Dr Andrew O'Connor

Lead Partner, Engineering & Asset Management

KPMG Australia

Andrew leads the Engineering & Asset Management team within KPMG's Infrastructure, Assets & Places division and joined the KPMG Australia Board on 1 July 2023. He is passionate about organisations using their state of knowledge to make better asset management decisions that increase productivity, reduce costs and improve safety.

Andrew has more than 20 years’ experience as a Reliability Engineer and Asset Management expert in the military, nuclear, mining, and public services sectors. In addition to recognition by Engineers Australia as an Engineering Fellow and Engineering Executive, he holds a PhD in Reliability Engineering where he researched and applied Bayesian Networks to conduct qualitative risk assessments for nuclear power plants.

Andrew holds a Master of Science in Reliability Engineering, is a Certified Reliability Engineer (American Society of Quality), Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) and the recipient of awards from the Director General of Land Engineering Agency and the international Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference.

Andrew co-founded two engineering businesses, winning the Telstra Business Awards and BRW Fast 100 Company before joining KPMG as a partner in their Engineering and Asset Management practice.

  • Aerospace and Defense
  • Building and Construction
  • Civil engineering
  • Engineering and Construction
  • Government and Public Sector
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • Infrastructure

  • PhD in Reliability Engineering

  • Masters of Science in Reliability Engineering

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

  • Certified Reliability Engineer, American Society of Quality

  • Eng Exec and Fellow of Engineers Australia

  • Certified Asset Management Assessor

  • Certified Reliability Engineer, American Society of Quality