Experience

NZ Pork

• New Zealand
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Database Administrator

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Lead the process of consolidating NZ Pork's SharePoint database and training users in it's efficient usage. Set up and oversee a new database system to manage NZ Pork customers and contacts. Compilation of data and statistics into meaningful reports for industry usage. Lead the process of consolidating NZ Pork's SharePoint database and training users in it's efficient usage. Set up and oversee a new database system to manage NZ Pork customers and contacts. Compilation of data and statistics into meaningful reports for industry usage.



Environment Canterbury

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Biosecurity Officer (Information/Liaison)

  • Mar 2006 - Jan 2020

  Warranted biosecurity officer. Compliance inspections; Project management of pest plant operations; technical information transfer via public speaking, organizing industry educational events, and producing content for regional publications such as Ute guides, factsheets, posters, website content, radio ads, signage.Regional coordinator for MPI behavior change campaign Check Clean Dry;Regional coordinator Weedbusters

• Acting Biosecurity Team Leader (Central)

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2015

  Secondment. Leading and supporting biosecurity field staff implement and achieve organisational and Regional Pest Management Strategy (2011-2017) goals.



AgriQuality

• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Horticultural Officer

  • 2002 - 2005

  Warranted biosecurity officer. Inspecting horticultural products meet export biosecurity standards. Export phytosanitay certification documentation, auditing horticultural businesses for EuropGap and Vegfed standards; Training customers on Vegfed standards, and certification documentation; field phytosanitary surveys. Warranted biosecurity officer. Inspecting horticultural products meet export biosecurity standards. Export phytosanitay certification documentation, auditing horticultural businesses for EuropGap and Vegfed standards; Training customers on Vegfed standards, and certification documentation; field phytosanitary surveys.



HortResearch

• Auckland, New Zealand

• Technician - Post Harvest

  • Jan 2001 - 2002

  Design and implementation of Scientific experiments - alternatives to methyl bromide. Literature research for external customers. Design and implementation of Scientific experiments - alternatives to methyl bromide. Literature research for external customers.



Sproutman products

• Hellensville Auckland

• Assistant Manager

  • Aug 2000 - Feb 2001

  Manager of remote glasshouses; all aspects of growing baby leaf produce to harvest. Machinery operation, staff management, management of hydroponic systems. Manager of remote glasshouses; all aspects of growing baby leaf produce to harvest. Machinery operation, staff management, management of hydroponic systems.