Experience

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  Comfortech Building Performance Solutions™

  • Project Engineer

    • Jul 2022 - Present

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  Stay at Home Dad

  • General Manager - Home Affairs

    • Mar 2022 - Present

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  Career Break

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Seeking new opportunities

    • Mar 2022 - Jul 2022
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Royal New Zealand Navy

  • Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand

  • Director Naval Safety and Health

    • Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
    • Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand

    A senior leadership role responsible for the management and delivery of the safety management systems of the Navy’s occupational health and safety. Provide advice to executive leadership and commanders/line managers on all safety matters. Strategic engagement with senior leadership and stakeholders across defence and industry partners. Health and Safety Advisor for the Chief of Navy (PCBU) and other Executive Governance and Leadership boards.

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  Royal New Zealand

  • Armed Forces
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Engineer Officer - Engineering Management

    • Sep 2018 - Oct 2020

    As the Engineer Officer onboard HMNZS MANAWANUI I was responsible for the operation, availability, maintenance, and defect rectification of all propulsion, generation, auxiliary, electronic and weapon systems onboard during all operational situations. I lead a highly effective team of 13 senior and junior engineers and was responsible for their performance management and professional development. and in the introduction to of the ship into Naval Service, the operation, repair, and maintenance of a new technically complex asset. As the commissioning engineer I was responsible for the introduction into service of all systems under my change including processes, policy, procedures, maintenance systems and training to ensure safe and efficient operation.Key Responsibilities• Sole leadership and asset management of Engineering (18 subordinate engineering officers and technicians, and $100M of asset) • Develop liaise and build project and maintenance packages (up to $10M) with contractors• Delivery of statutory regulatory compliance to ensure the ‘safe-to-operate’ and ‘operate-safely’ status of all systems onboard• Specialist technical engineering advice to command and other stakeholders• Senior Leadership managing internal and external cross functional activities to ensure effective programming of activities

  • Engineering Change Portfolio Manager

    • Apr 2018 - Sep 2018

    As the project portfolio manager integrated into Babcock NZ ltd as a place military person, I was responsible for overseeing the Engineering Configuration Change Project portfolio ensuring the projects where priortised, funded, scheduled, resourced, and delivered on time and within budget. I was also responsible for progress reporting to the configuration change board and accountable for the project delivery. This role delivered mentoring and oversight to the project managers to ensure the correct processes were followed and the projects were delivered to stakeholders’ expectations. Key Responsibilities• Oversight of an annual project portfolio of $7M• Oversight of 10 Project Engineers delivering a variety of mechanical and electrical engineering projects• Management of project risk and issues and representation of these to the Engineering Review Board• Stakeholder engagement and establishment of project requirements • Liaison with the Fleet Planner and Delivery Engineers to ensure project designs were delivered on time and within specification for efficient delivery• Implementation of a new ECP Project reporting system and weekly project progress meetings

  • Fleet Damage Control Officer - Naval High Performance Team Facilitator

    • Dec 2015 - Apr 2018

    The role is responsible for developing high preforming Command Teams and Crews of NZ Navy Ships, so that they are able to respond to complex and ambiguous situations in preparation for Naval Operations around the Globe. This is facilitated through scenarios based on at sea emergencies (Fires, floods, toxic gas incidents, fuel and oil spills, HAZMAT response, collisions and groundings) up to and including War time damage (missile strikes, mass causality events, Submarine attacks etc). This requires managing a number of sometimes incompatible priorities with limited resources. Whilst this has specific aims for training ships crews in Damage Control the value in this training is that personnel are taken through a phased approach of increasing complexity that allows them to develop their skill sets and agile decision making in a controlled and safe way. This training develops all personnel regardless of their experience to perform at their absolute best in highly stressful situation thus developing resilience and capacity. Develop these people into a team and the result is a highly effective Ship and Defence Force ready for operations. This is training achieved through coaching and mentoring techniques, process analysis, systems analysis, policy advice and development.

  • Requirements Engineer (Naval Support)

    • Feb 2014 - Dec 2015

    This position was responsible for the Capability Management and Support to the Naval Vessels HMNZS ENDEAVOR and CANTERBURY as well as support to the HMNZS AOTEAROA Tanker project. This position involved NZDF wide liaison, Ministry of Defence Liaison and collaboration, Llodys register and Maritime NZ liaison. A solid understanding of Prince2 Project Management philosophies was required for this role. One of the key deliverable for this position was developing a Business Case for the disposal of HMNZS ENDEAVOUR which is a major NZ Government asset.

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  Offshore Solutions Ltd

  • New Plymouth, NZ

  • Relief Third Engineer

    • May 2013 - May 2013
    • New Plymouth, NZ

    3rd engineer onboard the DP1 platform supply vessel MV PACIFIC RUNNER

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  New Zealand Offshore Services Ltd

  • New Plymouth

  • Third Engineer MV Voyager Explorer

    • Feb 2013 - Mar 2013
    • New Plymouth

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  Talley's Group Ltd

  • 2nd Engineer FV Amaltal Explorer

    • Jul 2012 - Feb 2013

    FV Amaltal ExplorerLength overall (m): 65.7Gross tonnage (MT): 1386 Main engine (HP): 2700

  • 2nd Engineer FV Amaltal Apollo

    • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

    FV Amaltal ApolloLength: 42.75mGRT: 529Engine: 1460 HP

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  Royal New Zealand Navy

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Marine Engineer - Technician and Engineering Officer

    • Jan 2000 - Dec 2010
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Extensive trade and operator training on steam, gas turbine and diesel propulsion systems; power generation and distribution; hydraulic; HVAC; fuel (Diesel and aviation), sanitary water and hull systems. Leadership training and development. Advanced Engineering qualifications and management skill development.