In 2005 Alex submitted his first technical papers that was accepted at the prestigious RETC Conference. It was an exciting time in his ealy career attendeding the RETC conference in Seattle for the presentation of his first published technical paper.

This was a seminal moment in his career and marked a crossroads that shaped the work that he continues to deliver today. This paper was part of the Future Projects section of RETC that also included a paper on the upcoming TransApex project NSBT (now Clem Jones Tunnel). It was at this conference Alex was offered the opportunity to become part of the TransApex projects eventually leading the Airport Link Reference Design.

A lot has happened since the RETC conference in Seattle in 2005. The Sonics moved to Oklahoma, the Phoenix Suns won the Western Conference Finals and Alex has bought lots of basketball shoes. One thing has remained constant Alex continues to work on Future Projects and delivers these mega projects from their early conceptual stages into operation. These projects include Airport Link, Northern Busway, Toowoomba Second Range Crossing, Cross River Rail and most recently New Gold Coast Stations.