B Sc, B E, B Legal Studies, Ph D, FIEAust, AIArbA, FAICD, MIMC, CMC

Managing Director, Couch & Associates Pty Ltd

Personal Background

• Degrees/training in Science, Engineering, Law, general management, dispute resolution (arbitration and mediation).
• Until 1988, Deputy Head, NSW Department of Energy, contributing to major change and improvement programs in the energy industry.
• Earlier, in the Electricity Industry, long term planning, day-to-day system control and production coordination.
• Practical experience in sales, strategy, business development and general management.

A career spanning

• business and government sectors;
• engineering, strategic, human resource, information systems and general management,
• planning and operations, regulatory affairs, marketing, production, sales and service investigations and analysis, risk & value management, project management, support services and consulting
• assignments in Australia and Asia

Couch & Associates Pty Ltd draws from a large network of Associates covering a wide range of technical, commercial and regulatory disciplines.

Specialisations

• Strategy and policy development, change program design and implementation.
• A reputation for success in "mission impossible" type management contracting and consulting assignments.
• Government regulatory programs management and policy development.
• Large capital intensive, technologically complex industries - e.g. utilities (water, energy, transport).
• Valuable experience in manufacturing and service industries.

Typical Projects

• OD, BPR (work redesign), strategic planning, value & risk management, compliance/regulatory programs, corporate facilitation, quality management.
• Project management, change management programs.
• Contract management, outsourcing and internal contracts, service level agreements.
• Corporate and government strategy and policy development, competitive assessment, negotiation, investigation and analysis.
• Executive development and mentoring.