Meet the Team
DIRECTOR
Vic Barone
Vic has over 25 years building surveying experience that spans across both private and local government sectors along with an extensive and varied background in the building industry.
Certificate of Registration as Acredited Professional No. APB20190014
Certificate of Accreditation as a Building Surveyor No. 5688
Graduate Certificate in Building and Planning
Associate Diploma in Architectural Drafting
Member, Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
Graduate Certificate in Performance Based Fire Engineering Codes
VIC'S JOURNEY
The Beginnings
Vic commenced Building Surveying in Local Government, and then joined Katnich Dodd in 1999. Vic rapidly developed into one of South Australia’s leading building surveyors and has been responsible for the certification of a large number of projects from residential developments through to large scale commercial, retail, industrial, aged care and institutional projects.
Became a partner
Vic has further developed close and productive relationships throughout the development industry and has developed specialist skills within the aged care and access sectors. Of more recent times, Vic has played an important role in many of South Australia’s landmark building and infrastructure projects such as the Desalination Plant, New Royal Adelaide Hospital and Future Submarine Projects.
Sole Director of KD Building Certifiers
Continuing to lead the established industry wide respected team of Adelaide Building Surveyors. His approachable and grounded style make him a sought after contact for many industry professionals and an asset to any consulting team.
Email: vic@kdcertifiers.au
KD BUILDING CERTIFIERS
Supporting South Australia's landmark projects since 1995
KD BUILDING CERTIFIERS
Our Team
SENIOR BUILDING SURVEYOR
Simon Bajko
Level 1 Building Surveyor
Simon commenced his involvement in the building industry as a tradesman, in the mechanical services field working on large scale commercial and industrial developments, acquiring a broad knowledge of building construction practices and techniques along with project management skills.
During this time further studies in Building Surveying at the University of South Australia led to a move to Local Government, where a role as Development Officer facilitated the development of a thorough working knowledge of all aspects of development legislation. This in turn led to Simon joining Katnich Dodd in 2005.
Simon is accredited as a Building Surveyor (Level 1) and is responsible for the full range of development types from residential through to major retail, commercial, health care and industrial developments.
As a senior member of the KD team, Simon’s quiet but confident style and his strong customer focus has made him a sought after contact and consultant for many in the building industry.
Email: simon@kdcertifiers.au
SENIOR BUILDING SURVEYOR
Kanchanie Indiketiyahewage
Level 1 Building Surveyor
Kanchanie has over 20 years’ experience in the construction industry in the areas of structural & civil design, construction & project management on projects ranging in size from housing to large commercial developments.
She brings extensive international experience to KD having spent 4 years in Norway and over 7 years in China working in engineering and construction with multi-national entities. These included the United States Embassy – Construction Department, AT&T and Siemens Ltd head-quarters in Beijing. In 2002 Kanchanie joined Katnich Dodd where she gained her qualifications as a building surveyor.
Kanchanie has expanded her expertise through involvement on a large range of commercial and residential projects. Her engineering experience and qualifications both as a Civil & Structural Engineer has substantially enhanced KD’s depth of expertise in this area. Kanchanie is a quietly confident person who works to a high technical and professional level.
Email: kanchanie@kdcertifiers.au
SENIOR BUILDING SURVEYOR
Matthew Wilson
Level 1 Building Surveyor
Matt joined KD in early 2021 after working as a Building Surveyor within Local Government for 14 years. Matt’s time in Local Government allowed him to be exposed to various types of buildings ranging from small to large scale residential developments, building in bushfire prone areas and commercial fit-outs.
Since joining KD Matt has been able to obtain his Accreditation with the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors as a Level 1 Building Surveyor and has quickly expanded his knowledge of commercial developments and is now responsible for a range of assessments including multi-storey hotel/residential developments, hospital additions, aged care and industrial developments.
Matt has a customer focused attitude and is always willing to assist our clients in obtaining the best possible outcome for their projects.
Email: matt@kdcertifiers.au
SENIOR BUILDING SURVEYOR
Darryl Johns
Level 2 Building Surveyor
Darryl’s building industry experience commenced on site as a tradesman developing a broad knowledge of building and the building industry. Studies in building surveying resulted in a move to local government where he gained extensive experience in a range of development types from domestic to multi storey residential and commercial buildings. This time in government also provided Darryl with invaluable experience in the areas of project management and asset management.
Darryl has over 20 years’ experience and has been responsible for a wide range of projects including domestic, as well as small and large scale commercial. Darryl’s customer focus, love of problem solving and outstanding people skills has made him the desired point of contact for many in the building industry.
Email: darryl@kdcertifiers.au
BUILDING SURVEYOR CADET
Frank Perrone
Frank’s building industry knowledge is broad based and extensive, with over 26 year’s experience in building design and documentation. His projects traversed all sectors including, residential, industrial and commercial, specialising in large scale mixed use apartment buildings.
Frank is the newest member of the KD team and is focused on excelling in the building surveying field, he is currently studying the Graduate Diploma in Building Surveying at the University of South Australia.
With his unique skillset, intimate knowledge of the approval process, coupled to his helpful nature and strong customer focus, he has the attributes to assist applicants in the approval process.
Email: frank@kdcertifiers.au
QUALITY & BUSINESS MANAGER
Annmarie Barone
Annmarie joined the KD team in 2020 with extensive experience in Quality & Risk Management. Annmarie has established and maintained QMS’s within various sectors such as the manufacture of Medical Devices, Therapeutic product and service delivery contracts such as Facility Management and Aged Care.
These skills & knowledge base contribute to the KD team by assisting the Director with fee submissions, business performance and risk management. Annmarie is responsible for maintaining KD’s Quality Management System and overseeing day to day activities.
Email: annmarie@kdcertifiers.au
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
Belinda (Belle) Hussell
Belle joined the KD team bringing twelve years of construction industry administrative experience. Affectionately known as the ‘Portal Queen’, Belle is tasked with keeping on top of our PlanSA Portal Management along with various other office roles.
Working for a Private Certifier has given her the opportunity to indulge a favourite pastime of reviewing architectural floor plans and discussing how they work (or don’t!) with her fellow team members.
Email: admin@kdcertifiers.au
