Charles graduated from Surrey University, UK with a Master of Science (Distinction) in Structural Engineering in 1975. He undertook his initial 3 years of engineering training with Taylor Woodrow, the international engineering group. In 1984, he moved to Australia to set up Rickard and Partners Pty Ltd and subsequently Rickard Engineering. Over a period of 40 years, Charles has offered civil, structural and façade engineering with a particular emphasis on glass curtain walls, glass reinforced concrete and glass reinforced plastic.
Charles has worked in the GRC and façade Engineering industry in the USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, UK, the Middle East and Australia. He was Technical Secretary to the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCAA), in the 90s when he wrote the Australian Code of Practice for GRC.
Charles is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and Structural Engineers UK, is a member of Institution of Engineers New Zealand and a Registered Engineer in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Europe.
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