Martin Dowson
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Experience
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Squash New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive
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Oct 2020 - Present
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High Performance Sport New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Spectator Sports
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100 - 200 Employee
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General Manager Athlete Performance Support
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Aug 2011 - Oct 2020
• Lead the delivery, implementation and monitoring of critical strategies to deliver world leading support for New Zealand athletes and coaches• Enhance the daily training environments (meeting sports’ high performance facility needs), including the strength and conditioning gymnasiums, recovery areas, medical centres and athlete lounges.• Work in partnership to increase performance capability of National Sporting Organisations • Manage finances and business processes for Athlete Performance Support in alignment to strategy and sport’s performance needs and priorities• Lead several high performance teams and be responsible for the overall performance of all staff and contractors within Athlete Performance Support to ensure all teams work cross-functionally and effectively with each other • Member of HPSNZ Senior Leadership Team to develop and implement HPSNZ 2020 Strategy and Culture Plans to achieve organization goals Show less
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Performance Director
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Mar 2009 - Jul 2011
• Lead the development NZ Academy of Sport vision and performance culture • Long term annual strategic and operational plans• Manage finances (annual sport credits), aligning to investments and performance needs and priorities• Building and leading high performance teams
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Performance Services Manager
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Feb 2005 - Mar 2009
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Sanix
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1 - 100 Employee
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Rugby Management, Strength and conditioner
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Feb 2002 - Feb 2005
• Lead the preparation of the Sanix Rugby Team, including physical conditioning and video analysis • Part of the senior management team in planning for the Super 12 competition • Lead the preparation of the Sanix Rugby Team, including physical conditioning and video analysis • Part of the senior management team in planning for the Super 12 competition
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Auckland University of Technology
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New Zealand
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager / Consultant
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Jan 1996 - Jan 2003
• Sport Performance Manager• Samoa Rugby (1997-2002, including attending 1999 World Cup): Fitness Trainer / Assistant Manager• North Harbour Rugby (2000-01), Fitness Trainer• Auckland Cricket (1997- 2001): Fitness Trainer• Football: New Zealand All Whites (1996-1999 National team): Sports Scientist and Co-ordinator. Included Women’s Football and New Zealand Age group teams. • Hockey: New Zealand Men’s Hockey (2000-2003): Sport Science Co-ordinator
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Senior Lecturer
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1996 - 2002
• Senior Lecturer for the Department of Sport and Recreation, primarily in Exercise Science and Exercise Prescription
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England Rugby Union
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Hospitals and Health Care
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Sport Scientist Co-ordinator
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1992 - 1996
• Assess and prescribe physical training programmes to the England Rugby Squad • Act as a consultant for the planning of the 1995 Rugby World Cup campaign • Development of fitness standards for elite rugby in England from junior to national senior level • Assess and prescribe physical training programmes to the England Rugby Squad • Act as a consultant for the planning of the 1995 Rugby World Cup campaign • Development of fitness standards for elite rugby in England from junior to national senior level
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Consultancy
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Rugby Union Consultancy
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Apr 1992 - Dec 1995
• Leicester Tigers (1992-96), Fitness Coach • Bedford (1992-93), Fitness Trainer • Cambridge University (1995), Sports Scientist • Leicester Tigers (1992-96), Fitness Coach • Bedford (1992-93), Fitness Trainer • Cambridge University (1995), Sports Scientist
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Consultant - Training Prescription
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Jan 1989 - Apr 1992
• Assess and prescribe training programmes for NZ Elite athletes • Assess and prescribe health based programmes • Manage and provided supervision in the Training Centre Key Clients included All Blacks Rugby, NZ Cricket Team and America's Cup syndicates • Assess and prescribe training programmes for NZ Elite athletes • Assess and prescribe health based programmes • Manage and provided supervision in the Training Centre Key Clients included All Blacks Rugby, NZ Cricket Team and America's Cup syndicates
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Education
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University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School
Senior Executive Program -
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Loughborough University
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Exercise Physiology -
University of Otago
B.Ph.Ed, Physical Education -
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School