Curriculum Vitae Paul Douglas Name: Paul Douglas Paul.Douglas@BestPracticeSolutions.com.au Position: Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Board Brief profile: A passionate advocate of OH&S and a Safety Culture in Business. With 35 years experience in the Construction Industry and 18 years of those in OH&S, has instilled a practical approach to achieving Compliance and Best practice while being mindful of financial viability within an organisation Professional Goals: To engineer a process to achieve compliance and aim for Best Practice by all Business owners regardless of their current business training, acumen and management skills by the implementation of cutting edge technologies Qualifications: Trainer and Assessor RAB-QSA certified Lead Auditor Licenced Asbestos Assessor Accredited Auditor (Construction) Qld government WH&S Management System Certifier NSW, SA Government approved Certified Kitchen Designer Certified Bathroom Designer Diploma (advanced) OH&S Diploma in Quality Auditing Confined Space Safe Entry Carpenter & Joiner Completed Building Inspection Fire Safety Adviser 1 P age Best Practice Managed Solutions
Commercial Builder (not current) Project Management Commerce, Management& Accounting Commercial Law Trainer Class B Asbestos Removal Trainer Class A Asbestos Removal Trainer Supervisor Asbestos Removal Trainer Conduct Asbestos Assessment in association with Asbestos Removal Career highlights: Branch Accountant Commonwealth Bank age 21 Quality Environment & Safety Manager McMasters Constructions CEO The Safety Alliance CEO Best Practice Managed Solutions Accredited Provider -Qld Government Assessor Licencing Outsourced Provider of Technical Inspections Qld Building Services Authority Consultant / Trainer to CSTC Membership of Professional Associations Safety Institute of Australia Demolition Recyclers and Contractors Association of Queensland (previous) Asbestos Industry Association Previous President Institute of Building Consultants Previous Board Member Referees Steve Tumalty Silcar Communications sbtumalty@silcarcomms.com.au Atma Maharaj Latitude 12, Darwin Atma.Maharaj@latitude12.com.au Max Gehring Flinders Shire Council whso@flinders.qld.gov.au James Ward Isaac Regional Council James.Ward@isaac.qld.gov.au Roger Dado ABC Group abcinspections@hotmail.com Kelvin Maber Stramit Kelvin.Maber@stramit.com.au Steve Malcolm Abscan admin@abscan.com.au 2 P age Best Practice Managed Solutions
Scott Trennery McMahon Services ScottT@mcmservices.com.au Andrew Kilgallon, Cairns Post Andrew.kilgallon@news.com.au Lee Mcalister-Smiley Coffey Lee.Mcalister-Smiley@coffey.com Gary Henders Banana Shire Council Gary.Henders@banana.qld.gov.au Mandy Schneekloth Maranoa Regional Council Amanda.Schneekloth@maranoa.qld.gov.au Career in detail Branch Accountant Commonwealth Bank At age 21 after pursuing studies in Commercial law, commerce, Management and accountancy, I was appointed to the positioned Branch Accountant. Position held 3 years Second in command Loans portfolio Supervision of staff Account reconciliation Customer Liaison Construction Manager Various companies in the NT Positions held 12 years Quote on Public works Manage projects including o Realignment of Stuart Highway o Construction of retarding basin to Palmerston (Flood mitigation) o Realignment of fuel lines (Shell) from the wharf to fuel depot o Construction of Real estate sub-divisions o Construction of Public Housing in Batchelor o Construction of Public Housing in Palmerston o Construction of Public Housing in Katherine o Construction of RAAF Housing in Katherine o Construction of National Parks and Wildlife Park o Construction of Visitor facilities for National Parks and Wildlife Park 3 Page Best Practice Managed Solutions
o Construction of Batchelor College facilities o Maintenance Contracts with NT Housing o Refurbishment of Darwin University o Refurbishment of Housing at Batchelor Quality Environment & Safety Manager McMasters Constructions Formal and informal training was provided by Company management to achieve the position. Position held 2 years Achieve compliance in the three disciplines Quality, Environment & Safety Rewrite the Procedures manuals to reflect current practices Develop a system approach that was achievable but commercially viable Maintain compliance through rigorous training of workers Outsourced Provider of Technical Inspections Qld Building Services Authority 3 Year contract while conducting a consultancy business Attend site meetings to review disputes to the authority between Contractors and owners Recommend action to the Authority Provide Technical expertise to the Qld Building tribunal Consultant / Trainer to CSTC Contract held 4 years. Audits of on-site activities of contractors to determine compliance 4 P age Best Practice Managed Solutions
CEO The Safety Alliance Establish the company to provide OH&S Management in a paper-based system for use by small to medium construction companies. Position held 3 years Develop an integrated Management system for industry for the three disciplines Quality, Environment & Safety Take the system to market Audits of on-site activities of contractors to determine compliance Outsourced Provider of Integrated management audits to Contractor Accreditation Services. Contract held 2 years. Provide initial audits of contractors wishing to provide services to o Colliers International o Woolworths o Westfield Shopping centres Conduct annual compliance audit CEO Best Practice Managed Solutions Personally funded this Company to take over the Public company- The Safety Alliance. The Company was rebadged. Take the to the next level by using Computer technologies. A team of IT specialists was engaged to undertake the course. As the project grew Venture Capital was sought. Position held 4 years Currently we are finalising our three products Safe-T Plan an integrated management system for Quality Environment & Safety Safe-T Induct an e-learning portal for providing training to workers in a mobile industry Safe-T Check a Contractor management system to ensure 5 P age Best Practice Managed Solutions
compliance of contractors Lead the team Specify the management Oversee the development of the products Seek venture Capital Plan product marketing Ensure compliance of the completed product to provide an Integrated Management System for the three disciplines Quality, Environment & Safety Audits of on-site activities of contractors to determine compliance Ensure Compliance of the RTO Partner Accredited Provider -Qld Government Assessor Licencing A consultant accredited with The Division of Workplace Health & Safety to assess compliance of contractor management system to determine suitability to provide Construction services to Dept of Public Works Qld Position held 8years while conducting a consultancy business Desk top Audit of prospective applicants for compliance initially Conduct site audits to verify actual compliance Review compliance every 2 years 6 P age Best Practice Managed Solutions