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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

My role as Commercial Director is to support the people and teams within Niche as they deliver on Niche's vision and growth plans. Nationally, I support our people in business development, client relationship management and in maintaining good governance processes.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Principal Consultant of Blu Frontier Consulting. I operate as a Portfolio Professional, contract, causal, fixed term, providing interim management capability and flexibility. Adding value through the identification and mitigation of risk in the design, implementation and delivery of;• Commercial and contractual management services;• Business reviews and turnaround strategy;• Key client strategy and implementation;• Acquisition due diligence and integration… Show more Principal Consultant of Blu Frontier Consulting. I operate as a Portfolio Professional, contract, causal, fixed term, providing interim management capability and flexibility. Adding value through the identification and mitigation of risk in the design, implementation and delivery of;• Commercial and contractual management services;• Business reviews and turnaround strategy;• Key client strategy and implementation;• Acquisition due diligence and integration planning;• Market assessment, sales planning and win rate improvement execution;• Market exit and closure planning and execution; and• Organisational development and learning programs.My portfolio expertise covers;• Contracting and consulting in engineering, construction and science; • Complex, services environment driven by large value, long term contracts;• Multi-disciplinary, skilled and semi-skilled staff (professional and technical);Wide sector, services and geographic experience.• New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia, Papua New Guinea, South East Asia and Middle East.• Water, Industrial, Energy (Oil & Gas, Renewables, Petrochemical), Property Development, Transport Infrastructure and Defence.By applying my business insight and in-depth knowledge, derived from over 20 years’ experience in the management of engineering, professional services and consulting firms, I provide a high return on investment through;• Speed to commencement;• Expertise;• Objectivity;• Effectiveness;• Commitment;• Accountability. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Accountable to EBIT level for regional business• Direct the day-to-day operations management of the firm to achieve optimum ROI• Drive a sales and client ‘priority focus’ strategy• Ensure a healthy, satisfying, safe work environment• Recruitment of new staff and retention of existing staff• Provide leadership for mentoring, career development and performance management• Maintain required corporate governance principles• Continually assess and review foreseeable and… Show more Accountable to EBIT level for regional business• Direct the day-to-day operations management of the firm to achieve optimum ROI• Drive a sales and client ‘priority focus’ strategy• Ensure a healthy, satisfying, safe work environment• Recruitment of new staff and retention of existing staff• Provide leadership for mentoring, career development and performance management• Maintain required corporate governance principles• Continually assess and review foreseeable and potential risks to the business• Direct the preparation of financial budgets, financial reports, forecasts and variance reports• Maintain tight management and control over debt-reduction and working capital Show less

Australia

In conjunction with my RGM role, responsible for the Caltex Australia account.Accountable for;• Customer experience and satisfaction• Strategic and performance leadership with deep commerciality focus• Tenders, cost, revenue and profit• Service level targets and developing opportunities to grow the account • Evaluating challenges and taking action to mitigate risk

Chatswood, Nsw

Accountable to EBIT level for regional business• Direct the day-to-day operations management of the firm

In conjunction with my GM role, responsible for the National Exxon Mobil Oil Australia account.Strategic and performance leadership Focused to improving Client satisfaction and exceeding SLA/KPI’s.

Self employed project consultancy.• Project management: construction and engineering for Government, Defence and private industry

Australian And Se Asia

Company and Operations Director • Strategic development of a start-up process design and engineering firm.• Operated in Australian and SE Asian (Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand) markets.• Supply chain sourced in Australia, USA and Japan.

South West Sydney Tafe

Part time permanent teacher in the engineering, science and fabrication section.o Engineering science, metallurgy Metal fabrication, welding mechanical engineering, and drawing.

Executive Mba (Paused)

Diploma, Engineering - Fabrication & Welding

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