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Experience.

With more than 40 years’ experience, mostly in key leadership roles, John has vast expertise in private sector organisations and on large and complex infrastructure and building projects.

His experience covers the infrastructure spectrum from design to procurement, delivery, maintenance and operation of roads and toll ways, rail infrastructure, passenger and freight rolling stock, factories, workshops and high rise commercial buildings.

John’s experience demonstrates his thorough knowledge of markets and highly relevant PPP experience, enabling him to engage meaningfully with relevant stakeholders and provide high quality advice.

He has proven leadership and communication skills, combined with commercial acumen, particularly in the areas of defining commercial principles, risk allocation and mitigation, negotiation strategies, contract finalisation and contract management.

John’s previous roles include:
• Chief Operating Officer/Chief Executive United Gonian
• McKinsey & Co, London and the UK. Strategy and performance advisory services to major manufacturers, processors, miners, smelters and banks.

John has been a valuable strategic advisor to MADE on a range of projects over the past decade.

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Since co-founding MADEPARTNERS in 2013, Paul has overseen a wide range of projects during a period of unprecedented change and disruption to the offshore procurement landscape.

He attributes MADE’s success to the ability of its people, their clear technical focus, a strong desire to achieve great outcomes, powerful teamwork within diverse cultures, mutual trust and respect, and the skills required to understand and deliver each client’s unique requirements.

Paul has over 35 years’ experience in the procurement, manufacture and maintenance of heavy engineered assets for the rail, resources and infrastructure sectors.

Born and bred in Newcastle NSW, Paul has lived and work in all major cities within Australia, Hong Kong, China and Japan.

Paul is a six sigma green belt and a member of the Australian Institute of Engineers.

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He has held senior roles in Project Directorship, Project and Program Management, and Operational Management.

Each of these have provided him with a unique blend of skills and experience that ideally position him to bring value to complex project/service delivery and people leadership environments.

Most recently, Andrew was Program Integration Manager of the Wedgetail Sustainment Program at Boeing Defense Australia. Previously, he was Project Director for the new Intercity Fleet project for UGL, Head of Rail for UGL in Asia (General Manager) based in Hong Kong, and before that was Operations Manager for UGL Hunter Valley Maintenance Centre.

Andrew excels at client engagement, professional project delivery and is regarded as a dedicated and energetic team leader.

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His professional roles include:
1. Mining and Export Manager of Australia’s largest steel and iron casting group, Bradken Consolidated
2. Divisional Manager, James Hardie, a leading automotive and rail brake brand, manufacturing, servicing and distribution
3. Managing Director, Futuris Industrial Products Ltd, manufacturer of brakes, air conditioning and mining equipment.

In the mid 1990’s, David moved to Asia to become Vice President of Standard Car Truck Ltd (now Wabtec Corporation), a high profile USA-based world leader in the design of rolling stock components such as bogies, brakes and coupling systems for rail freight cars and locomotives. In this role, he was responsible for all vendors and customers outside North America including Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, West Africa, Europe, Russia and Brazil. David established an international group that covered sales, marketing, licensing and supply agreements, manufacturing standards, quality, inspection and transportation.

David lives in Kuala Lumpur where he works in a management advisory capacity and as a Director of several private Asian companies.

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Prior to establishing his consultancy, Grahame White Management Services in 2013, his appointments included senior management positions in private sector construction, power and coal businesses.

As QCoal’s General Manager (2010-2013), Grahame was responsible for the company’s operations and development of a number of diverse coal mining projects in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.

Prior to that position, he was the General Manager Strategy for Leighton Asia where he was accountable for the development of the company’s strategy and business planning processes.

Grahame’s wide-ranging expertise includes engineering and resource business management, strategic and business planning, technical and commercial project analysis, project development and implementation, and operations management.

He is particularly experienced in work across Asian markets and is professionally connected in major Asian centres.

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Trevor’s experience covers sourcing, factory pre-qualification, quality management, quality assurance and quality control, auditing, managing non-conformances and resolving corrective actions with Chinese manufactures.

He has led a wide range of projects for compliant critical assets that operate in highly regulatory industries across a global client base including Rail Passenger Vehicles, Rail Wagons, Specialised Containers, Coal Clearance Systems (CCS), Powered Roof Supports (PRS), Flotation Cells, Conveyors Systems, Ball Mills, Grease Tanks, Mannheim Furnaces, Grain Silos, Radio Towers, Concrete Sleepers, and Rapid Construction Housing.

Trevor is a Chinese national who is fluent in both written and spoken English, and is based in China.

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From 2011 to 2017 he worked as a Procurement Specialist at Vale – a Brazilian multinational engaged in metals, mining and logistics, and the largest producer of iron ore and nickel in the world. There, Marcelo developed a range of new and innovative technical products and systems solutions to Vale’s mining, rail and processing business units designed to reduce costs and improve productivity. He dealt with suppliers on a global scale, including those in Australia, China, Japan, India, Brazil, USA, Canada, Germany and France. His flexible and collegiate approach and wide-ranging experience has provided him with the ability to navigate with different cultures, building and maintaining strong, mutually respectful relationships. Previously, Marcelo held in an industry engagement role with Sotreq, the world’s fourth largest Caterpillar distributor, based in Brazil. He has also worked and with Komatsu and Cummins, giving him vast knowledge of mining and construction equipment. He has also developed significant ESG projects and led exciting technology initiatives related to data analysis, dashboards, and onboard IoT/big data solutions. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Marcelo speaks fluent English, Portuguese, and Spanish. As MADE Partners’ new Engagement Manager, responsible for stakeholder relationships across industrial, mining and rail sectors, Marcelo now calls Sydney home.

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