[ { "role": "Chief Operating Officer", "company": "Buchan", "endYear": "2025", "endMonth": "12", "location": "Sydney, NSW", "startYear": "2025", "startMonth": " 7", "currentRole": false, "description": "Appointed to establish and lead a newly created role, streamlining business operations post-merger to drive strategic growth and position the organisation as a global Tier 1 design practice.\n\nLed a multidisciplinary Shared Services Team, including People & Culture, Legal, Digital and Information Technology, Design\nTechnologies, Quality Assurance, and Office Administration, ensuring alignment with newly unified business objectives.\n\nCollaborated with practice leaders and Principals to enhance project governance, implementing and managing standardised project monitoring and forecasting processes to improve financial oversight, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency." }, { "role": "Chief Executive Officer | Director", "company": "NBRS", "endYear": "2025", "endMonth": "3", "location": "Sydney, NSW", "startYear": "2016", "startMonth": "3", "currentRole": false, "description": "Established and led the C-suite team spanning multi-disciplinary practices, design and quality, IT, marketing, finance, and people and culture.\n\nDeveloped strategies for growth of $15M+ P&L to target of 250 person / $50M revenue, firstly implementing cost-reduction\nstrategies to maintain financial stability in volatile FY24 market\n\nAligned individuals' aspirations and values with the overall mission to foster ownership and empowerment and inspired passion and commitment through transparent communication and active engagement.\n\nLed NBRS’s $4B+ state and federal government portfolio, overseeing justice, defence, and arts projects to ensure strategic alignment and delivery excellence.\n\nDrove advisory services portfolio under PPP procurement, collaborating with government to shape policy and enhance project outcomes.\n\nResponsible for management of the NBRS Shareholder Agreement and all required ASIC responsibilities and reporting." }, { "role": "Executive Manager", "company": "CHROFI", "endYear": "2015", "endMonth": "12", "location": "Manly, NSW", "startYear": "2014", "startMonth": "3", "currentRole": false, "description": "Managed CHROFI’s daily operations (IT, Legal, Finance, People), aligning strategy with the Board’s vision.\n\nDeveloped enterprise-wide project frameworks, improving execution, resource allocation, and governance.\n\nLed contract governance and risk management, ensuring compliance and financial optimisation on high-value projects.\n\nImplemented project management systems, enhancing operational efficiency and structured governance.\n\nNegotiated high-value contracts, mitigating risk and strengthening stakeholder relationships." } ]