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Professional Formation

Credentialled by practice.

Over 40 years of formation in the automotive industry — manufacturer training rooms, dealership floors and an independent consulting practice — set out here by role and organisation, without certificate numbers or identifiers.

The Long Formation

Where the practice was formed

Over 40 Years

A career in the automotive industry

Formation across manufacturer training, dealership operations and independent practice.

Manufacturer

Nissan Motor Company, Australia

Senior roles in dealer management training, regional service management and dealer operations.

Past 15 Years

Own training and consulting service

An independent practice specialising in the automotive retail sector.

Executive

Training and employee development

Executive roles held at MaST Australia and PSG International.

Professional formation is listed by role and organisation only, without certificate numbers or identifiers, in line with CAQA's privacy standard.
The Record

Formation, and what it became

Career Formation

  • Over 40 years in the automotive industry — the span of the career itself
  • Nissan Motor Company (Australia) — dealer management training, regional service management and dealer operations
  • Datsun/Nissan dealers, Western Australia — technical and management training
  • Ford Motor Company (Australia) — engaged as a contractor
  • British Leyland (United Kingdom) — where the automotive career began
  • MaST Australia and PSG International — executive roles in training and employee development

Disciplines in Practice

  • Instructional design for automotive — complex concepts translated into engaging, accessible learning
  • Technical and management training — for technical and customer-facing staff alike
  • Dealership operations — formed across more than 200 dealerships in Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia
  • Customer experience and satisfaction — a recognised area of deep knowledge
  • Performance-based strategy — practical, results-driven training programs
  • Employee development and change management — alongside mentoring within the industry
Put it to work

Formation, applied to your network

See how a career in the automotive industry translates into resources, training and change your people can use.