Experience

AusCreate Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  • Product development, engineering, design and drafting consultancy services.• Product design and development of plastic, steel and precast concrete components and assemblies.• 3D CAD design and 2D technical drafting.• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and design optimisation. • Product development, engineering, design and drafting consultancy services.• Product design and development of plastic, steel and precast concrete components and assemblies.• 3D CAD design and 2D technical drafting.• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and design optimisation.



Everhard Industries

• Australia
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Product Development Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Design and project management of injection moulded, rotational moulded and precast products and tooling.• Management, planning and reporting of all new product and product improvement projects and opportunities. Projects spanned from ideation through to market support.• Worked in conjunction with production, finance and quality departments to consistently reduce product costs through improved manufacturing efficiencies, plant optimisation and product and tooling enhancements.• Ongoing support of production, sales and marketing teams• Chaired New Product Development (NPD) and cross-functional project team meetings.• Monitored and managed product compliance relating to Australian Standards and government regulations.• Project cost analysis, business case preparation and presentations.



Industrial Plastics Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Sales Engineer

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Design and management of plastic fabrication, machining and piping projects for water treatment, mining, chemical, food processing, automotive, marine, construction and architectural industries. • Management of project, sales and industrial design teams, liaison with third party suppliers and contractors.• Facilitating design, production and project management meetings.• Preparation of quotations and tenders, client negotiation and presentations.• Project planning, management and cost analysis.• Specification, evaluation and procurement of engineering products and services.• Preparation of advertising and promotional material.



Islex Australia Pty Ltd: Engineered Plastics

• Australia
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager / Project Engineer

  • Feb 2012 - Sep 2015

  • Design, planning and management of plastic fabrication, machining, pipe welding and extrusion projects for mining, civil and industrial applications.• Optimise the use of labour and equipment resources for workshop and site activities.• Identification and implementation of product design and process improvements.• Project planning, management and cost analysis.• Preparation of quotations and tenders and contract negotiation.• Management of ISO9001 Quality, AS/NZS4801 Safety and ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems.



Viscount Plastics

• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Manager - Industrial

  • Jul 2008 - Oct 2010

  • Identified new product and product improvement opportunities, planned subsequent projects and led project teams from concept through to market.• Chaired New Product Development (NPD) and project team meetings.• Worked in conjunction with technical, production and quality departments to consistently reduce product costs through improved manufacturing efficiencies, plant optimisation and product and tooling enhancements.• Maintained and strengthened existing business relationships and established new business partnerships with more than 70 clients throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia.• Oversaw sales averaging $12.0M per annum of injection-moulded plastic products used in construction, automotive, mining, agricultural and retail industries.• Production and project cost analysis.• Prepared contracts and tenders, and undertook client presentations and negotiations.• Prepared and presented sales, budget, production and project reports to corporate management.

• Sales and Product Development Executive

  • May 2004 - Jun 2008

  • Design of injection-moulded plastic industrial, automotive and materials handling products.• Injection mould design and modification.• New Product Development and project management.• Liaised between internal and external technical, operations and sales teams in throughout Australia and Asia.• Key account management and new business development of more than 50 clients throughout Australia.• Prepared sales, budget and project reports, customer quotations and product cost analyses.

• Product Development Engineer

  • Aug 1998 - May 2004

  • Design of injection-moulded plastic industrial, automotive and materials handling products.• Injection mould design and modification.• Computer Aided Design, Engineering and Analysis.• Project management.



Buchanan Advanced Composites

• Draftsperson / Composite Technician

  • Mar 1998 - Aug 1998

  • Computer Aided Design and Drafting.• Composite material component and tooling manufacture. • Computer Aided Design and Drafting.• Composite material component and tooling manufacture.



Avtex Composite Aerospace Systems

• Design Engineer

  • Feb 1997 - Mar 1998

  • Glass, aramid and carbon fibre design and production.• Design and manufacture of aerospace, structural, marine and automotive components and tooling.Computer Numeric Control (CNC) programming and manufacture.• Project management. • Glass, aramid and carbon fibre design and production.• Design and manufacture of aerospace, structural, marine and automotive components and tooling.Computer Numeric Control (CNC) programming and manufacture.• Project management.