o Working directly with clients requiring lighting design services, including electrical contractors, lighting manufacturers, end users, engineers and architects.o Providing accurate, timely and professional design results to our clients that comply with the relevant Australian Standard.o Active marketing of the firm and securing of new clients and work.

o Working almost exclusively with Electrical Engineers to secure specification of The Lighting Groups range of product.o During my short time with the company I also assisted with the release of several new product ranges, opening of a new showroom and flood recovery efforts.o Worked very closely with the relevant contacts from local councils on sports lighting including supply and delivery of lighting designs.o Secured over $2.5M in specified projects over this 9 month period.

o I have been responsible for the promotion of Moonlighting’s range of lighting products to the specification industry mainly focused on consulting engineers. Including Aecom, Auracon, Webbs Australia, Project Services, S2F to name a few.o Within this area of responsibility I was expected to secure specifications and supply our contracting sales staff with sufficient information to close each sale.o During the 13 weeks since the start of this financial year I have secured over $3 millions of specifications quoted.o I have also been servicing Moonlighting’s major contracting companies. Servicing them with conforming and off specification quote and support.o Projects include: Gold Coast Uni Hospital, Nudgee Tennis, 300 Queen Street, Cairns Base Hospital, EPA Manly, Longreach Hospital HDU, Mineral House, RW Williams Bush Learning Centre, among many more.o During the last year I have also been responsible for a new range to Moonlighting, Trilux medical. This range was a German manufactured range of lighting products specially made for the medical and hospital industry. I headed up this range and ensured we maintained compliance with Australian regulations, liaising with manufacturer, promotional material along with internal and external marketing and importation systems.o I also supplied lighting design services as part of my sales role and also lighting design support to all Moonlighting offices in Australia

o Lightmakers where a new company and I were to draw upon allot of my knowledge to start and secure sales in Queensland. o Initially I based my push directly into sales. Securing a client base and developing them until we saw good levels of sales being returned.o At this time I employed another sales person and began to look for other opportunities for our product ranges.o Although Queensland was retuning some very promising sales, the company was unable to maintain it push for grow and unfortunately folded.

o Lightmakers where a new company and I were to draw upon allot of my knowledge to start and secure sales in Queensland. o Initially I based my push directly into sales. Securing a client base and developing them until we saw good levels of sales being returned.o At this time I employed another sales person and began to look for other opportunities for our product ranges.o Although Queensland was retuning some very promising sales, the company was unable to maintain it push for grow and unfortunately folded.

o This was one of the most exciting roles of my life. I was asked by a group of 3 business owners to start a complimentary business to supply air condition systems to their businesses. The systems where to be supplied not only to their businesses by to look for new opportunities in the market.o I was required to start a business from scratch including finding premises, purchasing vehicles, locating suppliers, ordering product, arranging finance and paying for products, stocking and unpacking containers, delivery and invoicing as well as sale of products. And too many other jobs to mention.o I grew this business from zero to turning over $3 million pa over 3 years.o As the business grew so did my staff and I worked to increase my knowledge and evolve as the business did.o After 3 years, and the sale of one of the director’s main businesses, the director moved into the company to take control. At this time I decided to leave and return to what I knew best, lighting.

o Optique Lighting was majorly an architectural lighting company with a highly respected brand from Denmark. o I was again responsible for sales to selected clients and technical support.o I was further maturing within my position and again secured a number of major project including Casuarina Beach and Salt among others.

o After LCL Corp. took over House of Lighting and being a junior sales person I found myself looking for a new position. My position with Moonlighting was my first with a major lighting company in Australia.o In my role I was responsible for sales and support to all my selected clients. I maintained call cycles and identified client needs and worked to stratify them.o For the first time I got to work on some major projects, as an external sales person, including Lang Park.

o I left Intralux after being offered this position. I was looking for more of a challenge than internal sales and my first external role was just what I was looking for.o House of Light was a mainly architectural lighting company with some respected European lighting brand at their disposal.o I was assisted into my external role and started to find my feet in this position.o I generated a client list, identified client’s needs and created a call cycle.o I was responsible for sales, lighting design and technical support for my selected clients within SE Queensland.o I was continually improving of meeting budgets and saw some small successes as I matured in this position.

o I left Spectra Lighting after they were purchased by Eye Lighting and a rationalization of their lighting design team was completed. As I was still a junior in the lighting design field and looking for a position I feel back to what I knew best, Internal Sales.o Within this position I was the one and only internal sales personal responsible for the sales support and quoting of Australian clients

o After completing school I was offered a sales cadetship with Spectra Lighting. At the time Spectra was the most well known Australian made lighting brand and also the distributor for some world renowned lighting names.o Initially I was responsible for support of internal sales staff including: filing, quote system creation and modification, quoting and telephone enquiries.o This position exposed me to a deep pool of technical knowledge and onsite design and manufacture systems.o After one year in this position I found myself being drawn to the lighting design corner of the business. Spectra was more than happy to shape my talents in this direction and subsequent I was given the role of lighting designer at which time I started studying at TAFE Southbank which was the only course offered for lighting in Brisbane.o Under the watchful eyes of Scott Forbes and Pat Whitton I was taught lighting design and many other technical aspects of lighting and electrical engineering.o I completed lighting designs for many major and minor projects in Australia and internationally including mining, architectural and industrial projects. Including: Ranger Uranium, Century Mine, Callide Mine, International Flags at Parliament House, just to name a few.

o After completing school I was offered a sales cadetship with Spectra Lighting. At the time Spectra was the most well known Australian made lighting brand and also the distributor for some world renowned lighting names.o Initially I was responsible for support of internal sales staff including: filing, quote system creation and modification, quoting and telephone enquiries.o This position exposed me to a deep pool of technical knowledge and onsite design and manufacture systems.o After one year in this position I found myself being drawn to the lighting design corner of the business. Spectra was more than happy to shape my talents in this direction and subsequent I was given the role of lighting designer at which time I started studying at TAFE Southbank which was the only course offered for lighting in Brisbane.o Under the watchful eyes of Scott Forbes and Pat Whitton I was taught lighting design and many other technical aspects of lighting and electrical engineering.o I completed lighting designs for many major and minor projects in Australia and internationally including mining, architectural and industrial projects. Including: Ranger Uranium, Century Mine, Callide Mine, International Flags at Parliament House, just to name a few.

o During my time at school I worked casually for a theatrical lighting company as an assistant to the head lighting technician. I was employed to help with all aspects of bump-in, running and bump-out of mainly one night shows.o This was a steep learning curve for me but did great shape my approach to lighting design and taught me allot about the technical aspects of lighting control. This position also acted to cement my future career in lighting.