Experience

South East QLD Refrigerated Transport
• Australia
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee
• General Manager Operations

  • Mar 2022 - Present

MINUS 1 REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT PTY. LTD.
• Australia
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee
• National Linehaul & QLD Depot Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Mar 2022


JBS Australia Pty Limited

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Transport Logistics Manager

  • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  I am employed as a manager working alongside a small team of sectional managers including schedulers, admin and compliance personnel who as a team direct the national movements of all JBS live animals to the finished boxed frozen and chilled meat products domestically and exporting worldwide. Area of the role include but not limited to: - • Management of Linehaul - Refrigerated Product • Project Management • Tender Development and management • Purchasing & Acquisition Proposals • Pallet account management • Design & Development of PBS approved vehicles • Business relations with external stakeholders and suppliers • External Transport Customer Management Show less


CHS Broadbent Pty Ltd
• Australia
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Northern Transport Manager

  • Jul 2020 - Aug 2020


Ostojic Group

• Australia
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Transport Supervisor

  • Apr 2020 - Jul 2020

  Transport Supervisor for both Mt Isa and Cloncurry Depots of the Ostojic Group who are a Mining Contractor that supports Container and Bulk Mining Commodities via A B Triple, Triple Road Train & Quad Road Train configurations. Products transported: - Copper Concentrate - Lead Concentrate - 20ft Container Half Heights - Refined Lead in bulk bags - 20ft Containers - Processed Coal - Lead Dross / MAGS / SLAG Supported by a large fleet of primarily Mack prime movers and some Western Star and Kenworth Tri Axle setups; Skels & Side Tippers Trailers are all in house company "Tri Star" Trailers built and developed by the affiliated Parent Company, "Tri Star" trailers are based out of Darwin. Other duties include: - Escorting on mines - Loading tippers via Loaders - Unloading / Loading containers - Scheduling - Compliance oversight - NHVR permits - Scheduling in maintenance with workshop requirements - Driver management Show less



Yabba Refrigerated Transport Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  As the Managing Director I am managing the day to day activities of the drivers and vehicles on their interstate operations and locally in the Brisbane Metro and surrounding areas. Along with also:- Business Development NHVR Compliance Requirements Accounting Human Resource Management Contract Negotiations Daily Operations Maintenance Planning and Execution Apart from our standard ad hoc work with Nolans, Lindsay Transport, Wickhams, Adelaide Refrigerated, Auscold, Minus 1 and other smaller transport companies we accomplished in gaining contracts or long term work with customers like: - Inghams Enterprises - Sunpork - Luvaduck - Australian Country Choice - Emergent Cold Logistics During the end of 2019 the produce and other products out of QLD heading South hit an all time low with the Drought taking affect and other govermental factors as well most likely and was forced to run trucks empty to keep up with out Southern Customers weekly freight demands, but due to running trucks empty to the South this eventually was the reasoning behind having to close the doors on the company due to the losses in freight income on the Southern bound legs. Show less


Carpendale Commodities & Transport Pty Ltd
• Australia
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Logistics Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

John Farragher Transport Management
• QLD State Manager & National Compliance Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2018


South East Queensland Hauliers | Container Transport & Logistics

• National Manager of Refrigeration Line Haul Operations

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2018

  I am heading up the expansion of the current business model of SEQH into Refrigerated transport taking into account interstate line haul services for contracted customers on short to medium term arrangements.PBS approved 28 Pallet single trailer setups will be used on a distribution centre to distribution centre model.More to follow shortly.

• Property Project Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Jan 2018

  I currently am leading a development of our existing Toowoomba depot where we are developing a new 100% company owned site.Project Management which includes:- * Design Consulting & Input * Site Operations * Council * Site Management * External Contractor Management * Equipment Purchase Consulting * Real estate negotiations

• QLD & NSW Regional Manager

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2018

  My current role is managing the Toowoomba Depot and surrounding regional areas throughout QLD & NSW.Sections of the role include:-* Business Development* Operational Management* Client Retention* NHVR Management* Implementation of Technology Management* Driver Fatigue Management* Equipment Management* New Equipment Acquisitions* Human Resource Management* Employee Training* Property Management & Expansion* Government Audit Management and Compliance (TMR, NHVR, OHS)The operational movement of company trucks delivering or picking up customers products and goods from Cottonseed / Cotton Bales / Grains / Machinery / Imported goods and or exportable goods.Restructuring the current employment make up and setup of the business to consist of knowledgeable and sound operators to lower the cost of repairs and down time.Working with the workshop section on a daily basis to keep equipment moving and of sound mechanical structure.NHVR policies have been continually revised with tuition for drivers and staff, updating license requirements and or needs (re. forklift lic., IAP or HML rated trucks) to ensure the company is legally covered on all sites.Managing a staff of around 40 from drivers, admin to mechanics along with sub-contractors used throughout busy periods.Fleet size of 25 plus prime movers and 60 plus trailers and dolly combinations. Show less

• NHVR Compliance Manager

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2018

  Currently manage the companies NHVR compliance of the company fleet of prime movers and trailers, 70 prime movers and 150 trailers.



AG Commodity Logistics Pty Ltd

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2015

  I managed a medium sized family run transport business named AG Commodity Logistics out of Toowoomba QLD. The business ran refrigerated B Double/Road train & B Triple trailers & rail refrigerated containers out of Brisbane/Toowoomba over to Adelaide & Perth on a weekly basis, twice weekly to Perth and 3 times a week into Adelaide, 5 times a week into Sydney and Melbourne and local delivery runs around Brisbane. The work included Business Development, NHVR compliance, IAP compliance, maintenance scheduling, accounting using MYOB, business forecasting using excel and other software, managing staff and customers on a daily basis 7 days a week. Client makeup included Kilcoy Pastoral, Nolan Meats, Woolworths Meat Co., Swires Cold Stores QLD, Nolans Transport, Blenners, Mackays Bananas, Metcash, Sumich Farms WA, Nicol Carrots SA, Zerella Fresh SA, Hi Trans SA, Lindsay Brothers, Little Creatures Brewery to name the main clientele. Fleet size of 6 plus prime movers, 16 trailing units and 3 rail fridge containers. Show less



Yabba Livestock Company

• Manager / Owner

  • Jul 2008 - Jul 2012

  Running a herd of 550 fattening weaners and a farming enterprises out of Tully in Nth Qld with trading in live export out of the Northern Ports to Indonesia & the Middle East as well as an 190 ha irrigation property in the Texas QLD area growing silage & cotton crops under centre pivot irrigation. Running a herd of 550 fattening weaners and a farming enterprises out of Tully in Nth Qld with trading in live export out of the Northern Ports to Indonesia & the Middle East as well as an 190 ha irrigation property in the Texas QLD area growing silage & cotton crops under centre pivot irrigation.



Rural Finance Industry

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services

• Agribusiness Manager / Snr Manager

  • Oct 2003 - Jul 2011

  I worked as an Agribusiness Manager to a Snr Agri Mgr in all parts of the east coast (Suncorp, WBC, CBA, Landmark & Bendigo) working with clientele relating to the agribusiness sector, mainly graziers & farmers with some commercial clients. Dealing in purchases of new properties to refinancing from other banks, home loans, commercial loans, equipment loans and all other bank products. Portfolio ranging from $1M to $250M. Some transactions included large refinances up to $55M or as little as $55k. Locations included Rockhampton QLD, Muswellbrook NSW, Brisbane QLD, Ayr QLD, Townsville QLD, Port Douglas QLD. Show less



Aon Risk Solutions

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Rural Claims Specialist

  • Jan 2003 - Oct 2003

  Rural claims analyst in AON at the Brisbane office head of RURAL in QLD. Rural claims analyst in AON at the Brisbane office head of RURAL in QLD.