Resume

My Practise

Netinsites Ltd
1999 – present
Owner and Net Guru
ModemPak
1994 – 1997
Design Engineer
Calypso Electra Ltd
1991 – 1994
Originally Programmer promoted to General Manager
McPherson and Goodwin
1987 – 1991
Registered Land Surveyor
John McKechnie Ltd
1985 – 1987
Graduate Land Surveyor
Farmer Construction Ltd
1983 – 1985
Road construction, originally a Field Engineer, promoted to Contract Supervisor

Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction
1995 – 1997 | Massey, Albany Campus
Bachelor of Land Surveying (BSurv) with Credit
1980 – 1982 | Otago
Intermediate University Year, A average
1979 | Canterbury
High School, Dux Award
1974 – 1978 | Papanui High School

Web Consultancy
22 years in the Web Industry means I have a strong sense of what works on the Net. That together with a MBA gives me an understanding of all aspects of business. Netinsites have helped 100s of customers by building Web applications, guiding their marketing and their building processes where necessary. My Web development background means I have a particular interest in science and technology.
Project Management
My work experience has always been about projects: From road construction, manufacturing projects, design engineering to Web developments. I have also been involved in a large number of community-related projects and events including starting and directing a Fun Run for three years (and counting).
Community Engagement
We all live in a community so why not make it the best it can be? It’s only by putting your name forward and getting involved that things will change and be improved – if I won’t then who will? Currently I am a Rotary Board member and have been a Rotary President for two clubs for a total of six years.

PR/Marketing
I have written articles for a number of publications since 1999 and am currently writing for NZ Business magazine and a regular editorial for the Pohutukawa Coast Times newspaper. I have a good working knowledge of social media, search engines and other Internet-based marketing. I also write press releases, design posters, flyers and other marketing material for the events I manage or am involved in.
Special Interest
I have always been interested in fitness and health and since 2011 have become a trail runner, progressing to competing in events up to ultramarathon length. I continue to learn, and my ‘exercise evangelism’ has led to interests in community health and biological anthropology.
MS Office Software
Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook
Adobe Creative Software
Acrobat DC, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, XD
Web
HTML, CSS, JScript, Visual Studio Code, Lucee/ColdFusion, PHP/MySQL, MSSQL, WordPress, Drupal, DNS, WHM/CPanel
Miscellaneous
Thunderbird (email), MailChimp, Dropbox, Zoom