James Barton eCommerce Specialist | Business Strategy & Engineering Consultant

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Board Member

BLACK Building Leadership Community Knowledge

Jan 2020 - Current (6 years 4 months)

Board Member & Spokesperson for the Finance Committee, primarily responsible for the financial oversight of the organization including sourcing funding and controlling inflows and outflows of money.

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Founder, Co-Founder & Consultant

eCommerce using Amazon Shopify

Mar 2018 - Current (8 years 2 months)

• Establishment of an Australian Company, Trust and LLC in the USA • Development of multiple new brands • Launched 10+ new products through idea development, suppliers, sourcing in China, overlooking manufacturing, quality checks, freight and logistics to Amazon USA. • Amazon, Shopify & Ebay Listing development and marketing • Co-ordinating a small team using Slack, Trello, Google Drive and Zoom.

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Senior Business and Engineering Consultant

CIM Group Degray LLC

Mar 2018 - Current (8 years 2 months)

Served as an external consultant and developed multiple business cases for Hynds Pipe Systems to upgrade their systems, supply chain, processes and invest capital in new technology and infrastructure. • Coordinated interviews, workshops and meetings to accurately evaluate >$48M of risks, identify >$4M of innovation opportunities to allow pursuit of >$10M new market opportunities. • Managed primary business case that involved calculating NPV, ROI & payback on investment, and key risks and recommendations for the business to achieve their operational goals. • Identified, Assessed and Minimized risks associated specifically to my client and their suppliers, manufacturing capability, competitors and internal operations to significantly reduce e

Project Engineer

CPB Contractors

Jul 2016 - Mar 2018 (1 year 9 months)

Served as Project Engineer for West Gate Tunnel Project (successful bid for $5B Design and Construct Project including highway, tunnel and elevated structure in Melbourne, Australia). • Conducted the preliminary design, innovation, cost estimates, construction planning, risk analysis, logistics, quantity assessments to allow for successful tender to make over 800,000t ($1B) of precast concrete. • Performed scoping and negotiation for over 300 parcels of land to support successful bid on the West Gate Tunnel Project. • Orchestrated meetings and negotiations with sensitive landowners, Government and other stakeholders (Incl. Transurban) to enable target start date. • Developed a 5 year risk matrix to capture the overall risk associated with l

Project Engineer

Humes A Division of Holcim Australia

Feb 2016 - May 2016 (4 months)

Served as Project Engineer in Townsville to provide on-site management and planning support to high-risk major Main Roads project (~$1-2M) for Holcim, after firing of previous management team. • Managed 2 site engineers, 2 quality supervisors, a yard supervisor, and conducted training of new production manager, quality manager and project manager. • Oversaw the management and planning of construction, quality and deliveries to ensured on-time delivery of over $1M of T-Girders to Main Roads Client. Show less

Project Manager

Humes

Aug 2014 - Jul 2015 (1 year)

Served as Project Manager in Darwin to design, manufacture and deliver >$20M of Precast to INPEX Icthys Gas Project. • Co-ordinated pricing, design, capital investment, site establishment, production, quality systems, inspection of works, MDR handover and commercials associated with supply to Tier 1 construction company (INPEX/JKC/Leighton's). • Managed team of 5 Project/Site Engineers, a Quality Manager, 2 Administration, a Reinforcement Supervisor, and multiple contractors to setup, plan and produce over $20M of precast for INPEX Ichthys Gas Project on time and within budget. Show less

Project Manager - National Ops & Engineering

Humes

Sep 2010 - Feb 2012 (1 year 6 months)

Served as Project Manager for capital upgrade and systems upgrade of Precast Pipes and Products facility. • Spearheaded consultants for design, procurement, construction and commissioning. • Initiated quality systems, safety and production procedures for a newly acquired site. • Orchestrated production and assisted in hiring new production manager.

Graduate Production Engineer

Humes

Feb 2010 - May 2010 (4 months)

Worked with the Production Manager for a large Pipes and Precast Facility in Brisbane. Completed 3-month training program with onsite physical manufacturing including; pipe spinning, wet-cast, dry-cast projects, concrete testing, concrete Batching, Environmental Assessments and site installations.

Undergraduate Engineer

MWH Global

Nov 2007 - Nov 2009 (2 years 1 month)

Supported Senior Engineer in civil and hydraulic design of a wastewater treatment plant and conducted on-site inspections.

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