· Experienced in preparing Employment Agreements, Sharemilking Agreements, drafting Settlement Agreements and drafting other agreements for solicitors.
· Have acted as junior to senior counsel in litigation. Interviewing witnesses, preparing briefs and affidavits and assessing cross examination risks for counsel.
Skills – Farming
· Use skills developed as a farmer to supervise and improve performance on problem farms.
· Experienced in emergency intervention on non performing and non-compliant farms.
· Assessment and remediation of compliance issues RMA, AWA, ERA and budgeting).
· Farm supervision and management.
Meat Industry
· 10 years experience managing a Meat cutting and Supply business (T/O up to $5million pa). Business purchased livestock, processed fresh meats, cured meats and small goods, selling vacuum packed cuts and servicing restaurants in Auckland.
· Detailed knowledge of all aspects of local trade meat industry.
· Knowledge of compliance including H&S and Food safety.
Positions held
· Managing director Whenuarangi Land Co in inland Patea. (Kaimanawas) Tourist hunting and fishing business, Deer capture and extensive farming on 28,000 acres. 1969 – 1975. Land taken under Public Works Act for Defense.
· Farmed (Livestock) on own account (25 years) Manawatu / South Auckland.
· Deer capture and pioneer deer farming (In addition to other farming.)
· Fed Farmers Manawatu province Vice President (1 year)
· Fed Farmers Manawatu province Meat & Wool Chairman (5 years).
· Member of AMINZ Arbitration Rural Panel 2003 – 2010.
· Member of National Share-milkers’ Conciliation panel 2005-2010.
· 1998 – Present - Full time Independent Consultant. Dispute Resolution, Employment, Health and Safety in Employment and compliance consultant often working in the Dairy and commercial sectors.
· Advocate acting in employment mediations for individual parties. (usually employees).
· Independent advocate before ERA for employees.
Other
Based in Tauranga. Able to travel as required.
Network with other, appropriate, professionals as required by situations.
Pilots license since 1970
(6,000 hours experience fixed wing and helicopter venison recovery and live deer capture)