JEFF CARTER - TRAIL DESIGNER
Director of Southstar Trails & Southstar Shuttles (Rotorua, NZ)
Founding Director of NZ Trail Solutions Ltd (closed). Responsible for 110 kiwi trailcrew and the design and construction of over 500km of handbuilt singletrack in projects in Chile, Portugal, Jamaica, Australia, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand
President of Mountain Bike New Zealand 2009/2010
President of Rotorua MTB Club 2007/08
Currently on the Standards NZ advisory board working on NZ track construction and maintenance standards.
Qualifications: Bachelor with Hons in Mechanical Engineering from Canterbury University, Wheels Tracks and Rollers License.
Chainsaw 6916, 6917 units
First Aid
Contact: jeff@southstaradventures.com, ph +64 21619954
Founding Director of NZ Trail Solutions Ltd (closed). Responsible for 110 kiwi trailcrew and the design and construction of over 500km of handbuilt singletrack in projects in Chile, Portugal, Jamaica, Australia, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand
President of Mountain Bike New Zealand 2009/2010
President of Rotorua MTB Club 2007/08
Currently on the Standards NZ advisory board working on NZ track construction and maintenance standards.
Qualifications: Bachelor with Hons in Mechanical Engineering from Canterbury University, Wheels Tracks and Rollers License.
Chainsaw 6916, 6917 units
First Aid
Contact: jeff@southstaradventures.com, ph +64 21619954
JAKE LEVAILLANT - SPECIALIST HAND TRAIL BUILDER
Jake started building trails with NZ Trail Solutions on a Chile project way back in 2010. After doing several of these international contracts, Jake has been maintaining the Southstar Shuttles and Trails vehicle fleets, diggers, compactors and chainsaws. Following the closure of Southstar Shuttles Whaka forest shuttle service in Nov 2019, Jake has been managing the Mount Pump Track construction project for Southstar Trails.
Qualifications: First Aid, Chainsaw Units 6916, 6917, Wheels Tracks and Rollers endorsement, A1 Diesel Mechanic
Enjoys: Trail Riding, Enduro Racing, Pump Track
Qualifications: First Aid, Chainsaw Units 6916, 6917, Wheels Tracks and Rollers endorsement, A1 Diesel Mechanic
Enjoys: Trail Riding, Enduro Racing, Pump Track
CHARLIE MAKEA- SPECIALIST MACHINE OPERATOR
Charlie Makea is from Napier, and has worked for Southstar Trails since 2016, firstly as a trail shaper and now as an experienced excavator operator and site manager. Charlie has worked on many Southstar projects including the Makara Peak Skills Park, Te Mata Peak, Super Plus Trail in Wellington, Niseko Japan, Cardrona, Skyline Queenstown
Qualifications: Wheels Track & Rollers, Chainsaw units 6916, 6917, Workplace First Aid
Enjoys: Downhill (New Zealand representative rider 2018/2019), Pump Track, Dirt Jumps, Trail Riding
Qualifications: Wheels Track & Rollers, Chainsaw units 6916, 6917, Workplace First Aid
Enjoys: Downhill (New Zealand representative rider 2018/2019), Pump Track, Dirt Jumps, Trail Riding
ALEX MAKEA - SPECIALIST MACHINE OPERATOR
Alex Makea started working for Southstar Trails in Jan 2020, starting with the Whataupoko MTB Park Trails in Gisborne, Papamoa Pump Track, Cougar Park Tokoroa, Arataki Pump Track, Western Okataina Trail refresh, Mahia trail, Hammy Track, Ants Track, Slippery Ninja maintenance at Skyline Queenstown. In 7-mile Queenstown Alex started operating the Southstar excavator, and then has spent 3 months in Niseko Japan building trails with the digger.
Qualifications: First Aid, Wheels Tracks and Rollers, Chainsaw 6916, 6917
Enjoys: Enduro, Trail Riding