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Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Mount Maunganui

Delivery of $7m packing automation upgrade, new palletising automation, re-design of existing packing lines, stormwater management, resource consent, building extensions and consent, upgrade of electrical infrastructure.

Mount Maunganui

Capital Project Manager for $10m edible oil storage and processing project at Mount Maunganui Site. This role includes Design management, building and resource consents, Planning, procurement, Civil works, construction, installation and commissioning.Project scope; oil storage silos, warehouse building, CIP pad and wastewater treatment, electrical infrastructure, process automation, roading, stormwater management.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mt Maunganui

Capital Projects Manager and Project Engineer of $5m nationwide machine safety programme across 20+ materials handlings sites around the country.

Paengaroa, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Paengaroa, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Managing various supply chain projects from concept to completion, supplier and contractor management, CAPEX and business case proposals, management of internal and external project teams, health and safety and dangerous goods risk assessments and management.

Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Having been a project manager in the Comvita Innovation team since it was created, my role and experience has evolved leading new practices in the product development space. Developing the use of the stage gate process, using agile, waterfall and rapid cycle project techniques. While managing larger complex projects, the focus is on stakeholder and risk management, communication, financial analysis and reporting.Management of internal project teams to deliver new products from concept to market involving many internal resources; Marketing, Design, Markets, Planning, Procurement, Production, Engineering and Quality Control.Preparation and delivery of product development and CAPEX business cases to the innovation committee and leadership team.This role also included management of two project managers, communication and prioritisation of NPD portfolio of up 50 projects. Key achievements:- I joined the innovation team in the early stages of its inception and successfully launched a number of new products. - Programme manager of Comvita’s global Manuka honey product range through a packaging upgrade including packaging development of over 150 SKUs. Internal project team of 12+ from across the supply chain, marketing and product development teams. Communication with key stakeholders across the global business, managing project risk, packaging supplier transition and design of new primary and secondary packaging.- Project management of sachet manufacturing line, business case and board proposal- Delivery of a new product range (honey in a sachet) from concept to market in less than 16 weeks- Continued management of sachet product manufacturing, packaging design, market forecasts, inventory, and product delivery to global markets.- Design and execution of new flagship UMF20+ Manuka honey packaging- Product renovations of various other honey, olive leaf, omega, and honey health products launched to markets across Asia, North America and UK.

Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

This role within the internal engineering team included:- Project engineering - CAPEX business case proposals, feasibility studies, project definition and scope, risk analysis, consultant and contractor management. - CMSE machinery safety assessments of manufacturing and packaging equipment - Project execution of hazardous areas safety modifications and certification, packaging line upgrades, and food processing and packaging line improvements.Key achievements:- Project manager and engineering design of $2.5m honey processing upgrade at head office site in Paengaroa- Project manager and engineering design of a $1m leaf extraction manufacturing process upgrade at farm and processing facility in Queensland Australia.- Project Manager of Air conditioning (HVAC) system upgrade for food grade GMP certified manufacturing facility- Various quality manufacturing process validations- R & D of manufacturing process improvements- Engineering design and manufacturing support for various new product development projects- Active Health and Safety representative providing technical support to H&S committee

Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

I was responsible for the project management and engineering design of various industrial manufacturing solutions for external clients. I became known for my communication skills and ability to build valuable working relationships with clients while contracted and working within their teams.Project Engineer, Dairy Goat Co-operativeKey achievements:- Hazardous area certification for canning plant hygiene room- Capital expenditure approval and design development of packaging line upgrade- Implementation of safety modifications to hazardous areas for certification- Reduced bacteria ingress in spray dry plant critical hygiene areaAustralian Paper Maryvale Deinking PlantKey achievements:- Mechanical design completion of eight stainless-steel tanks including a 250m3 low density pulp storage tower- Mechanical engineering design integration of agitators, pumps, piping and process equipment including design and layout integration with new plant and equipment ($100 million) - Preparation of technical specifications, engineering drawings and contractor packagesMethanex Waitara Valley Plant RestartKey achievements:- Inspection of mechanical rotating equipment and piping for plant restart, preparing scope of works for steam turbines, pumps, cooling towers, pressure vessels and piping. Responsible for the cooling water and steam systems- Completion of scope of maintenance works for cooling water system to enable cost analysis for plant restart within condensed time frameBallance Agri-Nutrients KapuniKey achievements:- Project management of multiple mechanical equipment and pipeline replacements leading up to and during the February 2012 Turn Around- Preparation of numerous mechanical engineering and welding work scopes for maintenance and repair work on plant equipment and piping including NDT- Completion of multiple mechanical projects on time and budget- Management of Urea Grade Stainless Steel Welder Qualifications in preparation for plant Turn Around

Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Work Package Manager for numerous mechanical and medical gas design packagesSection Quality Representative - monitor and prepare section quality documents for internal and external ISO9001 quality audits. Key achievements:• Complete medical gas design and construction monitoring of medical gas pipeline system for new Building 50 at Tauranga Hospital ($50 million)• Construction monitoring of medical gas pipeline system at new Lakes Rotorua Hospital ($100 million)

Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Operation and maintenance of plastic injection moulding machines and toolingStainless steel component fabrication Key achievements:• Setting up two machines when new tools are brought in to TrioDent, electric TOYO 50 ton and a BOY 50 ton hydraulic machines• Design of a pneumatic robot for TrioDent to remove components from injection moulding machines and load into a cutting press• Design and build of a pneumatic press for TrioDent to ink colour the stainless foil components as they are punched out. Including tension rollers, friction feeder, and a hot pneumatic press• Design and build of a frictional roller to control the feed of the stainless strip to the mechanical press

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be) Honours, Mechanical Engineering

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