Careers Day

Wednesday 3rd August 2016

Keynote Speaker

Tina Sims Tertiary Lead, Youth Guarantee, Ministry of Education

Tina has been in her present job since October 2012 . Her main focus is on helping schools and tertiary providers to raise student achievement in NCEA, and to

encourage young people to carry on with study once they leave school. She also supports the trades academies, which are for senior secondary school students.

Before joining the Ministry Tina was principal of Awatapu College in Palmerston North for almost 10 years. Tina began teaching English at Tokoroa High School and has taught at a number of schools around the country, including on the

West Coast, the Bay of Plenty and in Pahiatua. Tina was Assistant Principal and Deputy Principal at Palmerston North Girls’ High School before moving to

Awatapu.

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Session 1, 10.35 ­ 11.05am & 11.05 ­ 11.35am

Name Profession

Dr Duncan Thomson Clinical Psychologist

Sarah White Radiographer

Peter McCallum Animal Welfare Inspector

Ben Thompson Water use advisor ­ KCDC

Ruth Surrey Human Resources ­ Goodmans

Mike Pewhairangi Social Worker

Kevin Newell New Zealand Defence Force

Nathan Berry Phone Engineer at Electra

John Harwood & Terry Morfee Pilots

Deborah Selby Chief Financial Officer at Electra

Sheryl Morris Midwife

Hayley Makinson* & Dorien Van Den Berg* Hairdresser ­ Jomp

Chris Barber* Securely founder and entrepreneur

Nathan Dickey Policeman

Dr Desi Ramoo Research, Technology and Innovation at Ministry for Primary Industries

Nicola Stoddart­Edmonds* Beauty Therapist

Luther Hunt* Musician

Bee Groves BestStart, Early Learning Centre

Craig Pashby* Estate Agent

Leo Barber Manager of Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club

Jed Brophy Actor

* Denotes an ex student

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Speakers Biographies

Dr Duncan Thomson ­ Clinical Psychologist Duncan is a UK­trained, NZ­registered Consultant Clinical Psychologist. He works locally in adult mental health and throughout NZ as a forensic report writer, assessing offenders for the courts. Duncan is particularly interested in how events in our lives shape our personalities and has always enjoyed working with people with intellectual disabilities. Duncan has also worked as a psychologist in the media, contributing to newspaper articles and appearing on television to promote mental health.

Sarah White ­ Radiographer Sarah is a mother of three who originally heard about medical radiation technology at a careers evening. She went onto study a Bachelor of Applied Science – Medical Imaging Technology (MRI) at UCOL in Palmerston North from 2000­2002. After graduating Sarah moved to the Hawkes Bay District Health Board where she did a Post Graduate Diploma in MRI for two years through the University of Sydney. After working in Hawkes Bay for 2 years Sarah returned to her original practicum centre at Lower Hutt hospital and helped them to set up their MRI unit. After three years there, and on completion of the unit, she was offered a job on the Kapiti Coast at Team Medical and has been there ever since.

Peter McCallum ­ Animal Welfare Inspector Peter is employed by the Wellington SPCA. As a Senior Animal Welfare Inspector Peter attends over 700 callouts a year including 180 cruelty complaints against animals. Other aspects of Peter’s job include preparing prosecution files for welfare cases, educating and delivering proactive special operations in the greater Wellington region and planning and coordinating inter­agency animal rescues on the Kāpiti Coast. Peter has a National Certificate in regulatory control and compliance (animal welfare) and received training and qualifications for conflict resolution and negotiation, self defence, emergency first aid, legal procedures and prosecutions and swift water and confined space rescues. Prior to Peter being an Animal Welfare Inspector, he spent 10 years at Ngā Manu bird sanctuary, was in project management and was a Kāpiti coast guard for 10 years.

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Ben Thompson ­ Water use advisor, Kāpiti Coast District Council Ben will be discussing his current role and what he has done in the past. He will also provide some further details on what working in local government is all about, what the council does, the benefits of working there, where your career can go, the qualities needed to be successful and the range of expertise within the organisation.

Ruth Surrey ­Human Resources at Goodmans Goodmans are a large scale earthmoving company working from of Waikanae for the last 50 years. They undertake a diverse range of work both large & small, and they pride themselves on Good people doing a Good job. Come and find out what career paths are available in this local company and what skills and attributes they are looking for in their future employers.

Mike Pewhairangi ­ Social Worker Horouta te waka Hikurangi te Maunga Waiapu te Awa Ngati Porou te Iwi Youthworker, Graphic Designer, husband and dad to four boys, Mike is currently working with young people here in Kāpiti for a organisation called Kāpiti Youth Support (KYS). With over 15yrs experience in youth work Mike talks about what, where, and how to become a youth worker.

Kevin Newell ­ New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Kevin joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1978 as a 17 year old straight from school as an Armament Tradesmen. He travelled to Woodbourne in the South Island to begin the adventure and signed on for 20 years.

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Kevin was predominantly based in Auckland and Ohakea carrying out tasks such as; Small Arms (rifles and pistols etc) maintenance, Aircraft Weapons loading and preparation, Storage, handling and use of explosives, Servicing aircraft ejection seats, Quality Control of explosives including inspection and making sure they work properly, General aircraft handling duties which includes things like refuelling and marshalling, and finally his current role in making sure that the RNZAF is meeting its commitments to the government and people of NZ by following respective laws of the land. During my time his time he has been lucky enough to have travelled the world with both No 5 Sqn (Orions) and No 75 Sqn (Skyhawks jets), including places such as Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Canada and the United Kingdom. In 1993 Kevin was part of the second team into Somalia as part of the US led peacekeeping operations (UNISOM) and later that year on his return to NZ he was posted to Nowra in Australia with No 2 Sqn which supported the Australian Defence Force in their Naval training. Kevin reached the rank of Warrant Officer (the highest rank in the Non­commissioned ranks) in 2000 and moved to the Kapiti area. He then left the Air Force in Jan 2002 before starting again as a civilian employee in August of same year. That was supposed to be a 6 month contract but Kevin is still there...

Nathan Berry ­ Phone Engineer at Electra While attending Horowhenua College Nathan studied: Science, Math, English and Accounting. Wanting to pursue a career combining both Science and Business he elected to study Engineering at a tertiary level. In 2012 Nathan graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Electrical Engineers design and manage a variety of projects including: software, electric vehicles, nano’ machines, power systems, home automation, smartphones and anything requiring electricity to operate. Working for Electra, Nathan’s focus has been on power systems including: system modelling, station rebuilds, high voltage cables, incident investigation and relocation of assets for Transmission Gully. Nathan’s talk will focus on Engineering and related fields with specific focus on Electrical Engineering. While personal experience as a professional engineer will form the majority of the talk, some time will be dedicated to trade equivalent diplomas and apprenticeships.

Terry Morfee & John Harwood ­ Pilots Terry, 25, is one of the Flight Instructors at Kāpiti Aero Club. His main focus is to teach people how to fly aeroplanes, so they can one day fly their family and friends around NZ. Terry was born and raised in Miramar, Wellington and was fascinated by aeroplanes at a young age. He found himself at the airport regularly because his father used to travel a lot. At around 11 years old he signed up to The Young Eagles at his local Aero Club, where young people were taught about aviation and flew from time to time. After college he went down to Christchurch where he obtained his Commercial Pilot Licence so he could fly professionally. With only the minimum experience he decided to go looking for a job in Australia to gain more flight hours. After a few weeks in Sydney he was approached by a young man who helped him get a ground handling job at the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). He spent a year cleaning, refuelling and preparing aeroplanes in all weather for the RFDS until he had saved up enough money to pay for his Flight Instructor Rating back in NZ. While training at the Kāpiti Aero Club he also

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worked at his Mother's restaurant in Wellington to help pay for transport to and from Paraparaumu. After completing his Flight Instructor Rating he was fortunate enough to get a job at Kāpiti Aero Club, where he will now gain more flight hours and hopefully one day fly for an Airline like Air NZ. John, 61, is the Chief Flying Instructor at the Kāpiti Aero Club. His main responsibilities are the day to day running of the Aero Club from both a business and flight training perspective. John manages a small but, very dedicated team of young professional flying instructors who train student pilots from Private Pilot License (PPL) through to Commercial Pilot License (CPL), Instrument Ratings, and Instructor Ratings for both Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing planes. John has a strong engineering background and has worked for both Volvo and Audi Volkswagen before re­training to become a pilot some 30 years ago. John has a diverse range of aviation experience which includes Gliding, Agricultural Flying, Float Plane Flying and also Helicopter Flying. He has flown aircraft in several countries around the world including the UK, France, Czech Republic, Australia and NZ. John first flew in NZ in 1996 as a professional Gliding Instructor and after being joined by his partner in 1998. They both liked NZ so much they decided to make this country their permanent home after 6 years of ‘Nomadic Life’ living in a caravan both here and in the UK. John sets very high standards for himself and his instructing team, and believes that this is one of the main reasons that several of his former ‘trainees’ are now flying for both Domestic and International Airlines.

Deborah Selby ­ Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Electra Growing up in Levin Deborah completed high school at Waiopehu College and achieved University Entrance in Calculus, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English. She then moved to Wellington and initially enrolled at Victoria University to do conjoint science and commerce degrees. After completing her first year she changed to Auckland University and switched to law and commerce, graduating from Auckland University with a Bachelor degree in Commerce and Administration, majoring in Commercial Law and Accounting. Three years of professional studies followed whilst working and it resulted in Deborah becoming a Chartered Accountant with full membership to the Chartered Accountants of Australia and NZ. Deborah’s work experiences have been diverse with specialisation in Taxation in the early years with Ernst & Young, followed by broader accounting experience at Contact Energy in a range of core accounting roles, and then embedded at Transpower partnering with their IT team to help them understand their business and financial administration. Deborah is now the Group CFO at Electra and leads a team that contribute to the organisational strategy of the company.

Sheryl Morris ­ Midwife Sheryl has been a secondary teacher, swim coach and now works as a midwife with Nikau midwives here on the Kāpiti Coast. She provides midwifery care throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and up to six weeks after the baby’s birth. Come and find out about Sheryl’s varied working background and what it takes to be a midwife.

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Dorien Van Den Berg & Hayley Makinson ­ Jomp Hairdressing Dorien is fortunate to have such a talented group of award­winning Stylists working for her, together they have created a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. Her aim is to give all her clients the very best salon experience. Having been named Boutique Salon of the Year at the 2013 NZ Association of Registered Hairdressers Awards, Dorien followed this up by winning both the Small Business Excellence and Employer of Choice Awards at the Kāpiti Horowhenua Business Awards in 2014. It is this commitment to excellence that gives her the confidence of knowing your hair is in expert hands at Jomp, and that they will give you the beautiful hair you deserve. Hayley has been in the industry since December 2014 after finishing at Paraparaumu College and is fortunate to be a part of the Jomp team. The girls are incredible stylists and so passionate about their work, and they’re really nice people too! She is learning a lot and gets a thrill out of knowing how much she has grown in her role and as a person. The clients are all so lovely and she enjoys hearing all about their lives and adventures.

Chris Barber ­ Securely General Manager Chris is a 38 year­old former Paraparaumu College student who lives in Raumati South with his wife and 7 year old daughter. He has had the privilege of leading the Securely business for the past year or so. Prior to that he was involved with some great little businesses, General Manager at Te Horo Foods, Managing Director at the Kāpiti Company, and CE of Nature Coast Enterprise, the Economic Development Agency and Regional Tourism Organisation serving the Kāpiti Coast and Horowhenua. He is an entrepreneur at heart, having completed (finally…) his MBA in 2012. He has been a member of the NZ Institute of Directors since 2013, and has sat on a number of local Boards including The Kāpiti Coast Chamber of Commerce, The Kāpiti US Marines Trust and Club Vista.

Nathan Dickey ­ Police Nathan has been a Police Officer for just over 10 years joining in June 2006. Prior to the Police, Nathan grew up on the Kapiti Coast, however he spent his school years attending St Patrick's College, Silverstream as a boarder. After leaving school in 1997, Nathan went straight into the work force where he started off as a retail assistant for a clothing company and then worked his way to manager. Nathan was with this company for 8 years before deciding to follow his dreams of becoming a Police Officer.

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In 2005 Nathan started the Police recruiting process and was lucky enough to be accepted to the Royal NZ Police College in June 2006. Nathan spent 19 weeks at the Police College before graduating in November 2006 and was posted to Kāpiti Police Station. During Nathan’s 10 year policing career he has spent the majority of his time as a front line Police officer and has been involved in a range of incidents from domestic violence, fatal vehicle crashes, homicides and fraud offending. In 2011 Nathan was accepted into the Police Specialist Search Group where he is currently a full time member. This group is responsible for attending any major incidents which have included the Christchurch Earthquake, Carterton Hot Air Ballooning Tragedy, Homicides, High level Search warrants and any serious crimes where there is outstanding evidence. One of the highlights in Nathan’s Police career was in 2010 when he investigated a male who had posted explicit photos of his ex­girlfriend on Facebook. Nathan was able to successfully prosecute this male who was imprisoned for 4 months. This was the first time anywhere in the world that someone had been imprisoned for a Facebook crime and it made headlines worldwide. In 2015 Nathan received a district commander’s award for his work on the Carterton Hot Air Ballooning Tragedy after being involved in recovering all 11 victims from the scene which took 7 days.

Dr Desi Ramoo ­ Research, Technology and Innovation at Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Dr Desi Ramoo is a serial entrepreneur and scientist. He left school at 16 to work as a construction worker and established his first business in the UK at the age of 19 in the area of plumbing and heating. After 10 years successfully building this business he sold up and travelled North America by motorcycle for a year with his wife before returning to the UK and retraining as a research scientist for seven years. He then worked as a Theoretical Physicist at the University of Essex,UK developing mathematical and computational models to investigate microcavity lasers for the telecommunications industry. This work was recognised by the industry in 2000 when he won a postdoctoral award from British Telecom for his paper on this work. In 2004 Desi identified another business opportunity and established a special event catering company in the UK. The business was disestablished in 2008 when Desi immigrated with his family to NZ taking up a position at the Building Research Association of NZ (BRANZ) to develop an advanced computational fluid dynamics model to study building performance issues. Desi has used his diverse work experience in NZ in the area of science commercialisation for the MacDiarmid Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Creative HQ and his own business SABSNZ. Currently Desi works for MPI where he is responsible for developing an environment which supports entrepreneurial activity and the transfer of science and technology to support the growth and protection of primary industries.

Nicola Stoddart­Edmonds ­ Beauty Therapist

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Nicola is 32 and has been a fully qualified beauty therapist and electrologist for 14 years with international qualifications. She trained at the Wellington School of Beauty Therapy and holds both Cibtac and Cidesco diploma (international qualifications). She has a particular interest in electrolysis and skin. Nicola loves what being a beauty therapist has taught her and the confidence and knowledge she has gained through this industry has been vast.

Luther Hunt ­ Musician Luther started playing the drums when he was in Yr 9 at Paraparaumu College, 2010, but he has been into music ever since he can remember. He was lucky enough to grow up in a very musical environment and now music is his passion and has led him to pursue this dream. For the last 4 years Luther have studied Jazz Performance (Drums) at the NZ School of Music, which means he has a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance. He has been put on the ‘2015 Dean's List’, which is Victoria University recognising excellence in academic achievement and will go on his academic transcript. He is currently completing his BMus with Honours and his goal is to achieve First Class Honours. Luther considers himself a professional musician and has been performing professionally (earning money) for 7 or 8 years and loves it. He is currently in a few different bands playing both covers and original music and has been doing session work and private teaching. It is a hard road to sustain but with the right focus, commitment, passion and help, Luther has managed to find his feet and thinks the future will be filled with learning new ways to improve in all aspects of this lifestyle.

Bee Groves ­ HR advisor for BestStart, Early Childhood Centres BestStart is an organisation with a clear purpose ­ providing the highest quality care and education to every child that attends one of their services. With over 270 ECE centres nationwide, they are NZ’s largest childcare provider and take the responsibility that comes with that very seriously. They rise to meet the challenge their purpose presents by providing our teachers with excellent work environments, outstanding support and great development opportunities. Bee is the Human Resources Advisor for the Lower North Island region; including Hawkes Bay, Taranaki, Manawatu, Kapiti and Wellington. She has been with BestStart for almost 3 years and loves the fact that the organisation is so full of passionate and motivated individuals. Each one of the centres is so different and unique, but in every one you’ll find the same warm, caring and positive environment. A substantial part of Bee’s role is to ensure that their child care centres are recruiting the best people into their teams. We’re always on the look­out for super­star teachers to join BestStart. Early Childhood Education is a fantastic career path that she can definitely recommend and she looks forward to telling you more.

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Craig Pashby ­ Estate Agent Craig works for Leaders Real Estate on the Kapiti Coast and is an ex Paraparaumu College old boy. At 34 years old, he has been selling Real Estate locally for 11 years, currently he is the Number 1 individual salesperson from Leaders Real Estate Kapiti for two consecutive years and a consistent local performer, receiving the Platinum Award for 7 years straight for selling between 30 and 50 homes annually!. Craig is keen to share with you the necessary qualifications you need these days to get started in the industry, some helpful advice to set yourself up now and for your future, a few things to implement along the way, as well as telling you how he started out both financially and results wise as well as sharing some of the systems he has in place that has allowed him to build up the successful business he runs today. His question to you is; are you interested in being part of an industry where you can work locally, whenever you want, as hard as you want and have the ability to earn as much money as you want? At home or in the office… it doesn't matter (he has done both), as long as you have self drive, determination and commitment to get the job done (and done well!), this could be your career path. Real Estate sales is an industry where the sky IS the limit and you get out of it, what you put in. So, what does "Sky IS the limit" actually mean? Craig has personally seen Local/Wellington based sales people during his career earn over $1,000,000 between them and their team, some having only been in the industry less than five years, and if the team comprises of just them and their spouse, then mostly it’s all theirs after expenses. Two salespeople he knows that fall into this bracket don't even host open homes on Sundays or work Saturday's either!!! As an individual salesperson, it is an industry where you can earn $80,000 ­ $200,000 and have a lifestyle all at the same time (sport, leisure, holidays, socialising ­ it all helps get business if you do it right)!

Leo Barber ­ Manager of Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club Leo has been in the turf industry for over 20 years, starting as a young apprentice at the Whitby Golf Club. He has since worked at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club and the North Shore Golf Club before taking up his first superintendent's position at Mount Maunganui Golf Club in 2003. In 2006 Leo was appointed superintendent at the Paraparaumu Golf Club, and after just 2.5 years he was appointed in the dual role of Course superintendent and General Manager, a varied and unique position. Leo will talk you through many of the projects he has been involved in and tell you what it takes to be involved in the turf industry, an industry that can take you all around the world.

Jed Brophy ­Actor Jed is a New Zealand actor who started his Film/TV career in the TV series Shark in the Park in 1991. He has appeared in several Peter Jackson movies including the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies.

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Session 2, 11.35 ­ 12.05pm & 12.05 ­ 12.35pm

Name Profession

Lauren Brazier`* Solicitor

Connor Tieman* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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Mike Sarten Mills Albert

Dr Iain Guest Chiropractor

Mel Phillip The Photo School

Daniel Muller Electrical Engineer

Jess Garrett Tourism ­ Waitomo Caves

Megan Dickie Social Worker

Emma Petley* Scientist

Scott Houston Founder of Green Button (IT)

Angus Allan IT

Andreas Schramm International Sales Rep

Cathy Lawry Personal Assistant

Bruce MacDonald Principal of Kena Kena

Michelle Von Keisenberg Marketing Coordinator

Simon Fifield Construction Superintendent at Fletchers

Toni Tregoweth* Hairdresser ­ Hairworkz

Chris Gilman Pharmacist

Amber Adam* Mechanic at Rutherford and Bond

Joby Mills Park Ranger at Battle Hill Farm

Graham Garthwaite Programme Manager for Automotive Engineering at Whitireia

* Denotes an ex student

Speakers Biographies

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Lauren Brazier ­ Solicitor Lauren was a student at Paraparaumu College between 2004 and 2008 and was Head Girl in her final year. She then attended Victoria University, Wellington, where she studied for her LLB (Hons) and BA (majoring in Political Science and Economics). In 2013 she was the top graduating student in her law class and during 2014, she began work as a lawyer at Bell Gully in Wellington. Lauren has worked as a litigator, preparing for and attending Court hearings and is about to leave Bell Gully and undertake her Masters in Law at Harvard University.

Connor Tieman ­ Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade Connor is a former Paraparaumu College Deputy Head Boy. He currently works in the Trade Negotiations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, MFAT. Connor will share insights about his career path, how pure luck led him to work at MFAT, his travels around the world, and that one time he met Hillary Clinton in Rarotonga. Along the way he will share tips and tricks, do’s and don’ts, and lessons learned from his short career in diplomacy.

Mike Sarten ­ Mills Albert Mike has had a varied career since he left school in 1984! When he left he completed a mechanics apprenticeship for 4 years, he really enjoyed this but found that the lure of the Police force was too great. In 1987 Mike joined the NZ Police as a recruit. He completed his training at the RNZPC before being sent to Wellington Central for his probationary period. During this time, he walked the beat, drove the incident cars and did some plain clothes police work. After a short stint in Lower Hutt Mike went to the Police dog section, he spent two years there and then went back to Lower Hutt to join the Armed Offenders Squad. Mike spent 11 years in the armed offenders’ squad and the NZ police special tactics group working on many jobs in Wellington, nationally and the South Pacific. His job in this squad was to run the explosive entry team and lead teams on bush jobs. In 2007 he left the Special Tactics Group but stayed on in the Armed Offenders squad and took a sergeant's’ position. (Best fun Mike says he has ever had)! Then in 2014­15 he decided that it was time to move on, so he left the police. He went and got all of his driver’s licences and qualified to work in the civil construction world. Now Mike is the Health and Safety officer for Mills Albert in Paraparaumu.

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Dr Iain Guest ­ Chiropractor Iain started Thrive Chiropractic on Kapiti Road with his wife Kelly (also a chiropractor) in 2006 after moving from Auckland to Paraparaumu. He studied at the NZ College of Chiropractic studies graduating with the ‘Clinical excellence award’ in 2005. Iain grew up and was schooled in Wellington.Growing up he was football mad and played representative level through the age groups and National League in the early 2000’s. Iain now has a serious obsession with endurance mountain biking! Iain was first introduced to Chiropractic by a good friend whilst at school but only started tertiary study at age 23. He has a professional interest in human function and sport, particularly in optimising performance for everyday people. Before becoming a Chiropractor Iain worked as a dairy farm manager overseas, was an officer in the NZ Army and did a stint as a safari ranger and conservationist in South Africa.

Mel Phillip ­ Photographer After a successful career in the hotel and restaurant industry, Mel discovered in his early 40’s a new passion for photography. This led him to Wellington Polytechnic’s school of Photography, and under the tutorage of Tony Whincup and his group was immersed in the wonders of the craft, and a new career. Very early in his commercial photographic practice in Wellington, he was asked to teach a group of design students the early photographic processes, like Cyanotype, Salt printing and Gum Bichromate. Little did he know then, but this was a new beginning. It led him to a vocation in education that is immensely satisfying, a career that has become his passion and that has sustained his creativity, intellectual curiosity and his need to serve. Mel’s personal photographic work has always revolved around conversations he has had with himself, about his upbringing and his relationships with members of his family. He uses inanimate objects as a metaphor so that he may speak without giving offence. During study for his Bachelor's degree, Mel began to write creatively for the first time, and since then it has been the fusion of Photographic imagery with words that has been a preoccupation.

Daniel Muller ­ Electrical Engineer Daniel is a Chartered Professional Engineer. He has led a varied career but believes that engineering allows you to use maths, science and technology to perform magic! He has worked on some amazing projects from telemetry for aircraft and missile testing to a medical telemetry system to test a baby’s stress during the birth process. He has developed control and safety systems for oil terminals and was the Mechanical and Electrical Team Leader for several railway station projects in Auckland. Daniel will talk about his career path, the different branches of

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engineering and the importance of language and visual presentation proficiency. He will also offer an invitation to the upcoming Week of Engineering Public Open Day in Wellington.

Jess Garrett ­ Waitomo Caves Jess, 24, originally from Wellington currently works in the Waitomo caves as a 'cave guide'. After studying for a number of years in a couple of different places, Jess fell into the job with the idea that she wanted to have a job that she loved to wake up to and get stuck into everyday. Being a ‘cave guide’ might not look like a sensible 'career' from the outside, but Jess is working in the second largest export industry in the country, which currently employs 6.3% of New Zealand’s workforce.

Megan Dickie ­ Social Worker Meg started her career by completing the 4 year Bachelor of Social Work at Massey University. Since then she has worked as a community social worker, policy advisor, co­ordinator for those with complex needs, group facilitator and has trained some of the next generation of social workers. She will share with you some of her journey so far and hopefully inspire you to seriously think about a career in which you can help those most at need while advocating for change to create communities that offer opportunities for all.

Emma Petley ­ Scientist Cures and better treatments to diseases such as cancer, asthma, allergies and gut health are discovered and researched every day, imagine if you were the one discovering the next cure for cancer. Do you have an interest in science and the wonders of living organisms? Come and hear how scientific researchers are developing new cancer therapies at the Malaghan institute of Medical Research, and what study choices you should consider for a career in a micro­biology.

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Scott Houston ­ Founder of Green Button (IT) Scott was the founder and CEO of GreenButton, an award winning global cloud computing software company. GreenButton was acquired by Microsoft in May 2014 and Scott now works with other Hi­Tech companies that are expanding offshore. During his time at GreenButton the company won many accolades including NZ Emerging Hi Tech company of the year, Fastest Growing Tech company in the Deloitte Fast 500 and a number of Innovation awards. Scott was also a finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year awards in 2012 and named an “Innovation Hero” by the Innovation Council in 2015. Previous to his time at GreenButton Scott was the NZ Regional Manager for Silicon Graphics, Chief Technical Officer at Weta Digital for the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies and Founder of the New Zealand Supercomputing Center. Scott now sits of the board of Nyriad, LINQ ­ a Wellington based software company, ARANZ Geo ­ a Christchurch based geological software mining company, the Wellington ICT Grad School and he is a NZTE Beachheads Advisor.

Angus Allan ­ IT By the age of 12 Angus was organising 15 volunteers, including artists, story writers, programmers and even a sound engineer from Germany to create his first video game. 3 years later he set up Angus Allan Website Design and started working with clients on the Kapiti Coast. By his 16th birthday this had turned into a full on business called Stardrive, a digital services company with a significant arm operating service overseas. However, starting and running a business by yourself is hard and lonely work. So last year, at the age of 18, he and two friends started a new digital company, Hello Digital. Hear how Angus manages his busy workload while also studying at Victoria University.

Andreas Schramm ­ International Sales Rep Andreas has used his love of languages and travel to forge a successful career as an international sales rep. He has set up outlet stores throughout Europe, has visited factories in China, India and Eastern Europe and taken part in international sales fairs in Australia, Europe and NZ. He now imports European and Brazilian shoes into NZ and Australia. Find out the skills you need to work while travelling the world.

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Cathy Lawry ­ Personal Assistant Cathy is the Personal Assistant to the Principal of Paraparaumu College. Starting in 2002, she was PA to the Principal, Richard Campbell, until he retired at the end of 2012. Prior to this, she was a Ministerial Secretary in the first coalition government of New Zealand working for the Hon Max Bradford and later, the Hon Paul Swain. Born in England, Cathy has been employed in administrative positions in various industries as well as running a pub with her husband for 5 years. An avid lover of rugby and netball, Cathy has two children who were both educated at Paraparaumu College and are now at University.

Bruce MacDonald ­ Principal of Kena Kena Primary School Bruce is in his eighteenth year as Principal of Kenakena School. He initially had plans to be a Physical Education teacher and majored in that subject at Palmerston North Teachers College with a plan to begin teaching in primary schools before switching to secondary school to teach PE. Becoming a principal was not part of his plans, as most principals looked old and grumpy back then and were not an inspiration! Bruce began his teaching career in Taumarunui before working overseas on building sites in London where he built stuff, painted stuff, demolished stuff and carried and wheelbarrowed stuff. He travelling the world for a couple of years before becoming a teacher for two school terms at Eltham Primary School in Taranaki while he was going to figure out whether he wanted to be a teacher for the rest of his life. He won his first principal position at Cardiff School in Taranaki at age 29 after being encouraged to by his Eltham Principal and thinking, “I could do that!” He then became Principal of Ngaere School in Taranaki where he was the youngest member of staff. Bruce spent his first two years as a non­teaching principal at Pukerua Bay School before becoming principal at Kenakena School in 1998. One of the cool things Bruce is doing is being a mentor for the NZ First­ Time Principals Programme, where he provides guidance for newly appointed principals.

Michelle Von Keisenberg ­ Marketing Co­ordinator Michelle is currently the Marketing Coordinator for El Rancho in Waikanae. Within this role she is responsible for the organisation's website, social media, advertising, communications and branding. She has a Business degree from Massey University, having majored in Marketing and Human Resource Management. Michelle has worked in many different organisations over the years including Radio, Television and Print media mostly with a promotional and marketing focus.

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Simon Fifield ­ Construction Superintendent for Fletchers Construction Simon started his career as an apprentice carpenter, working through the ranks of leading hand, foreman, supervisor and now superintendent working on the Mackays to Peka Peka expressway. He and his family were relocated from Auckland for this role and he is now in charge of construction activity and health and safety on this large project. Simon will discuss some of the cool things they get to build on site and what a career in the building trade can offer you.

Toni Tregoweth ­ Hairdresser at Hairworkz Toni has been in the hairdressing industry for 8 years, starting her apprenticeship straight from school. She now manages a salon in Waikanae and will discuss the ups and downs of hairdressing and what skills are required to be successful in this vibrant career path.

Chris Gilman ­ Pharmacist Chris went to school at Wellington College. Initially he had wanted to be a professional golfer but was encouraged by his parents to have a Plan B and to keep up with his academic achievements. Chris’ Plan B included becoming a doctor and a used car salesman! Whilst Chris was at a Rhythm & Vines festival he got speaking to a doctor who recommended he apply for the Health Sciences course at Otago University. This fitted well with his university plans as he wanted to attend a university somewhere he could avoid earthquakes! Chris was accepted, and found the course and life quite different to NCEA and living at home. The course was highly demanding, lots of pressure and there was only one opportunity to pass an assessment! After spending four years at university he was offered a one year's internship in pharmacy. Chris’ placement is at Raumati Pharmacy for 2016.

Amber Adam ­ Mechanic at Rutherford & Bond Amber is in her final year of an automotive technician apprenticeship (otherwise known as a mechanic). She left college at 16 and tried a few industries before finding her path in the automotive trade. Over the last 6 years, Amber has completed a variety of roles in the auto industry but enjoys working on cars and is looking forward to getting her qualification.

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Amber will be able to answer your questions and offer advice to those of you considering a career in the automotive industry, whether that being repairs or parts and service advising.

Joby Mills ­ Park Ranger at Battle Hill Farm 38 year old married father of two Joby welcomes you to a conversation around his journey to becoming a Park Ranger at Battle Hill Farm Forest Park with Greater Wellington Regional Council. From early beginnings on the streets of Leicester and the quiet lochs and hills of Scotland Joby emigrated to NZ to follow his dream in the outdoors. In 2002 he travelled to Nelson, and a National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation. Becoming a qualified outdoor leader meant he cut his teeth as a Sea Kayak Guide in the Abel Tasman National Park following on from the year­long course. Moving up to Wellington in 2006 he developed his Youth Work experience and co­ordinated STARS a Foundation for Youth Development peer mentoring programme in participating schools and colleges across the region. A WCC local government job opportunity meant a change of scene and on being promoted from Recreation coordinator to Push Play co­ordinator he then took up the full time role of Park Ranger Onslow­Western Ward Wellington City. Never one to sit still he took up the offer to help set up a new sports field while on secondment. On completion he went full time and, through an emerging leaders course, contact with Battle Hill was made. When the job opportunity presented he stepped up and now it’s been almost 4 years in the exciting role of Park Ranger .

Graham Garthwaite­Programme Manager for Auto Engineering at Whitireia The automotive tutors at Whitireia have a wealth of knowledge and experience in mechanical engineering and have courses available to help gain the skills required to get an apprenticeship in a field that is in strong demand. Graham will talk about the career paths in the automotive industry, the skills and attributes needed to be successful and what courses are available at Whitireia.

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Session 3, 1.20 ­ 1.50pm & 1.50 ­ 2.20pm

Name Profession

John Best & Angus Macauley* BCITO

Rahael Green Te Wananga O Aotearoa

Viginia Fallon* Journalist

Dr Marian Iaguru Dentist

Kaye Bustin Artist

John Kelly* Plumber

Anthony Ransley* Engineer

Dr. Warren Stroud Vet

Susan Bush Police recruitment

Charlotte Fulford & Rachel Booth Flight Centre

Dr Matt Kay Psychiatric registrar

Nicholas Heslop * Refinery planner

Georgia Carver * Young people's life coach

Brent Kennerley Accountant

Thomas Thomas Baker

Lucy Townend International Hockey Umpire & Communications Advisor at KCDC

Juli Paurini Careers NZ

Mark Hammond Recreation Facilities Co­ordinator (ex Youth Council)

Eddie Lemana Commercial Builder

Ivan Luketina Ministry for Primary Industries­Forestry

* Denotes an ex student

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Speakers Biographies

John Best & Angus Macaulay ­ BCITO John has a trades background completing a building apprenticeship in 1991 and having years of experience in the building trade. HIs last role prior to becoming a training advisor was in a leadership role as the leading hand on a commercial building site. During John’s working career he has also had other roles outside of the construction industry. He has a commercial pilot licence and spent time as a pilot trainer teaching people how to fly. Gaining experience in working with learners from all walks of life has helped him with his current job which he has been in for the past nine years. In his current role he mentors, assesses and empowers apprentices to progress through their qualifications. Angus is an ex Paraparaumu student, he played 1st XV rugby and 1st XI cricket for the school. On leaving he applied for a position on the M2PP project. At first Angus was on a shovel then was added to the structures crew. His first real project was constructing a culvert, During this time, he was offered an apprenticeship through BCITO. Angus was really enjoying what he was doing so he accepted. Angus enjoys the construction industry mainly because you can see your hard work in a project and 50 years down the track you can still be proud as you drive past, and seeing it still there!’

Rahael Green ­ Te Wānanga O Aotearoa Established in 1984, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa provides holistic education opportunities of the highest quality for Māori, peoples of Aotearoa and the world. They provide a unique learning environment and aim to overcome barriers to learning, and meet the needs of all within the communities we serve. Guided by Māori principles and values, they take great pride in this nurturing and inclusive learning environment, as well as the depth and diversity of our courses, computing, social work, teaching, Māori performing arts and te reo Māori. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has provided a fresh and vibrant alternative within the NZ tertiary education sector for 30 years, enhancing the skills and employment opportunities of more than 50,000 graduates. They welcome your interest, and look forward to the opportunity to become your Wānanga. Nau mai, haere mai.

Virginia Fallon ­Journalist As a reporter you get a license to literally go where other people aren't allowed to tread. In the last six months Virginia has interviewed celebrities, questioned politicians, witnessed a chimpanzee have surgery and was the only reporter within the police barricades during the Porirua siege. Journalists consistently rate below politicians and car salesmen as 'the least trusted profession' but they’re the

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ones telling everybody else what they want to know. The wages are bad, the hours are terrible and nobody likes them so why do they do it? When you watch the news and see people running from danger invariably you will see a reporter and cameraman running towards it.... When a weather bomb hits and everyone battens down the hatches the reporters are outside in the elements.... It's dangerous too, since the beginning of the year 26 journalists have been killed in the line of duty. Come along and have a chat about death knocks, making sure the police can't make you leave a public place and why we can take your information straight from your Facebook page. Virginia is a 38 year old reporter with two children attending Paraparaumu College, the same place she used to go.

Dr Marion Iagaru­Dentist Marian began his studies in Dentistry at the age of 19, in Bucharest, Romania. In 2001, he moved to NZ gained his registration as a Dental Hygienist and continued his training at the Otago Dental School in Dunedin to register as a dentist in New Zealand. For 12 years, he worked as a fully qualified dentist in Wellington and, later, in Lower Hutt. Since March 2014, he has owned the Waikanae Dental Surgery where he works full time.

Kaye Bustin­Artist Kaye has a B.Ed (Hons) PE, Dance and Art. Kaye has been lucky enough to have made a career, by creating her own art, and by teaching others. As a trained Art and Dance teacher, she has taught different ages in schools and colleges in the UK, India and NZ. She has been shaped, informed and inspired by the different cultural settings she has worked in. Kaye has a great studio space where she has built a small business creating ceramic art, which she sells through a number of galleries. Kaye also gives workshops and tuition and opens her studio each year as part of the Kāpiti Arts Trail. Kaye finds the process of creating fulfilling for herself and sharing this enthusiasm enables and equips others on their creative journey whatever their age or experience.

John Kelly­Plumber John has over 20 years experience working as a plumber, gasfitter and drainlayer on the Kapiti Coast. His daily

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work life covers everything from changing a tap to plumbing large commercial buildings.

Anthony Ransley­Engineer After finishing at Paraparaumu College in 2010, Anthony studied for a BAppSc majoring in Environmental Management at the University of Otago. During this time he studied coastal geomorphology, planning, climatology, soil science, GIS, statistics and ecology amongst other subjects. In 2014, Anthony was employed by Fletcher Construction as an Environmental Engineer on the M2PP expressway, and has since taken on the additional role of Environmental Advisor. He is responsible for managing the effects of construction in regards to hydrology, ecology, noise, vibration, contaminated land, air quality and erosion and sediment control. He designs methodologies, site layouts and treatment systems to assist the team in conducting earthworks, building bridges and culverts, and constructing new rivers and wetlands. He is constantly conducting tests and gathering environmental data to record our activities and find ways to improve how they perform.

Dr. Warren Stroud­Vet Warren is a veterinarian who has until recently owned and managed Wellpet Veterinary Centre in Paraparaumu and Waikanae. These are Companion animal clinics that practice to a high standard offering clients general practice consultation, diagnostic and surgical services for their pets.They see all types of pets from mice to Great Danes! Warren was educated at Massey University and attained a BVSc qualification in 1994. This allowed him to register as a Veterinarian with the Veterinary Council of NZ. He has also worked in dairy, sheep and beef and equine practice. Warren has lived on the Kāpiti Coast for 18 years, and has a young family of 4 kids, Hannah his eldest daughter attends Paraparaumu College.

Susan Bush­Police Recruitment Come and find out what is involved, and what opportunities are available, when joining the NZ Police Force.

Charlotte Fulford & Rachel Booth­ Flight Centre Charlotte went to school at Otaki College, after which she went to teacher's college. However she soon realised she didn't want to work with children! Whilst contemplating what she did want to do Charlotte decided to travel. During her five years travelling around Australia, Charlotte found various jobs working in the food and beverage

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industry. Charlotte returned to NZ to have a child, and then became a food & beverage supervisor at a resort in Taupo. This job introduced her to sales roles and associated responsibilities. An opportunity then arose to manage a surf shop in Otaki, and with all the experiences she had gained, she moved to the Flight Centre where she has been for 4 years working her way up through the ranks to Team Leader. Rachel went to Wellington High School before training in food & beverages at Massey University. After qualifying Rachel left and went travelling. On her arrival in London she worked in the food and beverage industry completing jobs such as silver service waitressing, chefing, working in a pub and generally having fun. After yoyoing across the continents Rachel came back to NZ and found herself a job working as a part time check in agent for Air NZ at Wellington airport. This became full time when the new airport was built and she became a team leader. Rachel worked there for 8 years and only left when she had her third child. Rachel moved to the coast saw a job advertised at the flight centre, a job which meant she could utilise all skills she had gained over the years and has been there for the past 6 years.

Dr Matt Kay­Psychiatric Registrar Matt is 32 years of age ,originally growing up in Wales. He left school with poor A Level grades (equivalent to NCEA Level 3 examinations) and began working full time cooking in a kitchen. His grades were nowhere near good enough to allow him to attend medical school! Although Matt enjoyed kitchen work (a real eye opener) he ended up pursuing a suggestion to train as a Registered Nurse. He moved to Liverpool and completed the three year course electing to remain working initially in Intensive Care but rapidly moving to the Emergency Department. Matt wholeheartedly enjoyed this experience, teaching how to communicate with all manner of people, he saw all manner of things and dealt with people at their lowest ebb. Matt had a little wander lust so decided to move out to NZ at age 24. The desire to come had been sparked by seeing something on TV age 12 about NZ and him thinking he wanted to live here. Matt moved and worked in Dunedin and Auckland for around 18 months and briefly spent a little time in Australia working there too. During his OE Matt put an application into medical school in the UK and got through the selection process and was offered a place on the graduate course. He was nervous and was not sure if he had the academic prowess to complete it. Leaving NZ was hard to do but going to medical school was good. From there Matt spent four years in England learning, passing the course (in the top decile to his surprise) and then worked in the UK as a Junior Doctor for two years, covering all aspects of medicine: bones, blood, operations, the mind, emergency presentations, happily he enjoyed it all. However, he liked dealing with the mind the most which has led him to where he is now, which is working full time and training to be a specialist doctor in mental health.

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Nicholas Heslop ­ Refinery Planner Nick is a Refinery Planner at Z Energy. He has worked in the Downstream Oil Industry for 12 years in a variety of Supply & Distribution based roles, specialising in Refining, Optimisation, Planning, Scheduling & Linear Programming for the last 5 years. He was tortured for 5 years at Paraparaumu College, before progressing to Victoria University where he studied Science. In his spare time he enjoys creating and performing music with friends in his home studio, attending live concerts, and day dreaming about squirrels!

Georgia Carver ­ Young Person’s Life Coach Georgia currently works at Forever New (women's clothing) in Lower Hutt, a tough but rewarding job. A big passion of hers is working with people and she absolutely loves it. She is now working towards a promotion and her world is full of amazing training and life opportunities at only 18 years old! When she was younger and attending Paraparaumu College, she admits she wasn't the best behaved student of all. She would hang around the wrong people, skip school, have a terrible attitude etc... she was taking herself down a very bad path. Georgia went through a lot of struggles including anxiety and depression and if it weren't for the teachers and programs at this college, she would not be in such a good place (as she is now) today! She knows a lot of students can relate to her, be it her behaviour or mental health so she wants to come and speak to you about not only what she went through, but what incredible and positive changes can be made now, to better your own future!

Brent Kennerley ­ Accountant Brent is a chartered accountant at Grant Thornton and is responsible for a large audit portfolio incorporating trade associations, Not for Profit (NFP) organisations for both local and offshore companies. Brent is passionate about his line of work and has presented at multiple conferences, including a few that ran in conjunction with the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants and Grant Thornton sponsored NFP conferences. Brent’s experience includes financial statement audits, statement of service performance reviews, fraud protection and investigation, corporate governance, review engagements and efficiency and effectiveness reviews. Brent has previously been Deputy Chair and Board member of two crown entities and is currently the Chair of the Audit Committee for the Dental Council of New Zealand.

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Thomas Thomas ­ Baker Thomas is a second generation baker and has owned Kapiti Cakes and Bakery for the last 10 years. He completed his apprenticeship in the 90s and after winning a national breadmaking competition he travelled to Australia representing NZ. His skills were well sought after allowing him to travel and live in the UK. Thomas will discuss the lifestyle of a baker, what he has achieved and still wants to achieve, what some of his apprentices have been up to and where this career can take you.

Lucy Townend ­ International Hockey Umpire & Communications Advisor Lucy’s umpiring is voluntary, so she’s not sure if you’d consider it a career! However it has taken her to some great places, like Fiji and Vanuatu for Oceania tournaments, the 2014 Youth Olympics in China and this year to Argentina for a pre­Rio test series tour with the Black Sticks, as well as domestic tours here in NZ. Besides the travel she has made some great life­long friends and learnt a lot skills that are transferable from hockey turfs to workplaces and more broadly life. She has stepped back a bit this year from the umpiring but still have some great yarns to tell. In terms of career, Lucy has been at KCDC council since April 2015 as a communications advisor. She works With the community services team for parks and recreation, aquatics, property management etc, and provides them with internal and external communications advice to help them develop and implement strategies and plans to support their projects and performance, assisting them to engage and communicate with the community. Lucy also contributes to the council’s channel management outlet including digital platforms like Facebook, the councils website as well as media liaison work incorporating writing newspaper hand­outs, columns releases and advisories. Prior to this Lucy was a journalist at the Manawatu Standard for just under three years, so her career pathway has been around language, storytelling and writing. Lucy has had some cool perks in journalism too though, flying a plane, drifting with professional motor racing driver Shane Van Gisbergen, interviewing the PM multiple times, and leaders of the opposition (as it changed during her time in journalism), worked through grief and sickness with families. Lucy’s swansong was a series of stories about a ‘Cult­like' church in Palmerston North, which was fascinating!

Juli Paurini ­Careers NZ At CareersNZ they define a career as being ‘the sequence and variety of work roles, paid and unpaid, that someone has over a lifetime’. Everyone has a career. Their role is to improve connections between education and employment, by using their expertise to support organisations and New Zealanders so they are making informed choices about their future employment.

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They develop the capability of people in organisations who influence others, using the information and tools to provide careers support to their children, learners, clients and staff. Organisations they work with include career professionals, schools and tertiary organisations, community groups, businesses and local government, welfare and support agencies who influence the career choices of others. All New Zealanders can access free information, resources and support through the CareersNZ website, and Juli hopes to provide you with further information on how to access this and how you can use this information should you not yet have a chosen career path.

Mark Hammond ­ Recreations Facilities co­ordinator Starting in the workforce at a young age, is something Mark knows a thing or two about. The challenges, rewards and opportunities that become available to those getting stuck in. At the age of 15 and a full time college student, Mark was employed by the Kāpiti Coast District Council, for five hours a week as the Youth Council assistant. Now, Mark is a full time employee of the same organisation having moved to the role of Recreation Facilities Coordinator working to support sport and recreation activities and assets in our community. Join Mark as he talks about his journey, the exciting role he currently carries out and the big wide world of Local Government and the opportunities you too could grasp. You’ll leave the presentation feeling motivated to think outside the box with your career planning, be inspired about what is achievable and most importantly have some fun and laughs.

Eddie Lemana ­ Commercial Builder Eddie is a site manager at Naylor Love construction Ltd and manages commercial construction projects.The majority of projects they work on are seismic strengthening, for example, construction at schools and the new staff room at Paraparaumu School. Eddie also oversaw the extension at The Warehouse. Eddie is currently working on the Briscoes site at Taranaki Street, Wellington where he is building an extension to the current Briscoes.

Ivan Luketina­Ministry for Primary Industries, Forestry The forestry industry adds around $5 billion dollars to the NZ economy and employs around 20,000 people. Ivan’s career in forestry started in 2009 at the School of Forestry at Canterbury University. On graduating he started working for NZX­Agri, an agricultural market information company owned by the NZ stock exchange. While employed here he also completed his Diploma in Business. Last year he moved to the ministry for primary industries as a policy analyst and is responsible for export forecasting for the forestry sector.

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