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Highgate, Sa, Au

Greater Adelaide Area

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Adelaide, Australia

Advising Army HQ technical capability owner on preparation of business cases, commercial strategy and project planning.

Keswick

Planning and overseeing conduct of a critical training and operational readiness activity for a high readiness reserve battlegroup.

Adelaide, Australia

Responsibilities.• Reporting to the Director of Operational Support for implementation of corporate Lifecycle Management system, which is a cradle to grave project and operational governance framework. The focus of this role was overseeing the day-to-day running of governance and the risk management framework.Achievements.• Updated and refreshed the enterprise risk framework, covering processes, training and upgrading the ERP platform.• Established a risk management community of practice to promote the importance of the discipline across the business and to mentor future leaders in the field.• Mentored project and risk managers across the business,

Canberra, Australia

Bechtel’s service offering is a group of very accomplished practitioners from the full range of project management disciplines conducting procurement and maintenance management master classes for a very select, senior and intellectually capable audience.Responsibilities.• Provide coaching the senior managers in use of a risk – rather than rules or checklist – based approach to develop sound business cases and robust execution strategies.Achievements.• Drafted a detailed training management plan that will be provided to the customer to enable them to replace my team with their own staff, thereby avoiding misdirection of Bechtel resources and creation of a client dependency; thereby laying the foundation for a sustainable relationship.

Australia & Saudi Arabia

Requested by Head of Risk to assist the Risk Manager of the Riyadh Metro Project to improve the capability of the team. Bechtel is completing 50% of a US$22 billion program to provide Riyadh with a mass transit light rail system.Responsibilities.• Develop solutions to specified capability deficiencies, regarding personnel skills and knowledge, processes and tools.Achievements.• Enabled the risk team to effectively communicate the outputs of their analysis to senior management by developing their facilitation and presentation skills which improved data quality and relationships with management.• Re-designed report formats to enable senior managers to more readily understand them.• Introduced the new analysis tools and format reports which was positively received by previously skeptical managers

Indonesia

previously skeptical managersAssigned out of function as training manager for modular construction of LNG cryogenic train in Indonesia. Responsibilities.• Manage a team of six local nationals to schedule and deliver training, conduct skills verification and maintain records.• Engage external trainers to deliver specialist and technical trade training.• Liaise with Bechtel Learning and Development to deliver mandatory policy and professional development training.• Design ad hoc training in response to dynamic conditions. Achievements.• Pioneered the use of virtual learning to reduce travel costs whilst ensuring delivery of essential professional development.• Designed and delivered a cultural awareness program for expatriate workers.

Australia & Canada

Recruited for mine-site development projects for BHP’s Australian capital portfolio (US$18 billion) and the construction of an aluminum smelter for Rio Tinto Canada (US$3.5 billion).Responsibilities.• Oversee a framework to identify, analyse, evaluate and manage risks.• Communicate the detail of risks and plans to manage them to Bechtel and client senior managers. • Advise and coach project managers in risk management.• Model positive leadership behaviours, with an emphasis on Zero Harm.Achievements.• Improved compliance with BHP Billiton financial and non-financial criteria from less than 40% to consistently above 85%.• Resolved the issues associated with a non-performing vendor who had threatened to withhold critical materials.• Led the commercial team which negotiated the rapid award of sub-contracts for additional camp accommodation which required resolving commercial and technical obstacles.

Australia

Responsibilities. • Contracted by Rio Tinto to analyse and improve the supply chain for consumable materials used in the operation of an underground mine. • Goal was to reduce cycle times and remove the logistics constraint on mining productivity, with an OEM/supplier to coal-face scope.Achievements.• Facilitated information collection with operational leaders and technical experts.• Constructed, ran and analysed mathematical models.• Drafted new procedures, workforce routines and facilities layout to reduce cycle times and improve productivity.

Canberra

Responsibilities• Deploy Lean-6 Sigma continuous improvement methodology.• Engage with internal stakeholders to gain their support.• Contract and direct specialist advisory and training services.• Facilitate Process Improvement Activities.Achievements.• Planned and conducted a change communication program, which covered internal channels, stakeholder consultation and information roadshows.• Rolled out Lean-6Sigma training program.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsibilities.• Establish the requirement for industrial, commercial and office facilities for the restructure (merged) business and identify commercial solutions.• Manage the tendering and contracting process for new facilities.• Manage architectural, construction and procurement aspects of facilities upgrades and fit outs.• Dispose of surplus assets and equipment.• Liaise with local and state government stakeholders within the scope of restructuring.Achievements.• Commended for the detail and rigor of the tender selection process.• Secured the project office at 40% below market rates and fitted out at 20% below budget. • Selected by board to dispose of assets after company was voluntarily deregistered by government owner following policy change.

Australia

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance is a 50:50 JV operating seven high volume metallurgical coal mines and an export terminal supplying premium quality coking coal to steel makers in Asia and Europe.Responsibilities. • Under contract to manage site Capex portfolio of $80 million at the Peak Downs Mine. Contract later extended to for a further 12 months in the BMA Project Development Group. • Monitor and analyse key financial and schedule data and compile reports to the corporate project group.• Develop fit for purpose processes to achieve governance and reporting mandates.• Coach and advise site leadership in their responsibilities.• Draft Project Development Group operating policies.Achievements.• Rapidly assimilated knowledge of mining processes and technology and established highly effective relationships at all levels of the business.• Successfully gained buy-in from a skeptical GM.• Developed a portfolio management process and tool for use at Peak Downs then as a standard corporate process.• Coordinate the preparation of a definition study for the acquisition of a $350 million open cut mining system.

Australia, Indonesia, The Middle-East, East Timor, Solomon Islands

Chief Risk Officer. Joint Task Force 633 is the Defence Force’s operational headquarters in the Middle-East. • Provide 24/7 threat warning and military-political advice to Australian military forces.• Manage liaison with Australian diplomatic, police and aid agencies and friendly foreign militaries.• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of 10 direct and up to 20 functional reports. Humanitarian Relief – Indian Ocean Tsunami. The Defence response to official Indonesian request for assistance following the Boxing Day 2004 Tsunami.• Conduct liaison with the Indonesian military, civil agencies and media.• Site Manager of the Australian logistics compound• Negotiated priority access to air and sea terminals for inbound logistics, and withdrawal of equipment at completion.Functional Manager of Risk. A department of 18 direct reports responsible for setting service delivery standards and developing functional capabilities at the apex of a matrix organization. • Scope covers policies, procedures, workforce capability and acquisition of specialised technology. • Successfully, designed and rolled out training solution in response to operational deficiencies. • Commissioned new fixed base facilities and mobile command post. Category Manager. An Army think tank commissioned to conduct long range organisational design, develop operational concepts and define equipment requirement.• Exercise executive oversight of a research and development program involving government agencies, universities and technology vendors. • Overcame stakeholder inertia to rationalise the program to achieve significant cost savings.United Nations Military Observer. A small team of international military officers supporting the UN’s 1999 East Timor referendum.• Manage relationships with military and para-military groups to ensure the safe conduct of the independence referendum. • Awarded the Bravery Medal and the Elie Weasel Humanitarian Award.

Master Of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration

Post Baccalaureate Certificate, Construction Management

Company Directors Course

Graduate Certificate In Applied Finance

Diploma, Military Strategic Studies, General

Master Of Arts - Internatiional Relations

Diploma Of Applied Language, Indonesian

Activities and Societies: Indonesian language long course (39 weeks)

Bachelor Of Arts (Honours: History)

Graduate Certificate, Psychology Of Risk

Education record

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, History - Australian Army At War 1901 - 1945