Experience

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  NSW Treasury

  • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • Head of Emissions Intensity Reduction Programs

    • Aug 2020 - Apr 2023
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Leading Net Zero Industry and Innovation Programs to reduce the emissions of the hard to abate Emission Intensive sectors and industries and to create a market for low emission building materials.

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  NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment

  • Manager, Sustainability Advantage Program

    • Aug 2017 - Aug 2020

    Lead the implementation of the NSW Government’s flagship program for encouraging and enabling sustainable best practice in the NSW business community. The Sustainability Advantage Program has helped over 500 medium-to-large organisations reduce costs, create new products and services and enhance their sustainability performance and reputation.

  • Manager, Energy Efficient Government Program

    • 2016 - Aug 2017

    Lead the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of clean energy projects and programs across government sectors that are effective, innovative and meet priority objectives whilst demonstrating value for public expenditure and achieving sustainability outcomes.

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  Ogis Engineering Pty Ltd

  • Sydney, Australia

  • General Manager

    • Jan 2014 - Jun 2016
    • Sydney, Australia

    Ogis Engineering is a specialist engineering company specialising in tube and pipe bending as well as metal fabrication. The company has become a preferred supplier to a range of customers from the transport, defence, infrastructure, architectural, mining and manufacturing sectors.The role of GM is responsible for managing and improving the day-to-day running of all the departments within the company.

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  Energy Efficiency Council

  • Sydney Area, Australia

  • President and Board Member

    • 2012 - Dec 2014
    • Sydney Area, Australia

    The Energy Efficiency Council is the peak body in Australia for energy efficiency, demand-management and cogeneration. The role requires me to work with the CEO, the Board and members of the EEC set and implement the Energy Efficiency Council's strategic plan and budgets, manage its governance structures; provide input and support of its policy and engagement work.

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  Energetics Pty Ltd

  • Australia
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Group General Manager/ Principal Consultant

    • 2010 - 2014

    Energetics is a specialist management consultancy organisation comprising of over 100 staff, focusing on energy and climate change. Reporting to the CEO and responsible for one of three Business Units achieving sales, client service and profitability outcomes. As member of the Energetics Executive Team responsible for initiation and implementation of organisational strategies to provide direction for the business. Specifically I led, managed and developed a client serving business within Energetics with a focus on clients primarily in the commercial, retail, transport and infrastructure sectors.My team advised on the challenges of escalating energy and carbon costs. This was done through a combination of business insight with technical and project management excellence. The services provided ranged from strategic advice to developing understanding of new business opportunities, skills development, managing risk and building investor confidence.

  • NSW Regional Manager

    • 2007 - 2010

    In this role I managed the delivery/operations team of energy and sustainability advisory consultants, providing energy, environmental sustainability and greenhouse solutions to ASX200 companies with a focus on developing the service offerings for work undertaken in the NSW region.

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  Cadbury Schweppes

  • Continuous Improvement Manager

    • 2005 - 2007

    Responsible for introducing a Lean Manufacturing System into the NSW and QLD supply chain sites. This involves working with 4 production sites and 2 separate distribution sites, and includes the training of approx 600 Supply chain personnel in tools and techniques associated with Lean Manufacturing.

  • Manufacturing Manager

    • 2001 - 2005

    Responsible for all the manufacturing of Schweppes and Pepsi products at the Huntingwood facility consisting of 5 bottle and can lines operating 6 days/week.

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  Fosters Group

  • Various production and strategic roles

    • 1986 - 2001

    • As Brewing Manager, the management of the operations, laboratory and maintenance of the brewing process within the Sydney Brewery that produced approx. 350 million litres per year of beer.• As Engineering Manager, the management of the site tradesmen and the implementation and ongoing management of change strategies to facilitate improved plant reliability and greater responsibility of the tradesmen toward plant performance.• As Packaging Manager, management of the Sydney Brewery keg plant and can lines with direct responsibility of the production and maintenance of production lines.• Implementation of an ERP solution within the CUB and Beringer Blass Wineries and Cellarmaster Wine Clubs. • Implementation a computerised maintenance and stores business solutions.