Owners

Loyalty, Passion, Ability, Generosity and Commitment!

Ken Hipwell & Doug Lithgow formed MRA in 1998 around these values. The company has rapidly expanded & remains genuinely people-focused (clients, employees, suppliers & third parties).

Doug Lithgow B.E. (Elec) – Director/Principal Engineer

Doug has more than 35 years’ experience in the industry as a professional electrical engineer form a practical beginning as an electrician. With a broad experience in multi-discipline projects, his specialist areas are automation, control systems and drives. Doug’s passion is developing solutions that best suit the operation and the user and work reliably and simply through a combination of technology and proven techniques and elements.

“I’m not driven by financial benefits, I really enjoy site based work, being involved, mentoring and developing new engineers & achieving engineering excellence. Away form work I like the natural peace of the outback and camping with my partner”

Ken Hipwell – Director/Principal Engineer
Ken brings over 30 years’ experience in the industry as an electrician and electrical engineer. While he also has broad experience in multi-discipline projects, Ken’s area of expertise is project and construction management. Ken’s passion is to drive projects, pull people together and work as a team to achieve.

“I find it difficult to sit still, I enjoy people and working together to take action. I give 100% to make things happen. People, relationships and loyalty are important to me. I personally get involved and love to make things possible for others.”