ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Aftab Desai MEng (Distinction)
A senior infrastructure practitioner with over 6 years of direct field and program-level experience across Australian arterial road networks. Founder of Chainage Advisory, established to deliver independent, senior-led governance advisory rooted in operational reality.
Master of Engineering (Deakin Univ) | B.Mech.Eng (VTU) | Specialist in VRMC, Austroads, and MASH safety barrier standards.
Melbourne, VIC6+ yrs experienceVRMC · MASH · Austroads
CORE PRACTICE PRINCIPLES
- Senior-led, no junior handoffs
- Independent, unconflicted advice
- Evidence over abstraction
- Audit-defensible documentation
OPERATIONAL DEPTH
A practice grounded in the standards you’re accountable to.
VRMC & SLA Mastery
Deep knowledge of performance maintenance contract frameworks.
Austroads & MASH Compliance
Technical auditing of safety hardware and roadside barriers.
$5M–$20M Annual Scope
Direct management of multi-year road maintenance programs.
Field-Verified Governance
Payment claims validated against physical site conditions.