Experience

Archway Group LTD

• New Zealand
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO / Owner

  • Oct 2009 - Present

  100% owned by Matt and Amanda Hodgson - we are an awesome and dynamic business employing 15 hard working good buggers.We work with the lean principals which means we have been able to transform our business, our customer service and our staff engagement by absolutely nailing our systems and processes. What use to take us 6-8 weeks to build on site, we can now do in 2-4 days. These are big concrete bunkers - im talking up to 80m long and 12m wide. We just love it, and love what we do!Being able to make these changes and have these employee driven systems and processes, means our customers are happy. The customer/farmer saves money through our efficiencies with onsite machinery and lost time from weather events, and they can use it earlier than expected. We optimise our weather windows when others cant and that just makes us feel awesome.We strive to make the dairy industry a more desirable place to work / be!Simple systems attract great people - our mantra! For our business and our customers!Our Archway Family they all feel like everyday they have sense of achievement but most of all ownership. They care! And they love working along side other hardworking good buggers too.We have a very strong sense of values that we deliver at work and also in our personal lives. It is an embedded culture, and any client you talk with with agree that we are all on the same page in this business! Why do we do what we do?Because...We want to do business with people who believe in what we believeWe want to be surrounded in great peopleWe want to see our customers doing greatWe want our customers customer to think well of themWe want to educate people into decisionsWe don’t want to sell something to a farmerWe want to set a high standardWe are here for the long game not the quick sell



NZ Effluent & Environment Expo

• New Zealand
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Coordinator / Owner

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Uplift our NZ Food ProducersA collaborative approach to developing awareness and outcomes for effluent, environment, biosecurity and consumer challenges that farmers face as food producers.Our Values:• Keep the event FREE to all New Zealand farmers• Challenge everyday thinking around sustainable food production• Improve wellbeing on farm• Educate farmers on what consumers want• Collaborate for sensible change• Reduce our biosecurity risk on farm• Educate farmers into a solution, not sell them a product• Maintain relevant exhibitors at the expo



CQ NZ Ltd

• New Zealand
• Business Skills Training
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CO MEMBER

  • 2016 - 2016



Bank of New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate - Agribusiness

  • May 2011 - Oct 2012

  Working along side rural customers to achieve their farming business goal. Working along side rural customers to achieve their farming business goal.



Voyage Mahia

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2005 - Sep 2012

  Community based website implemented by the Coop Family. This website is a way to market Mahia Accommodation and also acts as an environmental, recreational, educational website to promote Mahia Peninsula. Community based website implemented by the Coop Family. This website is a way to market Mahia Accommodation and also acts as an environmental, recreational, educational website to promote Mahia Peninsula.



Fonterra

• New Zealand
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Area Manager - Western BOP

  • Apr 2009 - Apr 2011

  Work alongside 260 farms in a geographically long area of 145kms and 2hours driving time.This role is about forming credible relationships with the farmers in my region, retaining their milk supply and driving shareholder engagement.Forming these relationships involves knowledge of on farm systems, production, quality, animal welfare, and environmental standardsCommunication of Fonterra strategies, understanding of Fonterra businesses, understanding the Milk Price and also the Fair Value Share.In-depth understanding of the Fonterra capital restructure, and Trading among Farmers.On average this role requires 10 on farm visits per week.Establishing and maintaining relationships with rural professionals in the area.



Horizons Regional Council

• Land Management Advisor

  • Feb 2007 - Apr 2009

  Working alongside farmers to implement environmental projects and encourage proactive sustainable environment initiatives.Generation of Whole Farm Plans; a voluntary approach allowing farmers access to funding to support environmentally proactive strategies. Soil Mapping and Land Use Capabilities.Practical environmental on farm solutions in the Waimiha Catchment Working alongside farmers to implement environmental projects and encourage proactive sustainable environment initiatives.Generation of Whole Farm Plans; a voluntary approach allowing farmers access to funding to support environmentally proactive strategies. Soil Mapping and Land Use Capabilities.Practical environmental on farm solutions in the Waimiha Catchment