Our People

Jody Aldag

Director

Jody Aldag is a specialist in his field with over 31 years experience in the fire industry.

Frustrated with the lack of Customer Focus from early employers, Jody resolved to remedy this major problem, and established the IProtect Group Pty Ltd.

Within Extreme Fire Solutions as Director, and Fire Matrix Pty Ltd as Managing Consultant, Jody leads his team to deliver an exceptional customer experience through the provision of client education and system compliance, promote Life Safety across our community.

“I have devoted over 30 years in building a vast knowledge of fire safety systems, Ordinance 70, Building Code of Australia, the new National Construction Code and all relative Australian standards. Learning never stops if you want to deliver the best service!”

Mitch Kursawe

General Manager

The very definition of ‘results-driven’, Mitch has over 10 years hands-on experience and enjoys nothing more than delivering quality work, on time and on budget.

Delivering results in major projects only results from navigating every facet of the job, foreseeing and dealing with issues that arise, to keep it on track.

A fact that Mitch understands and demonstrates consistently.

“Good project management is about setting yourself up to win. Making sure you have the right players, the right training and the right game plan to deliver a win every time.”

Mark Cranfield

Minor Works Coordinator

Mark has developed a keen eye for detail that serves him well in estimating and scheduling minor works.

Having formerly worked with other fire contractors, make understands the need to always provide a professional approach and focus on effective communication for both his team and our clients, to deliver the best outcomes.

Mark's experience allows him to maintain excellent working relationships with our key suppliers and our field team.

“Completing quality work, ontime and on budget, takes excellent planning and communication, with the ability to move nimbly to address any issues along the way.”

Dom Flint

Client Manager

Backing up Dom’s 30+ years as a Licensed Plumber is an impressive 12 years with the fire industry. Everything from inspection and testing to project management.

A valuable resource within Extreme Fire Solutions, Dom shares his expertise with our team of testing and service technicians and provides them with continuous improvement and learning.

Dom’s experience benefits his clients and allows him to deliver exceptional service and quality results while ensuring our customers are fully informed.

“You cannot expect your client to show you any loyalty if you are not keeping them clearly in the picture. Whether its good news or bad news, they can only make good decisions if they have the right information. This is the importance of my role as a Client Manager!”

Melanie Mather

Maintenance & Service Manager

Possessing over 8 years experience in the fire industry, Melanie is pivotal in ensuring Extreme Fire Solutions successfully completes all services scheduled for our emergency and maintenance divisions.

A co-ordination guru, Melanie enjoys the fast faced, rapidly changing environment of emergency services and strives to provide the best, and most cost effective solutions to our clients.

“Better! Faster! I'm always looking for innovative ways to streamline processes so that they are effective, efficient and deliver greater results for our clients.”

Adam Wilcox

Estimation Manager

Adam brings to our team a great determination to get the job done. Whether it is ensuring quotes are completed promptly, understanding the specific intricacies of a specific task, or developing new processes to ensure sustainable outcomes for our customers.

Adam understands the important balance of speed vs quality while maintaining excellent communication with all stakeholders.

“In my experience, there is always a ‘right way’ and a ‘wrong way’ to complete jobs for customers. I am proud to say that I strive to deliver the ‘right way’ everytime.”

Paul Johnson

Client Manager

With over 5 years experience with scheduling, estimation, and service coordination at Extreme Fire Solutions, Pauls approachability combined with his ‘can-do’ attitude and ‘eye for detail’, was destined to be successful within his role as a Client Manager.

Consistently demonstrating the importance of being available to his clients, whenever that may be, Paul is driven to fully understand their needs and deliver to their expectations.

“You should not expect your clients to be 100% happy with you all the time. You need to be able to develop a strong, collaborative relationship with them, put yourself in their shoes a bit, to be able to predict any potential issues and present options to avoid them from happening. Customer service is knowing your client really well!”

Shirona Thompson

Minor Works Coordinator

Shirona started in 2016 within the fast-paced world of fire services minor works where the best-laid plans can take a turn at any time.

Through her high level of enthusiasm and energy, Shirona has developed the leadership and management skills required to motivate and empower her team to drive the required results with our client’s interests firmly in mind.

“When things don’t go to plan, it’s important to keep cool and look for realistic solutions that can deliver the same or better results. We can only grow from resolving the problems we face!”

Soma Ros

Senior Estimator

There is no substitute for experience, and our Senior Estimator can vouch for that first hand.

Soma’s career is extensive and spans 50 years, including every aspect of Electrical Engineering and Fire Services, from design to installation to project estimation and management.

With unsurpassed and expansive knowledge of Australian Standards and Codes, Soma always delivers exceptional customer service to help our clients understand what is required.

“Most of the time, there is more to a problem than meets the eye. One solution does not solve every situation. The client should always be presented with the facts that are relevant to the specific job required and the reason why.”