chris curran

Chris Curran is a founder and the Managing Director of Jindivick Timber, a Sustainable Small-Scale Agroforestry and Timber Producer based in Jindivick, in the State of Victoria, Australia which is setting new standards in capital utilisation, process efficiency and resource sustainability. This project has drawn on both local and international best practice and applied these to a rethink of the value-chain from forest to finished product and has won strong support from both government and industry experts.

* Merchandising Specialist * HSPO * District Service Manager * Victorian Zone * Product Specialist- Victorian Zone * Leading Hand * Experimental Engineering Garage, Fisherman's Bend * Motor Mechanic * Experimental Engineering Garage, Fisherman's Bend

Develop new technology solutions for the management of customer experiences within automotive dealerships and the real-time interaction between customers, each dealership department and the customer/dealership relationship.

Established a Consulting and Services Organisation which specialised in creating and implementing business processes and technology solutions based on Chris's theories of ‘Organic Information Flow’. This breakthrough concept has the potential to dramatically change the efficiency and effectiveness of organisations through creating a truly collaborative business environment. Stopped actively consulting in 2004 to focus on developing the Jindivick Timber Business Model

Formed in late 1997 as a wholly owned subsidiary of MSX International, a diversified supplier of outsourced services based in the USA, annual turnover then of approx US$1.5 Billion). Integrated the Asia-Pacific Branch of GRI into the MSX International global organisation. Developed and Implemented growth strategy for the Asia-Pacific region. Developed local G&A infrastructure to facilitate strategic growth.Developed and Implemented Asia Pacific Engineering acquisition strategy. Chairman of the global Collaborative Product Development (CPD) Task Force

A global supplier of outsourced services, predominantly to the automotive industry, formed as a wholly owned (but fiercely independent) subsidiary of Ford Motor Co. Greenfield start-up of the Australasian branch of the organisation. The position reported directly to the MD of GRI (UK) and was responsible for all strategic and operational elements of the organisation. MSX International acquired GRI’s global operations in August 1997.