Experience

Pravar Group

• Australia
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Coach

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia An exciting new chapter begins, coming full circle to where my foray into business began. After coaching for almost 7 years I decided the best way to fully appreciate what it was like to walk a mile in the shoes of those I coached was to build a construction company of my own. A decade of doing just that showed me the ups and downs, the wins and loses that go hand in hand with the construction industry. Having achieved all I set out to over the last decade, it's time to give back, and to do… Show more An exciting new chapter begins, coming full circle to where my foray into business began. After coaching for almost 7 years I decided the best way to fully appreciate what it was like to walk a mile in the shoes of those I coached was to build a construction company of my own. A decade of doing just that showed me the ups and downs, the wins and loses that go hand in hand with the construction industry. Having achieved all I set out to over the last decade, it's time to give back, and to do that I've joined an outstanding team of people dedicated to combining best business practices with family connectivity. From personal experience, one of the most significant challenges experienced in growing a small business from a job with an ABN to becoming a true business that can live for a time without you. Show less



Gooroo Training

• Project Director

  • May 2011 - Present

  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Because this is my own construction company I was a jack-of-all-trades for a long time. The role grew from being on the tools and at the coal face to focusing on the back end of project operations and general management. Initially, I was focused on small renovations to fund operations that provided cash flows for larger scale property renovations and flips. The property projects became small lot property development projects, and so on. As projects became more complex so the need for larger… Show more Because this is my own construction company I was a jack-of-all-trades for a long time. The role grew from being on the tools and at the coal face to focusing on the back end of project operations and general management. Initially, I was focused on small renovations to fund operations that provided cash flows for larger scale property renovations and flips. The property projects became small lot property development projects, and so on. As projects became more complex so the need for larger scale renovation works required the business to accommodate more operational diversity, complexity, and the risks that go with that. Rather than go down the path of becoming an all consuming corporate model, I focused on creating a better work / life balance. Implementing a succession plan that replaced me in the day-to-day business from operations managing smaller construction jobs has allowed me to move focus to property development projects. Building affordable housing for homeless women and children is way to build a future upon the foundations of my past, and remains an issue close to home for me, having spent much of my childhood either homeless, between homes, or impacted by that which causes women and children to become vulnerable. Show less



Sunstate Business Solutions

• Professional Development Coach

  • 2004 - 2011

  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia This was a role that chose me, rather than one I chose. I worked one-on-one with SMEs in the construction space, formulating bespoke change management strategies, building business systems, processes, and sound business financial management practices aimed at improving the bottom line, cash flow and business value. I enjoyed working side by side, in the trenches – so to speak – with business owners who were great technicians in their field, but who often lacked self-efficacy and confidence to… Show more This was a role that chose me, rather than one I chose. I worked one-on-one with SMEs in the construction space, formulating bespoke change management strategies, building business systems, processes, and sound business financial management practices aimed at improving the bottom line, cash flow and business value. I enjoyed working side by side, in the trenches – so to speak – with business owners who were great technicians in their field, but who often lacked self-efficacy and confidence to know 'how' to move their business from the rut they'd created by building a job for themselves that now controlled their lives. The meaningful relationships, built over time, relied on singular focus to achieving the business and personal outcomes that clients sought. The turning point for me after many years invested in the role was that as much as I coached clients to grow both themselves and their businesses, I hadn't 'chewed the same dirt' as they had. A glass ceiling of credibility that needed to be rectified by walking a mile in the shoes of the client, so I could fully appreciate the challenges I was asking them to face and be accountable for. Show less



Northern Group Training

• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Workplace Trainer (Subcontractor)

  • 2003 - 2004

  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia As a Workplace Trainer, I facilitated coaching sessions for the Frontline Management Certificate IV and Administration Certificate IV to enhance employee skills within the automotive/transportation industry across regional and southeast Queensland. Some of my significant achievements include: • Gaining stakeholder confidence by protecting NGT from receiving a Registered Training Organisations (RTO) license review conducted by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), and… Show more As a Workplace Trainer, I facilitated coaching sessions for the Frontline Management Certificate IV and Administration Certificate IV to enhance employee skills within the automotive/transportation industry across regional and southeast Queensland. Some of my significant achievements include: • Gaining stakeholder confidence by protecting NGT from receiving a Registered Training Organisations (RTO) license review conducted by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), and subsequently mitigating potential risks for overall QLD operations. • Preventing litigation for a breach-of-contract inherited from NGT for $200K revenue loss on failure of service delivery. Developed a performing contract within 12 months and handed over to NGT staff for continuation of role. Show less



Queensland Motorways Ltd

• Australia
• Freight and Package Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager Technical Operations

  • 1998 - 2003

  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Steered daily operations for Logan Motorway tasked with securing toll fees. Managed 62 frontline staff, subcontractors, and a fluctuating workforce of up to 50 project employees. • Project lead for Logan Motorway Upgrade (LMU): Directed in-house project management methodology (PMM) and prepared project scope/budget and roll out. Incorporated scope outline and oversaw management of civil works principal contractor; conducted frequent reporting to C-level personnel and key stakeholders.… Show more Steered daily operations for Logan Motorway tasked with securing toll fees. Managed 62 frontline staff, subcontractors, and a fluctuating workforce of up to 50 project employees. • Project lead for Logan Motorway Upgrade (LMU): Directed in-house project management methodology (PMM) and prepared project scope/budget and roll out. Incorporated scope outline and oversaw management of civil works principal contractor; conducted frequent reporting to C-level personnel and key stakeholders. o PMM successfully tested/embedded and subsequently resulted in the delivery of the LMU project on-time and below budget, conserving costs as a first-ever achievement for the company. o Created and co-launched toll collector vocational skills alignment program for 62 frontline staff members, focused on addressing upcoming redundancy, whilst directing front line operations for automation of Logan Motorway. • Gateway & Logan Motorway ATC Project: Reported to QML board and directed design of the Life of Type (LOT) logistics support program for automatic toll collection (ATC) equipment, utilized on the Gateway & Logan Motorways. Coordinated and cooperated with integrated logistics support (ILS) contractors to commission maintenance and spares procurement programs for ATC. o Achieved program export to modify the LOT logistics program for the Sydney M2 and M5 motorways. o Designed and directed delivery of technical and operations training for the Sydney M2 and M5 motorways. • Transcore Australia (secondment), Brisbane: Designed and directed delivery of operations and technical training package during roll out of Tangerang-Merak toll road project in Indonesia while navigating the Asian economic collapse in a high-pressure environment to ensure achievement of project goals for Transcore Australia. o Collaborated with local translators to create training package/corporate reports into Bahasa for prime contractor and executives in Jakarta, Serang, and Cilegon. Show less