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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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

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%.

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.

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.

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.

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.
• Conduct liaison with the Indonesian military, civil agencies and media.
• Site Manager of the Australian logistics compound

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