Staff Profiles
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Manager, Vocational & Education Training
Mark is from Wellington, New Zealand and has been living in Sydney with his wife and child since January 2009. He started work with MBA in June 2009 in a newly created role as International Building Qualifications Assessor. He has now moved into the role of Manager of Vocational Education and Training, managing the daily operations within the Department.
Mark achieved two trades back in NZ, Green keeping/Landscaping and Carpentry. He also worked for the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) who are the standard setting body in New Zealand.
Mark comes from a Rugby Union background where he played premiere rugby in Wellington and represented Wellington Maori at a provincial level. Mark no longer plays however coached at a senior level before arriving in Australia.
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State Compliance & National Qualifications Coordinator
Dean has over 30 years experience in the building industry where he started as an apprentice carpenter in 1976 with a small building company working in the residential and commercial sector. He finished apprenticeship with a shop fitting company and continued to work with them through the eighties on sites such as Centre Point Tower Mid City Centre, Macquarie Centre North Ryde, East Gardens Maroubra and numerous shopping centres. Through the nineties, Dean returned to residential carpentry work and then back to the commercial sector as a leading hand carpenter. Dean joined the Master Builders in 2007 as Trade and Technical Officer and is now in charge of Accreditation for Training that is run through the Master Builders.
Qualifications: Carpentry Certificate III, Certificate IV in Building Residential, Certificate in Building Thermal Performance and Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment.
Dean's hobbies include surfing and golf.
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General Manager, Training
Paul has compiled an array of building and construction experience since 1987 that supports his ability to deliver quality interactive training lectures, facilitate learning for others and manage training for the Master Builders across NSW. Paul’s entrepreneurial skills have been honed through his completion of the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) through the University of Technology, Sydney in 2006. Paul has successfully made the Master Builders Training Department the envy of its competitors with his energetic and growing training team. Paul is a carpenter by trade and also holds a Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Building and Construction along with a Certificate IV and Diploma in Training and Assessment (TAA).
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Training Business Development & Marketing
Wendy has over 15 years experience in marketing, event management and client liaison areas in both private sector and government environment.
Having worked in the IT, sports and education industries, Wendy has finally found an industry that she has passion for - the building and construction industry! Although Wendy doesn’t know how to build a house herself, she knows how to talk to people who know the business.
Wendy was born and raised in Hong Kong. She landed on Aussie land in 2005 and fell in love with the place. Wendy has both a Bachelors and Masters degree in Sports & Recreation Management from University of Hong Kong and Victoria University in Melbourne.
Wendy loves travelling and sports… especially outdoor sports! Swimming, bike riding, tennis, golf etc…
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Training Administration and Events Coordinator
Carolyn joins the Master Builders from the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA), where she was the Training Coordinator. Carolyn holds a passion for the environment and sustainability and is excited to bring her skills and knowledge of both to the Master Builders where acknowledgement and enthusiasm of these issues are being addressed through the building industry.
Carolyn has lived in Sydney for 10 years, coming from Central West NSW. Carolyn holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Parks, Recreation and Heritage), Diploma and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and looks forward to furthering her education.
In her spare time, Carolyn enjoys socialising with family and friends, playing touch football & tennis, hitting the gym, beach and reading. Carolyn has travelled overseas and within Australia, and looks forward to continuing travelling in the near future.
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Productivity Places Coordinator - Diploma of Building and Construction Coordinator
Adam begun his construction journey in 1983 as a apprentice carpenter since then he has completed his Advanced Diploma of Building and Construction (management), Diploma Of Building and Construction, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA) and Clerk of Works.
During that period he has led and run construction projects in England, United States, China and Australia. Adam’s broad range of experience on a vast range of projects across all sectors of the industry has equipped him with the knowledge and skills to lead and manage all facets of projects.
Adam is currently engaged to run the Productivity Places Program for the Master Builders.
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Diploma Adminstration Assistant
Stacey has lived in Australia her whole life but always harboured a passion for travel. She has previously worked for a small strata
company in Matraville before travelling across Europe. She joined the MBA team in December 2010 as Certificate III administrator. It
is here that she hopes to expand her knowledge and administration experience and learn much more about the construction industry.
Stacey’s hobbies include travelling, playing video games and beaching.
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Certificate IV Coordinator
Dean has grown up in the eastern suburbs of Sydney , where he has been involved in residential development for 24 years.
He attended Waverley College & his love of sport saw him represent in rugby, cricket, swimming & went on to represent Randwick Rugby.
Qualifications : Certificate III in wall /floor tiling , Certificate IV in Building & Certificate IV in Workplace training /assessment (TAA).
Deans hobbies are golf & Bronte nippers with his two kids. He loves following his two favourite teams Randwick Rugby & the Sydney Roosters!
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Certificate IV Administration Assistant
Lian joined the Master Builders with the passion for the building industry,especially architecture and home renovations.
She has several years of work experience in human resource management with Multinational companies. She knows how to communicate with people and provide solutions. She has a bachelor degree in Management majoring in Marketing and a Certificate IV in Financial Service (Accounting).
Lian was born and raised in China and came to Sydney in 2009. She is interested in painting, travelling and all creative things.
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Administration Assistant
William joined the Training department two years ago and manages administration and registrations for all Certificate IV courses.
William’s hobbies are collecting stamps and travelling.
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Certificate III Training Coordinator
Premiership-winning rugby league player and coach Chris Anderson has joined the Master Builders Association NSW in a key training and education role. Chris enjoyed a stellar rugby league career in Australia and Britain, spanning more than three decades.
Chris is the organisation’s Certificate III Training Coordinator, providing advice and guidance to people seeking nationally recognised qualifications for a career in the building industry.
Chris enjoys coaching and mentoring youth and keeping fit.
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Assistant Certificate III Coordinator
Carson is from China and has been studying, living and working in Sydney since August 2005. He started work with the MBA in July 2009 as the Assistant Certificate III Coordinator. His role includes coordinating all trade assessments; offering advise to contractors for skill recognition and licensing.
Carson’s expertise is in vocational training and RTO management. Qualifications achevied in his career include bachelor degrees in business and logistics from RMIT university, a postgraduate diploma from Macquaire univerisity and Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAA).
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Certificate III Administration Assistant
Angela commenced her Traineeship with the Master Builders in late 2010 on an Indigenous Program. She is currently completing Cert IV in Business. Angela started in the Association’s legal department before moving to the Training Department where she is now the administration assistant to the certificate III, IV and Diploma administrators.
Angela’s hobbies include reading, painting and spending time with friends and family.
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Assistant OHS Coordinator
Mayank came to Sydney as an international student in 2008 and joined Master Builders part time while pursuing his Masters degree at UTS. Mayank is a recent finance graduate from the University of Technology Sydney.
Mayank has worked with NSW Ministerial task for international students, UTS council, UTS housing board, UTS business network and UTS Student association. Having worked with different boards and committees, he brings a variety of ideas and creativity while performing administrative tasks at the MBA.
Mayank looks after administration of safety courses in Sydney and coordinates activities for regional offices across NSW. He also provides support in business and strategic planning for the department.
Mayank’s Qualifications include a Master of Business Administration (Finance), Bachelor of Business Administration and a Certificate in “Entrepreneurial Skills Development Program”.
Mayank’s hobbies are Sudoku, Chess, Cricket and travelling.
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Administration Assistant
Maraia has worked for the MBA for nearly 6 years where she first started with the Safety department. In 2008 she joined the Training department as an Administration Assistant. Maraia has worked in various companies in the Administration area.
Qualifications: Maraia has a Cert III in Business Administration from TAFE NSW is currently completing her Diploma in Business Administration.
Maraia’s hobbies include house decorating, keeping fit, reading and travelling.
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Training Accounts Officer
Rheannon is originally Queenland born, but grew up Darwin, NT. She has been living in Sydney with my young daughter since February 2010 and she is amazed at the wonderful events Sydney has on show every week. In 2008 She completed an apprenticeship and received her Certificate III in Business with the Northern Territory Government. Currently she is studying Advanced Diploma in Accounting and look forward to utilizing these skills in her work for Master Builders NSW. She has travelled to many places around Australia but found her last holiday in Canberra a very, very, cold one.
Rheannon’s interests and hobbies include catching up with friends, art, books, rugby league, exercising and spending time with family. My ideal holiday destinations are New York and South America.