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Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

• Independent and Collaborative Project Management: Successfully manage own projects and provide valuable support to senior project managers.• Contract Administration: Oversee contract administration, ensuring compliance and effective contract negotiation.• Financial Management: Process payment claims for contractors and consultants, manage project finances, and ensure timely and accurate payments within budget constraints.• Budget and Risk Reporting: Provide accurate and timely budget and risk reports to senior managers, stakeholders, and clients.• Data Analysis and Reporting: Utilise strong data analysis and reporting skills to support project management success.• Legal and Financial Acumen: Demonstrate a strong understanding of project management's legal and financial aspects.

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

• Client Engagement and Needs Assessment: Successfully engage with clients to understand their technical needs and oversee the implementation of customized technology solutions.• Project Oversight: Manage projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to client specifications.• Team Leadership: Mentor junior staff, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.Relationship Building: Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, architects, building companies, business owners, and other professional bodies to promote business growth.• Administrative Excellence: Ensure all project management, technical, and administrative tasks are completed diligently and on time.• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with emerging product knowledge to provide clients with the best solutions and services.

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Having excelled as a Technician with the University of Waikato for 2 years prior to this role, I was selected to oversee the technical set-up of all performances, events and functions including graduation events and university productions. In this role I demonstrate an expansive technical skillset while providing high quality technical support during all university performances, events and functions.Key Duties: • Proactively identify potential risks and challenges relating to all technical equipment, oversee general maintenance and repairs and ensure all equipment and tools are fit for purpose. • Harness a sound understanding of stringent health and safety standards, promote a safety conscious culture across the technical team and develop risk management and mitigation strategies. • Manage the maintenance planning and scheduling prior to events, optimise efficiency during event preparation and ensure all technical challenges are resolved with minimal impact on the events. • Cultivate and foster stakeholder relationships, liaise with event role-players, clients and university staff and successfully align all expectations to deliver the best results possible. • Provide direction, support and guidance to the technical team, manage the recruitment and training process and delegate tasks thereby utilising individual strengths and skills.

Hamilton, New Zealand

Initially employed as a casual technician, I was asked to join the team on a permanent basis after a few months. This allowed me to enhance my technical capabilities while supporting the University’s technical and event management teams. Key Achievements: • Successfully managed the technical set-up, troubleshooting and equipment repairs during a range of high-profile events including political debates and public lectures.• Showcased excellent problem-solving, time management and risk management skills while ensuring all events are executed with no technical disruption.• Spearheaded a full repair and overhaul of all LED lighting, achieved buy-in from the team during the repairs process and provided strong technical direction leveraging off my electronics engineering background.

Hamilton, New Zealand

In this part-time role, I was responsible for assisting the Chief Engineer with all engineering and technical maintenance tasks and functions while ensuring compliance with national health and safety standards. I had full ownership of the maintenance function over the weekends, managed all maintenance issues and ensure the effective management of the property. Key Duties & Achievements: • Maintained all technical equipment, room appliances and general hotel assets to support the provision of a memorable experience for all guests. • Proactively identified maintenance requirements, conducted regular performance checks and undertook preventative maintenance where possible. • Liaised with hotel staff, management and guests, demonstrated super communication skills and represented the Accor Brand in the best way possible. • Successfully completed all study internship requirements with Accor, secured a permanent placement and awarded Employee of the Month on multiple occasions.

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Bachelor’S Degree, Electronics Engineering

Electrical Service Technician (Est)

Diploma In Engineering (Electrical), Power

Gce Advanced Level (High School), Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Tennis, athletics, basketball, Movies, Cooking