Ashley is a proud Wakka Wakka man with connections to Butchulla, Yuggera, Ugarapul and Goeng Goeng Peoples. He joined COX Architecture in 2012 and has been the Project Architect on several exemplary projects. Ashley holds a bachelor degree in architecture and is a registered architect in Queensland. Ashley is also National BIM Coordinator and National Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Ambassador.
In his early career, Ashley was involved in the construction documentation and contract administration for the $110M Queensland Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane/Meanjin, where he learned the art of finessing construction to achieve architectural design requirements. Subsequent projects like the award-winning Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law and the Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct are examples of large and complex public architecture that he has designed and delivered.
Ashley is a Traditional Custodian and embeds Designing with Country into the Built Environment and communities. He is a Director and Board Member of Yugambeh Youth Aboriginal Corporation which helps share ongoing cultural practices with communities.
Ashley is a leader in Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes and solutions. He has assisted in the successful delivery of over $20B in projects utilising BIM. Ashley recently presented at the DBEI BILT ANZ conference and Autodesk University (AU) to Australia. Ashley also provides industry expert training and guidance at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and University of Queensland (UQ) to assist the next generation of designers.