Catherine is an experienced programme and project manager, with extensive experience in delivering infrastructure projects and programmes in the private and public sector within New Zealand and internationally. 

She has a demonstrated ability to understand business requirements, assess alternatives and recommend a course of action – and then follow through with strong project and quality disciplines to ensure successful delivery.   

Catherine has strong communication and negotiation skills and the ability to bring together resources across teams, business units and organisations to achieve the outcome required.

Key Strengths

• Relationship/Account Management – a depth of experience developing and managing relationships at all levels: key clients, supply chain partners, public and political stakeholders;  excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Project, Programme and people Leadership – successfully led large teams (up to 30 people) within complex, political, and challenging environments including multi-country projects; up to $16M;
• Strong governance and quality management – Demonstrated capacity to deliver often challenging projects to agreed deadlines, with strong budget, scope and quality management disciplines and excellent team communications;
• Critical Thinking – well developed analysis skills, dedicated and hard worker able to contribute at tactical, strategic and governance levels of an organisation;
• Training & Development – experienced coach and mentor to a range of business and technical professionals; previous tertiary tutor; extensive involvement in training needs analysis, course development and delivery of training related to change programmes;
• Information Technology – an eighteen year technology career including fifteen years in project/programme management within both private (banking; supply chain management) and public sector.

Qualifications

• 2006 - ALC Training Ltd, PRINCE2 Practitioner
• 1999 - Massey University, Masters in Business Studies
• 1996 - Massey University, DipBusAdmin (Postgrad)
• 1993 - Central Institute of Technology, Cert. Adult Teaching
• 1991 - Victoria University, BA