Biography

Of all the things I’ve done in my career, none have been more fulfilling and rewarding as leading training workshops and brainstorms. Based in Sydney, Australia since 2002, I work primarily between two masters:  my own private clients (some of which have been clients for more than 15 years) and various registered training organisations across Australia.

My Career in Statistics

• 37,000 hours facilitating 7,000 workshops for 12,000 participants in 26 countries on 5 continents. I’m only missing Africa (hopefully so) and Antarctia (possibly not).
• More than 700 different clients in 75 different industries
• Curricula design and development and competency assessment
• Blogging since January 2009
• Keynote speaker and guest presenter at conferences in Australia, Canada, China, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, the UAE and the USA

Career Positions

• AQUS Pty Ltd, my own training consultancy, since 2006
• National Facilitation Manager for the Australian Institute of Management, overseeing 375 facilitators, faculty and assessors across Australia
• Worldwide Creative Director for Burson-Marsteller (now BCW soon to be just Burson) and its 90+ offices globally
• Managing Director of Global Training, Burson-Marsteller University
• Regional Creative Director for Burson-Marsteller Asia-Pacific and the Middle East
• Vice President of Marketing Communications, MasterCard International, New York
• Executive Vice President, Weber Shandwick, Chicago and New York
• Senior Vice President at Golin-Harris (now Golin), Chicago

Formal Accreditations and Practical Experience

• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• Team Management Systems
• GENOS Emotional Intelligence
• LEGO Serious Play

Also, I’m experienced in the Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem Solving Process, Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, Communications Problem-Solving, Learning Styles Questionnaire (Honey and Mumford), and Communications Style Flexing.

Education and Certification

• Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Iowa, USA
• Advanced Diploma of Leadership & Management, Australian College of Commerce and Management
• Certificate IV in Adult Training and Assessment (TAE40110), University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
• Associate of Arts in Graphic Design, University of Iowa, USA
• Past lecturer at University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Columbia College in Chicago

Some Personal Things

• Many moons ago I thought I thought I could be a concert pianist.  You can visit my YouTube channel to hear my music, if not see Andy with a baby beard
• International traveller: to date, I’ve visited 57 countries.