Andrew Mckinnon

Collaborative leader with a dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote an engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Showing budget knowledge and resourcefulness in being able to find methods to enable staff to help produce a budget in line with or exceeding organisational expectations.

• Used Microsoft Excel to develop un resulted units tracking spreadsheets to distribute to staff, enabling them to find and result all required units for the financial year which led to the department having a full funding result for the year.

• Team work module, Communication skills
• Stress management, Certificate II in split system installation
• Negotiation skills, Certificate in project administration
• Decision making, Various first aid awards

• The Gordon Tafe, Plumbing Teacher, Deliver certificate III plumbing units to apprentices, Train and assess units of competency in the current course, Grade and mark students in the Gordon Tafe systems, Write reports and communicate with employers.
• SPM Assets, Asset surveyor, 03/2017 - 2019, Measuring all existing surfaces, Counting all fixed assets, Quantifying all fixed assets, Condition rate all fixed assets
• Surfcoast Heating and Cooling, Owner, 2001 - 2017, Gaining pricing for materials and quoting on work to be undertaken, Managing all related trades required, Liaison between architects, builders and owners to achieve required outcome, Invoicing and pricing, Compliance to relative regulatory agency’s, Planning schedule of works to be undertaken in each week or month, Management of staff, Successfully running a business with a $800,000 to $1,000,000 turn over per year for the last 16 years, Being a major part in training of other trades and apprentices in my employment, Being part of numerous jobs, which won awards of excellence, Learning extra skills along the way
• The Heat Shop, Worker, 09/2000 - 03/2001, Quote works to be undertaken, Stock control, Works programming, Labour control, Budget control, Bringing jobs in within budget, Teaching others on site and in workshop, Helping grow a business
• Airchief air-conditioning, Foreman/worker, 02/1993 - 09/2000, To oversee 30 story apartment buildings including the ordering of all materials, equipment and ancillary items, To oversee and manage up to 35 persons and all associated work programs required, Attend weekly meetings to help manage progress of construction, Keep daily record of all works achieved and works not achieved and reasons why, Final commissioning of all equipment installed, client handover and 12-month maintenance program coordination., Being a major part of the successful build of multi-story apartment complex, Learning all aspects of overseeing large groups of workers, Being involved with the construction of multimillion dollar apartment buildings, Successfully gaining a promotion from worker to foreman in just 7 months, Successfully gaining extra qualifications
• All Round Plumbing, Worker, 03/1990 - 02/1993, Install gas mains to existing multistorey buildings on the coast of Queensland, Design the layout of installation and order required materials, Liaise with building owners and tenants as required to allow for works to proceed, Liaise with regulatory bodies as required, Testing of all works installed to make sure all regulations have been meet, Learning different regulations in other states and to conform to them, Working with a diverse group of workers
• G. Stone and Sons, Apprentice, 1985 - 1990, Learn a trade, Do as asked when asked, Perform tasks that are assigned to me, Be punctual, Gained qualification in general plumbing, mechanical services, gas, water and sanitary., Worked on government hospital projects doing all aspects of heating and cooling from steam to gas fired systems., Gained certificate to drive sizer lifts and booms

• President of 13th beach surf lifesaving club for 9 years
• Past committee member of Barwon Heads tennis club
• Past auskick co-ordinator for the Barwon Heads area