Experience

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  Hoare lea

  Sept 2001 - Feb 2003

  Mechanical building services engineer
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  Mace group

  Apr 2003 - Sept 2003

  Contract project manager / mechanical building services engineer
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  Sinclair knight merz

  Jan 2004 - Sept 2004

  Project manager / mechanical building services engineer
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  Atelier ten

  Sept 2004 - Mar 2006

  Contract mechanical building services engineer
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  Hoare lea

  Apr 2006 - Mar 2009

  Executive engineer

  Key experience: Project, staff, client relationship management. Technical lead, responsible for detail design for $160M Mechanical Services spend, produced 900+ tender documents coordinating a team of 25 engineers and technicians in collaboration with client’s engineers. Team leader: 7 direct reports, shared admin staff. Financial management, leadership, staff management, strategic direction, teamwork, professional development (Executive Management training completed), design auditing, expert witness. Project engineer: Multiple projects, $4M-$1Bn: Client management, financial management, project management, design lead, health and safety management. Business systems: In-house information management project: Implementation vision and strategy development, technical advisor, user documentation lead editor, system roll-out and staff training. Show less

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  Schema consulting limited

  May 2009 - now

  Principal consultant

  Schema Consulting, led by Nathan, partners with organisations to reduce carbon emissions and enhance the efficiency, direction, and resilience of their operations.Services OfferedStrategic Guidance:- Expert advice on systemic energy risks and transition responses - Synthesising economic, energetic, and environmental design considerations into Life Cycle Analysis- Strategising for the transition to a lower net energy societyEngineering Systems Expertise:- Energy Auditing for carbon reduction opportunities- Building services systems modelling and design for optimised performance- Strategic input and financial modelling throughout all construction project phases- Concept design and economic analysis for renewable energy systems- Project Management capabilitiesTechnology Solutions- Strategic guidance on information systems configuration and implementation- Specialised focus on knowledge management using AI and open-source solutionsKey Focus Areas:- Carbon emissions reduction- Operational energy efficiency - Organisational resilience and transition- Renewable energy adoption- Information and knowledge managementNathan's commitment to sustainability and expertise in engineering and technology make Schema Consulting a valuable partner for organisations seeking to thrive in the 21st century. Show less

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  Eis

  Feb 2011 - Dec 2012

  Energy efficiency - lead engineer

  EIS Energy - a proactive response to a growing demand for energy efficiency advice and services such as energy audits and the implementation of energy-saving installations and projects. Energy efficiency services including: Energy Auditing Services, Thermal Imaging, Tariff Analysis, Renewable Energy Installation advice, Sustainable Business Planning, Energy Strategy Advice.

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  Southern institute of technology

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2021

  Educator - energy and engineering

  Key experience: Researching and teaching across a diverse range of engineering related subjects. Research supervision, course development advisor and implementer, remote teaching ninja, peer tutor support. Contract tutor teaching across several courses for 2 faculties at Level 5/6/7: - Engineering Technology (Mechanical and Civil) Degree (BEngTech) - Trades Dept.- Environmental Management Degree (BE) & Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management - Health, Humanities and Computing Dept.Developed and / or taught papers in: Water and Wastewater; Electrical Building Services; Sustainable Practice for Engineers; Energy Use and Management; Energy Auditing; Environmental Engineering; Ethics, Laws, and Professional Practice; 3D CAD (Solidworks, Parametric CAD principles); Statistics; Mathematics. Show less

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  Southern energy and resilience

  Apr 2012 - Aug 2016

  Director - marketing and operations

  Southern Energy and Resilience was an agent for the Magicseal range of products, installing retrofit double glazing and insect screens across Southland and QLDC.

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  Love local nz

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2017

  Founder / cio / operations

  As a founder of this local social enterprise Nathan was actively involved in all aspects of the business cycle. Activities included developing the business case for this 'for benefit' business, setting goals and strategic priorities, created content for website, social media and print marketing, set operational systems up and documented / handed them over, liased with suppliers, providing customers with support and setup and managed customer feedback systems, etc.

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  Archdraught ltd

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

  Architectural engineer

  Key experience: Working as part of a small team writing fire engineering reports, architectural specifications, heating, drainage, reticulated water supply and other calculations, etc. Cost benefit analysis of proposals. - A wide variety of residential and small commercial projects, both new build and renovation, creating building consent documentation for submission to ICC, SDC and other TA’s. - Architectural drafting in AutoCAD, drafting consent documentation in Excel, Word and Google Docs. - Development of a flexible H1 compliance spreadsheet. - Advising on design discussions with TA's on Fire and Acoustic Engineering. Show less