Fred Swanepoel

• Communicate and Collaborate with Ministry of Education representative to ensure all stakeholder outcomes are agreed and achieved
• Ensure Safety Policies and compliance is maintained throughout project life cycle
• Work closely with QS department to ensure tendered costs associated with projects are in line with overall scope of works
• Assist QS department to determine validity and value of all variation claims
• To liaise with all internal departments both Interlink Modular and Portacom NZ Ltd to ensure that both project deliverables are met, and business compliance is maintained
• Ensure adequate safety management plans are in place and executed for each project
• Ensure root cause analysis is conducted for any major site incident
• Ensure compliance with project regulatory requirements and company policies
• Report on project performance against program and financial forecasts
• Ensure all projects are managed within or under budget
• Ensure all deliverables or executed to agreed time frames
• Conduct post project reviews to develop learnings
• Ensure desired quality standards are achieved on all projects
• Participate in Interlink Modular continuous improvement program and assisting in raising and actioning opportunities for improvement
• Fostering safe and healthy workplace
• Develop manage and maintain subcontractor relationships
• Communication and coordination with contracts administration staff and manufacturing staff
• Any other reasonable duties which support requirement of the business.

• Client and Stakeholder Engagement
• Construction Management
• Structural Steel Production Facilities Management

AUSTRALIA

• Liaison with clients and vendors
• Negotiating, planning, and organising contract details with client
• Documenting contractual arrangements made with client
• Financial analysis to support project expenditure (including procurement estimates and cost control)
• Interaction with range of different disciplines and onsite project delivery to schedule
• Attending meetings with client on all aspects of work
• Providing focal point for all technical based queries for associated sub suppliers
• Liaising with architects and contractors as required
• Preparing estimates and managing projects
• Contract management
• Planning and executing projects
• Recent Projects include:-
• Exxon Mobil & Baker Hughes - PNG - Drilling Fluids Project
• RNA Brisbane - Supply of 9000m2 Multi Purpose Venue
• BP Refinery (Bulwer Island) – Hydrofluoric Acid Plant Shutdown Facilities
• Incitec Pivot –Warehousing & Facilities Workshops – Ammonia Plant Shutdown
• Ensure product range is engineered to meet changing Australian Standards
• Technical support and training to clients
• On-going Research and Development
• Develop and enhance customer and product base
• Implement effective sales and marketing strategies
• Manage daily sales, invoicing, and distribution
• Ensuring Safety and Quality Standards are maintained.

• Key Account Manager
• Sales forecasting
• Technical Engineering support
• Research and Development.

• Responsible for Sales and Marketing throughout Australasia
• Global company supplying to Event and Hospitality Industry
• Diversifying business activities into new Industries
• Opened East Coast of Australia office
• Tripled sales into New Zealand
• Led company to profitable year in 2003
• Cementing business partnerships with key customers
• East Coast Office closed by German head office.

NEW ZEALAND

• Streamlined product range to better service core needs of vast client base
• Led project team in reducing overall product costs and improving quality of products
• Promoted company in New Zealand, Australia, and Pacific Islands
• Had sales team of 4 people
• Doubled sales turnover in Australia
• Set up agents throughout Australia and New Zealand
• Targeted corporate companies to promote products
• Was head hunted to company in Australia and relocated.

• Actively promote and sell pneumatic compressors in North Island
• Regularly achieve budget of $50 000, top salesperson for 97
• Maintain regular contact with client base to build strong business relationships
• Compile business plans monthly on status of potential market.

• Mechanical engineering consulting for existing client base
• Responsible for all conferences, field days, seminars, and promotional material
• Achieved targets and substantially improved sales, service, and company image
• Successful sales and marketing of surveying and laser equipment.

SOUTH AFRICA

• Oversaw high-volume aluminium and steel wheel manufacturing facility with $12 million expense budget
• Led staff of 200 employees
• Spearheaded acquiring of ISO 9002
• Increased productivity by 32%

• Expanded client base to 250 active accounts (local & export)
• Compiled monthly and annual sales budgets
• Developed costing & price negotiation procedures
• Streamlined initial sample acceptance from automotive clients
• Built solid communication channels with top 20 clients
• Headed project team in building specialised machinery for producing Ford tractor wheels
• Controlled new factory layout including line balancing, ergonomics, process control and tooling changeovers.

• Direct over counter retail sales of mag wheels, tyres etc
• Supervised and assisted 3 wheel and tyre fitters ensuring high standard of work
• Participated in stock taking and reordering of stock.

• Fitter and Turner Apprentice training attending Technikon at 6 monthly cycles
• Worked in Process Planning, Maintenance and Quality Assurance Departments.