Our Team
A key component of Chain of Responsibility Australia’s competency to provide CoR Compliance services is the substantial experience and qualifications of our team.
Managing Directors, Steven Asnicar and Peter Cutforth, have an extensive background as senior executives, including risk, compliance, change management, and training, both in academic and applied strategic and operational contexts.
Additionally we are proud of our key personnel with extensive practical experience in the transport and logistics industry, covering compliance, consulting, legal, and training.
Chain of Responsibility Australia’s team is listed below with a full biography of key staff involved with CoR systems implementation also included.
Andrew Watt
Andrew Watt
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
20 Years Commercial Law experience:
‣ Operational Risk, across supply chain and project delivery
‣ Strategic Risk, development, strategies and solutions at board and senior levels
‣ Procurement and service contract negotiations across supply, transport, and critical infrastructure
‣ Developing and influencing Government, policy, regulation and laws
‣ Australian Institute of Company Directors – Company Directors Course
Andrew has provided strategic risk advice to Boards, incorporating logistics risk across mission critical assets. Through facilitating risk workshops and undertaking reviews, Andrew has assisted clients to develop efficient, affective and practical risk responses to complex challenges in a range of dynamic environments.
By focussing on opportunities as well as risk, clients have been able to improve performance, manage risks and enhance their sustainability. Andrew’s measured approach to working through challenging risk scenarios with people and providing succinct assessments enables clients to move forward with risk responses.
Andrew brings a whole of business focus that understands the interdependencies and connectivity of an organisation with its executives. He has a comprehensive knowledge of drivers and issues in industries which ensure Andrew is able to provide insightful advice on current matters with a strong future focus.
Sean
Sean
Sean has a long background in construction, energy, mining and traffic safety across several well known organisations, including roles as supervisor / training facilitator.
Sean holds Certificate IV's in Workplace Health and Safety, and Training Assessment and Education and Licencing & Certifications including: HR Drivers Licence; First Aid; Dangerous Goods, and Aircraft Refuelling.
Steven Asnicar
Steven Ascinar
Co-Founder of CoR Australia.
Holding a Bachelor in International Business, and an MBA (International Business), Steven is an experienced Chief Executive and Company Director with a demonstrated history of working in the healthcare, logistics, education management and compliance industries.
Steven has a detailed and broad perspective and knowledge of the practical implementation of the National Heavy Vehicle Law, and Chain of Responsibility as it relates to corporate governance, strategic and operational management.
A previous committee member of the Australian Logistics Council, Steve has gained over two decades of transport and logistics related experience through his work with many well known corporates and Blue Chip companies.
Peter Cutforth
Peter Cutforth
Starting his career as a health professional in the public and private acute-care health system, Peter studied corporate management and health and info systems management at the post-graduate level and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Corporate Directors.
He was regional director of a large well-respected Queensland aged and community nursing and care organisation, responsible for over 600 staff and a $20 milllion Opex budget, for five years.
Later diversifying his general management skills in the wealth-creation consulting, and recruitment fields, he overseas strategic operations of CoR Australia, with a focus on the creation of value-adding resources and operations development.
Melissa
Instructional Designer
Melissa
Melissa is a skilled project manager and learning and development specialist, with over 9 years’ experience in learning strategy definition, design, development, delivery and project management of innovative learning solutions (e-learning, instructor-led, and blended) for a range of public and private sector clients and organisations.
Melissa has 6+ years’ experience as an e-learning developer, using mainly state of the art Lectora Online authoring software to create original e-learning programs that are stimulating, engaging and fully accessibility compliant.
Melissa holds the TAE50116 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training and TAE50216 Diploma of Training Design and Development. She is also an RTO compliance specialist, with 9+ years’ experience managing Urban E-Learning's VET compliance on a day-to-day basis, as well as through various successful ASQA registration renewal audits.
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Gaye
Course Coordination Lead
Gaye
Gaye looks after our distributed team of staff and contractors, makes sure all our accounts are invoiced or paid on time, manages the logistics behind class-based training, manages our student services team, and a whole host of other things too long to mention!
Samantha
Samantha
With a B.S. in International Hospitality Management, Sam brings the vibe of a good hospitality experience into our online training space, applying herself diligently to providing the best (and fastest) online chat, or support ticket experience possible for our students and clients!
She brings an understanding of the academic world having previously been a college instructor, and the attention to detail from over four years working in the medical admin space.
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