Experience

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  Absolute IT

  • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

  • Asset Information Management Contractor

    • Aug 2023 - Present
    • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

    3 Waters GIS ModellingAsset Data quality analysis

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  Department of Corrections NZ

  • New Zealand
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Asset Analyst

    • Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

    Responsibilities: Maintenance Analyst duties:• Overseeing Reactive Maintenance and Quoted Works work orders.• Analysis of reactive maintenance work orders utilizing both MS Excel, MS Access and Power BI. • For most part, once I extracted the data from the CRM system, I would create more data as per ISO19650 standards pertaining to Asset Information Requirements and business requirements.Asset Assurance Analyst duties:• Analyzing all Corrections Assets as hosted within SPM (Asset Register).• Check on validity of asset information and requested updates to be made.• Performed analysis of reactive maintenance in relation to Asset Register information (condition ratings, remaining life years, etc.). This was of value to Capital Projects, Planned Asset Replacement (PAR) and end-of-life queries.• Analysis of Asset Information Register as it relates to the Organizations goals (e.g., the rehabilitation and humane accommodation of prisoners).• Developed preliminary PAR list for 2021-22 and preliminary 5-year plan. Weighed this up against the trustworthiness of information and input from PAR manager.• Analysis of planned maintenance allowing Corrections to gain insight into proactive maintenance requirements and execution thereof.During this time, I provided advice on Asset Information delivery, which included:• Asset Information delivery plans (roles, processes, and Asset Information deliverables).• Proactive Asset Information Strategy.• Asset Information Requirements.• Business requirements (Projects, PAR, Project Management Office, Procurement and Facility Management Delivery). • Advice on NZ Government Asset management driven business processes as per Common Process Model (ARIS repository).• Asset Information System enterprise analysis.• Gap analysis and solution approaches in line with international asset information standards.• Advice on issues relating to Asset Information Delivery KPI’s within the AM/ FM Service Agreement Contract.

  • Maintenance Analyst

    • Mar 2019 - Oct 2020

    Key Accountability Areas• Act as an internal point of contact for coordinating services between the Department and external parties.• Provide information to the National Manager Assets and Facilities as required to assist in resolving any issues related to contract performance.• Review and check all quoted works for correct scope, use of contractor rates, unforeseen operational impacts and considerations regarding other Property or Department projects.• Raise purchase orders as required.• Maintain a quoted works register for all Service Provider generated quotes.• Reconciliation of monthly Service Provider invoices and ensure accuracy of accruals• Assist in the preparation of papers for meetings and as part of reporting requirements.• Prepare monthly reporting on all Service Provider quoted and recoverable works requests (RWR)• Maintain a close working relationship with the Property teams to ensure accurate records for all quoted work are kept to support the wider estate planning. Other Administration• Assist in obtaining information on the Departments property portfolio.• Coordinate regular strategic meetings with the AM and FM provider.• Coordinate travel for FM team members and assist in other administration work as required. • Assist with other FM team projects as and when required.

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  Tech 5 Recruitment, NZ Labour Hire, Parry Builders

  • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  • Finding useful stuff to do and getting to know the New Zealand construction industry

    • Apr 2017 - Mar 2019
    • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    New to New Zealand shores.I was hired as an experienced Hammer Hand. Something I have a natural acumen for and something to hold me over till I could find something more in line with my abilities.Duties included:• Waterproofing of envelope on a high-rise construction site.• Carpentry relating to window openings and the exterior walls.• Installation of flashings.• Preparation works for the façade to be installed. • Manufacturing and installation of finishing of interior window frames.• Driving small trucks collecting building waste.• Office space finishing and installing earthquake proofing structural reinforcement inside commercial offices.• Building various types of fences, decks and retaining walls.• Later, assisting owner of fence building business with managing staff, training them, and attending to customers in his absence. He was from Tauranga and business in Upper Hutt.• Although I have acquired the skills in earlier years to build my own house with brick and mortar, manufacture roof trusses, pour suspended concrete flooring, household electrical & plumbing installations and all finishings.• I now got to know carpentry. • I was a dedicated and trustworthy addition to the teams I worked in.• During this time, I applied for a Preliminary patent in New Zealand for a domestic Asset Management System for homeowners.

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  Architectural Drafting, Asset Information Systems and Business System Analysis

  • Student

    • Jan 2014 - Dec 2018

    Course: Programme in Project Management – University of Pretoria (Project Management Institute America accredited)Achievements: • Passed with Distinction and achieved 3rd highest marks among highly educated individuals, some with multiple degrees. • I applied effective time management to submit all assignments on time.Course: Architectural Drafting - Inscape Design College (Level 4 – NZ) & Autodesk Revit (Beginner & Advanced) (3 months)Achievements: 65% average but more importantly I got to know more about Architectural Designing and Drafting.Course: Business System Analysis – University of Cape Town (IIBA accredited) & Bizagi BPMN online courseAchievements: Personal growth? Writing less words. I achieved 73% average which is excellent considering the steep learning curve for me at the start. Four areas that I excelled at were:• recommending an alternate business system, • Eliciting, and communicating requirements, • modelling business processes, and • modeling functional and system architecture.Course: Building (Asset) Information Management certificates (Introduction, Essentials, Site Managers, and Information Management – BRE UK (Continued professional Development – 39 Hours)Achievements: Business Process Modelling of course material and gaining an in-depth understanding of how Asset Information is created and the uses thereof. Without a doubt, I know the cost benefit to apply ISO19650.Got to practice Business System Analysis skill sets in these courses, which I believe to be essential for soft-landing and change management relating to Asset Information Management eco systems.Various other courses completed - GIS, SQL, Power BI

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  Self Employed Manufacturing

  • Hartbeespoort

  • Sole Proprietor

    • Jan 2003 - Jul 2013
    • Hartbeespoort

    Production • Production Scheduling, Logistics and Quality Control.• Developing of production methods & procedures for the various components of multiple products we made.• Optimal factory layout eliminating waste of time and material.• Deliveries.• Recruitment of staff.• Training of staff in arc welding, spot welding, spray painting, operating guillotines, the operating of benders and various other smaller machines and tools.• Training staff on Health and Safety issues when operating the machines.• Establish quality checks at each workstation and implementing manufacturing practices guaranteeing a positive outcome every time.• Procurement of factory spaces, materials, and machines.• Checking of orders prior to delivery regarding quality and quantity.• Quotations and developing a 3-tier pricing structure relating to direct customers, retail and wholesale customers. Ideally, I did not want to compete with high volume customers myself.• Product development and designing.• Problem solving – people, machines, and processes.People Management Project ManagementBusiness Administration Marketing & Customer LiaisonAchievements: • I built this business from the ground up and developed the necessary financial, production, sales and other processes to turn it into a thriving business for 10 years.• Slab Box patent RSA enabling a void for down lighting within a concrete slab structure. Collaborated with electricians, concrete contractors, and structural engineers as they were at odds with each other when it came to ways to facilitate each other. Saved them money, time and lots of hassle come concrete pouring day. • Had a super effective factory setup with amazing, motivated staff. Similar businesses could not do the volumes we did with twice the number of staff.• Less than 1% bad debt.• Profitable and liquid business. Never required to open an account for purchases.

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  Letterbox Manufacturing

  • Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa

  • Production Manager

    • Jan 2002 - Dec 2002
    • Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa

    As this was a “family business, and me, in my coming out of corporate world, familiarized myself with the sheet metal manufacturing industry. Took over some of the duties from my aging father and mother. We manufactured various sheet metal products, mainly letterboxes for both retail hardware shops and directly to contractors.• Production Scheduling, Logistics and Quality Control.• Training staff on Health and Safety issues.• Training of new staff in arc welding, spot welding, spray painting, operating the guillotine, the benders and various other smaller hand operated machines.• Deliveries.• Elimination of wasteful efforts and optimised the use of materials.• Bullet proofing of manufacturing processes for quality assurances.• New product development and designing.• Assembler, spray painter, welder, packaging, and machine operator.Coming out from behind a corporate desk, I quickly learned and acquired new skills with my hands and familiarized myself with the skills of managing a factory with a staff of 20. Perhaps realized the skills I always ran away from 😊.

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  Capital Alliance Life/ MFS Financial services

  • North West Prov

  • Regional Manager

    • Jan 1992 - Dec 2002
    • North West Prov

    As an insurance consultant through to being a mentor for other regional manager's:• Talk to people and have them side by side with you;• Managing deadlines and those last minute efforts;• Empowering people to develop themselves;• F2F selling of insurance products and services;• Establishing at first a satellite branch - both admin and sales;• Going on to establishing region with 3 branches;• Mentoring other regional managers; &• Negotiating and liaison with large businesses and labour unions.

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  South African Army

  • Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

  • Military Intelligence Officer

    • Jan 1989 - Jul 1990
    • Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Information gathering and analysis.