Experience

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  The number works

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1993

  Manager, auckland branch

  Manager of Auckland branch providing computer-aided mathematics tuition for children (5-15 years) and adults.

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  Watkins new zealand ltd

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

  Technical manager - consumer products

  Technical support and information for the development and improvement of products in the Watkins Consumer range (gardening)

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  Consumers' institute

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2001

  Research manager, consumer home & garden magazine

  Managed the research and testing programme for Consumer Home & Garden magazine from the initial planning stage to publication in the magazine.

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  Standards new zealand

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Project manager - standards development team

  Project manage the development of Standards and other documents by a committee of key stakeholders within a consensus-based process. Projects included standards in the sectors of organics, environmental, energy efficiency, agricultural, fire protection, plumbing, piping, gas and mechanical engineering.

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  Learning media

  May 2003 - Mar 2004

  Editor/project manager

  Editing and/or managing the development of science and maths educational resources for teachers and students

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  Biogro new zealand ltd

  Mar 2004 - Jan 2006

  Manage all aspects of the BioGro organic certification processes - identify, plan and implement efficiency and service quality improvements to all certification processes, and deputise for the CEO. Review process flow and documentation management of certification, customer management systems. Implement identified improvements.

  • Operations Manager

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  • Project Director

    Mar 2004 - Oct 2004
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  Biogro new zealand

  Jun 2006 - Sept 2014

  Ceo

  Leads and manage BioGro so that organic producers and consumers recognise it as the market leader – the organisation with the best reputation for setting the highest organic production standards, certifying producers and suppliers, branding and marketing of organics, transferring skills, building capability and extending the organic industry’s knowledge

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  Glogau & associates (consultancy)

  Feb 2015 - Feb 2017

  Director

  My private consultancy provides strategic advice and services to not-for-profits, membership associations and startups.

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  Open polytechnic of new zealand

  Mar 2015 - Jan 2016

  Project manager contract, strategic projects office

  Project management of range of strategic product and service projects including the development of courseware and customer service enhancements. Preparation of Business Cases for new work

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  Primary industry capability alliance (pica)

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2022

  Chief executive

  PICA (GrowingNZ) is an alliance of industry, education providers and government working together to attract a diverse range of talented people to our innovative primary sectors. My role is to evaluate the capability development required across the primary sectors and to plan, implement and deliver a co-ordinated cross-sector strategy and activities at a national level. To develop and recommend to the PICA Board policies, strategies and actions that will enhance the investment of PICA Shareholders and Members to meet the goal of increasing the number and skills of the workforce. Show less

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  Plants market access council (pmac)

  Aug 2022 - now

  Executive officer

  The Plants Market Access Council (PMAC) is a strategic partnership between the plants products sector and government to support exports and enduring market access for New Zealand’s plant products. PMAC is an incorporated society established in 2002. PMAC members include horticulture, floriculture and seed industry organisations, exporter groups, service providers and government agencies.PMAC members agree strategies, discuss and prioritise market access activities undertaken by MPI and MFAT. PMAC members also provide input into how costs recovered from industry by MPI (Cost Recovered Funds) are used for activities and projects to facilitate plant exports and international market access. A pan-sector forum, PMAC also provides a forum for sharing issues and emerging areas that impact plant product exports. Show less