SPECIAL REPORT
Command performance AS LEADERS IN PERFORMANCE-BASED STANDARDS (PBS), THE MOTIVATION OF THE SMEDLEY’S TEAM REMAINS THE SAME: ACHIEVE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT ANTICIPATE, MEET, AND SUPERSEDE REAL ISSUES FACED BY THE INDUSTRY. Since its establishment in 1931, Smedley’s
While most PBS consultancies only have
ARRB where he honed his skills in the field of
Engineers has always worked hard to expand
narrow industry experience, the dedicated
vehicle dynamics. Andrej is an accredited PBS
its services and expertise, as well as its reach
team at Smedley’s Engineers have
assessor at Smedley’s Engineers. Throughout
to support our industry right across the
backgrounds from right across the industry,
his career, he has completed hundreds of
nation.
providing the experience and know-how
PBS assessments and has also developed
Being the first end-to-end PBS consultancy
required to identify and resolve issues for
vehicle simulation models.
couldn’t have been possible without the
their clients.
diversity and specialised skillset of Smedley’s
Some instrumental members of the
DAVID CLARK, SENIOR ENGINEER
workforce. Managing Director, Robert
Smedley’s Engineers team talk about their
With both an engineering degree and
Smedley says, “Our team members are in
experience, particularly with PBS and the
business management qualifications to
touch with the industry, with close to 100
benefits of super single tyres.
his name, David has been at the forefront of cutting-edge engineering since 2012.
years in combined heavy vehicle experience, and a mix of backgrounds including heavy
ANDREJ BUCKO, SENIOR ENGINEER
Growing up around the trucks and
transport businesses, truck manufacturers,
A graduate of Monash University in 2011,
machinery of his family’s transport business,
trailer builders and OEM component
Andrej Bucko joined Smedley’s as a Senior
he later began his career in the F1 & Special
suppliers. “
Engineer in 2018 after almost a decade at
Builds division of one of the world’s leading
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