Our specialist team
Darren Shirley – Principal Consultant / Director
Darren brings more than 30 years of experience as a technical practitioner, including over 25 years specialising in traffic and road safety. Before founding RoadPro Consulting, he held a range of senior technical roles within state and local government road agencies across Queensland, Western Australia, and Victoria. Darren has extensive expertise in undertaking traffic and road safety investigations and in formulating practical, effective, and cost efficient engineering solutions. He is highly skilled in detailed analysis and the preparation of clear, comprehensive, and technically robust reports. Drawing on his broad industry knowledge, Darren has supported road authorities in the development of numerous guidelines, standards, and best practice frameworks.
Beyond his technical capabilities, Darren possesses strong project management and organisational skills, with regular engagement by state and local government agencies to support the planning, development, and delivery of complex projects and programs. He is a registered Senior Road Safety Auditor, has completed specialised training in road crash investigation.
Kirk Jackson – Principal Traffic Engineer
Kirk has over a decade’s experience as a civil engineer in the private and public sectors. He has worked on a range of traffic, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), and traffic signals projects, as well as experience with project management, provision of technical advice, and stakeholder engagement. With over a decade of traffic experience working on road network projects for the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), he has an outstanding understanding of the department’s traffic management requirements, as well as departmental guidelines, standards, and expectations.
Kirk has in-depth knowledge and understanding of modelling software used for operational analysis. He is a Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (Civil), Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), and a member of AITPM.
Andrew Woods – Principal Electrical Engineer
Andrew’s long experience working within state government has allowed him to become a highly respected ITS and electrical engineers. His skills range from strategic planning, design, construction, operations and whole-of-life maintenance across all types of infrastructure such as ITS, traffic signals, and roadway lighting.
His program and project management experience supplement his technical expertise, contributing to his ability to develop holistic infrastructure and business management plans tailored to specific needs while adhering to all relevant standards. He has worked extensively throughout Queensland representing TMR within numerous project teams comprised of multi-discipline members. Andrew is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (Electrical) and a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng).
Luke Kidd – Principal Engineering Associate
Luke has more than 25 years’ experience as a technical practitioner in the traffic and road safety sector. Before joining RoadPro Consulting in 2011, he worked with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR). His background includes extensive traffic and road safety investigations, supported by the preparation of comprehensive, technically detailed reports. He has delivered a wide range of complex assessments across diverse environments, from urban settings to remote rural areas, covering state and local government networks as well as privately operated mining haul routes. Luke is also highly experienced in road design, including the development of detailed design drawings, options analyses, schedules of quantities, and cost estimates.
Luke is proficient in AutoCAD, BricsCAD, Corel Graphics Suite, MapInfo, TrasiCad, and TraSis, and has strong expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). He holds an Associate Degree in Engineering (Civil), is a registered Senior Road Safety Auditor, and has completed specialised training in road crash investigation.
Daniel Clark – Engineering Associate
Before joining RoadPro Consulting in early 2025, Daniel spent 25 years with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), working across traffic management, traffic investigations, and road safety. Over his final six years at TMR, he led a team of technical officers responsible for investigating a wide range of traffic and road safety issues. This work encompassed fatal and serious injury crash investigations, crash location treatments, road safety audits, speed limit reviews, and signage and delineation assessments.
Daniel also oversaw a multi million dollar annual program of works to review, upgrade, and replace traffic signs and delineation across the state controlled road network within TMR’s North Coast Region—managing both technical delivery and program performance.
He holds an Associate Degree in Engineering (Civil), a Diploma in Project Management, and is a registered Road Safety Auditor. Daniel is highly proficient in AutoCAD, Corel Graphics Suite, MapInfo, TrasiCad, and TraSis, bringing strong technical capability to both investigative and design related tasks.
Danielle Jackson – Active Transport Consultant
With over a decade’s experience working as a travel behaviour change specialist, Danielle has assisted many organisations develop and implement programs that encourage people to reduce their reliance on car travel.
The services Danielle can provide covers all facets of active transport including project management, developing TravelSmart plans, and delivering education and training. Her proven results in getting more people walking, cycling, and catching public transport has assisted communities to improve safety and organisations to deliver integrated transport objectives.