Experience

Allied Industrial Engineering

• New Zealand
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Aug 2017 - Present



Asaleo Care

• Australia
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2017

  Leading both in-house and contract engineering professionals across all disciplines. Capital expenditure programme management. (Formerly SCA HA) Leading both in-house and contract engineering professionals across all disciplines. Capital expenditure programme management. (Formerly SCA HA)



SCA HA

• RST Manager (Production/Factory Management)

  • Nov 2013 - May 2014

  Successfully led a new manufacturing facility to achieve production ramp up.

• Project Engineering Lead

  • Jun 2012 - Nov 2013

  Developed budget and plan to deliver $60 million manufacturing facility. Vendor selection and contract negotiations for NZ and international vendors. Executed construction, installation and start up.

• Engineering and Maintenance Systems Manager

  • Apr 2007 - Jun 2012

  Managing a team of six engineering professionals responsible for five-year asset management strategy, project portfolio management, leading site reliability vision, information systems, contractor management, risk management and technical support. SCA HA representative managing an international technical panel to mitigate the risk of subsidence associated with geothermal field development.

• Performance Improvement Manager

  • Feb 2005 - Apr 2007

  This role focused on leadership and coaching of manufacturing excellence/ lean manufacturing in a tissue paper mill employing 270 people. In this role I was seconded to the role of Acting Engineering Manager from December 2005 to April 2007 when I was made permanent in the role. (Formerly CHH Tissue).



CHH Tissue

• Process Engineer

  • Jan 2002 - Feb 2005

  This role focused on Health & Safety, quality, performance improvement and first line management in the Hygenex (now rebranded to Tork) Factory. The factory includes 45 production staff working a continuous shift pattern operating high speed automated machinery. Tork (Hygenex) is a leading brand in the Australasian away from home toilet and towel paper market. This role focused on Health & Safety, quality, performance improvement and first line management in the Hygenex (now rebranded to Tork) Factory. The factory includes 45 production staff working a continuous shift pattern operating high speed automated machinery. Tork (Hygenex) is a leading brand in the Australasian away from home toilet and towel paper market.



Mainland Products

• United States

• Supply Manager

  • Mar 2001 - Dec 2001

  This role evolved with the combination of supply chain planning and purchasing.

• Supply Chain Planner

  • May 2000 - Mar 2001

  Responsibility for warehouse stock levels and supply from the factory. Achieved MRP II class A and successfully applied TOC, drum buffer rope for manufacturing.

• Best Practices Manager

  • Nov 1998 - May 2000

  Management cadet role after completing my university studies. The role gave me an introduction to factory management. I managed the factory maintenance team of four trade staff and was project manager for the factory rebuild and relocation of manufacturing plant from another site.