Francis Small (engineer)
Francis Small CNZM | |
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Born | Arthur Francis Small 26 February 1946 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Died | 5 March 2021 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 75)
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | Hydroelastic excitation of cylinders (1971) |
Doctoral advisor | Arved Raudkivi |
82nd National president of Scouting New Zealand | |
Arthur Francis Small
Early life
Small was born in 1946,[2][3] He studied civil engineering at the University of Auckland, completing a Master of Engineering degree in 1969,[4] and a PhD in 1971.[5] His doctoral thesis, supervised by Arved Raudkivi, was titled Hydroelastic excitation of cylinders.[6]
Career
Joining the New Zealand Railways Department in 1964, Small rose to become managing director of New Zealand Rail in 1990 and its successor, Tranz Rail.[7] He retired from Tranz Rail in 2000 and was replaced, as managing director, by Michael Beard in May of that year.[8] Small was then vice-chairman for some time.[9] For his services to the transport industry and the community, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2000 New Year Honours.[10]
In 1999, Small was appointed by the National Government as one of three people on the high-profile INCIS inquiry into the failed computer system that had been ordered by New Zealand Police in the 1990s. Early in 2000 after a change to the Labour Government, the other two members were dispensed with and Small conducted the enquiry by himself.[11][12] Small's report on INCIS was published in November 2000.[13]
Small was a Distinguished Fellow of the
In 1999, Small was awarded the 278th
Small died in Wellington on 5 March 2021.[16]
References
- ^ Page 17 World Organization of the Scout Movement – Triennial Report 1996–1999
- ISBN 0790001306.
- ^ Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Library search". University of Auckland. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Library search". University of Auckland. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Small, A.F. (1971). Hydroelastic excitation of cylinders (PDF). University of Auckland. p. ii. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "2013 Dr. Francis Small". Railway Technical Society of Australasia. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Lee, Yoke Har (30 June 2000). "Boss who took Tranz Rail up a gear". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Rail shares in limelight as port eyes stake". The New Zealand Herald. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2000". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Young, Audrey (30 June 2000). "David Caygill gets 'just' $1500 a day to head electricity inquiry". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Bingham, Eugene (30 June 2000). "Fears of $7m bill for Incis inquiry". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Widespread blame for Incis fiasco". The New Zealand Herald. 17 November 2000. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Francis Small Scholarship". University of Auckland. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Arthur Small death notice". New Zealand Herald. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.