As an effective technical manager with excellent leadership skills, I have 36 years’ experience working directly within the horticultural industry, with related industry / governmental bodies and service providers. With a genuine ongoing interest in horticulture in its ever-changing environment, I have extensive practical knowledge of market access and compliance protocols, postharvest fruit handling systems and fruit physiology and am skilled in using my strong business acumen to design tools and systems that consistently deliver excellence. My technical expertise, practical working knowledge, solutions-focused approach and can-do attitude has seen me asked to join many working groups across the industry, and I believe in using sound science, best practice and audit findings to drive continuous improvement. I am seeking a fresh challenge in technical project management delivering robust market access and compliance systems in a team environment, preferably in the New Zealand horticulture sector or related service industries.CORE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:• A trusted technical manager with extensive experience in complex roles in the fresh produce industry• A comprehensive knowledge of a range of fruit specifications and export market access requirements• Well-versed in the entire end-to-end fruit supply chain process from harvest to customer delivery• An experienced project manager with a track record of delivering complex projects• Commercially astute with a sound understanding of export supply chains and international trade• A supportive manager with proven capability in team management and staff mentorship• An ability to work collaboratively and build extensive, trusted relationships • A clear communicator with strong written, verbal, numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills• Skilled in using root cause analysis approaches to support effective technical solutions• Proficient in a variety of software programmes and systems including the Microsoft Office suite• Quality-focused with a demonstrated understanding of product safety risk management frameworks• Uses technology to design and implement processes for successful adoption