Biography

After 10 years in the property industry I completed a Master of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship comprising time in Germany studying the dynamics of European and international business.

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Résumé

Academic positions

2017-present – National Science Challenge: Science for Technological Innovation (0.1-0.2 FTE appointment)

Longitudinal Researcher for Spearhead One: Building New Zealand’s Innovation Capacity

2016-present – Auckland University of Technology (AUT)

2017-present – Senior Lecturer, International Business, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship department; 2016-2017 – Lecturer, Management Department

2009-2016 – University of Auckland

2013-2016 – Post-doctoral Research Fellow; Wine Science programme (between 2012 and 2017); 2012-2015 – Professional Teaching Fellow; 2009-2010 – Graduate Teaching Assistant (part-time); 2007-2012 – PhD candidate

2002-2015 – Unitec Institute of Technology (part-time)

2005-2015 – Lecturer in Quantity Surveying; 2006-2009 – Lecturer in Business; 2004-2008 – Research Associate

Industry positions

2000-2002 – Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd (now Beca)

Cost Engineer

2000-2001 – Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (now Deloitte.)

Quantity Surveyor advisor to liquidators of Goodall ABL

1999-2000 – Goodall ABL Construction Ltd

Project Quantity Surveyor

1993-1999 – Knapman Clark (now Davis Langdon an AECOM Company)

Construction Cost Consultant

Governance positions

2024-present – Vaughan Park Retreat Centre

Trust Board member: A partnership resource of the Diocese of Auckland and Te Pihopatanga o Te Tai Tokerau.

2022-present – Anglican Diocese of Auckland

Diocesan Council member: The Diocesan Council is responsible for the governance of the diocese between sessions of Synod. It deals with property, legal, financial, and strategic matters, partnerships with other tikanga and relationships with other diocesan bodies.

2022-present – St Paul’s Anglican Symonds Street

Vestry: As the governing body of St Pauls, the Vestry deals with property, legal, financial, and health and safety matters.

2019-present – International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA)

Board member: The IFERA Board has the overall responsibility of charting the development of the organization and managing its research initiatives. These responsibilities include financial and strategic matters, partnerships, conferences.

1994-2003 – Lebanese Society of Auckland Incorporated

Various roles: 1994/1995 Treasurer; 1996/1997 Assistant Secretary; 1998–2000 Vice President; 2000–2003 President

1994-1999 – New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS)

Secretary/Advisory: Auckland branch board

Degrees

2007-2012 – PhD in Management

The University of Auckland, New Zealand

2002-2004 – Master of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MBIE)

Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand

2004-2004 – “Doing business in Europe” (completed extramurally during MBIE)

European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany

1991-1999 – Diploma in Quantity Surveying

Carrington Polytechnic/Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, New Zealand

Professional Memberships

2023-present – Institute of Directors (IoD)

Associate member

1991-present – New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS):

Reg. QS, Associate (ANZIQS)

Certifications and CPD

2017-present – National Science Challenge capacity development/CPD

Science Leadership Programme: facilitated by Leadership Training Ltd
Stakeholder engagement: facilitated by the University of Auckland Business School
Governance: facilitated by the Angel Association NZ
Policy workshops: facilitated by FrankAdvice
Next Generation Directors workshop: facilitated by the Institute of Directors

2017 – Price-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE-39)

Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States (8 Jan 2017 – 12 Jan 2017)

2017 – Certificate of Wine (WSET 1)

New Zealand School of Food and Wine, Auckland, New Zealand

Affiliations and memberships

2020-present – Australasian Family Enterprise Research Network (AFERN)

2008-2016 – Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA)

Winner of National SIFE Team Competition 2002

1993-present – Past President and Treasurer: Lebanese Society of Auckland Incorporated

1991-present – New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS): Registered Quantity Surveyor, Associate (ANZIQS)

1995-2002 – Auckland Branch board Advisory/Secretary
1995/2001 – NZIQS National Conference Committee

Ad hoc reviewing and editorial boards

Conference coordination

Manufacturing, Design, and Entrepreneurship (MaDE) conference (2019-2022)

Primary Innovation Workshop (with AgResearch) (2015)

Innovation in traditional industries PhD workshop (2014)

Forum for Markets and Marketing (FMM) (2012)

Academy of Wine Business Research Conference (AWBR) (2010)

Judging and other