Brandon Hitch joined CICA in October 2011 as the CraneSafe Engineer. In 2012 Brandon was promoted to CraneSafe General Manager overseeing the technical and day-to-day operations of the CraneSafe program. In November 2014 Brandon was appointed as CICA CEO. Prior to joining CICA, Brandon held a position as Senior Engineer with Cargotec Australia working on their Hiab and Kalmar load handling equipment. Brandon is one of CICA’s representatives for Australian Standards and Chair of ME-005 and Mobile Crane, Tower Crane and Vehicle Loading Crane Sub-Committee. Brandon represents Australia as Head of Delegation on ISO TC96 – Cranes and is chair of ISO TC96 SC9 – Bridge and Gantry Cranes. Brandon is originally from Chicago, USA where he worked for 10 years in the automotive and heavy trucking sector with emphasis on vehicle dynamics, structural and chassis design. Brandon has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University and a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Michigan. Brandon is a registered chartered engineer and Fellow with Engineers Australia and is licensed professional engineer in the USA.