Finlay Maclennan
Dairy Farmer
Hamilton,WKO
Summary
Hi, my current situation is that I'm a single father of 3 children aged 12,14,17. In the past I was trained as a chef and spent many years in the restaurant business. Having started a family found cheffing was not conducive with this and so had the opportunity to work on a family dairy farm and moved up the ranks from assistant to farm ownership. An opportunity arose that I could purchase a cafe and go back into the kitchen and then after 4 years my domestic situation changed and found that farming was something that I enjoyed more than the heat of the kitchen. In the last 18 months I have been able to work on a dairy farm for a friend and get reconnected with a farming lifestyle.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Business Owner
Self Employed
Cambridge, WKO
06.2017 - Current
- Devised and deployed sales and marketing tactics to drive strategic growth and support achievement of revenue goals.
- Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for successfully operating business.
- Trained and coached new and existing employees to boost staff productivity.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Adhered to regulatory and policy changes and made necessary adjustments to maintain overall success.
Dairy Farmer
Self Employed
Gordonton, WKO
06.2012 - 05.2017
- Milked 600 cows (Kiwi cross) producing 460ms/cow with 1.5T of bought in feed (season 14/15). Highest producing year. other seasons ranging from 418-435ms/cow, with less bought in feed.
- Attended promptly to needs of sick cows to maintain health of livestock.
- Adjusted production strategies to account for changing factors with payouts
- Worked closely with employees to improve practices, techniques and safety choices, optimizing performance and minimizing waste.
- Positioned irrigation systems to deliver optimal amounts of water for crop growth without waste.
Dairy Farm Assistant Through to Contract Milker
Craig Harris
Te Puke, BOP
09.2005 - 05.2012
- Started working on the farm as a career change due to starting a family.
- Worked as an assistant for the rest of the 05/06 season,then progressed to 2IC for the 06/07 season. I then went into the managers role for 2 years before going contract milking on the same farm. 7 years in total.
- completed nca level 4 and achieved 2nd equal in my class year.
Education
Diploma in Cookery - Cookery
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland 02.2001 - 11.2001
Diploma of Patisserie - Cookery
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland 02.2003 - 11.2003
No Degree - Dairy Husbandry And Production
Agriculture ITO
EdgecombeSkills
Staff Management
undefinedAccomplishments
Firstly having completed a chef degree, I have worked in a number of successful restaurants in New Zealand and in England. Following on from that having worked as an assistant on a dairy farm I worked up to farm ownership. Moving on and back to owning a cafe I build the business up to a point where I could sell the cafe part off retaining the coffee roasting section which has recently been recognised by receiving a number of medals at an award presentation.
Timeline
Business Owner
Self Employed
06.2017 - Current
Dairy Farmer
Self Employed
06.2012 - 05.2017
Dairy Farm Assistant Through to Contract Milker
Craig Harris
09.2005 - 05.2012
Diploma of Patisserie - Cookery
Auckland University of Technology
02.2003 - 11.2003
Diploma in Cookery - Cookery
Auckland University of Technology
02.2001 - 11.2001
No Degree - Dairy Husbandry And Production
Agriculture ITO
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