Mike has over 40 years of senior management experience in rapidly changing and competitive markets. He has longstanding corporate experience in information technology working for some of Australia’s best-known computer companies. Most recently, he has worked for manufacturers servicing the mining industry where he developed and introduced Capacity Planning and Master Scheduling systems. Mike has also worked on diverse projects ranging from the development of a greenfield production site to the relocation of company premises and has developed a good understanding of the challenges faced by small to medium businesses. Mike has an extensive knowledge of business systems and processes with many years in senior roles specializing in the development and implementation of systems to improve productivity and profitability.

Qualifications & Experience

Mike is a qualified Lead Auditor with a Bachelor of Science degree from London University. He has spent 20 years working in the corporate environment of computer companies and 20 years in the manufacturing industry. He started his consulting business in 1990. With CVSI, Mike was instrumental in re-engineering the company’s failing Certifications system so that it gained complete accreditation at all subsequent audits, gained acceptance and utilization by employees as an effective business tool, and ensured that the company could continue to sell to State and Federal Government Mike has excellent leadership skills often acting as an interface between disparate teams of people within a company to facilitate and implement change within organizations. His key strengths are an enthusiastic and positive approach that helps people cope with the challenges of change, the ability to gain a commitment from business colleagues and customers to a solution and the ability to establish, understand, and communicate the needs of customers and clients. As a consultant, Mike often takes on a facilitator role to help identify, resolve, and implement solutions in under-performing areas within a company.

Areas of special expertise

Mike has extensive experience in scheduling and capacity planning including implementing production line assembly slot management plans. He is also an Excel “Guru” with a passion for management systems.  Mike is an experienced internal auditor with a focus in the following sectors; Manufacturing, Slot Management systems, Production Assembly lines, Optometry, IT, Facilities Management, Dashboards, Software Application Implementations, Customer Support Centres, and Internal Training.