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Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited (Hort Innovation) the not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $9 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests more than $100 million in research, development and marketing programs annually.Through innovation, Horticulture Innovation Australia strives to increase the productivity, farm gate profitability and global competitiveness of Australia’s horticulture industries.

Queensland, Australia

A decade as a senior executive with the Costa Group in Australia, including Chiquita Brands South Pacific, has nurtured broad experience and a formidable network across a range of produce categories in the Australian fresh produce industry. Nexus Agriculture is a specialist horticulture business development, project management and problem solving consultancy. Nexus supports a select group of premium agribusiness clientele, delivering a bouquet of strategic, technical, team development, investment support and sustainability services to Australian horticulture.Nexus Agriculture. Pty Ltd. Mantra: Sustainable farming and food supply chain solutions in a world of finite resources.Capabilities: Strong Horticultural Technical, Produce Category Management, Project Management and General Management experience across a range of produce categories in large scale horticulture projects and international markets.Process Management from Seed to Supermarket (domestic and export sales)Problem Solving for fresh produce growersAgronomy and Supply Chain Technology SolutionsPost Harvest and Management and shelf life extensionVertically Integrated Supply Chain ManagementAgricultural Industry Operational ExcellenceRisk Management Agricultural Industry SustainabilityFresh Product TraceabilityAgricultural Trials, Research, Development and Extension SupportFresh Produce Industry Talent Identification, Management and DevelopmentStrategic Alignment of team and execution of VisionChange Manager and Team builder.Enthusiasm, drive, strong interpersonal skills and broad agronomic expertise. My objective: to leverage the best crop genetics and technology to deliver high profit agricultural projects, producing highest quality, ethically and sustainably produced fruit and vegetables to delight a network of global retailers.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsible for the leadership of a professional multidisciplinary team managing all production operations of Australia’s largest integrated berry fruits production company; from the import of Driscoll’s Global PBR plant material, tissue culture, mother plant propagation, nursery stock multiplication to large scale Community (Third Party) Grower production of Strawberries, Rubus and Blueberries.Accountable for the early adoption of best practice berry production and new technologies, including genetics, high tech-propagation and robotics.Resigned from the business die to health condition. Retained in a part time capacity to assit with Strategic Projects

Rocklea, Queensland

Oakville Produce Ltd (formerly M Group and Moraitis) is a vertically integrated, specialist Potato and Onion "grower-aggregator", with large scale commercial farms, packing houses, a network of specialist Metropolitan service provision or pre-pack facilities and wholesale and export operations. Oakville grows over 35 000T of Brushed and 40 000T of Washed Potatoes across farms in Hillston, NSW and the Mid-Murray and Murraylands regions of South Australia. Oakville sells over 100 000T of 'brushed' and 'washed' fresh potatoes annually to Australian domestic retailers and a growing legion of export customers in Asia and the Middle East.A critical component of Oakville's success is the AgTech Seed business, Australia's largest PBR potato variety development and seed commercialisation business. I am responsible for the commercial strategy and development of the Oakville Produce Potato Category; ensuring that all functions of the organization are aligned to meet the group strategic and commercial objectives, driving business growth and increasing market share.Implementing, managing and evaluating the various cross-functional decisions that enable production, marketing, sales, product development and customer service.This role combines strong technical knowledge of horticultural production with strong marketing and business development skills.

45 Cookes Rd, Mernda, Victoria, 3754, Australia

General Manager of Australias premium supplier of Quality Mushrooms, Fresh, Every Day. CostaExchange is the largest grower and pre-packer of mushrooms in Australia. We work closely with our customers to respond to market demand and to ensure that the consumer has access to fresh, premium mushrooms, packaged appropriately for both quality and environmentally sustainable practice.We have a passion to make mushrooms the feature item on every menu.We are determined innovators in new product development, alternative packaging and sustainable processes.We have a commitment to service excellence and a real sense of urgency to get service delivery right, first time.We encourage a culture of leadership, sincerity, teamwork, respect and accountability.We focus on the delivery of value to all stakeholders, our people, community and the environment.We want to be known & recognised as a trusted supplier, employer & corporate citizen

General Manager of "Blush" truss tomato brand, "Perino" the ultimate snack tomato, and 20 hectares of glasshouse truss tomato production at Guyra, NSW. Producing over 1 million trays of of premium truss tomato annually. Tomato Exchange is a division of the Costa Group of companies.

South Gate Commercial Centre, 250 Sherwood Road, Rocklea, Queensland

General Manager of Australias largest integrated producer, shipper, marketer and importer of quality table grapes. Part of the Costa Group of companies.

General Manager of Citrus Production accross the AgriExchange group of Farms including: Kangara Estate, Solora Farm and Yandilla Park. GM of the Agronomy Services Division, RiverRain Irrigation and Yandilla Park Nursery. Part of the Costa Group of companies.

Business Development Manager, later GM of Kangara foods Pty ltd a division of CBSP, later restructured to Chiquita Agribusiness, based at Kangara Estate, Renmark, South Australia. Company merged with Yandilla Park Ltd in April 2005.

Parc Du Cap, Bellville, South Africa

GM of sales, marketing and supply chain management of fresh produce to export markets and retail customers in UK, Europe, Far East, Middle East and USA.

Manager of Production Extension and Procurement of quality citrus for export under the Outspan and Goldland Brands. Key Account Manager to Sundays River Citrus Co-op, Patensie Citrus and KatCo.

Production Extension, Market Development and Procurement for citrus in the Outspan and Goldland premium citrus brands. Co founder of Interspan Pty Ltd, a joint venture between Outspan International and Interfresh Zimbabwe.

Manager of Crop Protection and Agronomy for 1000 hectare of export quality grapefruit, navel and valencia oranges at Ngonini and Tambuti Estates, Swaziland.

Managed and operated field trials for crop protection product development, from coded compound to registration for the UK crop protection market. Managed the following crop (re-crop) field trail programme in defence of the sulphonyl urea herbicide group. Based in Stevenage UK.

Crop Protection Product Registration and general Agricultural Extension and Technical support as part of "Tech Branch"

Green Belt Certification Course, Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt Certification Course

Activities and Societies: Lean Six Sigma Green-BeltBusiness Process improvement through the use of Six Sigma and Lean Methodologies.

Bsc, Biological Sciences

Activities and Societies: University of Natal Rowing ClubBachelor of Biological Sciences.

Aeb "A" Level, Biology, Chemistry, English

Activities and Societies: Rowing. Cricket. HockeyAssociated Examining Board A Levels