John Pargeter Email & Phone Number

Adelaide

SWAN Systems is a cloud based software platform that provides a sophisticated yet practical management tool for the optimal scheduling of water and nutrients. By harnessing data, the platform delivers user friendly scheduling, tracking and reporting without the extra cost of replacing irrigation hardware.SWAN helps users in all sectors of the irrigation industry, including intensive horticulture, irrigated cropping and public open space such as parks, gardens, schools and sporting grounds.SWAN helps you do more with less and save water and money in the process: a better outcome for both the business and the environment.

South Australia, Australia

Current:• Founder and Director of the Langhorne Creek Pipe Line Company Past: • Founder and Member of the Langhorne Creek Drought Taskforce – involved intensive lobbying with politicians which resulted in securing a $100million grant for irrigation to the Langhorne Creek area• Chair of the Langhorne Creek Grape Growers Association• Chair of the Langhorne Creek Wine Industry Council • Chair of the Local Water Management Committee

South Australia, Australia

• Development of original farmland site into a fully established vineyard including the planning of irrigation and vine planting • Overall management of 500 acre vineyard including soil management, irrigation, and disease and weed control• Responsible for generating all sales of wine produced under the vineyards own wine label including export sales• Coordination and running of board meetings - collecting, analysing and presenting statistical data• Direct and oversee general growing activities such as harvesting and pruning• Monitor grape maturity to ensure their quality and calculate the correct time for harvest• Coordination and contract negotiations of all staffing, including the utilisation of contract labour hire for peak seasons (ie harvest and pruning), adjusting as needed for any weather induced variations to the “vineyard season” • Responsibility for the training and induction of all staff - temporary and permanent • Carrying out environmental management programmes including food safety and occupational health and safety procedures• Researching and sourcing all products and negotiating best price• Coordination of the purchase and maintenance of all machinery.• Responsible for all grape sales including liaising with grape buyers and winemakers to negotiate sale price and arranging transport of grapes• Keep records of techniques used and harvest outcomes for each season in order to facilitate future planning

South Australia And Thailand

• Responsible for the management of major projects including the sales and installation of irrigation (predominantly within viticulture)• Preparation of project tenders• Sales and commissioning• Product sourcing• Staffing

• Promotion and sales of James Hardie Industries irrigation and products to a large part of Asia (spanning from Japan to Thailand) • Extensive travel throughout the South East Asia are to meet sales targets and promote the products