Position Description: Managing working capital controls Margin and sales analysis Financial reporting, planning, control and analysis HR Management Preparation of feasibility studies System development and enterprise resource package installation Credit insurance management Part of the management team.Achievements: Development of market analysis tools. Implementation of improved working capital controls. Successful Implementation of an enterprise resource package, reducing costs and improving accuracy and efficiency.  Successful recovery of doubtful debts. Improvement of commercial and financial systems. Establishment of sound financial and management systems and processes.

Position Description: Preparation of a strategic and marketing model Managing customer, commercial and contractual relationships Managing the dispute resolution process Managing contract compliance Managing all associated legal and regulatory matters Facilitating and chairing all customer meetings Negotiating rate increases and contract variations Preparation of all associated briefing and Board papers Applying risk management processes Developing all relevant commercial and pricing models Issuing contractual notices Preparation and involvement in IPART submissions and hearingsAchievements: Implementation of a strategic management model, including a risk and commercial analysis. Improvement of the business relationship with the customer by providing sound commercial and business alternatives. Maximisation of the outcomes of commercial negotiations to achieve favourable financial outcomes on multi-million dollar infrastructure contracts. Development of an improved relationship with the customer. Successful negotiation of commercial contractual amendments with the client. Successful negotiation concerning the recovery of $10 million in long-term debts.

Position Description: Managing and coordinating the development of long-term asset management plans Developing replacement strategies and major development proposals Developing common asset management systems and frameworks Setting long-term standards for the development of asset management plans Determining future asset capacity requirements Managing and controlling the division’s commercial and financial functions Evaluating the infrastructure development program Evaluating the adequacy of the budgeting planning and control process Serving on corporation steering committees to plan and implement corporate improvements Developing a climate of continuous financial and commercial improvement Reviewing all commercial arrangements for the divisionAchievements: Established a defined asset-conditioning program that recognised the life cycle of the corporation’s assets. Implemented (for the Board) a budget review, validation program and reporting system for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of maintenance expenditure. Established a reliable financial forecasting model and procedures with an interface to the asset management system. Implemented an asset management system with the capacity to identify variations from both scope and budget. Implemented a process that ensured the divisional contracts were commercially managed to achieve the corporation’s financial objectives. Established a financial and cash flow analysis of the division’s capital program and funding resources.

Position Description: Managing the division’s financial integrity, budgeting and forecasting functions Participation as a member of the divisional executive team Responsibility for the divisional IT management, and systems development Development and standardisation of the division’s financial reporting Managing and coordinating a JD Edwards (Oracle) enterprise resource system implementation Development and planning for a divisional shared service centre Coordination of all taxation, insurance and capital reporting Chairman of the divisional Year 2000 CommitteeAchievements: Achieved the Brambles control standards (KPI’s) for financial integrity. Implemented a JD Edwards (Oracle) enterprise resource system to 200 users resulting in standard management information and financial system. Established a Shared service concept for the back-office function which decreased headcount and finance and admin expenditure. Improved the online management information to create reliable and timely information. Implemented an IT platform that would support a shared service centre and be capable of E-commerce.