Steve Rogerson
Founder & Change Agent
Our team.
Role: Senior Consultant
My role
People, culture and change are the key focus. Operations environments are typically ‘doing’ spaces. Improvement and innovation require more than just doing. Engagement, communication, collaboration, integration and transformation don’t just happen. My role is to highlight and develop what is often the ‘missing bit’ of a sustainable operations environment … the capability to sustainably ‘do-better’ in the future, not just 'do' in the now!
What I love about my role
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Releasing human potential. Simply put ... helping. Technology can be an enabler, and it can also present challenges. Assisting people and businesses to find a balance between ‘man and machine’ in our modern world is rewarding. Without fun, meaning and purpose in work, the human spirit is sapped. I like to Zapp!
Relevant background
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B.Comm NSW Accounting, Finance & Systems; Post Grad. Psychology (Deakin)
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Pioneering work in the Shared Services field in Australia with CSR and the Building in Quality (BIQ) program
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35 years experience in the building materials, construction and manufacturing industries, mostly as an internal consultant or improvement team leader
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Co-founder of Task Specific Software Solutions, a business that develops simple, bespoke software solutions for industry
Best immediate advice I can offer businesses
Balance. In the pursuit of better equipment, technology and process, don’t stop investing equally in people and education.
Something you can implement now
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Don’t follow the crowd. There are so many generic, cookie-cutter ‘solutions’ being pushed constantly at businesses nowadays. Homogeneity doesn't equal competitive advantage! Take time out to do a simple stock-take (make a list) to remind yourself why your business is different. Make decisions and develop processes and tools to maximise that difference!
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Sean Hughes
Founder & Process Engineer
Role: Senior Consultant
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My role
Systems, process and quality are the key focus. Continuous improvement and process reengineering have been my focus ever since I was a wide-eyed Production Engineer at Goyen Controls. Measuring, monitoring and understanding processes, and then driving improvement and adding value are what I bring to AstuteOps clients.
What I love about my role
Making a positive impact in the daily working lives of operations staff and leadership.
As Astute Ops we bring the tools, techniques and continuous improvement focus, and when you combine that with an engaged work force and leadership, the outcome is a cultural change.
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I enjoy seeing this new environment in which the operations staff can thrive, drive continuous improvement, and achieve future success. This is what puts a smile on my face, knowing I made a positive difference.
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Relevant background
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B.Eng NSW - Honours First Class
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Adapting and modifying VAM, statistical process control and LEAN techniques to suit different operations management environments – one size does not fit all!
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30 years experience in the building and manufacturing industries, initially as a production engineer and then in senior manufacturing manager roles
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Co-founder of Task Specific Software Solutions, a business that develops simple, bespoke software solutions for industry
Best immediate advice I can offer businesses
Take the time to watch and genuinely understand the challenges and problems experienced by frontline operations staff in their environment … get out of your office!
Something you can implement now
Grab some easy wins – go stand in the circle! Identify some everyday issues in your facility that you probably wont find any other way! Many of which are often very easy to resolve. Go grab these easy wins.
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