Paul Florat Email & Phone Number

Sydney

Responsible for the procurement and delivery of Integrated Station Developments (ISD) as part of the Metro West project.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Managing legal and commercial matters in the delivery/ mobilisation phases of the City Southwest augmentation project, including amendments/settlements, modifications, contractual and commercial claims, within the PPP consortium and through the OpCo2 to Sydney Metro Authority.• Provide advice and guidance to management and staff on all matters associated with the Operations & Maintenance Contract, Interface Deeds and other key PPP contracts, business planning, reporting and business improvement processes.• Ensure all compliance and reporting obligations required under the key contracts and internal stakeholders and shareholders are fully met and assist in the preparation of Board and sub-committee papers.• Support Operational readiness and negotiation of Maintenance Subcontracts with Significant Contractor for the duration of the Term.

Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia

Oversight of project management, governance, commercial and technical aspects in leading the delivery of 17 Waratah Series 2 8-car trains into Sydney Trains suburban fleet as part of the More Trains, More Services 2 program.Led implementation of over 150 lessons learnt initiatives and process improvements contributing to the project delivering trains 3 months ahead of contractual schedule.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Lead advisor to Sydney Trains executives for the commercial and technical negotiations of 5 year extension of Sydney Trains outsourced maintenance agreement (for over 1400 car trains). Member of the Tender Evaluation Committee and forefront Negotiator for Sydney Trains during Negotiations Phase in regards to $1Billion worth of outsourced services and suppliers managed by the L3C on diverse assets going through significant change for the proposed contracted period (FY20 to 24). Leading independent review of strategic and detailed Business Case critically supporting the fleet strategy for the short to medium term.

Sydney, Australia

Advisor on the review and strategies of asset owned rolling-stock maintenance activities worth >$250M/annum. Advise and support Sydney Trains teams across multiple divisions and directorates and 3rd parties (including top-tier consultancy) in Benchmarking rail maintenance services, redesigning complex Supply Chain and maintenance models and short medium and long term strategies on 6 electric and 4 diesel fleet types (>1400 train cars).

Sydney, Australia

Facilitating critical workshops between TfNSW and Sydney Trains senior management/executives in regards to Timetable operational readiness (power supply, freight, fixed asset maintenance).

Sydney, Australia

Providing technical and management services to a number of public sector clients. Responsible for major rail project initiatives for Sydney Trains, Transport for NSW and Railcorp.

Paris Area, France

• Lead change management and continuous improvement programs within complex environment encompassing more than 80 different jobs spread over more than 1000 employees.• Actively involved in Board of Directors organisation.• Lead and manage critical transformation projects within the organisation.

Sydney, Australia

- Developed and implemented new processes and procedures strengthening governance and delivering significant savings for the procurement of outsourced maintenance services worth $260M per annum on 1,400 train cars (largest governmental contract signed in Australia-NSW - $1.7B over 7 Years) including the implementation of an electronic procurement system using SAP-ARIBA.- Actively involved in contract amendment negotiations, continuous improvement initiative management and contractual KPIs re-definition (incl. SCOR reference model) which include at risk incentive payments in excess of $12M per annum.- Restructured and streamlined the 12-staff Contract Management Office and created operational interfaces to conform to contract obligations and comply with the procurement policy.- Managed change, trained staff and successfully implemented a new billing approval process aligning complex outsourced maintenance operations on rotables such as Bogies, Traction Motors, Engines with maintenance scheduling, business requirements and Technical Maintenance Plans.- Supported Sydney Trains with analysis of rotable overhauls and advised on lifecycle costing, spares inventory management, service life and failures (FMEA) resulting in cost savings initiatives.- Advised on the Asset Management system architecture (asset structure, data integrity) and Asset Management processes for an SAP rolling stock EAM implementation.- Supported internal audits to identify operational and commercial gaps of outsourced asset maintenance services (trains components change out, rotable overhauls, and spares).- Coordinated critical workshops with wide range of stakeholders (Supplier, Legal, Maintenance Directorate, Logistics Directorate, IT Directorate, Finance, and Procurement) and led negotiations with UGL Unipart (Maintenance Supplier) which improved the maintenance operations and enhanced transparency of the daily $1M invoice with minimal commercial impact.

Sydney, Australia

Assessed and advised on the operational implications of various strategies in managing delays, rolling stock availability and timetables on Sydney and NSW Trains networks.

Sydney, Australia

Advisor to senior management/executives under the Reform & Business Performance Directorate. Developed and planned initiatives targeting resource/asset efficiencies and productivity improvements for the Operations Directorate.

Sydney, Australia

Management and Change Consulting.- Led several transformation programs/projects through to implementation.- Identified all impacts of the transformation, mitigated risks, assessed organisation readiness, conducted change impact assessments and developed the stakeholder management and communication plan for the transition.

Sydney, Australia

- Managed 14 staff across 4 business departments: Operations/Logistics - Customer Service (in house and outsourced) - Purchasing - Sales.- Recruited and Trained all staff.- Defined Strategies and Positioned Business accordingly.- Shaped and Implemented Business Transformation from a Local Group Buying business model into a strong National Retail Importer resulting in a three-fold increase in revenue.- Outsourced part of customer service operations overseas resulting in improved business efficacy.- Managed Change effectively through business transformations.- Organised tight and synergic partnerships with suppliers to deliver 80,000+ products a year across Australia from overseas manufacturers.- Adapted sizes, roles and interactions of teams to the business requirements.- Maintained razor thin costs and high margin business model ($4,5 million revenue in 2012).

Sydney, Australia

- Launched the Australian branch venture of the Swiss based company with business partners.- Defined pricing strategies and logistics process implementation for Australian retail wholesalers.

Paris Area, France

- Launched new product “Fleetcare” (preventative and corrective maintenance services) with strategic customer Air Liquide.- Defined, implemented and coordinated the 7 year term contract and business plan.- Managed and developed subcontractor’s network and internal staff all over France for the maintenance of 850 moving trailers classified under hazardous product haulage.- Launched, implemented and developed the trucks rental business organization in France.- Created and enforced the new execution processes and rental terms of truck rental business and maintenance programs.- Implemented, trained and managed 8 French branches according documented processes.- Actively participated in the European strategic purchasing orientation: manufacturer sourcing. policies, after sale framework (maintenance contract, buy back).- Introduced new products on the rental market, including waste tankers in the environmental niche market and hazardous tankers in the dangerous materials transportation industry.- Monitored and improved cost savings of “Full Service” maintenance contracts regarding 350 moving tankers units (food, chemicals and powders) spread across Europe.- Standardized and established inclusive prices with subcontractors resulting in network growth as interface and payer between more than 50 customers and 100 suppliers.- In charge of SAMAT ‘Sale & Lease Back’ contracts (most strategic contracts in France).- Managed the rental and European functioning of 700 hazardous tankers.- Developed national and European contract opportunities with customer SAMAT, particularly in Eastern Europe with acquisitions such as in Poland and Romania.

Conakry

- Managed the dispatch and transportation of about 180,000 annual tons of hydrocarbon products through a 240 trucks fleet across the country.- Integrated dispatching service from sales department into operations department.- Reorganized and managed a 7 person service resulting in reduced costs.- Managed change in a complex and changing environment.- Modelled department processes, documented and created new processes and structure which are today applied by 5 countries in West Africa.- Established and implemented the “Haulage Improvement Plan” for overseas territories:o Created, developed and enforced national technical inspection standards.o Inspected and technically controlled 240 trucks split up to 33 contractors.o Optimized and adjusted trucks fleet to real needs (33% reduction in trucks in 18 months).o Planned and monitored drivers courses on QHSE within year 2004.o Developed a database programme for tracking and vetting trucks.- Managed the maintenance of more than 100 power generators spread nationally.- Participated in team and transversal projects.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services, Distinction

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Engineering/Industrial Management, Distinction