Melissa Laver Email & Phone Number

Auckland, Nz

Auckland, New Zealand

Offers specialist training in care, and proper use of your finest assets and understanding the purpose/function and key roles of the conscious and subconscious mind in either enhancing or eroding good decision making, communication and thinking (and well-being). In short doing well under mental load or when subject to ongoing mental triggers or adverse unwanted conditions ... being in your best space. Qualified in law, strategy and business with advanced training in ancient and eastern psychology Melissa's primary area of interest and practice is based around how the subconscious mind unknowingly either works for or against you, either greatly enhancing or eroding one's ability to work with ease, efficiency and wellbeing.

Design and Implementation of a Category and Contract Management Framework and Dashboard enabling visibility of vendor performance/value for money, supplier management, risk and 'fit for purpose' contracts in place.Procurement and commercial advice to LOGISTICS and ENGINEERING categories/teams.

New Zealand

Construction contract management and contracts advisory, reviewing project governance and gate practices. Restructuring assistance and providing for contract novations as Connect 8+ transitioned to new entity.

Auckland, New Zealand

Design and Implementation of a Category and Contract Management Framework and Dashboard enabling visibility of vendor performance/value for money, supplier management, risk and 'fit for purpose' contracts in place.

Auckland, New Zealand

House relocation and renovations (my own)

Since Transition/Bid Win - Procurement Lead (Transition)Bid advisory, outsourcing advisory. Advise particularly on methodology for being able to demonstrate and evidence value for money for client. Also to be able to enable stakeholders to have visibility of issues, risks, performance and improvement underway. KPI regimes for performance and improvement.

Auckland, New Zealand

Advice on the required framework for improved accountability and performance in the area contract management and programme delivery. Arms length advice on the restructure of the Auckland Area Office. MoE Director requiring greater assurance as to return/VFM from funding/contracting arrangements and large areas of public spend and equally to ensure good/consistent contract management, outcome management and management of risk. Advising and putting into place suitable framework, improvement programme, change plan and that required to build capability/competency across these functions, and across the existing line management.

Auckland

Scope was to establish a project and programme management framework and improve organisational capability in this area. Key to this was diagnosis and treatment of issues and risks (legacy through to recent) and improvement of organisational processes for managing delivery as well as issues, risks and opportunties. Strategic advisory also and particularly in relation to client management, also significant advise in relation to how to ensure value for money is able to be demonstrated and evidenced. Furthermore established practices for review/evaluation, oversight and monitoring of research projects and programmes of work. Framework established for demonstrating payback, utility, return, value from science research programmes and overall 'return on investment' (and showing ROI/value across the lifecycle of the project/research which may be 10-15 years+ and not necessarily guarantee any scientific breakthrough). Also particularly concentrated on establishing improved visibility of workstreams and ability to manage/review and report meaningful to various stakeholders in one go.

Role was to ensure better/quicker negotiation of contracts internal and with the client. Constraint being the AU legal team. To do this had to improve visibility as to work being tendered, negotiated and performed across all business units, and implement improved project (particularly issues and risk management). Examined and diagnosed commercial practices during tendering and negotiation of contracts with clients. Particularly examining practices across the ABB local business units, and within each. Assessing skills sets and level of competencies and maturity within and across the businesses. Reviewing standard practices for agreeing deviations to FIDIC, ASNZS:4911 and clients major supply contracts. Examining end to end oversight of delivery practices, project management and governance practices. Negotiating with AU legal team, and establishing improved practices for reviewing tenders and contracts. Establishing MSA/frame agreements of standard terms with clients where possible.

Auckland, New Zealand

Dealing with Tier 1 ICT contract and supplier management issues. Improving visibility of issues and risks. Establishing improved methodology for tiering and management of ICT supply. Reviewing new and existing contracts, renegotiating MSAs. Working through improved project 'statement of work' practices to see improved clarity of roles and responsibilities, clear scope, deliverables etc.

Auckland, New Zealand

Strategic and End to End (E2E) review of Chorus' Greenfields Business. i.e. installation of fibre in new subdivisions and multi dwelling units (MDUs). Advising on what would be improved practices for commercial oversight across jobs. Improving linkages and communication between sales, planners, delivery specialists, service companies (and their subcontractors), the developer, their contractors, end users, tenants and retail service providers (RSPs). Interim Programme and Key Account Manager for key jobs for key property developments until responsibilities in this area established and allocated.

Contract and Commercial Management for Chorus with MBIE and Crown Fibre Holdings for Rural Broadband and Ultra Fast Broadband contracts. Emphasis especially on change management practices for both contracts and careful management of expectations, required oversight of build programmes, all issues and reporting. Also worked to ensure improved visibility as to programme delivery internally and to the client.

Sorting commerical, legal and procurement matters post the Chorus/Telecom demerger, Areas and contracts relating mainly to physical works and engineering contracts/major assets and IT. Reviewing main engineering contracts and key schedules with key contractors, particulary reviewing 'Statement of Works' practices and templates to reduce delivery risks/cost overruns and arresting issues regarding asset management.

Pre-project planning, project advisory and project governance advisory. Project relating to parking solutions i.e. replacing or phasing out of aging and traditional style Pay and Display parking infrastructure. Advice given in needing to identify first the real client needs, drivers (i.e. easing congestion, improving revenue, reducing operating costs, moving away from cash handling, ease of enforcement, improving compliance and local parking outcomes etc.) and required outcomes post their initial EOI to the market and prior any further market engagement. Was dealing with other 'disruptive technology' options that sees less requirement for physical infrastructure and needed clarity too objectives. Recommending not going out to market until this was completed despite the brief being 'take it to market' as lack of project governance too also at that time.

Auckland

Work/Clients included Ministry of Education (x2 Hobsonville PPP Schools and Leaky Schools), Chorus,and Auckland Transport (Roading and Rail). MSP Programme Management advisory. Advice being in project governance and assuring benefits accrue to complex and key programmes of work.

Work prior to Rugby World Cup to put new redevelopment assets and facilities under appropriate Responsive and Preventative Maintenance Regimes as defects liability expired during RWC. Contracts including but not limited to HVAC, electrical maintenance, lifts, waste management, ETFE (cladding solution), drainage/env.solutions, seating systems, IT, admission systems, CCTV, height safety services, etc. .Also performing RWC overlay works - putting particularly event related contracts in place for goods, works and services required for RWC, (generators, seating) and additional construction works required.

Upon Day One of new Auckland Council identifying and assessing all existing projects, their status, issues, risks and establishing new governance and reporting for them. Key role was advisory to COO/CEO and Board for the following projects and their status/delivery and management: 1) Build and operationalisation of the Viaduct Event Centre (in time for Rugby World Cup)2) Auckland Art Gallery Redevelopment and seismic strengthening, 3) U2 360 Concert at Mt Smart Stadium, 4) Te Wa O Nui Auckland Zoo precinct and 5) ASB Threatre Refurbishment (Aotea Centre). Assessing project delivery and risks and establishing new project governance as existing ones were lost in the transition to Auckland Council/RFA etc. Identifying and assessing other planned and current projects within ex ARC Mt Smart Operations, Auckland Art Gallery, THE EDGE, and the Auckland Zoo. i.e. gaining visibility as to projects, planning, adequate business cases, reviewing reporting, establishing oversight practices etc. Advisory in relation to improving Programme Management capability immediately in the absence of resource to address this as a structured project in itself.

Responsible for advising on implementation of PWC advice post the David Beckam 1.8m losses at Mt Smart Stadium, and advising on the management of the Stadium and its issues in the interim. Oversight of key projects and commercial/financial management of the staduim until improved practices and governance was established. Key project during this time was U2 concert in November 2010. Other responsibilities included working for Regional Parks Team who were phenomenally committed and capable. Reporting was a joy on these parks as they were managed with care, purpose and professionalism. Only challenge being Mt Smart stadium being a Auckland Regional Park, and hence having some 'challenges' and needing acute assistance.

UniServices the commercialization arm of the University of Auckland.Advice on project management and particularly financial management for two of their engineering entities namely IESE and Light Metals Research Centre. These centers performing research and physical works contracts globally in the are of seismic monitoring and aluminum smeltering.Established interim means of tracking project costs against base line costs until new FMIS system was implemented. Advised on inputs to this project to enable suitable management of contracts and projects and particularly to deal with revenue recognition and foreign currencies. Also gave advise on how to avoid the real potential for fraud that was seen. Advice not implemented yet fraud discovered a few years later.

Commercial Manager for 4 four months until they recruited for the role. Headed up their legal advisory team as well.Reviewed their ICT contract and supplier management practices. Established improved practices for managing Tier 1 suppliers.Work on commercialization agreements.

National Procurement Manager for NZ. Reported to Australia

Responsible for procurement and commercial advise to all business units and project office for all major capex projects. Implemented improvements for managing project and commercial risk. Also advised in improvements in project oversight and governance. Worked with their newly established PMO to build up more robust and more fair-safe practices. Procurements varied from significant ICT acquisitions and broadcast engineering equipment to decommissioning satellite stations and tendering for strategic branding services and wardrobe and styling services for ONE news.

Education record

Postgrad Dip (Strategy/Marketing), Advanced Organizational Strategy & Services Marketing

Postgrad Dip Bus (Business Admin)

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Studies/Environmental Science/Economics

Msp Programme Management - Foundation And Practicioner, Programme Management

Prince 2 - Foundation And Practicioner, Project Management

Completed Nsw, February 2019