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Talent Showcase

RESULTS FOCUSED SENIOR MANAGER

Aug 5, 2010
Posted by: Kevin
  • MIPENZ civil engineer with CEO experience in Local Government
  • Will create a proper structured approach to upgrading Earthquake-Prone Buildings
  • Civil defence and flood events controller experience
 
The consummate can-do professional capable of bringing to life Council initiatives, with the minimum of resources, and in a people-oriented style.  Instrumental in achieving the highest rate reduction in the country, whilst showing a surplus of $2.5M on an annual budget of $16M

HIGHLY QUALIFIED CIP FINANCE WHIZZ

Aug 5, 2010
Posted by: Kevin
  • Immediate start anywhere in NZ
  • Process improvement, efficiency-hungry MBA and PCE2A
  • Diplomatic player, yet drives for the 'better way'
 

Has slashed monthly management report cycle time by five working days and cut time to produce governing council reports by 10 days.

WHAT DOESN'T HE KNOW ABOUT PROPERTY?

Aug 5, 2010
Posted by: Kevin
  • Developed protocols for Refurbishment of Historic Buildings
  • Sound knowledge property related legislation
  • Negotiated and managed the Sale and Purchase of more than 450 properties
              

Exactly the right person to spearhead a programme to upgrade earthquake-prone buildings. The warmth and skills to always find a way forward in sensitive negotiations; and never having been challenged through Arbitration or Legislative systems

FINANCIAL EXPERT PLUS!

Aug 5, 2010
Posted by: Kevin
  • 15 yrs TLA experience to manage new reporting requirements
  • Achieved lowest cost of debt for Council
  • CA with interpersonal skills to facilitate timely success of projects
 
This progressive senior professional is relied upon on to regularly respond to councillors’ requests for information and specialist advice on a one to one basis as well as for preparing and presenting reports to Council.

COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE

May 27, 2010
Posted by: Kevin

This chap's a package of strategy and operations, having worked across a variety of industry sectors.

IMPECCABLE ADMINISTRATION - ENVIRONMENTAL

Apr 30, 2010
Posted by: Kevin
• Review of Documentation - Environmental Services

• Enforcement Operations Expertise

An enthusiasm for perfecting organisational procedures. Delights at having reduced the rate of cost recovery/user pays from 50% for building control to 82%, and from less than 15% for planning to 70% for resource consents. Led a Natural Areas project - identifying and negotiating protection measures for significant natural fauna/flora on privately-owned land. 

SYSTEMS DEVELOPER

Apr 30, 2010
Posted by: Kevin
• Change analyst and facilitator

• Financial Controller who weighs stakeholder priorities

A contractor people-person team player. Great at analysing the case for the likes of departmental merging, or determining the details for organizational change in a delicate situation. The sort of person who people feel comfortable opening up to.  Within his wide experience is establishing the framework for a CCO for operating swimming pools, gyms, and early childcare. 

MAJOR COUNCIL INITIATIVES

Apr 27, 2010
Posted by: Kevin
• Risk and Value Management of Programmes and Complex Projects

• People-person style leader

Qualified and experienced in front-end value and risk assessment of Council programmes. Here is an expressive and diplomatic leader who has run a 100 strong team in the development of strategy in conformance with Council policy and the organization of internal and external teams and consultancies in the delivery of several municipal projects running concurrently to the value of $25 million. 

 

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Apr 27, 2010
Posted by: Kevin
• A profile in reviving Engineering and Assets into economic units

• Infrastructure-wide savvy extends to Water, Waste-Water, Roading

This senior MIPENZ civil engineer has 30 years TLA experience. Extraordinarily resourceful as a designer he intends to move away from general operations management into more of a consultancy or design role. Ideal as he would be in a Senior Manager Assets role, he may be most valuable managing long term planning of infrastructure based on his experience in design, project, and contract management. 

SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERT SUPPORTED BY QUALIFICATIONS

Aug 20, 2009
Posted by: Kevin
Highly experienced SC expert with achievements to his name in some of the most difficult environments.

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