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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Lead the ‘Business Management & Workforce Strategy’ mission team to ensure successful delivery of Telstra Enterprise strategy and plan including measurement of business performance and execution; drive agile transformation, operating model transformation, and workforce strategy evolution

Shape and support strategic transformational initiatives for our Enterprise business

Sydney, Australia

Lead activities to define acquisition integration business architecture design to deliver an optimal ‘End-State’ operating model for Telstra and the acquired business. Accountable for designing and implementing the business structures and operating architectures required to deliver realisation of the acquisition business case.

Sydney, Australia

As a strategy consultant in Accenture Management Consulting for our Strategy Practice in the ANZ region, I have worked on large scale transformation projects, operating model design, and business capability implementation. Experience conducting business & market analysis, value mapping, financial analysis, business case creation/evaluation, and operational blueprinting for clients in both Australia and New Zealand.Primarily aligned to the resources and utilities industries, specialising in business strategy and growth.Experiences include Australian and NZ electricity market, Commodity Trade & Risk Management, Mining Operations, Coal Seam Gas, SMART enabled products & services expansion, Rail, Microfinance

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Reduce energy/utility consumption (electricity, natural gas, steam, compressed air, water) without compromising vehicle production for a 3.2M sq.ft. facility, with 3,600 team members assembling 1,300 full-size pick-up trucks daily across 3 shifts.Served as leader for a multi-disciplinary team of 25 (Engineering Director, business unit Superintendents, maintenance General Supervisors, Facilities Area Manager, Materials coordinator, Engineers and tradesmen)Implemented energy projects and conservation programs averaging annual savings of AUS $1.3MReported energy performance weekly and solicited continuous improvement ideasAwarded the 2007 GM of Canada President's Award for efforts in Weekend Energy Shutdown Improvement; 2MW (25% reduction) year-over-year improvement saved AUS $250k annuallyLed plant energy efficiency and conservation initiatives; served as the energy subject-matter-expertSolicited plant-wide participation in energy conservation programs through plant newsletters, shutdown memos, plant-floor instructional placards and energy waste identification tagsDeveloped and managed 10 plant-wide energy reduction projects annually (up to AUD $2.5M) justified through specific simple paybackEvaluated energy performance, area-specific behavioral and effort-based metrics monthlyDeveloped countermeasures for metrics below targetForecasted monthly an AUD $30M annual plant utility budget (electricity, natural gas, coal and water)Researched energy efficiency technologies and completed payback analysisConducted bi-monthly energy audits to identify uptime and downtime energy reduction opportunitiesCreated a real-time Energy Management website consisting of transformer-level hydro metering and major equipment listings, performance graphs, cost savings results, shutdown processes/guidelines, material to promote an energy conservation culturePerformed historical demand profiling and total usage reporting by area, substation and transformer

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Research new technologies for feasibility and cost effectiveness for a tunnel-boring machine manufacturer. Compile reports outlining conclusions and recommendations.Designed a programmable multi-stage relief valve to reduce a 12-valve cluster to a single valve stepper motor-controlled spring resistance system, cutting valve costs by 30% and reducing design space by 75%; increased pressure control accuracy from 12 points to 400Explained design specifications for prototype manufacturing to tradesmen; supervised testing and recorded pressure relief values for each of 400 stepper-motor positionsAnalyzed mechanical and electrical reliability of programmable multi-stage relief valves; recorded pressure settings through the control range, measured the deterioration rate and determined spring replacement schedulesConducted a preliminary design of an automated fail-safe tension-released brake system for a 1 meter, cable controlled rail-based material trolley designed to carry loads up to 40 kg

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Conduct thermodynamic plant simulations and feasibility studies for a power generation company that owns and operates four electrical power generation plants (40-50 MW), selling electricity under long-term contracts to hydro suppliers.Conducted optimization studies to maximize profits on 50 different power plant operating scenarios based on fuel consumption, plant power output and fuel supply / electricity delivery contractsDeveloped a 100-page report outlining operating improvements at 2 plant locationsIdentified a 2% operating profit margin improvement by increasing output capacity beyond optimal operating efficiency to take advantage of long-term natural gas pricing contracts

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Conduct on-site energy conservation equipment installations and testing for an energy performance contracting company (acquired in 2000 by Cinergy Business Solutions to create an infrastructure solutions company called Vestar).Collected site energy usage and hours of operation data for three 20-floor government office buildings and one 6-floor government laboratory buildingCompleted HVAC energy analysis including control system, supply & exhaust fan size and electrical draw and duct flow; reported results in a spreadsheet-based templateScheduled and supervised 4 site contractors for 2-week projects replacing lighting, installing variable frequency drives on HVAC fans and adjusting HVAC settings / controlsProvided on-site project management, budgeting and schedule implementation for AUD $200k projects including 5-year savings projections and client payment plansConsumers Gas (Enbridge) Toronto, ON 1998

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Update a commercial and industrial customer-records database for a large gas distribution company. Redesign maintenance procedures emphasizing change control to ensure information accuracy.Coordinated updates and reorganization of 20,000 customer records, including payment history and usageRestructured a load-gathering procedure for annual winter analysis; created a 5-page interdepartmental guidelineModified responsibilities for 5 departments in the Annual Winter Analysis procedure ensuring automatic annual updates to the commercial and industrial customer-records database

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Provide technical and quality management support for a 200,000 sq.ft. injection molding facility producing automotive interior plastic parts.Identified and corrected process deficiencies including workload imbalance, material bottlenecks, production variability during pre-launch batch runs of automotive interior plastic parts (molding & assembly)Modified 50 generic instructional forms on AutoCAD and Excel for assembly and testing operationsTracked and recorded daily and weekly quality issues for 8 programs in production; reported result to the Quality Manager and posted weekly performance on an employee performance boardPrepared corrective action procedures for the quality analysis team on issues exceeding predefined tolerancesPrepared month-end reports illustrating quality trends, used by the Quality Manager to evaluate corrective action effectiveness

Mba

B.A.Sc, Mechanical Engineering

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