Global Product> Accountable for Global Product intellectual property operations comprising IP capture, due diligence, IP strategy and asset management.> Accountable for the strategic technology partnerships for Global Product bringing leading third-party technologies to Breville|Sage products.Corporate> Accountable for the Group’s sustainability compliance transition and related ASIC reporting.

Managing a multidisciplinary strategic business unit of IP experts and the related IP operations for an industry leading, globally located research and development team. Some of the highlights include:• Sustained Competitive Advantage Program: Designed and cooperatively manages the Program for intangible asset appraisal for ensuring assets with strategically aligned defendable value.• IP Governance – Strategy & Policy: Primary contributor and responsible for Group Global Product IP… Show more Managing a multidisciplinary strategic business unit of IP experts and the related IP operations for an industry leading, globally located research and development team. Some of the highlights include:• Sustained Competitive Advantage Program: Designed and cooperatively manages the Program for intangible asset appraisal for ensuring assets with strategically aligned defendable value.• IP Governance – Strategy & Policy: Primary contributor and responsible for Group Global Product IP Strategy & Policy internal and external Executive Office stakeholders. • Asset Capture Program: Manages operations of a portfolio of 1,450 intangible assets globally. For 10 years achieved organic annualized 7% portfolio growth (after strategic re-balancing and expirations)• Risk Mitigation and Contingency Program: Designed and implemented industry benchmark Program with multidisciplinary, multi-party stakeholders across 150 discrete risk inquiries a year. • Performance, Compensation & Pathways Program: Designed and manages performance management Program for IP experts whilst maintaining an OfficeVibe score materially above peer / industry averages. Show less

Leading a small team supervising the IP activities of 105 globally located research and development designers and engineers producing products for global distribution. This comprises management of freedom to operate and patent analytics, IP identification and registration, enforcement and marking management; managing a multi seven figure budget. • Designed and implemented patent and design portfolio database, including procedures for over 1,200 patents and designs allowing real time… Show more Leading a small team supervising the IP activities of 105 globally located research and development designers and engineers producing products for global distribution. This comprises management of freedom to operate and patent analytics, IP identification and registration, enforcement and marking management; managing a multi seven figure budget. • Designed and implemented patent and design portfolio database, including procedures for over 1,200 patents and designs allowing real time legal status data, unit performance and expense accounting support• Developed and implemented Chinese International Trade Fair and provincial enforcement strategy, resulting in over 100 trade fair notices and actions, and 5 successful China post fair settlements or litigation proceedings• Implemented and manage portfolio budget projection module to provide accurate forecasts for patents and designs portfolio• Designed and implemented virtual marking strategy for US market providing quarterly company website publications of US patents and designs pending and registered status protecting over 55 products to meet requirements for damages• Doubled registration rate of patents through registration initiative to decrease pending patent period Show less

ACHIEVEMENTS IN PREVIOUS ROLERecruited to address high level of Freedom to Operate (FTO) liability and high demand for identifying and gaining IP rights.• Designed and implemented FTO searching, analysis and competitor tracking strategy delivering zero litigation defences since Jun 2010 to present in over 120 global product launches• Managed filing strategy to increase patent and design identification, resulting in 100% increase of new application rate over a 2 year period

RePlated is a certified B Corporation and winner of a 2022 Good Design Gold Award producing reusable, made-in-Australia takeaway food containers. A big believer in the company’s mission, I provide guidance around product development and intellectual property - focusing on sustainable competitive advantage and related product development risk mitigation.Skills: New Innovative Product Development | Corporate Development | Intellectual Property

PAST ENGAGEMENTS:> IPBC Australasia (Melbourne) 2022: Panellisthttps://events.iam-media.com/event/3885a33a-30a5-49b3-9828-f58879c5f27d/summary> IPBC Asia (Tokyo) 2022: Panellisthttps://ipbc.iam-media.com/event/423d92da-7248-4004-81ca-bc3dd5325cae/summary> IPBC Shenzhen (Virtual Asia) 2020: Panellisthttps://web.cvent.com/event/eae5a6ef-1cf4-4698-afc9-ea867da84efe/summary> IPBC Connect (Virtual Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas) 2020:… Show more PAST ENGAGEMENTS:> IPBC Australasia (Melbourne) 2022: Panellisthttps://events.iam-media.com/event/3885a33a-30a5-49b3-9828-f58879c5f27d/summary> IPBC Asia (Tokyo) 2022: Panellisthttps://ipbc.iam-media.com/event/423d92da-7248-4004-81ca-bc3dd5325cae/summary> IPBC Shenzhen (Virtual Asia) 2020: Panellisthttps://web.cvent.com/event/eae5a6ef-1cf4-4698-afc9-ea867da84efe/summary> IPBC Connect (Virtual Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas) 2020: Panellisthttps://web.cvent.com/event/bd8f3ba0-5fa2-40cb-aee5-e444068abf19/summary> IPBC Australasia (Virtual) 2020: Panellisthttps://web.cvent.com/event/552fb31a-a4a5-4626-b6d2-6dbb2411e4b1/summary> IPBC Australasia (Melbourne) 2019: Panellisthttps://events.ipbc.com/events/ipbc-australasia-2019/event-summary-0d08ca0dab214bf48b91b05cb8f003fd.aspx> IP Summit (Sydney) 2019: Speakerhttps://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/about-us/news-and-community/events/ip-summit-2019-our-flagship-event-back> Industrial Design, Faculty of Arts, Architecture & Design, UNSW 2010-Present: Speakerhttps://www.be.unsw.edu.au/degrees/undergraduate/bachelor-of-industrial-design-honours Show less