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Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Role• Consumer Data Use Review - Reviewed the use of consumer data use in Zespri marketing globally.• Legal information technology Strategy – Review of the current Legal team’s information technology • Supplier risk management platform – Requirement collecting and documenting of Zespri supplier risk management needs.• Global Gap Food Safety Regulation Refresh – Managing and translating new requirements into existing technology.Achievements & Accolades• Identification of key consumer data use risk areas and creation of an effective mitigation strategy for these risks. • Comprehensive and accurate business requirement gathering and communication. • Successful analysis of existing technology lacking documentation for new business requirements.

Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Role• Core system upgrade of Craigs' private wealth business providing current and future state analysis and documentation. • Review and upgrade the trading systems for the NZX's largest trading desks.• Analysis and implementation of business processes and structures in response to new regulatory mandates (FSLAA, NZ's Financial Advice Act). • Development and deployment of tactical and efficiency based enhancements for BAU business processes. • Adapting existing and constructing new business processes in response to new regulatory requirements. • Development of new products & services for Craigs' private wealth business within existing systems. Achievements & Accolades• Identifying and enhancing inefficient business processes saves, one saving 400+ man-hours per annum. • Development and utilisation of strong stakeholder relationships. • Creative and intuitive solutions to the new regulatory requirements from FSLAA, NZ's Financial Advice Act. • Identification, development, and delivery of highly technical small scale business enhancements.

Auckland

Assisting in the management and development of wealth management businesses for Jarden Wealth Management advisors. Involved; Executing and managing the investments of clients on the NZX and global markets. Financial and portfolio analysis for wealth management advisors. Management and compliance of wealth management industry regulations. Handling clients’ queries and requests.

Auckland

Analysed, documented, developed, and implemented a cross-company (ANZ/Jarden) fixed interest IPO processes and systems as part of the purchase of ANZ Securities by Jarden. Successfully aligned ANZ and Jarden’s business processes and systems

Auckland, New Zealand

Project manager for the analysis, development, and deployment of Jarden’s first intranet.

Sydney, Australia

Kessler provides Advisory Services, Affinity Market Services and Debt Advisory. Kessler provides advice on all aspects of consumer credit performance for start-ups and established companies and works in partnership with credit issuers to maximise the value of their bad portfolios. They also provide Affinity Sales, Management and Marketing on 50 Affinity Financial Services Partnerships. Role: Junior Analyst in the company’s analytics department. Performing operational IT & analytics for the whole company, market research for the Kessler’s marketing solutions and debt sales departments and financial reporting on Kessler’s debt buyers.

Canterbury & West Coast, New Zealand

A Mid-Canterbury high country station (Ranch) that produces high quality sheep, beef and grain. Mt Torlesse is ten thousand acers supporting twelve to ten thousand stock units. Role: Operating tractors and other farm machinery for harvesting and cultivation. Shepherd assisting in husbandry and mustering of beef cattle and sheep.