Charlie Olsen

Executive summary

Charlie is a Director in the Project & Infrastructure Advisory team at BDO in Brisbane. He brings extensive experience across a broad range of transport projects from large-scale strategic network planning studies to detailed traffic planning at an operational level.

Charlie specialises in strategic and microsimulation transport modelling, demand forecasting, corridor and network planning, and advanced data analytics and visualisation. He has had a leading role in the development, enhancement and maintenance of transport models across Australia, delivering critical insights that enable evidence-based planning and confident decision-making for clients across government and transportation industries.

Expertise

• Strategic and microsimulation transport modelling development and maintenance
• Demand forecasting across road, public and active transport sectors
• Transport data analytics and visualisation
• Business case development and stakeholder engagement
• Economic, financial and commercial analysis of transport projects
• Policy development and advisory
• Project evaluation and investment decision support
• Scenario testing and risk analysis.

Experience

Transport

• State government: toll road traffic and revenue forecasting to support project evaluation and transaction planning
• State government: public transport and mass transit demand forecasting for option assessment and business case development
• Local government: active transport forecasting to inform city-wide connectivity and prioritisation assessments.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Mathematics.