#27 The Chronicles of an Auditor

Below the Surface

Rod Harwood - do we need to say anything else?

There are few who have had more influence on our industry and who have contributed more than Rod. Gunnar had a chat with Rod and while they reminisce about 'the good old days', Rod sprinkles in some anecdotes of his impressive career and shares gems of his incredible knowledge as an engineer and a business man.

James was unfortunately unavailable (you know, work and stuff ...), but we promise, this is one everybody in our industry will enjoy.

BTS Episode mentioned: The Duty to Report

The episode was recorded on 7 March 2025.

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Chapters

1. Intro duction of Rod Harwood (00:00:00)

2. 1987 - Dubbo, Government Employee (00:04:30)

3. Groundwater Technology times (00:05:10)

4. First lessons (00:06:51)

5. Pending Retirement (00:11:44)

6. Petroleum based work, groundwater cleanups of heavy metals, chlorinated hydrocarbons (00:12:16)

7. Working with people, sharing rewards (00:14:38)

8. Unexpected exposure to benzene and unexpected business benefits (00:16:42)

9. Wattle Street, Punchbowl Railyard and lessons learned (00:21:18)

10. Changes in the industry, expertise and guidelines (00:26:53)

11. The need for staff training, back to basics. Trust (00:31:31)

12. A little about learning from the podcast and another flashback to The Duty to Report (00:39:24)