Performing contract work in the maintenance and shopfitting trade for the Retail environment of major retail chains...

Site Co-Ordinator / Supervisor: - Liaison between major retail chain (client) and developers, architects, builder and other contractors for multi story development. Advising of clients requirements, standards, etc. Ensuring OH&S compliance. Timely decision making to ensure schedules maintained. - Liaison and site organisation for major retail chain of its last three new concept trial refurbishment ventures to ensure successful implementation for future rollouts to its other stores. - Rollout contracts for implementation of SCO's (self serve checkouts) for major retail chain. Including the initial trial. Ensuring numerous trades perform requirements in the short timeframe provided. On the spot decision making.- Numerous store refurbishments & rollouts for major retail chain for its Interstate and New Zealand stores. - Scheduling of works with trades and also the merchandising by the retail store for all projects. Project Management: - Interstate rollout programme for major retail chain. - Quotation sourcing from numerous contractors. - Scheduling of works with trades and the merchandising by the retail stores. - Ensure all works completed/finalised to clients high standards and no defects left outstanding. Shopfitting Works:- Fixture relocations.- Installations.- Removals.- Fixture modifications.- Maintenance.Maintain professional work ethics for all above roles. With main focus on OH&S, timeframes and budgets. Also ensuring high customer service to my clients internal and external customers.

Works in major retail stores such as Woolworths, Big W, Dan Murphys, BWS, and Woolworths Petrol. Duties include general maintenance, repairs for OH&S preventions, shopfitting (new builds, relocations, modifications), signage (installs, relocations), store defit works.

Contracted site supervisor to manage sites during Kmart full store refurbishments with 100+ trades, visitors and Kmart layout staff per shift, to deliver projects on time. Duties included organisation of site and trades, daily project updates to senior parties, weekly site meetings, scheduling, waste control, inductions, stage signoffs, site inspections. Strong emphasis on OH&S protocols for each site, achieving numerous 100% safety audits including a 100% external safety audit.

Contract shopfitter with works in major retail chains such as Big W, Woolworths, Coles, Officeworks, and Masters hardware. Duties included installation of new equipment, refurbishments, fixture relocations, modifications, rollouts of minor works, store defit.

- Onsite Project Leader of major store refurbishments and new stores across various states of Australia.- Including refurbishments for the "Top 3 Sales" stores for Kmart Australia, and the 32wk major development of Kmart Rosny (Hobart) & shopping centre. - Minor rollouts managed of various types including trials projects. - Control of store merchandising teams and contracted trades such as shopfitting crews, data & electricians, builders & flooring contractors, other adhoc trades. - Finalisation of plans and fittings take-offs. - Scheduling of works. - Maintain budgets, time lines and store sales. - Project status reports for all interested parties. - Site markups and checks. - Liase with high level Management as required, including Kmart Managing Director. - Nominated for "Business Achievement Award" in 2006 for service to Kmart Store Development.

Duties included: - Managing 'Home Area' and its various departments. - Managed staffing within the area. - Controlled budgets, stock management. - High customer service outlook. - Maintain sales, merchandising and visual signage for stores.- Promoted team work.