Experience

Staughton Group

• Australia
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jun 2023 - Present

• General Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  CoolOff is looking to partner with our suppliers and customers to create custom made ingredient solutions

• General Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Feb 2023

  To drive Innovation and Growth through People, Research, Quality and Project Management



Kemin Industries

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 700 & Above Employee

• ANZ Country Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Aug 2022

  - Kemin Company Director and Public Officer - Manage a team dedicated to finding the right solutions for our customers needs across a broad range of products for Petfood raw materials and Petfood manufacturing - Kemin Company Director and Public Officer - Manage a team dedicated to finding the right solutions for our customers needs across a broad range of products for Petfood raw materials and Petfood manufacturing



Mars

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Commercial Operations Manager

  • Jun 2020 - Feb 2021

  - Lead a dedicated team of Operational buyers to deliver business objectives- Develop and engage Associates to achieve their best- Work through the entire supply chain to find efficiencies and benefits in a Mutual way- Work on Global sustainability programs aligned with the business strategies

• Supply Quality Assurance Manager

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Identifying & Improving Team Engagement• Developing high performing teams through clear development and objective plans, KPI’s• Creating a positive unified culture within teams (direct reports and other internal/external stakeholders)• Talent management and Critical role succession planning• Senior leader within Commercial to drive and deliver Commercial and total business objectives • Business Metric tracking and reporting • Internal/External stakeholders Engagement• Implement and compliance to both internal Mars standards and external Regulatory standards• Risk management• Identify and drive efficiency and opportunities within Commercial • Blue sky thinking and opportunity identification Show less

• Commercial Operations Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Sep 2018

  • Senior Commercial site representative on Wanganui (NZ) Site Operations Group focused on Business Financials and plant operation• Oversee the Team Building and Engagement as “Engagement Champion”• Managed multiple raws budgets (Global, Regional and Local)• High level Strategic Commercial negotiations • Manage business currency exposure• Project management from new raw materials to new standard implementation• Supplier relationship management (Quality, Supply, Price, Import permits, Responsible Sourcing, Sustainability goals)• Supplier led Innovation and Continuous Improvement (Mutual outcomes)• Commercial Strategy Development and Deployment• Influence business direction and goals Show less

• Supply Quality Vendor Assurance Auditor

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Risk management• Supplier led development• Continuous Improvement initiatives

• Global Applied Scientist

  • Dec 2010 - Jan 2014

  • Discovery and application of new raw materials (Global role)• Project management – organising multiple organisations to obtain desired outcomes and experimental goals



Cephalon

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  • Production and characterisation of potential antibody drug therapeutics, ELISA development, HPLC Akta basic, purifier and express experience for protein purification, Assay development, In vitro and In vivo assay design and implementation • Managed direct report (Research Assistant) • Production and characterisation of potential antibody drug therapeutics, ELISA development, HPLC Akta basic, purifier and express experience for protein purification, Assay development, In vitro and In vivo assay design and implementation • Managed direct report (Research Assistant)



The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

• Melbourne, Australia

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2005 - Jan 2007