Experience

Cross Country Rentals

• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SESTA Driver (Specialised School Transport Assistance)

  • May 2022 - Present

  The daily task involves transporting special education students from home to school in the morning and back home again in the afternoon. Very satisfying work with a "very special" group of clients. The daily task involves transporting special education students from home to school in the morning and back home again in the afternoon. Very satisfying work with a "very special" group of clients.



Freelance

• Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand

• Retired

  • Nov 2019 - May 2022



Ministry of Health

• Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Manager: Digital Portfolio, Digital Strategy and Investment, Technology and Digital Services

  • Aug 2017 - Nov 2019

  Identifying and publishing the true cost and scope of IT investment in the NZ health sector to encourage investment in data driven health applications to support the potential future of health IT. Identifying and publishing the true cost and scope of IT investment in the NZ health sector to encourage investment in data driven health applications to support the potential future of health IT.



National Health Board, Ministry of Health

• Senior Advisor

  • Jun 2007 - Nov 2019

  Life is good. I joined "health" in 2007 knowing nothing about the sector. Work in relationship management lead to managing projects and now to being part of the new National Health Board business unit. Pleased to say I know a little more about "health" but am still learning. Current activity is aimed at delivery of the National Health IT Plan and creation of a shared health record for people in NZ. Life is good. I joined "health" in 2007 knowing nothing about the sector. Work in relationship management lead to managing projects and now to being part of the new National Health Board business unit. Pleased to say I know a little more about "health" but am still learning. Current activity is aimed at delivery of the National Health IT Plan and creation of a shared health record for people in NZ.



Master Drive Services Ltd

• Senior Training Consultant

  • 2003 - Jun 2007

  Development and marketing of light vehicle fleet driver training material on behalf of the company. Specialised 4WD driver training at NZQA standard for corporate clients and for the military. Development and marketing of light vehicle fleet driver training material on behalf of the company. Specialised 4WD driver training at NZQA standard for corporate clients and for the military.



Neil Gyde Solutions Ltd

• Self Employed

  • Jun 2000 - 2003

  Following retirement from Police we bought and completely renovated a badly run down house for subsequent sale. This was a complete "change of course" from previous experience and probably netted me about $4 an hour. With the odd bit of consulting work mixed in with small building contracts (and plenty of leisure) this was a great lifestyle change until George Jarmulski at Masterdrive Services Ltd "spoiled it" by offering me a new challenge with his company. Following retirement from Police we bought and completely renovated a badly run down house for subsequent sale. This was a complete "change of course" from previous experience and probably netted me about $4 an hour. With the odd bit of consulting work mixed in with small building contracts (and plenty of leisure) this was a great lifestyle change until George Jarmulski at Masterdrive Services Ltd "spoiled it" by offering me a new challenge with his company.



NZ Police

• New Zealand
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Road Policing Manager

  • Sep 1966 - May 2000

  34 year career in NZ Ministry of Transport and NZ Police (merged with Police in 1992). National policy for traffic safety enforcement programmes. International liaison and crash trend monitoring. Instructor at the Royal NZ Traffic College (1976-1980) Technical adviser with Wanganui Computer systems (1980-1982) Qualified crash reconstruction expert (Traffic Safety service1984 ff) Speed camera implementation (1993). Creation of Police Infringement Bureau (1997). Retired in May 2000 as the National Road Policing Manager. Show less