- Represent Norsk Hydro ownership in Board meetings and sub-committees.- Collaborate with Hydro experts and Tomago team for ongoing success.

- Lead closure, cleanup, and divestment of Kurri Kurri Smelter.- Strategized asset disposal, land use, site redevelopment, and divestment.- Ensured safe execution of complex demolition and remediation project.

A highly technical process operation, the Potrooms department comprises three Potlines, six gas treatment centres and associated utility plants. An intermediate step in the value chain of aluminium production, the Potroom produces molten aluminium to supply to the Casthouse. The efficient operation of the Potrooms requires a cycle of repeated operations performed precisely according a set of standard procedures.ResponsibilitiesOverall responsibility for the Potroom Department including:Health, Safety and EnvironmentProduction Volume, Quality and EfficiencyCost budgeting and controlTeam and personnel developmentBudget: Approx. $250 millionStaff (Total): 225Provide leadership in continuous improvement.As a member of the management team, contribute to the setting of site objectives, improvement strategies, and site policies.Significant AchievementsDeveloped and executed the shutdown plans for Potline 1 and subsequently Potline 2 and 3 including managing the redundancy of the entire Potroom workforce (200+ people) following the decisions to curtail the Kurri Kurri PlantExecuted comprehensive productivity improvement program (Work Redesign) resulting in fixed costs / tonne remaining at a static level as opposed to the expected increase following the closure of Potline 1.Developed and lead Potline 2 and 3 “recovery” post Line 1 shutdown improving injury/incident frequency, reducing environmental emission and improving produced metal quality.

Casthouse department is a 24/7 operation producing a range of cast aluminium products for the Asia- Pacific region. To achieve maximum value-added production, the Casthouse is a minute-by-minute time critical operation. As supplier to the automotive industry, quality management is crucial, as such the Casthouse holds and operates under TS16949 quality certification.ResponsibilitiesOverall responsibility for Casthouse Department including:Health, Safety and EnvironmentProduction Volume, Quality and EfficiencyCost budgeting and controlTeam and personnel developmentBudget: Approx. A$53 million paStaff (Total): 109 Interface with the Sales & Marketing Office (Singapore) to develop strategic product portfolio and production requirements.Significant AchievementsLead TPM introduction as a pilot, successfully reducing the maintenance cost of the pilot equipment by more than 10%.Introduced an “area” based organisational model allowing plant / process expertise to achieve record production volumes and scrap levels and customer complaintsSuccessfully defended a challenge to changes made to the organisation structure in Fair Work Australia.

Achieve annual Safety, Production, Quality and Cost goals for the Casthouse operations area. Train, coach, and challenge process owners in the use of statistical tools, approaches and techniques to create process management and measurement systems and develop an Continuous Improvement mindset at the departmental level.Significant AchievementsAdvised Casthouse management on strategies to implement AMPS production system.Demonstrated Critical Equipment Group philosophy with successful practical examples.Lectured and coached smelter personnel in AMPS principles.Achieved “best ever” performance in key areas: Extrusion Ingot production and recoveries.Successfully changed operational philosophy of “back-up” production line.