Specific Expertise:

• Competency Based Training, systems, standards and assessment processes
Human Resource Practitioner, recruitment, job evaluation and development Engineering, project management, maintenance and design

Qualifications:

• 25 years experience in heavy industry in the fields of engineering, management and human resources
• B Mech Engineering (Hons) Monash
• Member Institution of Engineers, Australia
• Trained in quality processes, Hay Job Evaluation, Targeted Selection
• Certified NLP Practitioner

Career Highlights:

• Developed a Competency Based training system for ICI Australia Botany Site
• Founding Board Member of the NSW Process Manufacturing Industry Training Body Ltd
• Previous Chairman of Chemical and Oil Industry Training Board NSW
• Advisory board member, InTrain Services, consulting unit within TAFE NSW
• Guest presenter Pacific Knowledge Network, cable TV program
• Managed and developed the ICI Botany Graduate Development Program, acknowledged as a leader in the field
• Production Manager, Ethylene Oxide Plant ICI Botany site, member of the site management team which initiated a series of dramatic industrial changes, which lead to the introduction of enterprise agreements and a new cooperative industrial environment
• Maintenance and Engineering Manager, Ethylene Oxide Plant, including major shutdowns, plant overhauls and capital works
• Design engineer and commissioning engineer for ICI PVC plant at Laverton Victoria, a new $50 m green-field development
• Partner in WorldGAMES Publishing

Ralph has a wonderfully engaging personality and pragmatic style. He is able to bring a combination of hands-on engineering experience and practical experience in wide ranging human resource management areas.

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