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State Health & Safety Manager - Andrew Ramsay
Andrew was born in Brisbane in 1957 and after leaving school he got a job as an apprentice carpenter in the housing industry and completed his training in 1977. Andrew worked there until wanting a change of scenery and entered the commercial highrise industry in 1985 before becoming a formworker and working mainly on column shutters and lift shaft jumpforms. After a short time he became the site delegate for the Building Workers Industrial Union and then later commenced work as an Organiser with the union in October 1988. During the following years he organised for the BWIU/CFMEU in many areas of construction & off-site in Qld including the Brisbane CBD, Brisbane Southside and Northside, Gold Coast, Bundaberg, Maryborough, Hervey Bay with the odd trip to Townsville thrown in for good measure. Andrew was also sent to organise in Tasmania on two occasions for a couple of months at a time to help out in both 1997 & 2001. He was also the Carpet and Vinyl/Floorlaying Industry Coordinator from 1993 to 2006 overseeing many rate increases and improvements for the industry in that time. In 2006 Andrew was seconded to the ACTU and over the following 15 months was the Community Campaign Coordinator, in the successful 'Your Rights At Work" Campaign in the Federal seat of Moreton. This campaign was run by the ACTU and had a lot of support by the CFMEU and other unions and this played a big role in ridding the country of the Howard Liberal Government and its anti-worker legislation. Andrew started back with the CFMEU in January 2008 in a new role as the CFMEU WPH&S Coordinator. This is the first time the CFMEU has had an official full time in this role. Andrew is also very interested in politics and like to spend his spare time with his five grandkids and his hobbies include Nostalgia Drag Racing and tinkering with his 1969 Chevy Camaro.
Industrial Officer - Jamie McQueen
Jamie commenced work in the housing industry in 1991 as a plasterer gaining skills required to perform in that trade. He started working on commercial projects in Brisbane, Ipswich, Warwick, Toowoomba, Biloela and Emerald. Jamie became a delegate with the CFMEU in 2000 working as a Workplace Health & Safety Officer/Delegate on various projects. He was then appointed as an organiser with the CFMEU in 2004 working in many areas including Brisbane, Ipswich, Central Queensland and the Wide Bay Area in Construction. In 2008 Jamie was appointed as Coordinator for Construction, overseeing organisers and projects in Queensland. He also worked in Forestry and Ipswich City Council. In June 2009 Jamie assumed the role of Industrial Officer for the CFMEU.
Apprentice Scholarship Coordinator - Rob Cameron
Rob commenced a cabinetmaking apprenticeship in 1974. After completing the apprenticeship in 1978 Rob moved into the architectural aluminium and glass industry7. He spent the next 10 years in various aspects of the aluminium and glass and shopfitting sector, and spent the next 10 years in the commercial fitout industry and worked on mainly major projects around Brisbane. In 1997 Rob started with the CFMEU to establish and run the Apprentice Scholarship and has roles on various training bodies. Rob holds Certificate III qualifications in Cabinetmaking and Carpentry and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
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