Clutch Industries (CI) is a Australian Manufacturer of Automotive Parts with worldwide distribution.CI's portfolio covers OEM Replacement, Upgrade and High Performance Auto Parts, specializing in Clutch Systems.Distribution channels includes Military, Wholesale Trade and Retail leveraging B2B and B2C eCommerce Solutions.

Chief Operating Officer at Clutch Industries (CI); an ISO9001 accredited automotive parts manufacturer boasting global multichannel distribution, engineering innovation including several global patents and a global customer base. Strong Brands, Technology and Distribution Footprint underpin CIs #1 market position.Reporting to the managing director and shareholders, as COO I manage every aspect of the business including Finance, Sales, Manufacturing, Marketing, Multi Channel Fulfillment including all key e-commerce, wholesale, trade and retail marketplaces.

Director GolfJet Industries, a premium sports brand, specialising in Engineering Excellence, Product Design Innovation and Multi Channel Fulfilment of golf products and digital app services.

Ozito Industries is part of the Einhell AG group of companies specialising in electro mechanical domestic and semi-professional products to worldwide markets.• Sales & marketing, supply chain, product management, customer service and IT including recruitment and talent development plus P&L responsibility.• Lead national field sales with focus on market share growth though strong end customer sales conversion whilst managing margins, GMROI and stock weighting.• Drive marketing strategy and implementation including sponsorship, branding, apparel, digital, TV and radio• Lead new product development strategy including technology, category management, lifecycle management and innovation to meet customer range reviews and rolling 12 months promotional activity.• Lead end-end supply global supply chain with owned and 3PL warehouses delivering to 250 retail sites. – KPI’s include WAC/stock turns, forecast accuracy, SKU management, DIFOT….• Ensure compliant OH&S policies and processes to maintain strong safety performance.• Responsible for supplier management including tenders, performance management and contract management.• Lead continuous improvement of product lifecycle processes to reduce costs whilst improving margins, quality and speed to market including implementation of tracking and management reporting tools.• Manage business analytics functions through development of CRM tools and dashboards and SQL data warehouse & Excel PowerPivot interrogation.• Drive the IT strategy to provide required applications and performance, with a strong focus on ERP development, whilst adopting new technologies as needed across mobile platforms and cloud computing.• Manage the call centre operation focussing on improving customer satisfaction and product quality through continuous improvement received via customer feedback and returns analysis. • Promote strong team culture through leadership, staff engagement and development of high potentials.

Global Technology Leader with turnover in excess of €20bil and 130,000 employees across 39 countries. Infotainment & Connectivity segment focussed on cutting edge Electro mechanical & Software R&D, Business development and manufacturing for US Auto makers with Asia Pacific footprint including China, India, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, ASEAN. • Lead long sales cycle business development efforts across APAC for high tech OEM and consumer electronics programs • Deliver complex high investment programs comprising global R&D coordination using Prince2, SPICE methodology with CMMI level 5 certification• Drive business case calculations and reporting into global HQ.• P&L responsibility including investments for growth and new product development• Lead supply chain strategy including global manufacturing, procurement, demand planning and distribution.• Oversee inventory forecasting with high (>10,000) SKU complexity and frequent product revisions.• Drive quality through continuous improvement across the product lifecycle including manufacturing controls, product design & packaging improvements and returns handling/service centres. Also utilised six sigma root cause/correction action methodologies.• Define regional business plans in alignment with global strategies• Support global business conferences and networking• Core member of the Asia strategy team

VDO division specialising in consumer electronics design and manufacturing. • Set the Category Strategy for high end Car Audio, Embedded and Portable Navigation, Multimedia products including managing the sales interface and channel management.• Drive and expand the specialised dealer network of ~100 retail stores for distribution and service of professional product portfolio.• Develop Channel Management strategies for JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, Autobahn …• Customer business plan management including rebate & commission negotiations • Attend HQ product steering committee meetings to drive market specific requirements into the new product development pipeline. • Manage sales budgets to achieve profitable growth

Australian Manufacturers CPC/Preslite design and manufacture Electro Mechanical products for automotive, mobility and other motor related industries.• Research and design responsible for automotive products including fuel and cooling system valves, electrical interfaces and DC motors. • Provide technical sales support• CAD/CAE using Solidworks and Pro-Engineer• Manage project timelines and project budgets – MS Project, PRINCE2• Design best practice tools including DFMEA, SPC, Sig Sigma, etc. • Drive 3rd party injection mold design and fabrication for production of highly complex plastic components• Oversee inhouse manufacturing and test equipment design and fabrication for high volume production including Poke Yoke principles, automation, camera inspection systems, and so on.• Lean manufacturing process development and documentation

Nylex’s and its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacture and marketing of water pumps, irrigation fittings and connectors, rotomoulded plastic products including bulk chemical containers, road barriers, playground equipment and disposal bins; distribution, manufacture and sale of petrochemical and industrial chemical products and manufacture and trading of polyvinyl chloride (more commonly known as PVC) and polyurethane ("PU") synthetic leather, films and sheets and metal roofing products.• Principle design engineer for rotationally molded agricultural and consumer vessels including water tanks, spa baths and other fluid containers.• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to identify new product opportunities• Manage tooling programs and pilot manufacturing builds• Support creation of product work instructions and manufacturing quality controls• Drive continuous design improvements based on lean principles; design for manufacture, design for assembly. • Prepare digital material for marketing purposes (website, catalogues, flyers)• Support customer meetings to discuss design feasibility, cost and innovation objectives

Ford Motor Company design and manufacture a range of mid priced passenger vehicles.Ford is the 5th largest auto maker globally employing over 200,000 people with turnover ~US$80bil (circa 2000). The forward model team are responsible for developing future program KPI's and benchmarking including aspirational vehicle evaluation, system team goal setting, reliability targeting, market research and data analysis. • Coordinate global and local (GFK, GPRS, AC Nielson, NVQS...) data homologation and analysis to quantify system team performance KPI's• Contribute to future model specification definition including executive management presentations• Manage high mileage reliability fleet to identify long term defects• Develop relational databases for interpreting complex data sources• Support practical testing implementation at proving ground & in-house labs• Drive system team DFMEA and DRBFM reviews • Six Sigma Green belt