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Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Queensland

• o Creating sector reports for Japanese firms investing in Australia.o Sourcing alternative supplier partners for Australian manufacturers.
• Growing Linguanetic beyond translation agency, adding marketresearch and sourcing capabilities.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Australia And Japan

Our cross-cultural research looks at the printing industries of Australia and Japan. We are searching for best practice in these two countries and discovering ways in which innovation can drive success.

Brisbane, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

• o Secured first global order of Canon’s main lab printer – ahead of Japanese, US and EU marketso Developed three new product lines and a new route to market through Canon's on-line printing portal
• New Product Development and Introduction
• Market Research and Development
• Product Promotion Plan Creation and Implementation
• Generation of Route to Market
• Sourcing and Supply Chain Management

I set up a trading company/consultancy working with high-end niche manufacturers in Europe and Japan, in partnership with Japanese nationals based in Osaka, Japan.

⋄ Strategic Development - products, markets and customers⋄ Market Analysis - building business cases⋄ Planning & Performance - budgets, design-wins, targetsI led a team that promoted the sales and marketing of LCD displays to the Europe market.

⋄ Established new business group⋄ Sourced 3PL and established SLAs and KPIs⋄ Extensive contract negotiation (with OEMs and distributors)I was responsible for all commercial issues relating to the sale of LCD displays to the European market

⋄ Introduced SAP to business group⋄ Demand management⋄ Distribution control and inventory managementI was responsible for supply chain control from supplier to customer from products made in Asia and sold in Europe. I have extensive experience with a number of blue chip organisations.

⋄ Controlled all BOM issues⋄ Ran MRP⋄ Set up factory-wide internet and mail accessI led a team that managed the flow of materials through an electronics factory

⋄ Joint author of supplier quality manual⋄ Established vendor rating and auditing systems⋄ Managed tariffs and led ISO teamWorking with the purchasing department, I was responsible for all strategic issues.

⋄ Contract negotiation with sub-contractors and sub-assemblers⋄ Sourced new components and new suppliers⋄ Conducted cost down negotiationsMy primary role was to localise the purchasing of electronic and electro-mechanical components from within Europe.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Graduate Diploma In Research Studies

Mba, Business

Awarded Griffith Award for Academic Excellence

Ma, Economics

Activities and Societies: Coach of 1st XV rugby teamSponsored by Japanese Ministry of Education

Bsc (Econ), Economics