Rob Brown is a Director and founding partner of Marina Development Partners, responsible for design, feasibility assessment, engineering and construction oversight.

Rob is a Chartered Professional Engineer with twenty years’ experience in the marine industry and unparalleled specialization as a marina development engineer, taking projects from concept to completion throughout Australasia. Rob is also the Managing Director of Shorewise Engineering Consultants, a small engineering consultancy specialising in the development of marine structures.

Rob has previously held roles as design engineer, project manager, operations manager, senior civil engineer, general manager and director within the civil engineering and marine construction sector.

Over his career, Rob has provided marina design services for the following projects:

• Bay of Islands marina

• Te Anau marina

• Tairua marina

• Whangarei town basin marina

• Whangaroa marina

• Okara marina

• Orams marine superyacht berths

• Southport yacht club superyacht berths

• Tutukaka marina

• Port Nikau marina

• Marsden Cove marina

• Whitianga marina

• Bundaberg marina

• Port Denarau marina

• Sanctuary Cove marina

• Westhaven marina

• Waiheke Island marina