Geoff Strench

Experience

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  New Home Warrantee

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1996

  Internship

  Inspection of new constructions to ensure they met with Building Regulations.

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  Keith Panel Systems

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1996

  Building Envelope Draftsman

  I Joined Keith Panel Systems immediately after leaving school and became familiar with office practice and used autocad to produce drawings for “Alucabond” Building Envelope products.

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  RPW Architects & Interior Design

  Nov 1996 - Jul 1997

  Architectural Assistant

  Producing working drawings for a medium sized commercial practice, most notably for the conversion of London’s County Hall into a luxury hotel.

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  Sidell Gibson Partnership Architects

  Aug 1997 - Aug 1998

  Architectural Assistant

  Assistant to the Director of a medium-sized mixed-use practice to prepare and present design proposals.

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  TM Design Group Pty. Ltd.

  Jul 2000 - Sept 2000

  Architectural Technician

  I had the oportunity of working on a three month working holiday contract on Australian type constructions, in particular ‘drive-through bottle shops’ and hotel gaming rooms. My duties consited of planning alterations, preparation of ground works for tender, office interior design and surveying existing buildings for new development.

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  McCarthy and Stone Ltd.

  Feb 2002 - Sept 2002

  Architectural Technician

  Working for a national house builder on mid-scale residential retirement complexes from planning to working drawings, dealing with several projects simultaneously.

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  ML Design Group

  Oct 2002 - Jun 2004

  Architectural Assistant

  Large scale residential development schemes – master-planning, statutory consents, production information.

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  Design Group 3 Architects

  Jun 2004 - Jan 2006

  Technical Coordinator & Architectural Technician

  Design Group 3 Architects formally ML Design Group had offices in Leeds, Brighton and Bristol and employed, at its peak, 65 professional staff. I was employed in 2002 as an Architectural Technologist in Bristol. The work that I was involved with was in the commercial, retail, regeneration and residential sectors. My duties included: • Technical detailing - preparing and presenting design proposals using (CAD) • Contributing to planning applications and other regulatory application procedures • Ensuring Building Code compliance • Monitoring contract resources • Liaising with Architects, Sub-Contractors and Clients • Site meetings with Clients and Sub-contractors Co-ordinating input from other DG3A offices • Checking the technical output of the team • Ensuring projects are delivered within deadlines • Managing the work of trainee technologists and contributing to the overall running of business Show less

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  AWW inspired environments

  Feb 2006 - Aug 2007

  Architectural Technician

  AWW has a collaborative approach to architecture, masterplanning, and interior design and they deliver an inspired environment in every sector in the UK and Worldwide. Employed as an Architectural Technologist. I liaised frequently with engineers and contractors, and created detailed design drawings for buildings that included: • HQ Offices • Educational Buildings • Residential Buildings • Historic Buildings and Conservation • Mixed Use and Retail Buildings • Industrial & Technology Buildings • Healthcare Buildings While at AWW I also was involved with a group that volunteered on a redevelopment competition for a regeneration plan in a derelict inner city space in Wales (UK). Show less

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  Logical Solutions Ltd

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2013

  Project Manager / Project Coordinator

  Logical Solutions is a privately owned company providing tailored integrated communication systems to both public and private facilities throughout British Columbia, Canada. They are focused towards providing products and services to three broad markets; Healthcare, Education and Commercial. They are the leading distributor in the province for Rauland Canada. They mainly service the health care and long-term care markets. While at Logical Solutions Ltd. I created and executed work plans, allocated resources and assigned duties to teams, managed budgets, and continually identified areas for improvement with constructive feedback. Other duties included:• Helped position the organization as the number one distributor of nurse call telecommunication systems in the province of British Columbia• Wrote and implemented new procedures for the project manager role• Determining appropriate revenue recognition, and ensuring timely and accurate billing/invoicing for current projects.• Coordinated teams of up to fifteen technicians, ensuring that project schedules were met in in a timely fashion• Managed projects valued between $10K - $1.3M, ensuring that financial budgets for all large jobs and monthly progress-billing reports were accurate and up to date• Administered all project documentation to accurately to ensure that actual project costs did not exceed estimated project costs• Conducted start-up meetings with customers, ensuring the installation process would be streamlined• Contributed to the review and bonus process for the staff members• Responding to on-going management of project needs including; change orders, RFIs, DAs, commissioning and quality assurance documentation, subcontractors and internal resources management.While at Logical Solutions Ltd., I re-wrote and implemented a new occupational health and safety program. I also upgraded the office IT system that included a new data-base (DB) and email servers. Show less

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  Rauland Australia

  Sept 2015 - Feb 2017

  Project Manager

  Rauland Australia Pty Ltd is the leading supplier of integrated patient care technologies in Australia and New Zealand. These technologies encompass Nurse Call Systems, Patient Entertainment and hospital administration.Responsibilities include:• Managed the completion of both large and small-scale projects, ensuring that targets relating to budgets, timelines, and customer satisfaction were met.• Demonstrated leadership, accountability, and ownership of all assigned projects, leading to effective management of assigned projects.• Built and managed long-term relationships with Rauland customers and contractors, leading to improved project outcomes and increased client satisfaction.• Coordinated and implemented commissioning of installed systems and assisted with any trouble-shooting, ensuring systems were functioning on delivery date.• Responsibility for creating and managing project documentation including; project meeting minutes, project budgets, schedules, scope of works, resourcing plans, OH&S documentation, quotes, subcontractor agreements and technical drawings.• Responding to on-going management of project needs including; variations, RFIs, DAs, commissioning and quality assurance documentation, subcontractors and internal resources management with attention to detail.• I have worked with a range of highly regarded clients and project such as Healthscope, Ramsay Healthcare, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre), Geelong Hospital Heath Wing L5 &L6 (Barwon Health), Latrobe Regional Hospital Expansion), South West Regional Cancer Centre at Warrnambool by Epworth HealthCare (Nuvo Group Australia Pty Ltd), Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre (Watters Electrical Pty Ltd.), Moorabbin Hospital New Medical Imaging and Outpatients Units (Commercial Industrial Construction Group), Healesville and District Hospital (Commercial Industrial Construction Group) and More I have been Responder 5 certified by Rauland for Installation, Firmware and Applications. Show less

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  Watertite Pty Ltd Waterproofing

  May 2017 - Dec 2017

  Project Coordinator
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  Liberty Builders

  Feb 2018 - Sept 2018

  Contract Administrator
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  Harris HMC

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2018

  Contract Defects Manager
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  Hamilton Marino Builders

  Jan 2019 - Feb 2021

  Defects and Maintenance

  Defects and Maintenance