Overview

Terry is a Director with Spire Consulting Limited specialising in providing Business and Business Process development together with Supply Chain optimisation consulting services. Terry has worked for and advised a range of New Zealand companies, from large to small over the past 30 years.  Terry’s range of experience extends from process development at innovative New Zealand companies, to management and improving Production Planning and Scheduling systems focussed on Customer service, to designing and implementing Decision Support routines and improving business performance utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning or Supply Chain software to effect efficient and optimised practises.  These experiences have been gained in a range of industry types, covering process and discrete manufacturing, involving commodity to high added value products, as well as in Commercial and Governmental environments.

Terry’s key attributes are;

Well developed analytical skills for analysing and resolving complex process and administration problems;

• A well developed understanding of production and business environment and being good at determining the critical aspects ;

• Able to develop simple but effective insights that are able to be communicated easily.

• Well versed in the areas of Enterprise Resource Planning and Supply Chain Optimisation;

• Knowledgeable of business process development and utilisation; 

• Able to develop and communicate comprehensive information technology insights in user terms;

• Excellent communication skills; and

• A constant focus on creating benefits for the client.

Background

• 2 years as a Director of Spire Consulting

• 3 years as Consultant with RDT Pacific / Infinity Solutions

• 6 years as a Consultant  with Ptah Enterprises and Global Solutions

• 10 years as a Manager with McKechnie Metals Ltd

• 11 years as a Research Engineer and Manager at New Zealand Steel

Specific Project Areas

• Business Process Mapping and Improvement

• Industrial Process Improvement

• Supply Chain Optimisation

• Strategic Operational Planning

• Current Situation Reviews including Improvement Identification and Benefits analysis

• Project definition,  justification and management

Key Assignments

Business Analysis & Business Process Development

• Spiral Drillers Limited

• NZ Food Safety Authority – Dairy Group

• Farmers Mutual Group

• Counties Power

• Dairy Meats Ltd

• Manukau City Council – Building Maintenance  Group

• Christchurch City Council

• Environment Canterbury

• McKechnie Metals Ltd

Implementation of Supply Chain Optimisation Systems

• Wesfarmers CSBP, Perth, WA.

• Australian Wheat Board

Review and Development of Operational Information Strategies

• Integrated Foods Ltd

• NZ Steel – Corporate & Rolling Mills

Development and Implementation of On-Line Quotation application

• Steelpipe New Zealand Ltd

Implementation of Integrated Management Information applications

• Greenlea Premier Meats Ltd

• Bernard Mathews NZ Ltd

• Labserv, a division of Biolab Scientific

• Lingard Labels

• Magus Electronics

• Newmans Quality Foods Ltd

• USG Interiors

• McKechnie Metals Ltd

Business Management Information Systems Definition & Procurement

• New Zealand Sports Turf Institute

• Tasman Tanning

• Fruehauf Trailers Ltd

• McKechnie Metals Ltd

• HEB Ltd

Improvement in Operational Planning and development of Scheduling

• Wright Healthcare Ltd

• NZ Steel Ltd – Rolling Mills

 Improvement of Operational Processes and Control Systems

• NZ Steel Ltd – Iron-making and Steel-making Plants

• McKechnie Metals Ltd