Experience

BusinessDesk NZ

• New Zealand
• Internet News
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jul 2021 - Present



The Free Store

• Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

• Supervisor

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Redistribute surplus food and provide hospitality to people in need. Promoted to team supervisor in February 2020. Responsibilities include task allocation, facilitating team discussions and coordination with other team supervisors. (This is a part time volunteer role) Redistribute surplus food and provide hospitality to people in need. Promoted to team supervisor in February 2020. Responsibilities include task allocation, facilitating team discussions and coordination with other team supervisors. (This is a part time volunteer role)



Reserve Bank of New Zealand

• Banking
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Analyst

  • Apr 2018 - Nov 2018

  Operational Policy - Prudential Supervision Department Operational Policy - Prudential Supervision Department



PolicyWorks NZ

• Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Independent Consultant

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  Specialising in connecting the NGO sector to central government Specialising in connecting the NGO sector to central government



Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Policy Analyst

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2016

  I provided operational and strategic policy advice in the areas of Biosecurity, Food Safety, Sector Productivity, Fisheries Management and Marine Protection. Key achievements include: advising ministers on the alignment of cost recovery systems from MPI’s four legacy agencies - they accepted all of my recommendations and an external audit of policy advice rated my work highly; on my own initiative I put forward a proposal to management to transform a policy work programme into a project-based structure - the advice was accepted and I was appointed to manage the establishment phase of the new programme. Show less



Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • Mar 2007 - May 2011

  I developed economic advice on public transport procurement and was the agency's lead for developing the Public Transport Management Bill. Key achievements include: having stakeholders across local government and the private sector support a highly technical operational policy; having my advice accepted for making the Public Transport Management Bill more workable for NZTA and local authorities to administer. I developed economic advice on public transport procurement and was the agency's lead for developing the Public Transport Management Bill. Key achievements include: having stakeholders across local government and the private sector support a highly technical operational policy; having my advice accepted for making the Public Transport Management Bill more workable for NZTA and local authorities to administer.



New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development

• Researcher

  • Mar 2006 - Feb 2007

  I wrote policy submissions on transport, waste minimisation and climate change. My key achievement was to successfully lobby Parliament to introduce a recycling subsidy scheme funded from a waste minimisation tax. I wrote policy submissions on transport, waste minimisation and climate change. My key achievement was to successfully lobby Parliament to introduce a recycling subsidy scheme funded from a waste minimisation tax.



Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Policy Advisor

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2004

  I developed a price-setting formula for radio spectrum resource rentals. Ministerial lead on an inter-agency working group for incentivising Business Expenditure on R&D. My key achievement was to develop a robust price-setting formula that was understood and accepted by both Ministers and rightsholders. I developed a price-setting formula for radio spectrum resource rentals. Ministerial lead on an inter-agency working group for incentivising Business Expenditure on R&D. My key achievement was to develop a robust price-setting formula that was understood and accepted by both Ministers and rightsholders.



Auckland University of Technology

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer in Economics

  • 1998 - 2001

  I co-designed New Zealand's first accredited degree programme in Business Economics I co-designed New Zealand's first accredited degree programme in Business Economics



Victoria University of Wellington

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Lecturer in Economics

  • 1993 - 1997

  I specialised in teaching Public Economics I specialised in teaching Public Economics



Financial Sector

• Various roles

  • Dec 1987 - Feb 1993

  Assistant investigating accountant, Office of the Official Assignee, 3 months; Credit clerk, American Express, 12 months; Credit control and recovery, CFC Finance, 3 months. Assistant investigating accountant, Office of the Official Assignee, 3 months; Credit clerk, American Express, 12 months; Credit control and recovery, CFC Finance, 3 months.