarbons, Mining & Metals, Power & Infrastructure under DBB, EPC, EPCM and PMC executions structures.

  • A gas engineering specialist focused on ozone, oxygen, & CO₂ technologies.

    With 10 years of global experience as engineer/ leader of large scale projects in aquaculture, desalination, & environmental projects.

    Developer of 14 international water related patents. Technical Director of Net Zero Water

  • Water Industry professional with 20 years of international experience in consulting, engineering, and management of water, wastewater, and desalination projects across the Municipal, Industrial, Healthcare, and Power sectors. Board Member and Director of Net Zero Water.

Meet the rest of the Net Zero Globals wider team of proffesionals here!