Our Story.

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20 years. Countless achievements. Endless gratitude.

As AlphaPCM celebrates this incredible milestone, we are bursting with pride! Pride in the hard work, unwavering dedication, and boundless passion that has fuelled our success. This journey would not have been possible without the extraordinary people who have shaped it, our brilliant team (both past and present), loyal clients, visionary consultants, and the cherished friends we’ve made in the industry. Together, we’ve built remarkable relationships, tackled incredible projects, and, just as importantly, had a lot of fun along the way! With 20 years behind us, we are excited for the future, a future brighter than ever, powered by the people who make AlphaPCM extraordinary.

Who We Are

For over 20 years, we’ve helped clients turn vision into reality through our independent project management consultancy. Headquartered in Melbourne and active across most of Australia’s capital cities, we’ve earned a reputation for delivering high-quality outcomes, on time, on budget, and to the highest standards.

What We Do

Our expertise covers the full project lifecycle, from feasibility and strategic planning to design, construction, and operations. Every project is different, which is why we take a tailored, flexible approach that aligns with each client’s unique goals.

How We Work

With integrity and trust at the heart of everything we do, we take full accountability for results. We work closely with our clients, often as an extension of their teams, and stay committed to delivering outstanding outcomes through collaboration, transparency, and shared purpose.

Our Commitment

Our values will continue to guide every decision we make. After two decades of delivering excellence, we remain focused, future-ready, and excited for what lies ahead.
 

Our Values

We are committed to fostering a culture built on trust and integrity, where open communication and ethical behaviour guide everything we do. Through strong collaboration, we harness diverse perspectives to drive innovation and achieve shared goals. Our dedication to reliability ensures we consistently deliver on our promises, building long-term relationships with our clients and industry colleagues, making a positive, lasting impact.

Our People

Our team are the heartbeat of every project – dedicated, detail driven and united by a culture of integrity, responsiveness and pride in what we build together.

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George Doufas
Director
About George
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Bianca Farrugia
Business Manager & Executive Assistant
About Bianca
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Darian Szyszka
Senior Project Manager
About Darian
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Marni Lemmon
Digital Media Manager
About Marni
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Hennie van Wyk
Senior Project Manager
About Hennie
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Jin Ha
Project Manager
About Jin
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Alex Van
Project Manager
About Alex
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Jason Woodbridge
Project Manager
About Jason
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George Doufas
Director

George is the Founder and Director of AlphaPCM, with over three decades of experience across commercial, fitout, retail, industrial and residential projects.

What advice would you give young George?

Chase your dreams, pave your own path, travel more and don’t listen to the external noise. Oh, and save your high Atari scores. Future George is going to need hard proof he peaked before taxes and adulting got in the way.

Providing strong leadership and direction, he is backed by a talented and dedicated team, ensuring collaboration is at the heart of every project – delivering results clients can count on.  George is highly regarded for his project management skills, which include client representation, strategic planning, budget control, contract negotiation, project administration, scheduling, and on-site supervision.

With a Bachelor of Engineering degree (RMIT) under his belt, a defining strength of George’s approach is his in-depth knowledge of complex technical challenges. His hands-on expertise and strategic mindset are at the core of the company’s success. This enables him to identify and address risks or potential issues early, providing the best opportunity for projects to be delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality.

Outside of work, he’s all about movies, travelling, the beach and sports—whether he’s carving up the ski slopes with his family or passionately following the world game and his beloved Hawks.

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Bianca
Bianca Farrugia
Business Manager & Executive Assistant

Bianca has proudly supported the AlphaPCM team for over nine years, serving as both Business Manager and Executive Assistant to George. Known for her reliability, resourcefulness, and presence behind the scenes, Bianca plays a pivotal role in ensuring daily operations run smoothly and efficiently.

What’s the one embarrassing trend young Bianca embraced that future Bianca pretends never happened?

You must mean the Hanson phase. Lyrics memorised, posters on the wall, passionately defending MMMBop like it was a work of lyrical genius. Future-me swears it never happened (but will still bop to it in the car with the windows up).

With a professional background in customer service and property management, she brings a wealth of experience in communication, problem-solving, and organisation to her role. Bianca’s skillset spans stakeholder engagement, HR, business, financial and project administration. Whether managing diaries, streamlining systems, or providing project support, she maintains the day-to-day business functions, often with a well-timed dose of humour and a precisely built word template.

What Bianca enjoys most about her role is the strong sense of camaraderie within the team. Shared laughs, family-style lunches, and a supportive, down-to-earth work environment. She’s passionate about contributing to meaningful projects, supporting long-standing client partnerships, and being part of a team that genuinely cares about the work they do. Outside of the office, Bianca enjoys reliving classic films by sharing them with her kids. She is an avid reader, a part-time fitness enthusiast and a fan of The Legend of Zelda series on her Switch.

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Darian
Darian Szyszka
Senior Project Manager
With over 20 years of experience in architecture and project management, Darian has led and delivered a wide range of projects across commercial, residential, industrial, and interior fitout sectors. He brings a well-rounded perspective to project delivery, drawing from both architectural and project management backgrounds.
If you could speak to your younger self, what would you say?

Worry less and fail more. There are no mistakes – you either succeed or you learn.

His expertise spans client representation, cost management, contract administration, programming, and risk identification. Darian is known for his practical approach to project execution—guiding teams from initial concept and briefing through to completion with precision and professionalism. Outside of work, Darian enjoys time in nature, coaching his sons basketball team, hands-on creative projects, and engaging in philosophical conversations that explore the deeper side of leadership, design, and human connection. He also enjoys sharing great food and wine with friends & family and loves a good whiskey to end the night.
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Marni Lemmon
Digital Media Manager

Fuelled by curiosity and a passion for storytelling, Marni is the voice behind AlphaPCM’s evolving digital presence and the newest member of the AlphaPCM team. A creative strategist, she spent a large portion of her career at The Walt Disney Company. Her earlier experiences in the Branded Media Content team ignited a lifelong enthusiasm for developing innovative concepts and bringing them to life.

What would you tell your younger self?

Dear little M – Life is hard, your fashion choices and fringe phases will be worse but be confident and remember that ‘winging it’ is a legitimate life strategy. 

Over her 13 year stint with the company, Marni pivoted into Facilities Management successfully leading construction and refurbishment projects, combining creativity with meticulous execution. Her ability to balance innovation with structure planning ensures each project aligns with industry standards while maintaining a fresh, engaging perspective.

Today, she brings that unique blend of media experience and project delivery expertise to her digital role at AlphaPCM where she’s building the company’s online presence. Whether it’s launching a new website, producing brand content, or managing social channels, Marni approaches every challenge with energy and a solution-focused mindset.

Her background across both corporate and creative worlds gives her a unique edge and a can-do spirit that makes things happen.

Beyond the boardroom, Marni has produced theatrical events and charity concerts, choreographed large-scale musical theatre productions, and loves taking an idea from spark to spotlight. Her extensive background in Event Management reinforces her ability to bring people together, orchestrate logistics seamlessly, and deliver memorable experiences.

In the everyday, she’s ‘mum’, chasing around two awesome kids and forever planning her next holiday.

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Hennie van Wyk
Senior Project Manager

Hennie is a Senior Project Manager and Registered Architect with extensive international experience across Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the UAE. He has successfully delivered projects across the healthcare, education, commercial, community, residential and infrastructure sectors.

What advice would you give your younger self?

Being the youngest of four boys means you shouldn’t waste your childhood trying to untangle real rules from your brothers’ psychological pranks. Learn to trust your gut earlier in life, because your opinion truly matters. You are never obligated to play by any made-up rule. Always look up to the Heavens and remember exactly where your help comes from. And finally, never forget, chicken is more than just the sauce you managed to pour over your rice!

Combining strategic project management expertise with a strong design and construction background, Hennie is highly regarded for his leadership, stakeholder engagement, procurement strategy, budget control, risk management, contract administration, and multidisciplinary team coordination.

His background as an Architectural Principal with a Master’s Degree in Architecture, provides a unique technical perspective, enabling him to identify risks early, unlock value engineering opportunities and deliver practical solutions that achieve quality, programme and budget objectives.

Outside of work, Hennie and his family are passionate about movies, theatre, camping, hiking and spending time outdoors exploring new places and creating lasting memories together.

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Jin Ha
Project Manager

Jin recently joined AlphaPCM as a Project Manager from New Zealand, with five years of experience across commercial, retail, fitout, education and seismic strengthening projects.

What would you tell your younger self?

No one succeeds alone. Seek out people who know more than you, learn from them, and when nobody has the answer, work together to find one.

Growing up in New Zealand as a Korean has helped him adapt easily to different environments and build strong relationships, where he values trust, collaboration and clear communication in everything he does. Jin is a natural organiser and problem solver who stays calm under pressure, ensuring projects remain on track and milestones are met. Regarded as highly organised and dependable, he brings a structured, measured approach to his work and remains composed when navigating competing priorities and project challenges.

With a Bachelor of Building Science degree from Victoria University of Wellington (VUW), majoring in Project Management, Jin possesses a strong understanding of all facets of construction, underpinned by both formal education and industry experience. Throughout his career, he has continued to refine this knowledge across a diverse range of projects. Jin has a keen interest in emerging technologies, innovation and continuous improvement, and is always looking for smarter and more efficient ways of working. His proactive approach and genuine curiosity enable him to identify opportunities to improve project outcomes, streamline processes and deliver greater value for clients and project teams.

When Jin isn’t managing projects, he will be playing various sports (currently learning about the AFL), making film, or simply exploring the suburbs of Melbourne.

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Alex Van
Project Manager

With 20+ years’ of Project / Construction Management experience, Alex has been directly involved in many projects across a variety of sectors including fitout, commercial & residential projects. He has developed strong project management skills including client representation, cost control, contract implementation, project administration and programming.

What would you tell your younger self?

Take care of your health because gout is not your friend.

With a thirst for knowledge and continual improvement, Alex also has well rounded tertiary qualifications including Master (& Bachelor) of Property & Construction and a Bachelor of Planning and Design, providing him a well-balanced understanding of project delivery requirements from design, conception and briefing through to process planning, risk identification, administration and completion. He dedicates his spare time to coaching junior basketball. For someone who did not play the sport growing up, he is awfully good at it!
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Jason Woodbridge
Project Manager

With over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, Jason has spent the past two decades in senior roles, including Project Manager and Development Manager. Most recently at AlphaPCM, he successfully delivered commercial office redevelopments, fitouts, and retail projects. Prior to this, he managed retail development projects for a privately owned company specialising in the investment, development, and management of retail properties in New Zealand.

Jason’s expertise is underpinned by a strong foundation in architectural drafting, commercial civil works, and building construction across Australia. He has led multidisciplinary project teams through all stages of the development lifecycle—town planning, design, construction, and project handover. His core responsibilities have encompassed strategic planning, team leadership, financial oversight, and risk management, ensuring the timely and budget-conscious delivery of complex projects.