Our Team
Built by People Who've Done the Work
Decades of site-based mining experience combined with in-house AI and software engineering capability.
Drew Hislop
COO · 27 Years in Mining
Brisbane, Australia
- ▸ 27+ years in mining asset management
- ▸ Built and managed 140+ consultants across 7 cities at Bluefield
- ▸ Delivered asset management programs for BHP, Rio Tinto, Anglo American, and every major miner in Australia
- ▸ Sold to Deloitte in 2021, became Partner running their Asset Management practice
- ▸ Track record of embedded delivery that clients actually renew and expand
Started as an electrician on mine sites. Worked his way from the tools to Engineering Superintendent at Anglo American, then co-founded Bluefield Asset Management. Grew it to 140+ consultants serving every major miner in Australia. Sold to Deloitte, became Partner, and ran their Asset Management practice. 27 years of knowing exactly how mining operations succeed and fail — and what consultants actually need to deliver to make a difference.
David Gibbon
CEO · Engineer & Builder
Brisbane, Australia
- ▸ Mechanical engineer and full-stack software developer
- ▸ First-author published researcher in AI-driven maintenance optimisation
- ▸ Graduate of the Year — Mechanical Engineering, Academic Excellence Medal
- ▸ Built production AI systems and data pipelines for mining operations
- ▸ In-house builder of every piece of software AMPLIS deploys
Mechanical engineer who codes. Published researcher in AI-driven predictive maintenance. Built production AI agent systems, data pipelines, and full-stack applications from the ground up. Combines deep engineering fundamentals with hands-on software development — the person who builds the technology that underpins AMPLIS's consulting delivery.
Why AMPLIS Exists
27 years in mining. Built a consultancy from scratch, grew it, sold it to Deloitte, ran the practice as Partner. Saw firsthand how institutional knowledge disappears when people leave — and how consultancies deliver reports that never get implemented.
Mechanical engineer and published AI researcher who builds production systems. Develops the AI knowledge capture tools, data pipelines, and custom software that turn consulting engagements into lasting capability for the client.
Strategic partnership with JEBS Advisory — Drew's specialist asset management firm, extending AMPLIS's reach across asset management and project delivery.
"The best consultancy in the world is useless if the knowledge walks out the door when the engagement ends."
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