Assisted in developing a start up construction product manufacturer. Develop business plan and liaison with key consultants in product development grants to get funds to finalise product for commercial release.

General Manager of ITW Auto Aftermarket business with full P & L responsibilities for Australia and New Zealand. Initial responsibility was for the Wynn's business in Australia & New Zealand, transitioning it from a trading company to a local manufacturer and distributor in the retail and professional (trade) AAM markets. Gained additional responsibility for DeVille business in beginning of 2009 for manufacturing and distributing the Tectaloy Coolant range to the AAM channels. At end of 2009, as part of a corporate restructure I consolidated the Wynn's and DeVille businesses along with the Chemtech brand (a part of Applied Australia) into one company, ITW AAMTech.I have managed the growth of this business in retail and trade channels with additional brands being consistently added; Slime, Black Magic, Rain-X, Septone and Permatex.Business expanded from AAM channels to include Industrial, Fleet (truck) and Cleaning markets. Products were manufactured and distributed from six facilities across ANZ. More recently lead the transformational project of consolidating the main operations of the business to Melbourne and Brisbane.Actively involved in development of sales strategies across the brand portfolio incorporating overseas input with local market research for the different market channels. Created two main sales groups for the Retail and Professional channels to ensure focus on key customers in the business.Focus of my management of the business has been on leadership, innovation, people development and continuous improvement utilising the tools provided by experience working within the ITW corporate culture.

A senior member of the Management team starting out as Business Manager of several brands then market segments to final role as Marketing Manager Australia and New Zealand for the company. Initial brands were Devcon and Galmet and market segments were Construction and Consumer (trade/retail). The Marketing Manager role involved strategy and product development as well as assisting the sales processes through the different market segments and their channels; Industrial, Mining, Rail, Construction and Consumer. Brand portfolio consisted of Devcon, Epirez, Galmet, Molybond and Rocol.Active member of the Continuous Improvement team covering operations, infrastructure, sales and marketing. Driver of product rationalisation and development of core market strategies.Worked on special projects such as examination of potential local opportunities for additional overseas brands and interim management of AAM business.

Worked as part of the Maxwell executive management group as Product Manager for Retail Products Group, segments covered were retail, trade and Industrial channels with the following brands: Feast Watson, Intergrain, Sealwall, Devcon, Ferropro, Bardhal and Yuk Off. Conducted several successful new product launches for the timber finish brands, assisted in acquisition and transition into business of the Sealwall brand.Assisted in sale and transition of Retail Products Group with the exception of Devcon brand to Orica as part of Ecolab takeover of parent company. I then became Business Manager - Devcon/Surefilm which involved consolidation of production and management of national sales team and products. I managed the sale and transition of Devcon and associated brands back into its parent company - ITW during 1999.

Started out as R & D Chemist in coatings lab at Vessey and progressed through various technical and sales roles to management within the company. My management experience covered all areas of the business from operations, technical, sales and marketing. Vessey sold a variety of coatings through various channels into the construction, trade and industrial markets. Gained experience working with the global RPM group with several of their US brands; Carboline and Vulkem.I worked on several major business transformational projects including the selling of the Vessey coatings business and creation of the Maxwell Retail Products group with the following brands; Feast Watson, Ferropro, Devcon, Bardhal and Yuk Off. I transferred inter-company at the end of the Vessey Sale process to Maxwell Chemicals.