ACA Foundation Board
Ian Godson
ACA Foundation Treasurer
Ian Godson, the Managing Director and Principal Consultant of Infracorr Consulting, has 30 years experience in all aspects of remedial engineering including condition assessment, remedial design and cathodic protection design and installation. Ian’s experience with cathodic protection of reinforced concrete structures traces back to 1987 when, following training with Oronzio de Nora, of Milan Italy, one of the world’s foremost manufacturers and designers of Cathodic Protection anodes and systems for concrete he introduced the technology to Australia. As well as his extensive experience with Cathodic Protection and condition assessment, Ian has a long history of involvement in Design for Durability. Most recently he has been involved in the Port Capacity Project (Webb Dock), however other projects include the Sydney Opera House Substructure, and the City Link Bridge Structures. Ian has a strong industry connection and has published a number of papers relating to condition assessment and cathodic protection design. A regular presenter at both the European Corrosion Congress and Australasian Corrosion Association annual conferences, Ian’s commitment to being at the forefront of remediation technology is a strong driver in his ongoing success.
Willie Mandeno
Board Member
Willie L. Mandeno is a retired civil engineer who specialised in the specification of engineering materials and protective coatings. He is based in Wellington, New Zealand and is retained by WSP as a Consultant. Willie is a Chartered Professional Engineer, a Fellow of Engineers NZ, an ACA Corrosion Medallist and Life Member, and an AMPP Corrosion Specialist and CIP3 Peer. He has contributed to the production of several coating standards including AS/NZS 2312 and SNZ TS 3404, and also industry guidelines such as Protective coatings for steel bridges published by Waka Kotahi the NZ Transport Agency, Weathering Steel - Design Guide for Bridges in Australia for BlueScope, and Conservation of iron and steelwork in historic structures and machinery for the NZ Department of Conservation. Willie has been a member of the ACA since 1984 serving on the NZ Branch Committee since 1985, the ACA Operations Board from 1998 to 2010 and as the Corrosion & Materials Associate Editor from 1994 to 2020.
Ian MacLeod
Board Member
Ian D. MacLeod completed his studies at the University of Melbourne. From 1978 he developed in-situ corrosion monitoring of historic shipwrecks and the application of sacrificial anodes to the treatment of corroded iron anchors, cannon and hull structures. He retired from the Western Australian Museum in May 2016 where he is now a Fellow. Ian was recently honoured with the WA Heritage Award for Professional Practice. He now runs Heritage Conservation Solutions which provides custom solutions to complex decay issues of cultural materials. He was the corrosion consultant on the conservation assessment and management of AE2. He has written many book chapters on materials conservation and corrosion processes and has more than 190 papers on the study of decay mechanisms and development of new treatment methods to preserve cultural materials. He has a Ph D in electrochemistry and a D Sc in Materials Conservation from the University of Melbourne. He is a fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI), the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE), the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and of the International Institute for the Conservation and Restoration of Historic and Artistic Works (FIIC) and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (FSA Scot).
Wayne Burns
Chair Person - ACA Foundation
Wayne Burns has been a Corrosion engineer for 50 years beginning with 28 years at Wilson Walton International and most recently over 22 years at Anode Engineering. A Life Member of the ACA, he has held office in all branch committee positions for over 40 years. Wayne is passionate about giving back to the corrosion community. As a founder, former director and frequent contributor to the ACA Foundation, he believes that young people are the future of our association and hopes to continue his work in empowering young through his current role as Chair of the Membership Committee.
Brian Kaye
Board Member
Brian is an experienced Technical Consultant/Business Development Manager with a career of over 35 years in the concrete repair industry. Brian has extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in the repair and rehabilitation of significant concrete structures, including performing condition assessments. Brian has been responsible for some project management of many small to large construction and rehabilitation projects in both Australia and Asia.
Geoffrey Will
Board Member
Assoc. Prof. Geoffrey Will has been working in academia for the last 26 years with research and teaching in chemistry, engineering and materials. Previously working at Queensland University of Technology, he has recently taken a position at the University of the Sunshine Coast. He has co-authored 183 papers in materials, electrochemistry, and molten salt corrosion. He serves on ASTM standards committee and consults to industry. His group developed techniques to monitor coating breakdown and models to predict corrosion behaviour and affective asset management. In the last 10 years his efforts have supported high temperature solar thermal reliability. His work in electrochemical teaching and research has increased knowledge in corrosion, hydrogen production and prediction of protective coating breakdown.
Maddie Huynh
Trainee Director
Maddie Huynh is a Graduate Structural Engineer with a strong interest in corrosion and durability in the built environment. Her passion began during her final-year research, which focused on the deterioration of masonry wall ties in marine conditions. Since then, she has continued to explore the impact of corrosion on structural performance through both design work and on-site inspections across industrial and infrastructure projects. Based in Newcastle and working at Hatch, Maddie incorporates corrosion-aware thinking into her engineering practice, particularly in long-term maintenance planning and structural assessments. She is also an active member of Engineers Australia and the Australasian Corrosion Association, with a commitment to advancing sustainable, resilient design. Maddie’s goal is to help bridge structural engineering with materials science, contributing to infrastructure that lasts and protects the communities it serves.