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Knowles, Robert Barry was born on January 19, 1944 in Timaru, New Zealand. Son of Robert George and Joan (Lewis) Knowles.
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Robert Barry Knowles, New Zealand Civil engineer. Chartered engineer; registered professional engineer, New Zealand. Fellow Institution Professional Engineers New Zealand; member Institute Civil Engineers, NewZealand Timber Design Society, New Zealand Concrete Society, New Zealand Structural Engineering Society, New Zealand Society Coastal Sciences and Engineering, New Zealand Water and Wastes Association.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering(Civil), U. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1966; Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering with distinction, U. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1968; Bachelor of Science, U. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1972.
Career
Assistant engineer, Lyttelton Harbour Board, Christchurch, 1967-1985; civil engineer, Lyttelton Harbour Board, Christchurch, 1985-1988; head engineering department, Lyttelton Harbour Board, Christchurch, 1988; governing director, RB Knowles & Associations, Ltd., Christchurch, since 1988. Tutor Christchurch Polytechnic, 1968-1988. Member Standards Association of New Zealand Committee 31/16, Wellington, 1979-1981.
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Fellow Institution Professional Engineers New Zealand. Member Institute Civil Engineers, NewZealand Timber Design Society, New Zealand Concrete Society, New Zealand Structural Engineering Society, New Zealand Society Coastal Sciences and Engineering, New Zealand Water and Wastes Association.
