David Du Plessis
Taupo,WKO
Summary
Experienced Extreme Sport and Skydiving professional with over 29 years working in the skydiving and tourism industries. Excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements. Outstanding personal safety record.
Numerous national and international competition achievements as team member, camera flyer and individual in most disciplines of skydiving competition.
Experience with high altitude skydiving and HALO jumping since 2011.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Executive Officer
New Zealand Parachute Industry Association
12.2022 - Current
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
- Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships by negotiating contract terms and handling conflicts.
- Identified new revenue generation opportunities to maximize bottom-line profitability.
- Streamlined operations for improved efficiency, reducing overall costs and increasing profitability.
- Drove continuous improvement by fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and open communication across all levels of the organization.
- Built productive relationships with industry partners to support strategic business objectives.
- Coached and guided senior managers to improve employee job satisfaction and achieve higher performance levels.
- Made large-scale financial decisions and supervised company spending to reduce material losses and maximize profits.
Tandem Master/Freefall Cameraman
Taupo Tandem Skydiving
05.2016 - Current
- Performing high altitude Tandem Skydiving and filming of customers in freefall
- Completing in excess of 1 000 jumps per calendar year
- Successfully managed high volumes of client-facing interactions and established strong rapport with customers and staff
- Built personal relationships with guests to promote positive experiences
- Assumed active role in identifying opportunities to develop and implement projects which promoted organization's missions and functions
- Participated in weekly team meetings to develop better plans and revise proper protocols to meet objectives
- Identified new ideas, products and/or features that improved customer satisfaction, reduced costs and kept product line in forefront of industry
Skydive Tandem Instructor
Hinton Sky Diving Centre Ltd
04.2011 - 04.2016
- Built strong relationships with customers through positive attitude and attentive response
- Analyzed overall client performance and recommended the reassessment of specific plan goals
- Completing in excess of 800 jumps annually
Education
High School Diploma -
Silverton High School
Pretoria, GP11.1992
Skills
- Ethics and compliance
- Operational efficiency
- Organizational management
- Strategic visioning
- Business planning
- Budget development
- Innovation management
- Leadership experience
- Strategic planning
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Relationship and team building
Certification
Tandem Instructor Examiner
Accelerated Freefall Jumpmaster
Parachure Technitian
Skydive Freefly Coach
Skydive wingsuit Instructor
Timeline
Chief Executive Officer
New Zealand Parachute Industry Association
12.2022 - Current
Tandem Master/Freefall Cameraman
Taupo Tandem Skydiving
05.2016 - Current
Skydive Tandem Instructor
Hinton Sky Diving Centre Ltd
04.2011 - 04.2016
High School Diploma -
Silverton High School
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