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Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand

Managed counter fraud and policy specialists responsible for enhancing governments counter fraudperformance by delivering assessment and advisory services, creating and publishing guidance, andstrengthening cross-government policy and legislative settings.• Member of the SFO Senior Leadership Team responsible for disrupting and deterring fraud by settingstrategic objectives and deliverables, increasing effective stakeholder engagement, and future-proofinggovernment counter fraud capability.• Led significant engagement with Ministers and Senior Government Officials (International, Central, Local) to promote the activities and achievements of the SFO Counter Fraud Centre, secure ongoing support and funding for the SFO prevention function and preserve New Zealand’s international reputation as a low corruption jurisdiction• Established Counter Fraud Centre permanent funding in 2022 after conducting a success Anti-Corruption and Fraud pilot programme for the Serious Fraud Office.• Provided Counter Fraud Grant and Contract advice to key agencies providing post Cyclone GabrielleSupport services and grants.• Established Counter Fraud Centre resource library proving free access to counter fraud and anti-corruption guidance and templates for use by government, business, and international stakeholders.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Managed Tourism Sector specialists developing and implementing a Tourism industrytransformation program embedding sustainable tourism practices, empowered regional tourism planningand delivery, and increase Government-Industry Partnership engagement to address over tourism.• Chair and management of Industry Leader Group and COVID Tourism Action Group (C-TAG), multi-agency and industry tourism group of Senior Officials and business leaders linked to the governmentswider COVID economic response and providing input in Ministerial decision making.• Managed Economic recovery funding implementation delivering $120 million in strategic funding as part of the government wider response to support business and local regional agencies during COVID tourism business shutdown.• Developed and Implemented Destination Management Program working closely with CentralGovernment, Local Government, regional and sector stakeholders, economic development agencies,communities, Iwi, and local businesses to develop and deliver an integrated management approach fortourism and economic development.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Managed a team of Policy and Operational Advisors responsible for managing ERM’s corporatecompliance and delivery including reporting and governance, organisational strategy and riskmanagement. Member of ERM Senior Leadership Team responsible for providing advice to MBIE GM’s, DCE’s, and Minister on risks and opportunities for petroleum, mineral, and renewable resource development in New Zealand.• Led Policy team responsible for engaging with government and business sector on emerging resourceissues that would frustrate or conflict with the delivery of Crown Mineral Act obligations.• Managed production of corporate reporting including Minsters weekly briefings, Annual Reporting,Written and Oral Parliamentary Questions, and Official Information Act Requests.• Managed production of branch risk management advice guidance to ensure staff and managers areachieving Crown Mineral Act regulatory, legislative, and operational compliance.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Managed a team of Policy and Operational Advisors responsible for managing Crown Mineral ActPolicy and Regulatory permitting, mining, and consultation compliance issues with Industry, Governmentand Māori stakeholders.• Member of ERM Senior Leadership Team responsible for providing advice to MBIE GM’s, DCE’s, and Minister on risks and opportunities for petroleum, mineral, and renewable resource development in New Zealand.• Participate in central and local government resource development planning, consenting, and policy processes to ensure Crown Mineral Act regulations and legislation is accurately and adequately reflected in resulting regulations• Development and implementation of ERM Māori Stakeholder Engagement plan that address Treaty Settlement obligations, Crown Mineral Act regulations, and Crown-Māori Partnership opportunities.

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington Region, New Zealand

Managed a team of Policy Advisers and Negotiators responsible for exploring, developing and negotiatingTreaty Settlements with Iwi and/or Large Natural Groupings• Part of the OTS Senior Leadership team responsible for advising Executive Leadership and Minster ortreaty settlement risks, opportunities and options.• Collaborate with Māori, government, and business stakeholders to develop redress that made up part ofsettlement packages• Negotiate with Iwi to achieve mandates to participation in Crown assets sale program• Successfully supported Ngāti Tūwharetoa negotiations team to achieve mandate to initiate settlementnegotiations on behalf of their hapu collective• Engaged “yet to settle” Iwi to achieve mandate to participation in partial sale of Crown assets program

Wellington, New Zealand

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Managed a team of awyers and advisors negotiating treaty settlements and enacting legislation withFirst Nation and Inuit groups• Led Inuvialuit self-government negotiations while collaborating with government agencies to developsettlement redress• Led the research and development of framework for new self-government delivery models for variousgovernment jurisdictions in the Canadian Arctic• Led the review of the government’s self-government treaty policies and mandate to ensure theyterritorial and national legislation and best practice

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Lead a team of data and fiscal analysts responsible for measuring, auditing, and reporting on Rio Tinto’s one billion ($US) annual rough diamond sales from three mine productions• Responsible for delivering monthly rough diamond sales and price forecast and variance analysis for RioTinto London Audit and Oversight Department• Led monthly Rio Tinto Royalties Valuation Negotiations in Canada to ensure rough diamond tax, security,and audit requirements were met• Managed Rio Tinto Diamond’s risk and audit requirements including sales and market pricing verification, monitoring, and reporting• Developed customer capability and maturity framework to inform rough diamond allocation negotiations• Developed Rio Tinto Pricing and Production framework for reporting rough diamond sale variance