Rupert joined PICA in March 2020 as Senior Branch Manager and was promoted to Regional General Manager for ACE Consulting and BCS Melbourne & Hawthorn in October 2021. Prior to joining PICA, Rupert spent the previous four years as the General Manager of Quantum United Management, a specialist OC Management and Consulting business focused on Master Planned residential communities. 

Rupert was admitted for membership to the Institute of Chartered Accountants ANZ in April 2012 and has held roles in both Professional Services and Commerce. 

In February 2016, Rupert joined the Strata industry and honed his skills and knowledge and has become a respected member of the Victorian Chapter of Strata Community Association (SCA). Rupert has been called upon to present at a number of seminars, the Victorian symposium and in 2018 at the National Conference of SCA.

Rupert is an active member of the Victorian training team, delivering the A100 – Introduction to Strata Management and has assisted in reviewing the finance module that is delivered nationally. 

Katherine Mao is the Acting Branch Manager at ACE Body Corporate Consulting. Katherine has worked in the strata industry since 2007, across a range of different roles and functions. Katherine started her career working for a large strata management company in Melbourne where she worked for over 4 years, before joining ACE Consulting for 3 years. Katherine then further sharpened her skills and experience while enjoying a successful stint at Property Development, before returning to ACE Consulting in a senior position in 2020. Katherine has a strong passion for exceptional customer service and for developing and mentoring the ACE Consulting team members.

Katherine’s academic achievements include a Certificate IV in Property Services and Bachelor of Commerce. Katherine prides herself on being professional, accessible, and providing a timely response to all owners by phone, email, or in person.

Julie has over 25 years’ experience in the building construction industry. She has been involved in design and construction of mechanical services for commercial buildings and has managed building services for leased premises, as well as a NATA quality system for a scientific organisation.

Julie has operated her own successful strata management business for over 15 years with Ace Body Corporate Management, while fulfilling the dual role of Ace National Training Manager to 120 franchised areas nationally.

Julie has a Bachelor of Engineering, Graduate Certificate in Contract Management, Energy Management, Diploma of Mechanical Services, ISO Internal technical Auditor; and a Certificate IV in Property Services (Operations) and Certificate IV in Assessment and Training.

Julie has been on the SCA (Vic) committee since 2005 and is an active member of the executive for the Victorian chapter and assists on sub-committees for ethics, education and membership. She has attained the highest institute award FSM (Fellow Strata Manager) by SCA Vic.

Julie is the immediate past President of SCA Vic and is a current SCA National board member.

Julie presents at a number of state government, council and peak industry events on various areas of strata management.

Rebecca Guster works for ACE Consulting as an Assistant Strata Manager. Rebecca joined the organisation in September 2015 and has since collaborated with a number of Strata Managers. At ACE Consulting, she is currently the Assistant to the Acting Branch Manager.

Rebecca is well-versed in a variety of administrative tasks and is eager to tackle whatever is thrown her way.

Rebecca holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing Management. She has also completed the A100 Strata Introduction Course. In addition to English, Rebecca also speaks Cebuano & basic Tagalog (Filipino).