Based at Viva Energy's refinery in Geelong, I manage the company's strategic media engagement around Australia. I am also involved in community engagement and internal communications and drive the refinery's media relations, community engagement and sporting club sponsorship programs.

Corporate communications executive and former journalist with extensive experience in crisis management and helping boards with strategic communications and reputation protection.Strong relationships with Australia's leading business journalists and commentators.Provides strategic and practical advice on handling media, communications, narrative development, brand-reputation issues and crisis management in challenging and media-intensive environments.More than 16 years in corporate communications, including seven years as head of communications for Ferrier Hodgson, Australia's leading insolvency firm. Founder and Director of strategic communications firm, Michael Cave Communications.20 years in journalism, including seven years at the Australian Financial Review, three years at The Age and six years writing and editing for publications in Tokyo and Hong Kong.I help businesses tell their story in a clear and compelling manner.

• Provided strategic advice on media, communications and issues management.• Developed and implemented strategic media programs for clients.• Built and maintained client profiles with relevant journalists.• Provided media monitoring and analysis, implementing strategic responses and journalist liaison.StratHouse was a partnership of communications strategists that specialised in strategy; advising boards and management teams on the best ways to position their organisations with the people that matter most.Through collaboration, the StratHouse partners' complementary expertise across marketing, media and government was leveraged to deliver value to clients. Their services helped clients identify strategic partnerships, foster relationships, influence outcomes, protect and enhance organisational reputation and build strong brand equity and reach.The StratHouse partners came from diverse professional backgrounds and brought proven track records as trusted advisors to ASX-listed companies, SMEs, not-for-profit organisations, government and a wide range of industry sectors.The StratHouse team was a deep professional network with strong relationships across business, the media, community and the highest levels of government. Their insight helped to define clients' unique value proposition and exploit opportunities to achieve a competitive advantage.

Managed media relations, provided strategic advice on communications and issues management.Drove all external communications including management of regular client newsletters and industry white papers; writing and management of content for publication and analysis of distribution results to identify client interests and brand engagement.Edited and rewrote pitch documents, credentials documents, high-level marketing and website content.Ferrier Hodgson is one of Australia's leading specialist insolvency firms, operating in an issues-rich environment that required careful management of complex stories. Role involved working at partner level to provide advice on the handling of all issues relating to communication with the media, clients and stakeholders. A lot of time was spent working with the media. Given the complexity of insolvency work and sensitivity surrounding coverage of insolvency appointments and job losses, much of the focus of this work was to manage negative coverage and ensure accuracy and clarity in what was reported.Also drove Ferrier Hodgson's electronic newsletter program, which involved the editing, preparation and distribution of more than 15 different industry-specific newsletters, incorporating tightly targeted distribution and analysis of the results.

Gavin Anderson & Company (now Kreab & Gavin Anderson) was Australia's leading corporate communications consultancy, specialising in providing strategic counsel to executives and issues management campaigns for corporations and governments.Deeply involved in the communications work surrounding the final sale of Telstra (T3). Role involved daily interaction with senior staff at the Department of Finance, the Office of the Minister of Finance, the investment banks and the legal team (Freehills).For other corporate clients, researched and wrote speeches for multi-national CEOs, organised and conducted executive interviews with the media and conducted board-level presentations on the state of the Australian media. The role involved developing media relationship campaigns, crisis and issues management, reputation analyses and market research.

Seven years as a specialist writer in the Melbourne bureau of Australia's most respected newspaper. Able to pick up an issue from scratch and write an incisive magazine-length feature on it in a tight timeframe. Work was in demand across the paper and often featured in the Australian Financial Review Magazine, AFR Boss and the weekend feature section.

As Night Editor, oversaw production of a variety of publications examining Australian investment opportunities. This included NewsLine, a daily 40-page document containing trading recommendations from Merrill Lynch analysts distributed to 700 private clients in Melbourne, Sydney, New York, London and Hong Kong.

Associate Editor of one of Asia's best business magazines, writing and editing articles examining the region's role in international business. Role with Expression involved writing, editing and assigning articles and liaising with the client publisher, American Express.

Window is a weekly news magazine examining the relationship between Hong Kong and China. Role involved writing profiles of Asian business personalities and stories about regional trade opportunities.

At Tokyo Time Out, responsible for small staff, planning story and design concepts, assigning stories, editing, proofing and production budget. At The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan Journal, wrote, rewrote and edited articles about bilateral relations and business issues throughout Asia.

Restaurant reviewer and editor of weekly food and wine supplement.

Reporter and feature writer, covering general news, courts, police rounds and features.

Three-year journalism cadetship covering general news, sport, features, courts, local politics.