Experience

Westside Corporation Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Adviser

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Part time adviser to the Westside team

• Chief Development Officer

  • Jun 2021 - Feb 2023

  As Chief Development Officer I look after the long-term business while running the core geoscience and drilling areas as well as expansion projects, strategic planning, business improvement, new ventures and decarbonisation.



Westside Corporation Limited

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2021

  Westside was a fledgling company when I joined and it has grown from a $30 MM start-up to a mid-sized company worth over hundreds of millions of dollars. As Chief Operating Officer I directly managed all the key company operations and key performance outcomes across the business through huge market changes and hostile takeovers. Westside was a fledgling company when I joined and it has grown from a $30 MM start-up to a mid-sized company worth over hundreds of millions of dollars. As Chief Operating Officer I directly managed all the key company operations and key performance outcomes across the business through huge market changes and hostile takeovers.



AGR

• Norway
• Oil and Gas
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Queensland Manager

  • Nov 2007 - Sep 2008

  AGR bought Upstream Petroleum when I was the Queensland Manager. In that role I negotiated a major carbon sequestration drilling contract worth over $6 MM I also started the Liquegas business and prepared business plan to grow the business which contributed to the sale of UPPS for $50 million to AGR AGR bought Upstream Petroleum when I was the Queensland Manager. In that role I negotiated a major carbon sequestration drilling contract worth over $6 MM I also started the Liquegas business and prepared business plan to grow the business which contributed to the sale of UPPS for $50 million to AGR



Upstream Production Solutions

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Queensland Manager

  • Jan 2004 - 2006

  I was engaged by Upstream petroleum to grow its service business so they needed an experienced oil and gas person to create a new arm to tap the emerging markets. I created a profitable service and consulting business with around 10 staff working across a range of diverse business and engineering projects with over $5 million in annual revenue. I was engaged by Upstream petroleum to grow its service business so they needed an experienced oil and gas person to create a new arm to tap the emerging markets. I created a profitable service and consulting business with around 10 staff working across a range of diverse business and engineering projects with over $5 million in annual revenue.



Santos Ltd

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Area Manager

  • 1998 - 2004

  I was hired by Santos to bring some operations expertise to the upstream business. Santos is a diverse oil and gas company that was growing its onshore and offshore business as well as looking for key operations experience from the downstream sector. I held multiple roles within Santos. I led the Operations Excellence program across Queensland and Northern Territory Business Unit Key success included increasing gas production by 5% at 1/3 cost of conventional development and completing a full methanol feasibility study.



Caltex Refineries

• Lytton

• Production Manager

  • Jan 1996 - 1998

  I managed HSE and operating and capital cost budget and implements strategies to structurally reduce these costs for a section of the refinery. The goal was to improve gross margin of the production areas and leads employee relations strategy, change management and negotiations for structural improvements while leading a high-performing production team. I led the employee relations strategy, change management and negotiations for structural improvements while leading a high-performing production team.



Ampol Australia

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Development Engineer

  • 1992 - 1996

  I was responsible for expansion and new crude oil and product assessments for the Lytton refinery.I did 2 over seas stints in Paris and the US. I set up refinery to run new crudes and expanded crude and reforming capacity by more than 15% via a major revamp. I was the refining division representative on companywide re-engineering project identifying $35M p.a. of profit improvements assisted by Booz Allen.

• Process Engineer

  • 1982 - 1992

  Various excellent engineering roles in the refinery