David Stuart-Smith is a Technical Director at Arup and Arup’s Rail Skills Network Leader for Australasia, a Fellow of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of the PWI, and former Chief Engineer, Electrical Systems at RailCorp NSW. David’s extensive experience of 35+ years spans infrastructure for urban rail, light rail, and metros in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, USA, and the UK. He has substantial experience in the planning and execution of railway infrastructure maintenance, and from this flows his interest in system level design to facilitate safe and efficient maintenance. David is always interested in innovations that enhance safety, improve outcomes for customers and other stakeholders, are asset-efficient, and are a good fit with the available integrated logistic support organisation. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Engineering Management.
