Olivia McQuillan

A high achiever with a strong desire to learn.

Solution based, creative thinker who values loyalty and honesty. Relish in responsibility and doing a job well, especially if it involves a challenge.

A passion for proven methods to increase productivity, employee engagement and wellness, streamline operations and create great team environments and strategy. To see people grow and provide more business value and personal value is the ultimate goal.

A natural leader and team player, always seek to lead by example. Highly organised, enjoy working in and creating a positive environment. Passionate about well-run operations, continual improvement, especially in an industrial or manufacturing environment.

Success in mentoring and coaching people to ensure safe, productive work. Experienced in managing and engaging with teams of diverse people and backgrounds and bringing them together for a common goal or outcome.

30 years practical knowledge of Human Resources, change management, strategy, Operations, Administration, payroll, employment and Health & Safety legislation, finance.

Highly communicative and a good listener. Enjoy being both project orientated and doing day-to-day `housekeeping' of any position. Enjoy finding solutions to issues and carrying out actions to acquire the required result. Proficient at public speaking and well spoken. Not afraid to have the hard conversations but empathetic by nature.

Well-qualified Human Resources Manager with proven success in improving outcomes, recruitment and solving problems. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, stakeholders and team members to further company goals. Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges.

I am widely traveled and have experience with many different cultures. My most recent interesting travels took me to China and India to act as personal assistant in trade negotiations. I have completed Intercultural training with AFS student exchange and hosted many students of different nationalities over the past 15 years and enjoy continuing relationships with them and their natural families. I can speak enough Italian and French to order food, book a hotel and find a toilet :) I have excellent English and very basic Te Reo Maori.

I have lived in Patea for the past 30 years and attended high school in Feilding, Okato and Patea. I have been a champion of education since 2003 when I campaigned for the continuation of schooling in Patea and was elected to the Patea Area School Board shortly thereafter for 3 consecutive terms. I served two terms (elected 2013 and 2016) as an elected member in local government, one as deputy chair.

• LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES , Full NZ Drivers License (Clean)

AFS student exchange National student support 2008-Current

Local Government elected member STDC 2013-2016 reelected 2016-2019 term

Patea Area School Board of Trustees elected member 2005-2007, chair 2007-2010

RNZPS (Plunket) Branch member 1992 - Current, National Health & Safety Committee 2015-2017, inaugural Taranaki Board member 2012

BPW (Business & Professional Women) local member 2002-2007, yBPW National Convener 2005-2007