Dean is an Environmental Engineering Consultant with AgFirst Engineering, specialising in dairy effluent, water infrastructure, environmental compliance, and farm sustainability projects.

With a career spanning rural valuation, agribusiness banking, dairy industry leadership, and construction, Dean brings extensive experience in project management, financial analysis, stakeholder engagement, and rural infrastructure development. Having previously held senior rural banking roles and served as Fonterra Area Manager for Coastal Taranaki, he understands both the operational and commercial realities of farming.

Dean works alongside farmers to deliver practical, compliant, and environmentally sustainable solutions that support long-term farm performance and success. He combines his rural banking, dairy industry, and engineering expertise to deliver practical environmental infrastructure solutions for New Zealand farmers.

Outside of work, Dean is an avid surfer, kitesurfer, skier, and mountain biker with a passion for the outdoors.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Agricultural Science (First Class Honours), Massey University
• Registered Rural Valuer, NZ Property Institute

Key Skills:
• Extensive experience in project management
• Financial analysis
• Stakeholder engagement
• Compliance and reporting and rural infrastructure development
• Integral understanding of both the operational and commercial realities of farming