Experience

GTE Group

• Australia
• Engineering Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Operations Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Responsible for providing leadership to the operations functions and creating a high performing team environment in the pursuit of operational excellence. With a focus on growth, compliance and sustainability, I oversee and manage outcomes in the areas of Administration, IT, HSEC and Continuous Improvement and Quality. Responsible for providing leadership to the operations functions and creating a high performing team environment in the pursuit of operational excellence. With a focus on growth, compliance and sustainability, I oversee and manage outcomes in the areas of Administration, IT, HSEC and Continuous Improvement and Quality.



Sexual Health Quarters

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair

  • May 2019 - Present

  Provide oversight and leadership of WA’s leading provider of clinical, counselling, educational and training services for sexual and reproductive health, as well as inclusion and diversity.

• Vice Chair, Chair of Audit and Risk Committee

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2019

  Provide governance and oversight to the the State's leading provider of clinical, educational and training services on sexual and reproductive health.



Virtual Business Links

• Business Consulting and Services

• Director: Business Change Consultant

  • Jun 1998 - Present

  Creating and embeding transformational thinking to established and emerging businesses that sets clear expectations, allowing people to lead by example and hold themselves and others to account, ensuring their organisation achieves its objectives and goals. Creating and embeding transformational thinking to established and emerging businesses that sets clear expectations, allowing people to lead by example and hold themselves and others to account, ensuring their organisation achieves its objectives and goals.



On My Feet - Creating Self Sufficiency for the Homeless

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • May 2021 - Apr 2023

  Leading an amazing team that deliver positive outcomes in enabling people who are experiencing homelessness, or vulnerable to homelessness, to regain their confidence to be self sufficient. Shape the direction, lead and implement strategic initiatives to grow and sustain the organisation so it can deliver its mission to change the lives of vulnerable and homeless people. Leading an amazing team that deliver positive outcomes in enabling people who are experiencing homelessness, or vulnerable to homelessness, to regain their confidence to be self sufficient. Shape the direction, lead and implement strategic initiatives to grow and sustain the organisation so it can deliver its mission to change the lives of vulnerable and homeless people.



Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

• Australia
• International Trade and Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director - Industry Engagement

  • Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

  Responsible for engaging with WA's defence industry to build and develop business opportunities that deliver productive outcomes and related policy for Western Australia. Responsible for engaging with WA's defence industry to build and develop business opportunities that deliver productive outcomes and related policy for Western Australia.



Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Feb 2021 - Oct 2022

  Post Administration in late 2020 to early 2021, I joined the newly formed board as one of two independent directors responsible to lead the organisation’s strategic direction and provide management oversight of governance, financial, risk and compliance to ensure continued viability for this iconic Noongar owned organisation providing culturally secure primary health, mental health and dental services for Aboriginal families living right across the Perth metropolitan area. Post Administration in late 2020 to early 2021, I joined the newly formed board as one of two independent directors responsible to lead the organisation’s strategic direction and provide management oversight of governance, financial, risk and compliance to ensure continued viability for this iconic Noongar owned organisation providing culturally secure primary health, mental health and dental services for Aboriginal families living right across the Perth metropolitan area.



Wanslea

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• General Manager Strategy and Business Development

  • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

  Develop and implement the Group strategy to meet strategic, operational and financial KPIs. Including pursing business development opportunities, refresh of technology and systems environments, lead the compliance and quality team and establish the communications team Develop and implement the Group strategy to meet strategic, operational and financial KPIs. Including pursing business development opportunities, refresh of technology and systems environments, lead the compliance and quality team and establish the communications team



Chorus

• Australia
• Community Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Manger People and Culture

  • Nov 2018 - Mar 2021

  Collaborating with leaders and managers to adapt and innovate – taking a fresh approach to People and Culture, streamlining and aligning people management practices and processes across the new organisation (a merger three organisations ~600 staff and ~400 volunteers) operating in an complex environment with significant change – Royal Commissions, move to consumer directed funding, evolving customer requirements – seniors, mental health and disabilities etc. Collaborating with leaders and managers to adapt and innovate – taking a fresh approach to People and Culture, streamlining and aligning people management practices and processes across the new organisation (a merger three organisations ~600 staff and ~400 volunteers) operating in an complex environment with significant change – Royal Commissions, move to consumer directed funding, evolving customer requirements – seniors, mental health and disabilities etc.



Water Corporation

• Australia
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager Operations Integraton

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2017

  Established a multi-disciplined shared services teams focusing on sustainable operational performance, installing ~150 initiatives in two years to deliver multi $M benefits Established a multi-disciplined shared services teams focusing on sustainable operational performance, installing ~150 initiatives in two years to deliver multi $M benefits



Secora

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant Director

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2015

  Utilise cutting edge technology, tools and techniques, derived originally from Six Sigma, Lean Thinking, Design for Six Sigma, Restructuring best practice and Technology Management to enable organsisation to be effective. Utilise cutting edge technology, tools and techniques, derived originally from Six Sigma, Lean Thinking, Design for Six Sigma, Restructuring best practice and Technology Management to enable organsisation to be effective.



Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Organisational Effectiveness

  • May 2008 - Dec 2010

  Accountable for how Sinosteel Midwest Corporation operated, both business as usual in four locations and the emerging ~ $2.5B project. The situation was complicated as Sinosteel had undertaken a hostile takeover, the first of an ASX listed organisation by a Chinese State Owned Corporation. This resulted in a “merged” executive team with differing views and motivations. Accountable for how Sinosteel Midwest Corporation operated, both business as usual in four locations and the emerging ~ $2.5B project. The situation was complicated as Sinosteel had undertaken a hostile takeover, the first of an ASX listed organisation by a Chinese State Owned Corporation. This resulted in a “merged” executive team with differing views and motivations.



Postmodern People Solutions

• Management Consultant – Change and Talent Management

  • Jul 2003 - Jun 2009

  Coach and lead organisations to achieve their strategic aims, defining change programs to improve management and leadership practice and process as well as staff engagement. Clients: Oil Search, Argyle Diamonds, Australian Agri Engery, RTIO, ConocoPhillips, Clough, Newcrest Coach and lead organisations to achieve their strategic aims, defining change programs to improve management and leadership practice and process as well as staff engagement. Clients: Oil Search, Argyle Diamonds, Australian Agri Engery, RTIO, ConocoPhillips, Clough, Newcrest



Energis

• Senior Business Manager/CIO

  • Jul 2000 - Apr 2003

  Develop corporate and business unit strategies, gaining in-country executives support of subsidiaries and joint ventures to triple the operational footprint of the organisation. Develop corporate and business unit strategies, gaining in-country executives support of subsidiaries and joint ventures to triple the operational footprint of the organisation.



Woodside Energy

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • 1997 - 2000

  Increase quality of project compliance and deliverables within operations, production planning and the IT/S group by changing the culture to be outcome and customer focused. Increase quality of project compliance and deliverables within operations, production planning and the IT/S group by changing the culture to be outcome and customer focused.



Telstra

• Australia
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Various

  • Feb 1982 - Sep 1997

  After completing my apprenticeship and Technical Officer Training (Associate Dip. in Electronic Engineering) I then managing an Exchange Group, and then moved to be Learning and Development Manager. • Facilitate and co-ordinate of the Corporate Cultural Change Program (800 staff) as a foundation for radical change reducing 6000 staff to 650 nationally within 8 years • Define and manage a program of study for ~100 people within WA – undertaking up to 142 days training within a six-year period, including significant liaison with the State Union Branch Show less