Consultant
Stu is an Assistant Project Manager experienced in collaborating with diverse groups and organisations.
Currently involved in a public sector project, Stu is passionate about working with and alongside people. He is a creative and entrepreneurial thinker who galvanises those around him to achieve the best of outcomes. In recent years this has been evidenced with his success in brokering mutually beneficial partnerships between commercial businesses and charity organisations.
Reliable, organised and adaptable, Stu brings a fresh approach to tackling the challenges that inevitably arise in project and not-for-profit ventures. His resourcefulness is grounded by a solid application of management tools, such as the use of spreadsheets, scheduling software and Microsoft Office programmes. He is strong in written communication and report writing, and is particularly adept at drafting funding schemes and applications for grants.
Stu also has enviable oral communication skills. An accomplished presenter he is able to engage audiences across levels in an open and direct way. He is proficient in facilitating large community or stakeholder meetings.
Drawn to roles where he can make a positive difference to people, in the past he has managed to do this through successfully operating small businesses, working for government organisations and being involved in volunteer work both locally and in Cambodia.
Such employment experiences, both nationally and internationally, have allowed Stu to build up extensive expertise in managing productive and effective small teams. His personable nature serves him well in all aspects of staff training, delegation, conflict resolution and staff support.
This expertise, along with Stu's desire to contribute to others, was positively utilised in a recent contract with the Department of Internal Affairs. Drawing on his notable relationship building skills, Stu's role aimed to support and enable Maori, whanau, hapu and iwi by providing a range of advisory, funding sources and information services.
Away from the office Stu enjoys designing cocktails and playing gigs as a singing musician. He also relishes spending time above or below water: scuba-diving, swimming, water-skiing or wakeboarding.