Simon is a 'generalist' who has significant experience working in all of the traditional corporate silos. He has worked with Top 100 companies, small to medium enterprises and micro-businesses, including startups. His ability to bring a team together and lead it has been proven time and again. He has worked in or on several hundred businesses.Simon lives in Australia, but has worked in the US, Canada, Singapore, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom. His experience spans Information Technology, Telecommunications, Government and NGO, Franchising, Personnel & Recruitment, Horticulture, Pharmaceuticals & Phytopharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Medical and Dental, Tourism & Hospitality and Investment Banking.His focus has been on organizational optimization and restructure - getting the best out of people and organizations in a sustainable fashion. Simon has a wealth of experience and a natural way of communicating it so that others can actually use the knowledge he imparts.
Simon's focus is on transferring knowledge and the skills necessary to ongoing self-management, rather than continuing to offer advisory services once a project is complete.Simon has also spent many years 'giving back' to the country through his pro bono contribution to training & development schemes for small business, the Ability Australia Foundation ('mainstreaming' people with a Disability), the National Dental Foundation (free dental care for those who can't afford it) and Mad Cap Cafe (a commercial enterprise of the Eastern Region Mental Health Association).