Avocation

2023 Relocation

Family initiated InterState NSW->ACT relocation June 2023

"Canberra has proved to be a family friendly fun place, plus it's cycle safe!"


2020 Relocation

Family initiated Intercontinental Germany->Australia relocation August 2020

"'tis not every day you relocate with your immediate family
plus Wirehaired Dachshund (via PEQ) & Vespa GT
from lands under the Aurora Borealis
to lands under the Aurora Australis,
during a pandemic"

Community Participation & Service

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Overview: The inspiration to form Helsinki RFUC came during some rugby discussions over a few pints in Molly Malone’s Irish Bar in Helsinki between some rugby friends in 1999. The club logo shows the nationalities involved in the formation of the club: Finnish, English, French, South African and Australian. The club colors are taken from the Finnish Flag, blue and white.

My role: In the early years from 1999 and together with the other founding members leading and inspiring local young talent to learn the rules of game, to actively train, and to win.

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Royal Australian Navy Service 1990-1997, and Australian Regular Army Service 1978-1990.

Information Sharing

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My research into the Green Hydrogen Economy

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If it’s too good to be true it probably is” – except for 100% free HERE WeGo Offline Maps As a former HERE Technologies employee now back in Australia I would like to share information about HERE WeGo Offline maps. Download HERE WeGo 100% free and with zero catches, anyone can download onto their hand-held device the HERE WeGo App that includes offline maps, from Apple IOS and Android App Stores: Apple IOS Android For Australians planning to explore their State, or visit Interstate, you can download needed HERE WeGo Offline maps onto your favourite devices. Storage Requirements How much storage do these maps need? For example, you can have the whole of Australia as an offline map downloaded onto your device into just 808MB of storage space. Is that a lot? don’t worry, your device probably has at least 40x that as total storage, so you are likely to have enough free storage space. HERE WeGo Offline Maps: Australia - 808MB Australian Capital Territory - 56MB New South Wales - 280MB Northern Territory - 71MB Queensland - 213MB South Australia – 126MB Tasmania - 66MB Victoria - 225MB Western Australia - 139MB Tip 1. If you only travel interstate once or twice per year, only download your home State onto your device, and add other States as needed. Delete other States once back home to free up storage space. Tip 2. If your State prohibits visual navigation by hand-held devices, don’t worry, HERE WeGo app features 100% free Driver Assist audio turn by turn navigation, in a wide range of languages. Drive economically, drive safely - drive with navigation assistance and lower your carbon footprint!

Small Business Entrepreneurial Enterprises

Restaurant & Cafe Ada

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Overview: A business unit of Slottsbacken Ltd, the Restaurant & Cafe Ada enterprise provided superior and compelling quality food and beverages in an historic seaside garden setting. The physical assets consisted of an historic circa.1908 building and designer extension (2007) on 500m2 grounds adjacent Tammisaari guest harbour. Product and Service lines: 82 seat Cafe & Restaurant including 32 seat terrace. Digital marketing and bookings online via our domain https://ada.fi Finnish menu with food and beverage price quality ratio at or exceeding one Michelin Star. Separate Staff house maintenance and upkeep. Off site function catering. Special function events. Year round operation.

My role: General Manager role included communicating on behalf of Slottsbacken Ltd with the Board, our Customers, Raseborg regional and local Tammisaari entities. Also Leading the development of the short and long-term business unit strategy, creating and implementing the Cafe Ada vision and mission, Profit and Loss, Digtal Marketing, web site design creation and evolution. My responsibilities: 1. Business Administration: Overseeing daily business operations, including managing bookings, creating and managing budgets, improving revenue, and supply logistics. 2. Training managers and staff, hiring employees, and evaluating performance and productivity. 3. Maintenance including the upkeep of the interior and exterior of the guesthouse, grounds, and managing domestic workers and gardeners 4. Events Planning including estimating costs, purchasing of supplies, preparation of guest-rooms and supervision of grounds staff. 5. Providing of information on tourist attractions in the vicinity as well as on personal safety precautions. 6. Developing and implementing growth strategies includiung liaison with Raseborg Council on the needs of tourists of different cultures and traditions, locally, and globally.

Fagerska Gården Guesthouse & Business Leasing

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Overview: A business unit of Slottsbacken Ltd, the Guesthouse (AirBnB equiv.) Fagerska Gården enterprise provided superior and compelling quality short-term accomodation as well as long-term commercial and residential units in an historic setting. The physical assets consisted of four historic circa.1770-1865 buildings on 2000m2 grounds adjacent to the historic (1550) Tammisaari market square. Product and Service lines: 6 x Self-catering units totalling 33 beds. Digital marketing and bookings online via our domain https://ada.fi (similar function to AirBnB) 3 x Specialty Shops with commercial leases. 2 x Units with Residential leases. 2 x Units for adminsistration and operational logistics.

My role: General Manager role included communicating on behalf of Slottsbacken Ltd with the Board, our Customers, Raseborg regional and local Tammisaari entities. Also Leading the development of the short and long-term business unit strategy, creating and implementing the Fagerska Gården vision and mission, Profit and Loss, Digtal Marketing, web site design creation and evolution. My responsibilities: 1. Business Administration: Overseeing daily business operations, including managing bookings, creating and managing budgets, improving revenue, and supply logistics. 2. Training managers and staff, hiring employees, and evaluating performance and productivity. 3. Maintenance including the upkeep of the interior and exterior of the guesthouse, grounds, and managing domestic workers and gardeners 4. Events Planning including estimating costs, purchasing of supplies, preparation of guest-rooms and supervision of grounds staff. 5. Providing of information on tourist attractions in the vicinity as well as on personal safety precautions. 6. Developing and implementing growth strategies includiung liaison with Raseborg Council on the needs of tourists of different cultures and traditions, locally, and globally.

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