Meet the team at Dedant Building & Pest Inspections
The Inspectors
Brian Cassie – Managing Director
Brian is Managing Director and Senior Inspector. A licensed Building Inspector with over 40 years of experience in the construction industry, Brian has a keen eye for detail and professional approach. Brian has expansive trade experience ranging from carpentry work, renovations, developing and building medium rise residential dwellings. He also has a sales and management background in national capacity, so he understands the importance of customer service.
His commitment to embracing and actively applying the latest building standards, techniques and materials guarantees Brian understands his role inside and out, delivering the highest standard to all of his clients.
DedAnt is built on Brian’s professional and courteous service philosophy, inspiring confidence and security throughout the inspection process.
Stephen Follett – Building and Timber Pest Inspector (QBCC license # 31899)
Steve Follett is an experienced building and pest inspector, with over 40 years in the construction industry. Completing his Carpentry & Joinery apprenticeship in 1982, Steve is experienced in all facets of building and construction. Steve’s experience includes building residential homes, extensions, renovations, property maintenance, insurance repairs, townhouses and commercial buildings.
Steve is a registered builder, licensed building inspector and licensed pest technician. Steve has personally undertaken 1000’s of inspections and specialises in building and pest inspections, timber pest inspections, dilapidation reporting, termite treatments and commercial building inspections.
Steve has a wealth of knowledge of all aspects of home construction. This has given him the inside edge to understand why building defects occur and how to best rectify them. Steve is solution focused when conducting inspections. He takes pride in his reports and is a good communicator, making sure clients understand the reports.
Steve is based in the Moreton region, North Brisbane. He inspects properties in Ipswich, Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Logan and Redlands.
Scott Duncan – Building and Timber Pest Inspector (QBCC licence # 31437)
With over 40 years’ experience in the building and construction industry, Scott has a passion for helping his clients. Scott has experience with pre-purchase building and pest inspections, pre-sale building and pest inspections, timber pest inspections, asbestos inspections, handover inspections, commercial building inspections, thermal imaging inspections and meth residue inspections. Scott began his building journey as a carpenter and progressed to a builder, building all types of residential homes. Scott was in the Australian Army for a period of 10 years, using his carpentry skills to assist rebuild area that had been destroyed. Once he left the army, Scott was completing renovations and insurance repairs.
He is a licensed building inspector, registered builder and licensed pest technician. Scott has completed a Diploma of Building and Construction, has undertaken training for Methamphetamine Testing, Asbestos assessment and removal and has T3i Certification Training for Termatrac.
Scott is based at Brisbane Northside and undertakes inspections in Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Moreton Bay Region, Redlands.
See Scott’s QBCC licence information here
Brian Sutherland – Building and Timber Pest Inspector (QBCC license # 530750)
Brian S is a qualified builder, licensed building inspector and licensed pest technician with experience in a wide range of areas within the construction industry. Before joining Dedant in 2020, Brian has most recently been working as an insurance assessor, conducting building inspections and estimating repairs. In addition to this, Brian’s background is in building commercial and residential buildings and construction management.
Brian is knowledgeable and personable, and will always go above and beyond for the customer.
David Thomas – Building and Pest Inspector / Technician (QBCC license # 1111088)
With over 20 years within the building industry, David is thorough and efficient when completing building and pest inspections. He is always happy to talk through any defects found at a property and answer any of your questions. As a qualified builder, David has a vast range of experience in all types of residential and commercial properties and is also a fully licensed pest technician.
Before joining DedAnt, David worked as a construction site supervisor and insurance assessor. As an insurance assessor, David inspected and evaluated properties to determine whether there was a valid insurance claim and has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to understanding building defects. David takes the time to ensure you understand your building and pest inspection report.
Based in the Ipswich region, David services the Lockyer Valley, Toowoomba, Ipswich, West Brisbane, Redlands, Logan and the Scenic Rim.
Bob Mussell – Building and Pest Inspector (QBCC license # 42508)
Joining the DedAnt team in 2021, Bob is a registered builder with over 40 years of experience within the construction industry. After working as a construction supervisor for many years, Bob brings extensive knowledge and experience to the team.
Based in the Scenic Rim, Bob undertakes inspections in Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Brisbane, North Gold Coast, Redlands and Logan.
David Ockendon – Pest Inspector / Technician (QBCC license # 1270351)
David is a licensed and experienced pest technician. Having undergone extensive training, David is licenced with QBCC and insured with Rapids Insurance. David looks after all of the pest control and termite barrier installations at DedAnt Building and Pest Inspections.
He regularly deals with both residential and commercial customers who seek solutions to their problems with vermin. His training and years on the job allow him to deal with everyday pests effectively and efficiently. David also takes pride in being able to answer all of his customers’ questions, and being extremely punctual.
When it comes to exterminating pests, he gets the job done.
Our Office Team
Natalie Bristow – Office Manager
As office manager, Natalie is the driving force behind Dedant. She always has her fingers on the pulse and ensures that everything runs smoothly. Before joining the team in 2019, Natalie ran her own business and worked in retail. She loves helping our clients by ensuring that they receive the best possible service. Highly knowledgeable, Natalie is able to answer any and all of your questions.
Outside of work, Natalie loves dogs and collecting teapots.
Stacey Pierce – Accounts
Fully qualified with a Bachelor of Accounting, Stacey is our accounts superwoman. Stacey ensures all of our accounts and inspection reports are processed in a timely manner. Cool, calm and collected, Stacey is our go-to tech guru and has come to the rescue numerous times when our equipment has glitched or stopped working. In addition to all this, Stacey also helps organise inspections, termite barrier installations and annual services.
On the weekends, Stacey can be found at the beach with her kids or relaxing at home. Her favourite hobbies include doing puzzles, painting and weight lifting.
Jamie Timu – Despatch
Joining the Dedant team in 2021, Jamie is our queen of despatch. Jamie is the one who is likely to answer your call when you ring the office and will always go above and beyond to help you out. As the despatch officer, Jamie ensures that all of our inspectors and their jobs are organised, scheduled and completed on time. Highly organised, the team would be lost without her and we love hearing her bubbly laugh in the office!
In her free time, Jamie loves spending time with her two rambunctious dogs, Willow and Bella, and playing sport. Her favourite sports include netball, softball, volleyball and cricket. She also loves to watch the NRL and follows the Panthers. When international borders open, Jamie would love to travel to New Zealand and the Philippines.
Rachel Murphy – Marketing
After a period of substantial growth, Rachel joined the team in 2021 as our marketing sage. In charge of producing Dedant’s creative content, she can often be found on job sites taking photos of the inspectors as they complete inspections. Rachel also writes our blogs posts, website content and manages our Facebook page. At other times, she also helps schedule building and pest inspections. Recently relocated from Victoria, Rachel keeps us entertained with her attempts at the correct pronunciation and spelling of our local suburbs.
After work, she can be found out in the garden with a cup of tea or reading her book. Her favourite thing to do on weekends is going to the beach with her family before settling in for a movie at home with takeout.
