Experience

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  Australian Institute of Company Directors

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • Queensland Council - Non Executive Director

    • Oct 2021 - Present
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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  Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

  • Invited Member - International Reference Group - Roadmap for Metals & Min...

    • Sep 2023 - Present
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  Arthritis Australia

  • Greater Sydney Area

  • Board Member

    • Nov 2021 - Present
    • Greater Sydney Area
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  METS Ignited Australia Ltd

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • GM / CEO

    • Oct 2015 - Nov 2021
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    The Mining Equipment, Technology & Services sector is one of Australia's largest contributors to its national economy with total revenues over $100B and exports of $15B pa. METS Ignited was established with funding from the Australian Government to grow the size, sustainability and intern...

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  Arthritis Queensland

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Chair

    • Feb 2014 - Feb 2020
    • Brisbane, Australia

    Arthritis is one of the major chronic diseases and health costs to modern society. The cost of arthritis to Australia, with just 24 million people, has been estimated at $25B per year and rising! Yet this chronic condition receives little from governments compared to lesser but more publicly emot...

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  Austmine

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Non Executive Director

    • Oct 2012 - Dec 2014
    • Sydney, Australia

    Austmine is the peak body in Australia for the Mining Equipment, Technology & Services (METS) sector and delivers value to its members by services in international business development, in facilitating innovation and in networking events in the mining industry to raise the profile and perform...

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  CSIRO

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Director, Business Development & Commercialisation - Minerals Research

    • Mar 2012 - Nov 2014
    • Brisbane, Australia

    The CSIRO Minerals Flagship provides sustainable science, engineering and technology to Australia's mining and minerals sector as well as to major international companies operating in this industry.

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  Alitek - Simpler Business Institute

  • Australia

  • Managing Director

    • Sep 1998 - Feb 2012
    • Australia

    Alitek developed practical strategy for companies, industry bodies and government business units and stood behind this strategy with implementation and business improvement services. Our specialty was linking strategy with operations improvement and pragmatic change based on customer drivers. We ...

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  QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  • Member of the Governing Council

    • 1995 - 1998

    The Governing Council shaped policy, direction and strategy for the university. As part of my directors role on the Governing Council I took on the position of Chairman of the Review Committee of the four Schools within the Faculty of Arts. The recommendations of this review provided the impetus ...

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  SASTEK PTY LTD

  • Australia / NZ / Africa / Europe

  • General Manager

    • 1990 - 1992
    • Australia / NZ / Africa / Europe

    SASTEK developed and implemented systems hardware and software for the international food processing industry, I was introduced into the company by accountants Peat Marwick to consolidate and return it to profitability following its expansion into a number of international markets. At the end of ...

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  CIMAD - Unisys Value Added Reseller

  • State Manager - Queensland

    • 1988 - 1990

    Within CIMAD I held the position of sales and project manager for the implementation of company wide information systems for manufacturing businesses to the resources and food sectors.

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  Palmer Tube Mills

  • Metallurgical Process Leader

    • 1985 - 1988

    My role was process improvement for the production of steel tube on a newly commissioned Japanese mill. Working with a Japanese commissioning team who taught me the basics of Lean before the word was invented, the new knowledge we developed formed the basis for my PhD project at the University of...

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  Comalco was acquired by CRA / Rio Tinto

  • Comalco, Australia

  • Section Head - Comalco Research & Development

    • 1981 - 1985
    • Comalco, Australia

    Management of Comalco's R&D Section covering the development of improved continuous casting and semi-fabrication processes. I was a key influencer in the development of data logging approaches to understand what was happening in complex metallurgical processes.

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  Norsk Hydro

  • Sunndalsora, Norway

  • Project Engineer - ASV Gruppen

    • 1979 - 1981
    • Sunndalsora, Norway

    Process and alloy development for the continuous strip casting of aluminium alloys. I worked as part of the process development team in ASV to understand the complex solidification mechanisms in rapid continuous strip casting and to enable this process to cast increasingly more complex alloys.

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  Alcoa

  • Australia & North America

  • Applications Engineer

    • Mar 1976 - Nov 1979
    • Australia & North America

    Technical service for Alcoa's various processes and products in Australia and USA.

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  Utah Mines Limited

  • Island Copper Mine - Vancouver Is

  • Metallurgical Technician

    • 1975 - 1976
    • Island Copper Mine - Vancouver Is

    Metallurgical technician in copper concentrator and mine laboratory.