20 years concentrating on the technical aspects of mining covering the value chain from exploration through to shipping of product, followed by 25 years of optimising businesses.The first part of my working life was grounded in an engineering degree. The second half was extensive experience of Tier 1 Management Consultants and specialty six sigma consultants in design, implementation and delivery of business improvements. This then transitioned into strategic and business planning with governance of operating discipline, that ensured targets and outcome were met.Experience:1. Management representative on more than 10 company projects/studies over a 14 year period involving management consulting firms covering:a. Strategy and planning,b. Business and cultural transformation,c. Management of change andd. Delivery of results.2. Working directly with business leadership teams and operating sites, either directly managing or providing advice for more than 20 optimisation projects.3. Resided and worked in Australia, Hong Kong, USA & Indonesia. Also worked in China, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Columbia, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Britain and Belgium.4. Design, implementation, training and management of business processes, including:a. 5 Year Business Plan – BHP Globalb. Six Sigma deployments – BHP Global & BHP Base Metalsc. Evaluation of improvement values and adjustment to budgets & forecasts - BHP Global5. Use and train personnel in optimisation methodologies, including:a. Lean Six Sigma,b. Theory of Constraints,c. Change Management,d. Process mapping, RCA, Balanced Scorecard, KPI/driver trees, etc and e. Risk management.Aspiration for the next 2-3 years:1. Transfer the knowledge I have acquired to other individuals, and see them grow.2. Hopefully have the opportunity to design and implement optimisation processes specific to a business’s requirements.
Listed skills include Business Process Improvement, Change Management, Six Sigma, Mining, and 28 others.
