Objective:

To maintain a professional standard of employment through self discipline, constructing a team environment, presenting dedication and seamless organization, and continually strive to improve and learn and excel.

Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree - Business
Diploma - Marketing
Diploma - Training & Assessment Systems (TAA)
Diploma - Business (Front Line Management)
Diploma - International Marketing
Certificate IV - TESOL
Certificate IV - Marketing Law
Certificate IV - Training & Assessment
Certificate IV - Business Administration
Certificate IV - Customer Contact
Certificate - Applied Psychology

Employment:

Dennis's past Business experience includes a pivotal role in the establishment of two international franchises in Australia, managing a medium sized Sydney-based advertising company, and two National Marketing Manager appointments. Dennis was also a prime-mover in starting up "PixiFoto" in Australia.

In 1985 Dennis started up the first comprehensive Business Enterprise Centre in Australia, the Hunter Region Enterprise Agency, and the second Small Business Incubator in 1986. There are now over 150 BEC's and 50 SBI's throughout Australia and New Zealand. (For more information, please visit www.businessesenterprise.org.au)

He was a consultant to the Federal Government in Local Employment Initiatives and Economic Development Initiatives, and assisted in establishing the Workplace Resource Centres throughout Australia (now known as the Centres for Best Practices), which assisted major Australian companies in the Award and Industry Restructuring Process.

1994-Current: Today Dennis is the CEO of the Caboolture BEC (CBEC), a position he has held for over 15 years. In October 2002, CBEC achieved two National Awards: �. 2002's "Regional Incubator of the Year" by the Australian and New Zealand Association of Business Incubators (ANZABI) and AusIndustry, and also the 2002 Innovation of the Year Award for it's Community Time & Resource Bank concept. (For more information, please visit www.businessesenterprise.org.au)

Dennis has held the position of National Board Member on BECA for the past 5 years, and was BECA Treasurer for two of those years. He was also on the National Board of ANZABI (Australia and New Zealand Association of Business Incubators).

He was, until recently, Vice President of SEAANZ (Small Enterprise, Australia & New Zealand.

Dennis is an accomplished author in many publications and journals, and also is the editor and journalist for a regional small business publication "BIZNEZ", which is distributed to over 4,000 local businesses on a monthly basis. He is a guest speaker on many business subjects - particularly Marketing - and many issues affecting small business. He is also an accomplished Presenter, and has been the keynote speaker at many Government and Business Conventions at both national and international levels.

Ogranisations:

Dennis is a member of:

• ASSOCIATE FELLOW OF THE AUSTRALIAN MARKETING INSTITUTE (INAUGURAL CHAIRMAN OF THE HUNTER REGION CHAPTER) (AFAMI)
• MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN SALES INSTITUTE (MASI)
• THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PERSONAL (AAIVRP)
• THE AUSTRLIAN INSTITUTE OF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
• THE QUEENSLAND ENTERPRISE CENTRE NETWORK
• QUEENSLAND ADULT ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERACY & NUMERACY COUNCIL - Brisbane North Committee Member (finalised Council in 2004)
• BRISBANE NORTH TRAINING ROUNDTABLE COMMITTEE (A Ministerial appointment - Dept. of Employment & Training - Concluded)
• COMMUNITY LEARNING & SKILLING NETWORK Brisbane North - Committee Member)
• LIFELINE Caboolture - Board Member (Now concluded)
• AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS INCUBATORS (ANZABI) (previous Board Member)
• AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (ANZRSAI)
• CHAIRMAN of THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF TRAINING & EDUCATION
• BOARD MEMBER OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CENTRES AUSTRALIA (BECA)
• VICE PRESIDENT SEAANZ (Small Enterprise Australian And New Zealand)
• NATIONAL PRESIDENT MOTHER'S TERESA'S CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION