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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Developed and Implemented Destination Management Program working closely with CentralGovernment, Local Government, regional and sector stakeholders, economic development agencies,communities, Iwi, and local businesses.

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.
• 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.
• 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