Full Send Engineering

In Episode 8, Matt sits down with Pamela Naidoo-Ameglio, a geologist whose career spans the deepest gold mines of South Africa, diamond mining operations, platinum mine negotiations, copper block caves, BHP technology, and ultimately running Australia's only nuclear reactor at ANSTO. Pamela is the first scientist and first non-engineer to appear on Full Send Engineering. Her story is one of relent...

In Episode 7, Matt sits down with Matthew Burke, a leading timber designer and founder of his own specialist consultancy. Matt’s journey didn’t start in a corporate office: it started as a surfer in Newcastle with a passion for carpentry.​ This conversation tracks Matt’s evolution from a Newcastle surf rat to the engineer behind some of Australia's most iconic structures. We move past the sustaina...

In Episode 6, Matt sits down with Harout, civil engineer and Director at Ocean Protect, to unpack a hard industry truth: approval is not the finish line. From Olympic construction projects to leading a 100-person environmental engineering business, Harout has seen stormwater systems at every stage - concept, design, construction, and years later when they’re opened and inspected. This episode dive...

In Episode 5, Matt sits down with Tim Green, whose career spans hard-dollar building, landmark CBD projects and one of Australia’s most technically demanding facilities at Lucas Heights. This conversation is about making the leap, taking on responsibility before you feel ready, changing paths when the timing isn’t perfect and learning how big projects actually succeed when pressure, complexity and...

In Episode 4, Matt sits down with Kate Leone, a mechatronics engineer whose experience spans humanitarian engineering, robotics, telecommunications, and major infrastructure projects. From growing up between Camden and Hong Kong, to Engineers Without Borders projects in India and Nepal, and into large Australian infrastructure programs, Kate has developed a sharp instinct for understanding problem...

In Episode 3, Matt sits down with Dr David Oliveira, a respected geotechnical and rock mechanics specialist known for translating complex theory into practical engineering outcomes. With more than 25 years in academia and major project delivery, David has helped teams understand ground behaviour, improve modelling, validate assumptions and challenge the thinking behind “we’ve always done it this w...

In Episode 1, Jeremy sets the tone for the entire Full Send movement. From running a precast yard at 23 to stepping into the world of Silicon Valley construction tech, his story is packed with lessons about self belief, adaptability and making bold moves when the opportunity arrives. If you are exploring career growth, leadership, innovation or construction technology, this episode is the perfect...

In Episode 2, Matt sits down with Argot Ansons. From the mines of Western Australia to the tunnels under Sydney, Argot has seen it all, from four-tonne rocks dropping at his feet to running teams of hundreds under pressure. In this episode, we go deep on what real leadership looks like when things get tough. We talk about pushing back against the boss to do what’s right, finding momentum on projec...

Welcome to Full Send Engineering - the podcast with real talk from real engineers. This is the show for engineers and professionals across all stages of their careers who are done with the corporate jargon and ready for genuine insights they can actually use. Host Matthew Macelli, a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 15 years of experience leading projects across Australia and beyond, pulls back t...