David Whittaker Email & Phone Number

Church Point, Nsw, Au

Manly, Nsw

www.manlyspirits.com.auManaging Director of Manly Spirits Co. (Established 2015), manufacturing and marketing of gin, botanical vodka, single malt whisky and specialty spirits - Located in Sydney's northern beaches. Launched products to Market May 2017.

Value Chain Optimisation business process re-engineering change manager - set up of cross business management reporting models using Ernst & Young, Sales & Operations Planning / Integrated Business Planning diagnosis and implementation with Oliver Wight. Guiding leadership teams to a ONE CALTEX culture by leading transformation of team charters and focus shift from tactical to strategic.

Kurnell

Manager responsible for a team of analysts who carry out functions of; • Demand Planning, – sales forecasting• Commercial Analyst for Buy/Sell term negotiations• Trading Analyst - refining margin and product pricing forecasting• Refining and Supply Performance AnalysisBitumen Project Manager• Leadership of the development and approval of business case for CLT & Board approval and CPDEP - Phase gates for the invest case to remain in the Bitumen BusinessBitumen Oxidation Services – Partnership General Manager• Responsible for business planning, governance and operations Achievements:• Led the implementation of Refinery Gross Margin look-back management reporting processes.• Led the implementation of Supply Chain KPI look-back management reporting processes.• Managed the execution into operation of the Port Botany Bitumen Import Facility through Terminals Australia with integrated JV with SAMI Bitumen Technologies. • Developed and executed bitumen supply and shipping arrangements involving 2 shipping time charters and supplier and Chevron relationships.• Negotiated key terms and project managed to execution of Terminaling Agreements and Co-mingling rules, Partnership & service agreements.Biofuels - feasibility assessment and economic evaluation of domestic ethanol manufacture for transport fuels inclusion.

2 Market St Sydney

Responsibilities –• Project Manager Responsibility for managing supply chain improvement initiatives through stakeholder engagement to develop the opportunity, business case, available alternatives and selection of the preferred alternative.Achievements -Palmerston Time Charter Replacement• Worked with the Supply Planning Analyst to develop the business case for a second vessel for Australian coastal trade to manage stock replenishment from refineries to regional terminals.• Successful Teekay negotiation for the Hugli Spirit time charter at significant reduction in hire rate of <25% versus last time charter• Negotiated and agreed Palmerston time charter early expiry and developed and executed time charter agreements.• Coordinated with Supply Operations to ensure Hugli Spirit modified and delivered to Caltex on time and incident freeSydney Jet Pipeline Upgrade• Developed project from phase 1 to phase 3 by achieving alignment on business case with the cross functional DRB members and project team• Obtained Caltex Board approval for the project to proceed at AUS$24.3m• Handed project to Kurnell Engineering for execution• Project implemented successfully and in full operationLytton LPG Origin Bullet purchase• Successful negotiation with Origin for the purchase of the bullets – purchased and in operation benefiting the Lytton refinery.

Kurnell Sydney

Operations Manager responsible for:- Lubricating Oil Refinery, tank farm and pipe way systems, distribution pipeline networks, crude distillation unit and treatment systems, bitumen propane deasphalting facility, steam and power plant and utility network, effluent bio treater, Marine wharf operations involving berthing and discharge of product MR and Crude Aframax ships

Kurnell Sydney

Managed commissioning to successful start up of Clean Fuels benzene saturation plant

Kurnell Sydney

Facilitated the identification, priority ranking and implementation of performance improvement initiatives in the manufacturing operations of the Kurnell Refinery.

Kurnell Sydney

Process engineering support to the Lubricating Oil Plant

Wetherill Park Sydney

Responsible for:- production- maintenance- sales and operations planning- engineering and capital projects

Melbourne, Uk, Sydney, Gladstone

Variety of roles:

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Technology, High Distinction

Master of Business & Technology

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering, 1St Class Honours (No1 Graduate)

Chemical Engineering undergraduate degree