Alan Francis Patching Curriculum Vitae
| Personal Details | Born Thursday Island, on 5th April 1949 Aged 54 years Five siblings Married with four children |
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| Attributes | Multi engined and jet endorsed private pilot with Command Instrument Rating Former commissioned officer in the Australian Army Reserve Health and well-being focused individual - undertakes regular exercise, and has completed several marathon and ultra-marathon kayaking events |
| Education and Professional | Primary education at St Brigid's Convent, Red Hill, Brisbane Secondary education at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, Brisbane Tertiary education at Queensland Institute of Technology, Brisbane. Associate Diploma in Quantity Surveying from QUT. Fellow of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management Fellow of the Australian Sales Institute Associate of the Institute of Arbitrators of Australia Member of the Australian Institute of Building and is a Chartered Builder Accredited Professional Speaker of the National Speakers Association Former Vice-President of the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Institute of Building. Recipient of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors President's Award for 2000-2001 |
| Career History | November 2000 - Present Chairman, Management Concepts Asia Pacific Director, Paladin Infrastructure Limited (funds management) Project Director, Brisbane Football Stadium at Lang Park ($280m) until tender stage and then construction and commercial advisor to the Minister and Deputy Premier of Queensland on this project. Professional business presenting internationally Private consulting including for restructure and reengineering of Construction and Property Division of Moran Health Care Group Numerous educational lectures and workshops for some of the leading organizations in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and the Middle East. Several university-endorsed training courses in the Middle East. Wrote and presented a number of leadership and project management related audio programs for major corporate clients and also wrote two leadership books (to be published during 2003). July 1996-November 2000 Chief Executive Officer of MTM Stadium Management Limited (the entity controlling ownership of Stadium Australia, Sydney's Olympic Stadium) Project Director, Stadium Australia Professional business presenting internationally Conducting/presenting Masters Certificate course in project management in the United Arab Emirates for the Institute for International Research and the George Washington University 1994-1996 Consultancy in professional services marketing and in project management via own private company. Completed a major marketing campaign for the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors in this period. Several trips to China advising clients concerning major potential infrastructure and property developments in various cities. (This included advice regarding development of a new resort city at Bahai) 1993-1994 Founder and managing director of Forte project management. Completed several projects in the $5m-$15m range during economic downturn. Business sold to business partner. 1991-1993 Project Director and Development Manager for Matsushita Investment and Development of Japan on the Chifley Tower project in Sydney. 1986-1991 National Projects Director for Kumagai Gumi in Australia. Troubleshooting, strategy setting and performance delivery role, responsible for all aspects of design, construction, financing, operations, management, marketing, leasing and sales for a portfolio of $2.8billion worth of projects in various Australian capital cities. 1981-1986 Founder and Managing Director of Resource Coordination Partnership Partnership Pty Ltd, which grew to be Queensland's largest project management dedicated consultancy firm, employing 60 people in four offices. 1968-1981 Queensland Public Works Department, firstly as a cadet quantity surveyor and later as head of their construction programming section in the major projects division. 1967 1968 Clerk, Main Roads Department, Queensland. |
| Major Projects Directed / Managed | Sydney Olympic Stadium - $650m Suncorp Stadium Brisbane $280m $1,200m Chifley Tower, Sydney $1,200m Kumagai portfolio - $2,800m |
| Other Projects | Hayman Island Resort redevelopment Mirage Port Douglas Mirage Surfers Paradise ANA Hotel, Surfers Paradise Albion Park Paceway Brisbane Numerous shopping centres around Australia for Kern Corporation Hilton Hotel Brisbane Hilton Hotel Cairns |
| Other Projects (Various advisory roles) | Queensland Cultural Centre, art gallery Queensland Cultural Centre, performing arts centre AOTEA Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Barrier Reef Marine Park Centre, Townsville QLD |
| Property Related Achievement | Personally negotiated the details of the largest property deal (to that date) in Australia's property History (Purchase of the Bond Building from Bond Corporation and assisted in the sale negotiations to MID of Japan. Personally negotiated Australia's largest ever (at the time) commercial lease (BT lease in Chifley Tower) Personally negotiated major leases for some of the largest tenancies of major buildings in Sydney, including the renegotiation of the Allen Allen and Helmsley lease in Chifley tower, the Pioneer leases in Coopers and Lybrand Tower, and completed negotiations for the Coopers and Lybrand Lease in the Coopers and Lybrand Tower. Negotiated the deal to bring Tiffany of New York to Australia. |
| University Lecturing | Masters Certificate in Project Management course in Middle East for the George Washington University and the Institute for International research. Construction Programming course for part time architecture and quantity surveying students (fourth year) at the Queensland Institute of Technology (this work for three years) Various guest lectures at Queensland University and University of Technology, Sydney. Masters Certificate in Project Management Course for Regis University of USA Adjunct Professor in Project Management Department of University of Technology, Sydney |
| Books and Publications | Books Partnering and Personal Skills for Project Management Mastery (Revray) The Futureproof Corporation (in co-authorship with Dr Denis Waitley of the USA) Stadium - The Project Director's Diary CD RomNegotiation in Action-Powerful Commercial Negotiation (Winners Circle series by Adacel Multi Media) Audio AlbumsProfit for Professionals (communication, negotiation, marketing and selling skills for professional consultants) 21 st Century Leadership (in cooperation with Dr Denis Waitley of the USA) How to Sell Your Home for More How to Buy a Home for Less Investing in Residential Real Estate The Power of Determination Magazines / Professional Publications Series on marketing for the Building Economist Series on marketing for AXA insurance Series on business and management for Australian Leisure magazine Numerous individual articles for a range of professional and general interest magazines, covering topics related to marketing and selling, project management, stadia design and management, personal development, and general business and management. Numerous professional papers prepared for and delivered at conferences in Australia and internationally. (topics covered a wide range of issues relating to risk management, cost control, joint ventures in projects, claims management, project management, negotiation, contracts and project delivery systems). |
| Significant Achievements Business Presenting area | Rated as one of Australia's ten most booked speakers in major Australian newspaper article 1999. Selected as one of four speakers to represent Australia in the US in 1996 at a rally of some 1,800 professional speakers from around the world. Has toured Australia / Australasia / South East Asia / USA / Middle East with some of the world's leading business speakers, including Dr Denis Waitley, Dr Wayne Dyer, Zig Ziglar, Robert Kiyosaki and Dr Tom Peters, all of the USA. |
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