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Sydney, Au

Transforming S&OP/IBP with AI-Driven CollaborationDedicated to revolutionizing how organizations approach Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP). My passion lies in seamlessly merging advanced statistical models and AI with human intelligence, creating frameworks that enhance cross-functional collaboration. This unique approach ensures that businesses not only leverage the power of cutting-edge AI but also harness the critical insights and expertise that only human intelligence can provide.

Sydney, Au

IBP/S&OP (Integrated Business Planning, Sales & Operations Planning) management consultant.Helping execs and managers reorganise people, process and systems to improve profitability, customer service, cashflow and inventory.With qualifications in engineering, psychology and computer programming I thrive on challenges that leverage my multidisciplinary approach to analytics and supply chain.

Brisbane, Queensland, Au

BDO is the world's fifth largest professional services firm. I developed "AI Bootcamps" for supply chain executives and managers. In essence showing them how to use AI to connect their vision to every person in their supply chain.I also worked with the service industries and government departments.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Reporting to the Supply Chain Director, I headed up the manufacturing master plan for their Mars Wrigley factory in Sydney. This included a 5 yr prediction of supply and demand which won me the general manager's award. I also managed projects and implemented an artificially intelligent version of One Business App that went on to help them break records in factory performance.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Working as the Sales and Operations Planning subject matter expert at Unilever, reporting to the regional director, I wrote predictive algorithms that, in the director’s words, saved millions of dollars in inventory. Together we also redefined their process for setting regional targets and I automated reporting of their customer service KPI’s.

Warriewood, Nsw, Au

At Blackmores I won an award for outstanding performance for predicting future supply chain requirements after Australia’s biggest ever recall of a pharmaceutical product. During my time at Blackmores I held the following positions:Demand Manager reporting to the Sales & Marketing director.Business Performance Manager reporting to the CEO.Supply Chain Manager reporting to the Operations Director.Blackmores is also where I cut my teeth on multidimensional cubes, designing them from the ground up using TM1 (Cognos) as well as other Business Intelligence tools.

SkyFish was a supply chain SaaS model for aerospace.We raised $4M USD but didn't survive the dot com bubble bursting in 2001.

B.Eng. Honors, Industrial Engineering

Grad Dip, Psychology