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Brisbane, Australia

Appointed as General Manager, Opportunity and Innovation to drive five projects—two of which were international expansions. The accelerated need to manage projects, meant maintaining a presence in the prior role to provide an exit strategy. Despite the rapid handover from the previous role, maintained capability gap by writing a tender for all container work for one of the largest 3PLs in Australia.✔ Designed structured projects from briefings by securing data used for project overviews, objectives and budgets. The aim was to ensure that projects could fit or piggyback with existing business initiatives, and avoid duplication.✔ Delivered cooperative relationships with influential senior managers across the top three customer firms.In just one month, delivered all legal foundations and support structures for an expansion into Canada. Set up company, banking and local employment documents. Efforts delivered a fully compliant operation and eased the way to take on the first customer a month earlier than forecast.

Brisbane, Australia

Created a structure around the business, transforming operations with a solid strategic platform, a five-year strategy and vision, and an empowered managing partnership confident with change. From just two people, the Corporate Services team grew to 12, as capabilities voids and the need for greater capacity accelerated. In just six years:✔ Queensland became a national presence setting the scene for international expansion into Canada and New Zealand. ✔ Revenues grew 210%✔ Employee headcount increased 80% in 2015. ✔ Five-year strategy and vision addressed marketplace threats to ensure growth trajectory continued.✔ New IT platform delivered content to front-line employees and customers via smart devices and an online portal Enduring contributions:✔ Engaged with other General Managers to create a Service Level Agreement that set the terms for mutual reliance, communication channels and escalations—an initiative that when surveyed post implementation, 90% of team were satisfied with the revised process. In fewer than 12 months Corporate Services were completing 60 requests weekly with 100% on time completion.✔ Empowered new leaders to become self-sufficient. Mentored up-and-comers to rise through the ranks—transitioning from front-line roles to grasp the nuances of people management and business strategy and operations.✔ Built and delivered a roadmap of initiatives to achieve goals business wide. Provided insight on methods to deal with ‘today’—while maintaining oversight on ‘tomorrow’.

Brisbane, Australia

Business Analyst (7/2011–6/2012)Business Analyst (1/2010–6/2010)*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Project Mission: Expand model for allocating short-cycle work and expanding to incorporate longer cycle project work in parcels to achieve workforce optimisation. The automatic function of the Workforce Allocation Tool, needed potential champions of change to sway mindsets and contribute workforce acceptance. Delivered a workable solution that won buy-in and was prepared for implementation

Brisbane And Melbourne, Australia

Finance and Strategy Manager (1/2007–9/2009)Requested to relocate to Melbourne to create project forecasts and later, review progress and create strategies in an environment where the Trading Post paper was struggling in the market. ✔ Built a cohesive, multi-channel sales strategy for Trading Post focused on markets of traditional strengths to gain traction against major competitors.✔ Developed a complex financial model to measure the business case—robust enough to allow adjustments to assumptions. Presented findings to the Board that showed a black and white position—success or failure.✔ Mentored two professionals who became widely respected in the areas of business analysis and accountancy.*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Management Accountant, Operations (9/2005–1/2007)Engaged to deliver management reports and budgets for business operations. With the print version of Trading Post in decline, invested time to help the team analyse figures and make improvements.✔ Predicted the declining circulation rates of the printed paper to within 0.5%—proving the accuracy of the financial modelling.✔ Introduced a structured approach to reporting and analysis that taught the entire management team how to create value in each area.

Canberra, Australia

Corporate Services Manager, AGIMOManagement Accountant/Financial Accountant/Various roles*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~As the Corporate Service Manager for AGIMO (Australian Government Information Management Office) helped run the integration project to consolidate AGIMO and transition teams to the Department of Finance. ✔ Led change and helped team adjust following transition and restructure. ✔ Prepared the federal budget for the Department of Finance.

Mba, Business Administration

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Bachelor'S Degree, Commerce

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics