I am responsible for leading the entire People and Culture team and function at Mahercorp including OHS and Payroll.

I work with individuals within organisations to tap into the intrinsic motivation required for people to be their best. Deeply underpinned by a unique understanding of one’s self, I focus on 3 core aspects of business:• Wellbeing and Performance• Authentic Leadership • Customer FocusA firm believer that work on ‘self’ is never complete, everything I do is with a continuous improvement mindset, encouraging people to take small steps and make consistent, sustainable changes.

ITW is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader. The company’s seven industry leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best in class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW employs approximately 48,000 people who thrive in the company’s unique, decentralised and entrepreneurial culture.As Platform L&D Manager, I am responsible for developing and implementing learning strategy to lift capability across the construction platforms 2 divisions and 3 business units throughout the Asia Pacific region.Being a newly create role, my initial focus has been to build a solid foundation including systems and processes to enable growth, human potential and business performance. Also, initiating strengths-based coaching and work practices to re-energise our workforce after a period of immense change including business re-structure and pandemic restrictions.ITW is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader. The company’s seven industry leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best in class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW employs approximately 48,000 people who thrive in the company’s unique, decentralised and entrepreneurial culture. As Platform L&D Manager, I am responsible for developing and implementing learning strategy to lift capability across the construction platforms 2 divisions and 3 business units throughout the Asia Pacific region. Being a newly create role, my initial focus has been to build a solid foundation including systems and processes to enable growth, human potential and business performance. Also, initiating strengths-based coaching and work practices to re-energise our workforce after a period of immense change including business re-structure and pandemic restrictions.

Managing a team of up to six direct reports, my responsibilities included:• Ongoing team performance, development and coaching• Maintaining own and team agility, resilience and company advocacy during significant change, organisational re-structure and challenging market conditions.• Embedded a solid culture of learning and continuous improvement via creation of internal accreditation frameworks to facilitate commercial outcomes required as part of the five-year company strategy.• Managed a leadership development program for executive through to emerging leaders using a true blended learning approach, catering for different learning styles resulting in a highly kinaesthetic workforce broadening their thinking and approach.• Designed, implemented and facilitated annual professional development programs resulting in enhanced skill development and product knowledge.• Created a company induction and on-boarding program ensuring all new employees felt inspired by the vision, brand, product and people.• Led employee well-being program incorporating global partners equipping people with skills and practical tools resulting in greater awareness and self-management of emotional, physical and financial well-being• Managed three learning and performance platform implementation projects with technical and behavioural change execution providing seamless transition.• Built strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to identify the learning needs of workforce and sector enabling a proactive approach to proposed industry legislation changes.

As a sessional lecturer/seminar facilitator for the Faculty of Business and Law: • Facilitated sessions for ‘Professional Development (PD3)’ and ‘Knowledge Management’ subjects.• Prepared learning materials ready for presentation ensuring students gained full understanding of concepts and application of learning.• Marking student assessments within tight deadlines, against set criteria, providing robust feedback to support future learning.

• Led a team of 4 across two sites (Melbourne & Kuala Lumpur).• Re-designed project induction, technical training and leadership programs.• Designed and developed learning & facilitation content to create blended learning solutions.• Implemented attraction, retention and engagement strategies enabling service agreement levels to be achieved during notice period of contract cessation.

As consultant for Salmat Learning (RTO):• Facilitated professional development programs to support change strategy• Delivered and assessed accredited training nationally across 3 business divisions• Prepared and facilitated focus groups reporting findings back to key executives

As a regular guest presenter:• Facilitated PT Principles unit as part of Certificate III and IV in Fitness• Guided students through topics including business start-up, customer service, sales, marketing and business operation

Provided specialist training, speaking and consulting services nationally in fatigue management across a range of primarily shift-work based industries including mining, aviation, transport and Government• Developed and facilitated accredited and non-accredited training and assessments• Consulted to organisations to develop fatigue risk management systems• Keynote speaking at conferences and industry events

Domestic and International Ground OperationsInternational Service Desk SupervisorTraining - Special Projects