Experience

Rabobank New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Data Analyst

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Working in Business Development this role focuses on the various aspects around growth for the business. This role entails generating insights to drive business decisions, and being adaptive and responsive to changing business needs. Working in Business Development this role focuses on the various aspects around growth for the business. This role entails generating insights to drive business decisions, and being adaptive and responsive to changing business needs.



Regal Haulage NZ Ltd

• New Zealand
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tactical Analyst

  • Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

  In this role, from a blank canvas I created a range of automated Power BI reports that enabled the business to view up to date data and be more agile in decision making to positively influence the profitability of the business. The reports covered operations, logistics, client reporting and health and safety. In this role, from a blank canvas I created a range of automated Power BI reports that enabled the business to view up to date data and be more agile in decision making to positively influence the profitability of the business. The reports covered operations, logistics, client reporting and health and safety.



Fonterra

• New Zealand
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Commercial Analyst

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2021



Aztech Buildings

• New Zealand
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Analyst

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2019

  Aztech Buildings specialises in the construction of sheds, for lifestyle blocks, rural enterprises and industrial organisations. In this role I am responsible for analysing and reporting on a wide range of areas within the business, including marketing, operations and finance. In addition, the role involves trouble shooting system issues and identifying and resolving data anomalies. I recently learned PowerBI to enhance reporting within the business. Aztech Buildings specialises in the construction of sheds, for lifestyle blocks, rural enterprises and industrial organisations. In this role I am responsible for analysing and reporting on a wide range of areas within the business, including marketing, operations and finance. In addition, the role involves trouble shooting system issues and identifying and resolving data anomalies. I recently learned PowerBI to enhance reporting within the business.



DairyNZ

• New Zealand
• Farming
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Financial Analyst

  • Apr 2015 - Aug 2017

  This role entails entering accounts from dairy businesses into the DairyBase database, resolving data validation issues, and generating benchmark reports. Achievements • Process over 80 accounts into DairyBase and produced over 160 reports for clients to use to assess and improve their business. • Resolving validation issues between the physical farm data and the data in the accounts. E.g. Land, labour costs, land leases. • Troubleshoot most issues autonomously, approaching supervisors for most difficult or complicated cases. Show less



Las Vaquillas Pty Ltd

• Oxley Island, NSW, Australia

• Director

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

  I was one of a 4 person partnership responsible for the operation of a 700 cow dairy farm in NSW, Australia. The partnership paid a lease to operate the business, and was then responsible for all profit and debt incurred by the operation. Achievements: • Implementing processes in the dairy which improved consistency of tasks from each employee, reduced work time and errors. • Significant improvement in milk quality, early detection and treatment of mastitis, improved milking techniques, and care of cows after calving. • I initiated the fomalising of the partnership agreement and facilitated the discussions around the numerous clauses in the legal document. • Implemented clear, effective communication systems for management and staff. Show less



TAFE NSW

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Market Researcher

  • Sep 2007 - Jul 2008

  I was responsible for reviewing and producing research reports on the financial and academic performance of TAFE (similar to WINTEC) courses, population demographics, and answering enquiries from government ministers. Achievements: • Synthesized the Institute’s Vision Statement pages to one easily understood visual which was distributed Institute wide. • Completed analysis document on disadvantage in the region which enabled the Institute to apply for and receive more funding to service these students. • Provide data analysis to management which enabled them to secure opportunities to improve and tailor educational outcomes for students. Show less



Rio Tinto

• United Kingdom
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing Analyst

  • Aug 2005 - Jun 2007

  In my role at Rio Tinto I was part of an internal consulting group aimed at increasing the profits from the marketing areas of each commodity group. I worked with the major commodity marketing teams for coal, iron ore and aluminium. Each commodity had a vastly different market structure and unique characteristics which added to the challenge of analyzing and identifying profit opportunities. Achievements: • Creating new analysis tools for marketing team to use to provide an overall picture of how and where their profit is generated. • Embedding the use of the new analysis tools into each business unit such that it was incorporated into the routine preparation for annual and contract negotiation planning. • The output of our analysis included recommendations to the management on strategies to use for future negotiations, clauses to include and exclude in future contracts and a core set of analysis that should be done for each customer prior to contract negotiations. • Getting the business units engaged in the process and then seeing them capture the value from the opportunities identified Show less



Meat & Livestock Australia

• Australia
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Economist then Market Analyst - the Americas

  • Jun 2001 - Jul 2005

  I was responsible for researching, analyzing, forecasting and reporting on the economic,market and political factors that impacted the trade of Australian beef and lamb to North America. I was also the MLA Australia based counterpart to the MLA USA office. I was responsible for researching, analyzing, forecasting and reporting on the economic,market and political factors that impacted the trade of Australian beef and lamb to North America. I was also the MLA Australia based counterpart to the MLA USA office.



Accenture Australia

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst

  • Feb 2000 - Jun 2001

  This role involved process analysis to prepare a utility company for new regulations which required significant change to call centre and line worker operations. This role involved process analysis to prepare a utility company for new regulations which required significant change to call centre and line worker operations.