Andrew Koch

Experience

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  Baker and Webb Optometrists

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1993

  Optometrist

  Clinical Optometrist in the NSW North coast, Port Macquarie, Laurieton Walcha and Wauhope

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  The Outside Clinic

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1994

  Optometrist

  Domiciliary eye care specialist. Providing eye care to residential homes, hospitals and institutions throughout most areas of southern England, UK.

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  Total Eyecare Optometrists

  Dec 1994 - now

  Total Eyecare is the largest provider of world-class eye care in the Hobart region, with 8 Practice locations to service the whole community. Total Eyecare uses latest technologies for providing personal, preventative eye-care. We are passionate about giving people the best chance to see well for their whole life. Total Eyecare began in 1946 with Ken Iredale's practice in the Hobart CBD, and remains the only local eyecare group that is Tasmanian owned and independently owned and operated by Optometrists. Total Eyecare was awarded "Employer of Choice" by the Dept of State Growth, Tasmania in June 2017. " The judges noted the cohesion and passion displayed by the team at Total Eyecare. Operating over several sites, this organisation has worked hard to develop values that bring people together to strive for the success of the business. Business results are shared. Performance targets are set up as friendly competitions between the offices, so there is an atmosphere of fun and challenge, reward and acknowledgment. Customer and staff surveys drive the business improvement strategy – from training to management effectiveness, from the design of shops to the brands that are stocked. Staff own the culture and business results because they are part of the evaluation and planning processes – equal and involved, side by side with management. As a result, everyone is clear on the mission and vision, and how to get there."Total Eyecare has a team of Australia's most experienced optometrists with over 300 years of collective experience. We provide individual eye care advice and preventative eye care plans using the latest digital imaging and database technologies. We provide a wide variety of product ranges to suit all eye care and vision needs, sourced to suit individual needs from a wide range of local and international suppliers.We have a range of 20,000 spectacle frames, the largest range in Australia, all available for viewing on our Provision ProSupply website Show less Optometrist, eye care professional skilled at measuring and improving visual performance, prescribing optical aids and contact lenses to improve visual function. Also screening and monitoring eye disease, and prescribing eye medications for the treatment of eye disease.Andrew works with latest eye care technologies to provide world class eyecare and has a strong interest in preventative health care. A passionate and energetic practitioner who has professional qualifications from Australia and the UK.He has widespread experience from working and volunteering in 5 countries and regularly participates in voluntary eye care program in East Timor with the ProVision Optometry Team and the East Timor Eye Program ( ETEP). Show less

  • CEO

    Mar 2000 - now

  • Optometrist

    Dec 1994 - now
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  Hobart Playback Theatre Company

  Oct 1995 - now

  Theatre Practitioner and Trainer

  Performing improvised theatre relating to shared stories, for businesses, conferences and communities. Community development through the sharing of stories and common elements.

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  ProVision Optometry Team, East Timor Eye Program

  May 2002 - Oct 2020

  Volunteer Optometrist and Heath Care worker Mentor

  Providing voluntary eye care services and mentoring for eye care staff in health clinics in rural and remote areas of East Timor.I have worked and also been terribly car sick in most districts of East Timor, including Dili, Baucau, Manatuto, Los Palos, Venilale, Laga, Lautem District, Suai, Maubisse, Oecusse.My current personal project is providing personal mentoring for the Timorese eye care workers and Optometrists in Suai, one of East Timor's most remote regions. I am also now coordinating the Volunteer Optometrist program and allocating the needed mentoring resources as the program matures. Show less

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  ProVision Eyecare

  Jan 2011 - now

  Non-Executive Director; Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee
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  Inscape Tasmania

  Apr 2015 - now

  Board Member

  Charity Not for Profit

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  EverAbility Group

  Aug 2022 - now

  Board Member, Royal Guide Dogs for the Blind Tasmania

  Charity Not for Profit