Sam Gourvenec *
Associate, Alliances Consulting (NZ) Limited
Attracted to the country of the White Cloud, I founded ACL in cooperation with local entrepreneurs in June 2008.
Prior to my NZ endeavour, I experienced 16y in the French Navy. Sailing underwater and around the world have brought unique situations within international task force projections, onboard a remote fishing patrol boat in the French Antarctic Islands and at port calls in Europe, Africa, Middle-East and around the Indian & Pacific Oceans. I experienced multiple challenges, from SSBN submarine's pilot and chief engineer to superintendent & fleet manager.
I have honed my skills in dealing with team leadership, stress management, intercultural communication to achieve goals within deadlines, matching excellence in project & risk management.
My latest achievements include:
- Business entrepreneur, ACL. Creating ACL & establishing domestic and international networks.
- Marine Engineering & Management Consultant, ACL/CNN MCO-Forgacs Brisbane. FNS 3 months refit successfully completed within a challenging inter-cultural environment.
- Marine Engineering Consultant, ACL/DCNS-VTFitzroy. FNS 3 months refit successfully completed within tight deadlines & budget. High clients’ expectation fully matched while carried out within an international environment & complex French/NZ industrial joint venture.
- Marine Manager, French Navy. Ships’ maintenance periods reduced from 80 to 60 days a year, Investment reduced by 30%, state of readiness improved by 10%
- Fleet Technical Expert and superintendant, French Navy. Successful acceptance of the upgrade refit for 13 mine hunters.
Sam’s natural gift and passion for HR and entrepreneurship grant him to advise his clients on effective development strategy, mapping & streamlining resources, using flexible processes and time leverage.
Referral available upon request.
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Pseudo Skype: sam.g29
On Ecademy.com, LinkedIn.com, Aovc-and-co.ning.com: Sam Gourvenec
152 contactsEstablished domestic and international networks.
Providing wide range of business consultation in the area of:
- New Business Development,
- Overseas Investment,
- Marine industry,
- Shipping, import/export, trade,
- Education in New Zealand,
New Zealand based, connecting entrepreneurs worldwide.
2006 - 2007Responsibilities: staff management and overlooking logistics, ships repair and technical state of readiness.
Key: new methods for performance management which reduced refits from 80 to 60 days a year, this resulting in efficiency improvement by 30% over 2 years.
1991 - 2006I have held the following jobs with the Ministry of Defense and completed 5 years of my Engineering studies.
Marine Superintendent - 2004/2006
Ops: technical and operational audits, tactical and concurrent control (maintenance,refits, state of readiness, logistics) of 42 ships.
Chief Engineer - 1998/2004
French Polynesia-Papeete, Brest-France, La Reunion Island-Indian Ocean during the above time frame.
Ops: training new staff, managing naval propulsion & energy-converting systems, damage control, logistics, operational and technical support, OHS, ship's maintenance & security, PR & networking.
SSBN Submarine crew & pilot - 1992/1995
1986 - 2006Crew member onboard lifeboat & water crafts for the French NGO search & rescue organisation at sea.
Check http://www.snsm.org/
