Work History

• 9/2016 - 4/2017

  Flynn Transport

  Driver: Interstate express and general Brisbane/ Sydney/ Melbourne, and local doing groceries (for Woolworths).

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• 9/2014 - 9/2016

  Helenrae Transport

  Driver: Interstate express, Brisbane/ Sydney/ Melbourne/FNQ as a tow operator subcontracting to Nolans

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• 11/2010 - 9/2014

  F.J & N.J. Zagami

  Driver: Ran between Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, with express freight and general cargo. Also local work delivering Coles to Brisbane and regional areas.

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• 9/2009 - 11/2010

  AJM Transport

  Driver: Ran between Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and North Queensland, with express freight, produce and general cargo.

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• 11/2008 - 9/2009

  Concord park transport

  Driver: Ran between Brisbane and Sydney, with express freight and general cargo.

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• 11/2007 - 11/2008

  Mannway Logistics Murrarie, QLD

  Contract Manager, Qld Linehaul Manager: * Supervising transport operations at One Steel, progressing from contract manager to Linehaul manager. * Orgainsing daily tasking, scheduling the staff and necessary equipment * Fleet management and maintainence * Maintain operations and fleet in compliance with legislative and customer driven requirements * Meeting site KPIs * Maintain customer relations and develop new business (Linehaul) to ensure growth met targets * Maintain customer base and develop new business to ensure growth meets target * Undertake site audits * In conjuction with HR effectively manage employee and industrial relations * Maintaining at all times a hands on approach and leading by example Ran

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• 9/2006 - 11/2007

  Toll Linehaul

  Driver: Ran between Sydney and Brisbane, pulling trailers for NQX.

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• 10/1999 - 9/2006

  Australian Regular Army

  Operations Manager: * Conducted day to day management of the Defence Forces only Linehaul service. * Planned, coordinated and advised on heavy road transport operations. * Managed the leadership, training, development and maintenance of personnel, equipment and resources. * Managed 95 staff including drivers, clerks, storespersons, pay clerks, and mechanics. * Direct and in-direct liason with customer units (Army, Navy and Air Force). * Direct and in-direct liason with other government agencies, such as RTA/ Queensland Transport and state and federal police. * Provided advice to higher management and customer units on Over-Dimensional load movement, and ensured drivers complied with state regulations. * Provided advice to higher management on trade related issues, such as pay and conditions, Defence driving hours regulations vs Civilian hours. * Identified shortfalls in the Army's equipment, and developed briefs to higher management on replacement of the International S-line, purchasing of new equipment such as drop deck trailers. * Involved in project work, including the trial and implementation of sidelifter trailers into the fleet, and the staging of the Edinborough Military Tattoo being brought to Sydney. * Conducted training courses for drivers including Over Dimensional loads, Bulk DG, Explosives, forklift and licence upgrades to Multi-combination. * Supervised the management of equipment servicing and repair, ensuring it was completed in a timely manner. * Increased efficiency and productivity, 1) by upgrading most of the drivers to an MC licence, 2) running most of the operation with roadtrains instead of single semi trailers. 3) improving core driver skills by conducting training days focusing on skills such as tarping, load restraint and reversing semitrailer and roadtrain combinations. 4) decreased the amount of down time required for vehicle maintainence by encouraging the workshop to outsource some of its workload to civilian workshop. 5) managing drivers welfare and fatigue. * OH&S representative, Equity Advisor. * Have been deployed overseas in both an operational (Solomon Islands) and non operational environment (Hawaii). * Fulfilled the role of Troop Sergeant in his absence.

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