Adbri is a Joint Venture between global construction materials company CRH and Melburne-based Barro Group. It can trace its cement-making history back to 1882 in South Australia. Adbri is one of Australia's largest cement companies and the largest producer of lime. It has a presence in all of Australia's states and is also a leading producer of cement, lime, ready-mix concrete, concrete masonry and aggregate, and sand for construction materials.The General Manager Operations - SA/NSW/NT is responsible for the management of all clinker, cement, lime, fly-ash, mining, and limestone shipping operations across South Australia, New South Wales, and the Northern Territory, including:- Birkenhead (SA) integrated clinker and cement works (1.3mtpa clinker, 1.7 mtpa cement)- Klein Point (SA) 2mtpa limestone mine and several smaller gypsum and clay quarries- MV Accolade II bulk limestone carrier (ship)- Angaston integrated clinker, lime and cement works- Port Kembla (NSW) clinker grinding plant- Darwin (NT) clinker grinding plant - Vales Point (NSW) Fly Ash collection plant

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Quarry & Mining Manufacture Pty Ltd (QMM) is a South Australian based supplier of engineering, fabrication & maintenance solutions to the mining, minerals & metals processing, infrastructure and construction materials industries with a national capability. We transform client ideas into quality engineered solutions by providing our clients with high-quality, cost-effective, innovative and practical solutions and backing it up with outstanding maintenance support.QMM is part of the E&A Limited group of companies which is an investment company that own nine operating subsidiaries servicing the mining, energy, oil and gas, defence, infrastructure, renewable energy and water industries.The role of the CEO is to lead all aspects of the business including governance, risk management, maintaining a high-level safety culture, strategic planning and execution, business development, product development, sales & marketing processes, finance and administration, estimation and quoting, fabrication and installation execution and maintenance services.QMM has significantly grown its maintenance services through helping clients to develop and implement reliability improvement plans and preventative maintenance strategies including remote wireless condition monitoring, physical condition monitoring, pareto analysis of stops and costs and facilitating root cause analysis.A major achievement during my time at QMM was the development and implementation of a strategic plan that transformed the business profitability.

Cement Australia is the largest integrated cement manufacturer and distributor in Australia. It is a privately held joint venture between LafargeHolcim and HeidelbergCement. The Gladstone plant is the largest cement works in Australia and produces clinker, cement and quicklime.This role was fully accountable for the management of Australia's largest integrated cement manufacturing facility and associated mining operations including mining (3 mtpa limestone/clay open pit mine), rail loading and unloading, 1.6 mtpa clinker kiln (5 Stage Pre-Heater with Inline Calciner), cement milling ( 2 x ball mills), 200 ktpa lime kiln quicklime manufacturing, product packaging and dispatch and ship loading operations.Achievements:➢ Year-on-year record improvement in annual clinker production➢ Significant improvement in reliability and run rate (asset management and process stability) ➢ Introduced Critical Path Network Planning for annual shutdowns with 10% reduction in duration ➢ Improvement in kiln and cement mill(s) energy efficiency➢ Increased utilisation of alternative fuels and the introduction of new fuels➢ Improved safety performance by implementing leader standard work and safety interaction process➢ Significant improvement in employee engagement through leadership and cross-functional involvement in problem-solving and improvement projects

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• Full P&L accountability for the SA Division of Austral Bricks• Management of the operation of a 40 million brick per year manufacturing plant and five clay quarries producing high-quality face bricks and clay pavers for the South Australian market and export markets (New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan)• Management of all sales and customer support functions• Improvement in safety culture and safety performance (Zero LTIs, 20% reduction in all injuries)• 30% EBIT improvement on previous financial year; Exceeded budget EBIT by 12%• Developed approved Mine Operations Plans for 5 quarries to comply with new regulations

Responsible for the general management of clinker, cement, lime, fly-ash, mining and limestone shipping operations across Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales. Operations include large integrated clinker, cement and lime works at Birkenhead in South Australia and Munster in Western Australia, mid size integrated clinker, cement and lime plant at Angaston in the Barossa Valley in SA, clinker grinding plants at Port Kembla in NSW and Kwinana in WA, a lime kiln operation at Dongara in WA, a shellsand dredging operation in WA, large limestone open pit mines at Klein Point on the Yorke Peninsular in SA and Munster in WA, plus smaller satellite clay/shale and gypsum quarries in SA, a limestone carrier (ship) operating in Gulf St Vincent in SA and power station fly-ash collection plants in SA and NSW.Achievements:• Drove improvement in safety leadership to achieve LTIFR < 2.0 (down from above 5.0) • Steered major improvement in environmental performance and community relations in WA • Led significant reduction in fixed costs through rationalisation, efficiencies and energy cost reductions • Successful management of $60m capital project for cement mill and ship loader completed on budget• Developed comprehensive business case and implementation plan for closure of WA clinker kilns • Member of team that negotiated renewed five year lime sales contract with revenue of $70m/year

Responsibilities:• Long term strategic planning – developed and maintain a strategic plan for the Division• Energy specialist for the company ($130m annual spend)• Negotiation of all long-term strategic contracts (e.g. raw materials, energy, transport, major sales)• Government liaison and negotiation of agreements, permits, royalties and local planning issues• Director of a joint venture company (Alternative Fuels Company)Achievements:• Facilitated development of Divisional strategic plans that supported year-on-year 10% EBIT growth• Developed and executed successful energy strategy (gas, coal, biofuels, electricity) $9.5m savings/year• Negotiated many short and long term electricity and gas supply contracts in SA, WA, NT, NSW• Successfully negotiated long term gas haulage and distribution contracts with pipeline owners • Established ABCL as a wholesale market participant in the gas Short Term Trading Market (STTM) • Developed and implemented electricity demand side management/curtailment strategies in SA and WA • Negotiated $6m divestment of Joint Venture company and replaced with 15-year supply contract

Responsibilities and achievements:• Management for all aspects of performance of four operating sites in SA and NT: o Angaston integrated cement and lime manufacturing plant (90 employees)o Darwin grinding plant (10 employees) and Mataranka lime plant and quarry (11 employees) o Port Augusta Fly-ash plant (2 employees)• Annual budgeting and cost management at each of sites ($55m opex, $10m capex)• Achieved significant improvement in safety performance, particularly with shutdown contractors• Significant improvement in EBIT through increased output and innovative cost reductions• Successful negotiation of 4 Enterprise Bargaining agreements (union and non-union)

• Management of the safe production of clinker, cement and lime at the Angaston plant – 38 employees• Achieved significant increases in productivity, efficiencies and reduction in costs including labour• Significantly improved shutdown performance by implementing a critical path network planning system and reorganising shutdown management processes

Responsibilities and achievements:• Manage all aspects of the safe production of hot briquetted iron (HBI), a form of Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) in a very hazardous and complex hydrocarbon/metallurgical plant (hydrogen gas reforming, fluidised bed reactors, hot briquetting, water and gas utilities)• Lead a team of 180 employees – shift technicians, day coordinators and process engineers• Departmental operating budgeting and cost management ($250m/year)• Successful ramp up of plant after commissioning despite significant processing and design flaws• Developed highly regarded leadership skills in a very difficult environment• Successfully managed all aspects of the commissioning of the Utilities section of the HBI Plant on time and within budget (water cooling systems, boiler feedwater plant, process water treatment, natural gas pressure reduction and distribution, inert gas generation, compression, drying and distribution, and instrument and plant air)• Responsibility for developing various organisational aspects of a green field site including: o Recruitment of new employeeso Development of training systems for the new planto Technical and operational training delivery to start up engineers and operatorso Development of production planning systems and quality management system• Operations representative in project scope, cost and construction timetable review

Responsibilities and achievements:• Shift Supervisor at the Project M melt shop (thin strip caster project)• Technical assistance to BHP Electric Arc Furnace operations at Project M, Sydney Steel Mill and New Zealand Steel including ad hoc technical investigations• Involvement in Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) plant trials at Sydney Steel Mill

Responsibilities and achievements:• Metallurgical control and optimisation of ferro alloy submerged arc furnaces and sinter plant on a day to day basis including: o Raw material evaluation, selection and mix proportioningo Setting and achieving raw material, power and electrode paste consumption budgetso Refractory management (monitoring and repairs)o Liaison with shift crews as to furnace operating requirements and with maintenance personnel regarding furnace maintenance and down time requirements.• Implemented initiatives to improve output and efficiency and reduce costs• Led successful development of an accredited AS3902/ISO9002 Quality Management system• 12 month secondment to a Japanese Steel plant to develop knowledge of Japanese language, culture and manufacturing processes• 6 months Acting Metallurgy Superintendent (managing 4 production metallurgists, 2 development metallurgists, geologist, chief chemist and lab staff, sales & marketing liaison, production planning, raw materials procurement and quality assurance)

12-month assignment in a Japanese Steel Mini-mill operation learning Japanese manufacturing methods as part of Japanese Government training program (Inaugural year of JETRO Japanese Manufacturing Technology Fellowship).Worked as operations metallurgist in the mini-mill (electric arc furnace, continuous caster and rolling mill)

5-Year Cadetship involving part-time work in a range of departments at the Whyalla steelworks whilst studying a Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgy in combinations of full and part-time. Departments included Central Mineral Dressing Laboratory (CMDL), Blast Furnace, Steelmaking (BOS and Casting), Pellet Plant, Rolling Mills, Quality Control and Coke Ovens.