I am an embracer of challenges; of change; of complex and wicked problems where the joy is in the journey; where there is an opportunity to see innovation early and be excited by it. I am inspired by people who, while accomplishing great things today, are focused on the future and are excited by disruption rather than threatened by it.

I want to get up every morning with real purpose and something important to achieve, embracing life with the abundance ethos of “one more time” and “just one more”.

Growing up in New Zealand, I learned to be adaptive, assimilative, multi-faceted and pragmatic as a problem solver, and able to find the often simple fixes needed to make things work. North America based since 2005, I bring those same competencies to the challenges of health and safety. My integrative approach to safety had its genesis with a professor at university who demonstrated in practical terms how aligning and combining conservation and production values could produce results for high country land use, water use, and endangered species management. This has informed my viewpoint that safety and production can be similar partners – where safety is built-in rather than bolted-on; where for example, the end-user and their human-machine interface is considered at the design phase along with constructability and maintenance needs.

My Qualifications:

• MBA 
• BSc in an Environmental Management Field
• NEBOSH International OH&S Diploma
• Associates in Enterprise Risk Management
• ISO 45001 Internal Auditor
• Alberta NCSO