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Wellington, New Zealand

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

On demand advisory - primarily with respect to CAPEX and complex procurement

Greater Boston Area; Houston; Singapore; Newcastle Upon Tyne; Sydney

Benthic is a global offshore geotechnical services provider employing a proprietary robotic Portable Remotely Operated Drill (PROD). Key achievements:> Established a Singapore Operations Base: infrastructure, facilities, personnel and supply network> Directed the successful assembly & commissioning of third PROD system in Singapore;> Specified, tendered.

Greater Boston Area

Resolute Marine mission is to significantly improve access to water for coastal populations and industrial/agricultural operations in developing countries and small island developing states (SIDS) and to displace the diesel-electric desalination system that are currently in wide use worldwide. Our Wave2OTM technology is a cost effective, highly scalable.

Greater Boston Area

LPS (littoralpower.com) was formed in 2013 to address the problem of skyrocketing costs in low-head hydropower installations. Harvesting energy from tidal and river currents offers exceptional opportunity, but only if it can be made economically viable. LPS has patents pending relating to turbine design, racking design, torque-optimizing generator design.

Australia

Key engagements included:> Interim COO of Tidal Innovations (a start-up renewable energy company): > Facilitated 6 start-ups gain term sheets for funding of $66M> Intium Energy: Reviewed business model> Prepared report on the Australian Marine Energy for Clean Energy Council (published 2010)> Advised ABC-TV’s New Inventors Program on candidate marine.

Sydney, Australia

Oceanlinx is a marine renewable energy company.Key achievements:> Rationalized portfolio of prospective development projects> Untangled company from several difficult legacy projects & contracts; > Negotiated equitable settlement of long-standing commercial dispute; > Lead team that prepared and won a $2.95M government grant

Western Australia

Structural Monitoring System is the developer of a crack detection technology primarily for airframes.> revised the organization, systems and processes of the company to be aerospace compliant.> achieved product certification by Australian Defence Force for use on aircraft.

Western Australia

Raytheon's presence in Western Australia was initially limited to a single customer under a single contract. I broadened the customer base and secured an $12M follow-on contract for systems integration.

Fremantle, Western Australia

Nautronix was the developer and manufacturer of underwater acoustic systems for global defence and oil&gas sectors. One such product was NASNet - a wide area, life of field acoustic positioning system akin to an undewater GPS> Recovered failing $14m R&D program (NASNet)> Rebuilt relationships between Aberdeen marketing group and Fremantle technical team>.

Whyalla, South Australia

Established United Constructions operations in Whyalla including the recruitment of all staff and preparation of operational protocols. Demonstrated year one savings to client in excess of $600k.

Key achievements:> Established the strategy, organization and contracts for support of the Collins Class submarines> Introduced "partnering" style contracts to WA naval ship repair..> Opened submarine dockings to competitive tendering - $300k saving on tendered prices > Chief Engineer of HMAS TOBRUK> Marine Engineer Officer of submarines HMAS OVENS and.

Bachelor Of Engineering, Mechanical

Activities and Societies: President, Currie Hall College; Secretary, University Engineers Club; Committeeman, University Rugby Club

Company Directors Diploma, Corporate Governance

Graduate Certificate, Management

Graduate Diploma, Applied Computing