Experience

Graymont

• Canada
• Mining
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Director

  • Dec 2020 - Present

• Director of Operations, APAC South

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Director of Operations for APAC Southern Region, including New Zealand, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania

• Operations Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2019

  Same role as before, but the business is now owned by Graymont.



Holcim

• Switzerland
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Site Operations Manager - McDonald's Lime

  • Dec 2006 - Jul 2015

  Manage Operations for two processing plants and one quarry. Report Operations to Board of DirectorsAchievements include:Improved financial performanceLead cultural change to create higher performance standards in Operational and Financial PerformanceDeveloped leadership program increasing team strength and depthRestructured Operations to improve labour efficiencyReduction in energy consumption in kilns by 30% across the business and increased rates by more than 30%.Reduced CO2 intensity by 18%.Developed Sales and Operations PlanningLead supply chain capacity increase project Negotiated energy and other key supply contracts.Negotiated collective labour agreement with Union.



Holcim (New Zealand) Limited

• Operations Manager - Taylor's Lime

  • Aug 2005 - Nov 2006

  Managed sales and operations for businessAchievements include:Realigned product pricing structure.Managed relationships with customersCoal firing project to move to low cost fuel, halving thermal energy costsDeveloped management team Negotiated new coal supply contract.Negotiated land lease Gained significant resource consents Managed sales and operations for businessAchievements include:Realigned product pricing structure.Managed relationships with customersCoal firing project to move to low cost fuel, halving thermal energy costsDeveloped management team Negotiated new coal supply contract.Negotiated land lease Gained significant resource consents



Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd

• Plant Supervisor - Hastings Quarry

  • Mar 2003 - Aug 2005

  Improved the skill base and behaviour of the team to enable a more focussed contribution to plant performance in areas such as Heath and Safety, Production, and Maintenance.Improved plant utilisation, reduced maintenance costs, Improved data collection for production and maintenance Designed a plant inspection system.Reduced diesel consumption by reorganising stockpile layout.Trained staff in business processes. Improved the skill base and behaviour of the team to enable a more focussed contribution to plant performance in areas such as Heath and Safety, Production, and Maintenance.Improved plant utilisation, reduced maintenance costs, Improved data collection for production and maintenance Designed a plant inspection system.Reduced diesel consumption by reorganising stockpile layout.Trained staff in business processes.



K2 Environmental Limited

• Environmental Chemist

  • Oct 1999 - Feb 2003

  Business development, including establishing North Island office.Air emission testing Business development, including establishing North Island office.Air emission testing



Mott MacDonald Group

• Environmental Scientist

  • Nov 1998 - May 1999

  Manager Environmental Audit program on contract for EPAWrite Assessment of Environmental Effects for Power Station Projects Manager Environmental Audit program on contract for EPAWrite Assessment of Environmental Effects for Power Station Projects



Janssen Pharmaceutical (Johnson & Johnson)

• ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST

  • Jan 1998 - Oct 1998

  Manage waste materials for recycling and disposalAir emissions, noise and waste water management Manage waste materials for recycling and disposalAir emissions, noise and waste water management



New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited

• Evironmental Scientist / Environmental Monitoring Officer

  • Jan 1994 - Apr 1997

  Air emission studiesWorkplace monitoring for noise, dust and gasses. Air emission studiesWorkplace monitoring for noise, dust and gasses.