- Lead a team of 45 permanent and up to 11 temp staff in 7 separate shifts, - Managed Carbon, Stainless Steel, and Piping Systems in 3 separate warehouses- Full site responsibility for H&S, Audits, compliance, Site H&S committee Chairman- National Chairman for S&T OHS-SC (Operational Health and Safety Sub-committee)- Operational readiness of 16 gantry cranes (SWL 8 – 12 t)- Operational responsibilities of largest DC in New Zealand for S&T- Largest Distribution Center supplies all branches in NZ- Alumni for first cohort Steel and Tube L2S leadership team

Three roles based at 1) Waitoa Site, Waikato, New Zealand, 2) Takanini Site, Auckland, New Zealand, 3) Auckland Stores, Auckland, New ZealandAchievements: - Improve SPA audit score from 60% to 87.9%, - Improve Gallup Engagement Survey from 3.2 to 4.01, - Achieve best NZ DC Safe Home Audit score 2013 (1.96/3) - GFA score 83%Responsibilities: - Provide leadership at multiple sites to ensure outstanding operational performance- Health and safety compliance and direction to promote safety and wellbeing- Build key relationships with internal and external stake holders, site management

- Identify key operational processes and develop into Standard Operational Procedures- Manage operational changes to improve performance of development team- Communication to all key stakeholders of all project milestones, progress, and results

Achievements: Forming and managing a successful business in a foreign culture and language (Portuguese)Responsibilities:- Procure commercial and private clients and manage their language acquisition programs- Develop training material for individual training courses- Train, coach, and develop clients

- Production planning and scheduling to meet inventory and transport requirements- Manage the development of Standard Operating Procedure improvement in the supply chain- Lead and manage the national distribution team in four national locations

Professional Award – New Zealand Fire Service College Top Recruit 1988- Operational fire fighter qualified to take charge of an operational fire fighting appliance- Leadership of an emergency services team at rescue and fire suppression incidents- Liaising between emergency services at critical incidents