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Auckland, Nz

Strategic Procurement and Capital Projects advisory.Kiwirail External Soend Business Partner, Procurement Transformation

North Sydney, New South Wales, Au

Manager of NZ procurement, cross category, and AU Hard FM categories

Auckland, ., Nz

Global Procurement Risk, Audit, and Process design. Architect, review and manage audit compliance for Fonterra global processes, risk and controls creation, as well as management and implementation of global procurement processes to improve efficiency and reduce global riskArchitect frameworks for Sustainable Procurement, management of Procurement Risk, and Supply Chain Optimisation

Auckland, ., Nz

Strategic sourcing at Co-Operative Group level, covering all aspects of source to contract for the Indirects categories (Engineering, Capital Projects, Transport Fleet, Logistics, Information Systems, Information Technology, Process Engineering, and Facilities. Involves Business Requirements development, Sourcing / Tendering, and Contract Negotiation (including FIDIC and NZ3910 Capital Works Contracts)* Key functions:* Procurement Management Strategy and Planning: develop improvements to group procurement policy, procedures and strategies for Fonterra’s global organization* Category / Vendor Strategy: Work with category managers to plan, source, and select new vendors and manage contracts and relationships with existing vendors* Negotiation: working quickly and effectively alongside Business Stakeholders, Legal and Finance to negotiate the best available price and terms to meet savings goals, minimize risk, and ensure compliance* Contract Strategy and Execution: Develop key terms, lead supplier contract negotiations, establish critical metrics and define SLA’s for Operational and Capital Works contracts* Financial Analysis: use PowerBI and other analytics to support negotiations and/or purchasing activity and drive continual productivity improvement* Risk Assessment and Due Diligence: manage vendor risk and due diligence process to move vendors through the various stage gates from identification to contracting, with assessing financial and sustainability and delivery risks* Process and Execution: Developing and improving source to contract processes for Tendering, Market Activity, and use of SAP Ariba platform

London, Gb

Successfuly delivered over 20 different consulting projects for oil and gas super majors and top mining companies, including BHP Billiton, Chevron, INPEX, and Woodside Petroleum. Includes Integrated Master Scheduling, Strategic Sourcing, and Project Controls advisoryHighlights include:* Root cause analysis for civils claim on major capital project, including analysis of EPCM performance, governance structures and contract risk provisions.*QS assessment of contractor claim for Quantum and Entitlement of a turnkey HV and LV electrical modules contract.* Integrated Operations Center business case and project development plan for major capital project* Tender due Diligence which assessed an EPCM Joint Venture’s project governance capability and standards for major Capital project covering Civil and Plant construction

Independent consultant for International Projects

Perth, Western Australia, Au

Risk Management, North West Western Australia Major Capital Project - Document creation and review.

Dublin 2, Ie

Performed over 10 different consulting projects for major clients such as BHP Billiton, British Petroleum, Vale Mining, Woodside Petroleum, and PETRONASHighlights include:• Project Controller for a global SAP rollout over 2 years, using critical chain methodology to deliver successful project execution across multiple mines in Singapore, Australia, and South Africa• Conducting HSE and project management audits within the internal audit division of VALE mining, to assess compliance to government and internal standards across exploration, underground, and surface coal mining• Developing Production Process risk and controls framework with associated risk management tools for Hydrocarbon Production division of Woodside Petroleum, covering LNG plant, Marine, Aviation, Drilling and Completions, and Asset Management

Bentley, Western Australia, Au

Lectured in Statistics (For MBA Students), Economics, Programming (Pascal, XML, and PHP), IT Management (Cisco CCNA Certification, TCP/IP Networking), and IT System Administration while pursuing two degrees: a masters’ degree by research and an MBAHighlights include:• Management of School Marketing, and statistical analyses of student intakes for Graduate School of Business as Executive Officer• Research Assistant Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility. Conducted research on Triple Bottom Line reporting and social / environmental legal compliance, under direction of principal researchers and analyzed results• Winner Gartner Group prize for “Best Dissertation” Two times, while a student

Bentley, Western Australia, Au

As an elected member of the student guild / union, managed finances for the Postgraduate Students Association. Management of A$263,000 budget. Served on several university committees including Quality in Coursework, University Graduate Studies, and Library / Information Services.

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Selected through MBA program for a competitive management internship in Texas’s largest grocery retailer School of Retail Leadership, covering all aspects of retail store operation, including purchasing, merchandising, production, inventory control and vendor deliveries. Managed a 24-hour operating bakery with profit/loss responsibility.

for NASDAQ traded company, established and managed an IT department that supported 300 employees, spanned 5 cities, 8 remote locations. Profit and Loss responsibility company infrastructure and back-office. Set up internal IT infrastructure, Datacenter build and fit-out, for a multi region ISP/hosting company as well as implementing back-office systems for CRM and ERP.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Served as file system Administrator in site-wide distributed storage clusters. Conducted storage device and backup administration, also automated business processes in a multiplatform environment. Provided desktop support for file system team systems. Managed IT services for the IBM server development team.

Participated in the merging of OuterNet Connection Strategies, Inc. with Aperian. Coordinated the finish-out construction of custom built offices and co-location data centers within a 3-month period. Managed a budget for the arrangement of data centers and telecommunication services.

Provided network, LAN and WAN administration for multi platform network, including Unix, Auspexx, and NeXtstep/Openstep servers.

Cupertino, California, Us

Solved tier three problems regarding technical support on UNIX servers, networking, and other Apple related products/services. Resolved problems for Apple service providers in the field. Support for high profile special contract customers. Supported multi-protocol LAN and WAN connections, UNIX and Macintosh platforms. Produced and maintained training lab to duplicate customer requests and configurations. Provided support for all Apple consumer products.

Bachelors, Journalism, Mechanical Engineering

Mba, Master Of Business Administration

Masters Of Commerce, Information Technology (With Distinction)

Masters, Mba