Our Team
Meet the highly experienced and engaging team behind GSA Management Consulting.
Neil Greenfield
MANAGING Director
Neil is a top tier management consultant with over 20 years’ experience working both in management consulting and industry, in the UK and in Australia. He has extensive experience working on high profile projects with a proven track record of delivering results. Specialising in shaping and delivering transformation programs, Neil has an exceptional ability to conceptualise solutions and then translate that into tangible outcomes with an open, honest and engaging style.
Heath Smith
Managing Director
Heath has an impeccable reputation for delivering targeted business outcomes. He brings deep expertise in management consulting, leadership, engineering, airworthiness, military operations, capability management and transformational change. Combining technical expertise with an engaging, genuine and cooperative style, Heath builds capability within the client organisation so that success endures and compounds well after his engagements are delivered.
Emily Petie
SENIOR MANAGER
Emily is a talented project manager and management consultant with experience across the Defence, State Government, Police and Emergency Services and Finance sectors. A registered Prince2® and MSP® practitioner, Emily is adept at tailoring frameworks for managing complex multi-disciplinary projects within dynamic environments. Drawing on her early experiences as a RAAF Air Combat Officer, Emily has a natural ability to manage and synthesise multiple complex inputs and develop meaningful solutions.
Michael Johnston
SENIOR MANAGER
Michael brings over 20 years of experience in project design and management in the public sector. Michael mixes deep technical specialism with a pragmatic approach focused on driving organisation improvement. Michael specialises in project management and process improvement engagements working together with clients to deliver outcomes. Michael enjoys engaging with all layers of the organisation and is passionate about building the capability of joint delivery teams in order to sustain the change.
Andrew O'Donnell
manager
Andrew is an accomplished Defence and Defence Industry professional with over 15 years’ experience in Australia and overseas delivering results in operational planning and execution, training, project and program management. A graduate of the Capability and Technology Management College (CTMC) holding a Master of Capability Management, Andrew has a deep understanding of the Capability Lifecycle and applies this expertise to enhance client outcomes across all sectors.
Graeme Walker
Senior Manager
Graeme has over a decade partnering with clients to achieve tangible solutions in a wide range of industries. He draws on his knowledge as a certified PMP® project manager along with his experience as a practicing management consultant to drive meaningful, repeatable results. His focus on building strong relationships to fully understand and appreciate opportunities and problems, allows him to efficiently unlock key insights and value for the clients and projects he works on.
Krystyna Renggli
MANAGER
Krystyna brings nine years of diverse experience from Manufacturing to Supply Chain Management Consulting across multinational and start-up environments. She holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration and a Master of Supply Chain Management. Krystyna’s strength lies in managing complex projects, and she excels in fast-paced, highly complex and multinational environments. She is thorough in her approach and develops strong positive relationships, which allow her to solve problems and deliver sustainable outcomes for the client.
Colan Crosbie
SENIOR MANAGER
Colan is a career management consultant, with over 14 years’ experience working with organisations to manage transformation and change and deliver on their strategic and operational objectives. He has extensive experience working with leadership teams across all levels of public service organisations in Australia and New Zealand. Colan specialises in developing strong relationships across a business, supporting leaders to achieve objectives and developing teams by creating an environment where they feel valued, encouraged and motivated to deliver results and drive outcomes.
James Brown AM
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
James is a capability management expert with deep experience in military aviation, strategy, management and training. Some of his previous roles include Senior Advisor to the Afghan Ministry of Defence on Air Matters, Director Battlefield Aviation Program, Commandant Army Aviation Training Centre and Director Aviation Capability Management. A pilot and flying instructor with qualifications on Tiger, Black Hawk and Iroquois helicopters, James is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Member of the Order of Australia.
Jackie Heap
business MANAGER
Jackie is a results driven business manager with extensive experience across federal, state and territory governments and the private sector. Jackie’s core competencies are project management, strategic policy development, business management, governance and stakeholder engagement. Her strengths are establishing collaborative partnerships and managing high profile projects. Jackie thrives working in high-pressure environments to deliver quality outcomes.
Stephen Wright
SENIOR MANAGER
Stephen is a skilled project manager who brings over 15 years of experience leading change to drive innovation and efficiency across the Defence, National Intelligence and Public Safety sectors. He excels in decoding complex issues and communicating with compelling simplicity. Stephen is passionate about data-driven and informed decision making to drive enduring and tangible project outcomes. He is a certified change manager who demonstrates consistent leadership with an honest, laid-back approach.
Travis Nielsen
MANAGER
Travis has a broad range of management consulting experience and has predominantly worked alongside federal government clients. He has been engaged in several large-scale transformation and acquisition projects across the defence and health sectors, and also several smaller projects focusing on process efficiency, procurement, and strategy. Whilst originally from Sydney, Travis moved to Brisbane recently and is looking forward to collaborating with a new set of clients as they face new and unforeseen challenges.
Brett Morrison
MANAGER
Brett is a highly experienced executive with expertise in leading highly complex projects and programs using innovative organisational processes, performance management systems and asset management approaches. With over 36 years of Defence experience, Brett is a skilled strategist adept at formulating actionable solutions using Lean Six Sigma methodologies and modern management principles. Brett has an MBA and formal qualifications in Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt), Project Management and Coaching.
Giles Clark
MANAGER
Giles has 13 years’ experience as an Army Officer where he honed exceptional leadership skills and excelled in operations and project management. Giles has a proven track record of effectively leading diverse, multidisciplinary, and multinational teams. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Organisational Leadership, which has equipped him with a deep understanding of effective team dynamics, and a Master of Project Management, highlighting his expertise in overseeing complex initiatives. Giles is a driven professional with a passion for delivering results in challenging environments.
Selena Turner
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Selena has extensive experience in Australia and internationally as a senior leader and consultant in the financial services, professional services, government and infrastructure sectors. Selena’s expertise includes culture transformation, organisational change management, organisational development and design, and executive development and coaching. Selena holds a Bachelor of Business and Masters of Employment Relations, which complement her practical experience. Selena has a warm, energetic and engaging approach and a passion for partnering with leaders and clients to enable organisational transformation, sustain operational excellence, and deliver strategic business outcomes.
Paul Nolan
MANAGER
Paul is an adept program manager with over 15 years’ experience managing technology and infrastructure projects. A former Army Officer, he is a skilled leader, having managed specialised teams and led domestic and international operations and engagements. Paul holds a Master of Project Management, Diploma of Military Leadership, is a graduate of the Melbourne Business School Gateway Emerging Leaders Program and a member of the Project Management Institute of Australia.
Cindy O'Brien
MANAGER
Cindy is a detailed and self-motivated professional with over 18 years public and private utilities sector experience. Cindy has excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to lead and work with people at all levels. She has a successful record in many aspects of business transformation from requirements gathering through to implementation and aftercare. Cindy also has a vast knowledge and experience in quality, risk and compliance management. She comes highly recommended for providing real measurable performance improvements that are both compliant and competitive.
Wayne Crawford
SENIOR MANAGER
Wayne is an exceptional leader with experience in program management and capability development. With over 20 years’ experience across the defence, resources and infrastructure industries, Wayne has extensive leadership and change management experience and the ability to create enduring relationships with stakeholders to achieve excellent results. Wayne applies these experiences and skillsets primarily within GSA’s defence and defence industry client base and is able to inject his deep experiences across all sectors.
Carlos Baron
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Carlos is a well-rounded business professional excelling in the analysis of business processes and operations. Having worked on a wide range of projects in Colombia and Australia; he has broad experience in strategic planning, project management and digital transformation. With a remarkable passion for business analytics, Carlos is a critical thinker who enjoys transforming data into actionable insights for the benefit of his clients. Carlos holds a Bachelor of Business from QUT and a Diploma of Project Management.
Wanda Portier
SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST
Wanda is a creative, hands-on, customer-focused analytical thinker with a passion for business analysis, change management, strategy, and process improvement. Wanda has more than 16 years of international experience working in Europe and Australia across the public and private sector. Wanda holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in International Business Administration from Rotterdam School of Management. She also has formal qualifications in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt) and is a Prosci© Certified Change Management Practitioner.
Simon Boxsell
MANAGER
Simon is a professional with diverse management experience spanning more than 20 years across public and private sectors. With a background covering operations, management, governance and training within Defence, law enforcement and engineering industries, Simon is skilled at driving change for organisations experiencing complex pressures. Simon believes that project success should be measured against performance improvement and the endurance of the change being implemented, which he achieves through building trusted relationships across organisations, developing people and creating solutions that stick.
Jozsua Heng
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Jozsua is a versatile thinker with experience in program management, continuous improvement and helping enterprises in streamlining processes and achieving operational efficiency. As a problem solver who reframes strategies and simplifies thinking, he is attentive to emerging technologies and excels in digital transformation and capability building. Jozsua has worked with a range of firms in Singapore and Australia, specifically in the building and construction industry, also spending some time as a Finance Specialist in the Singapore Armed Forces. Jozsua holds a Bachelor of Business Management and a Master of Management.
Olivia Pratiwi
MANAGER
Olivia has over 13 years of experience in delivering cost reduction, operational excellence, and strategy implementation initiatives. Her expertise lies in project management, business analysis, business process mapping, process engineering and improvement, workshop facilitation, change management and operational optimisation. Olivia’s pragmatic approach and communication skills make her successful in delivering results for the clients and engagements she works on.
Nik Leahy
MANAGER
Nik brings more than 10 years of experience in consulting and project management across the public and private sectors. His experience ranges from supporting the delivery of multi-million dollar projects, through to supporting specific Defence capability and operational requirements both domestically and overseas. Nik is passionate about relationship management and stakeholder engagement, ensuring client expectations and requirements are not only met, but exceeded through common understanding, clear communication, effective benefits mapping and a focus on continuous improvement.
Richard Green
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Michael Potts
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Michael brings deep practical experience in leadership, strategy and military aviation. With over 30 years in military aviation, Michael has extensive experience in both fixed and rotary wing operations, including command of the Army Helicopter School, as well as an extended period as the Army (Operational) Airworthiness Manager for all of Army’s aviation systems and support systems. Michael has also had multiple domestic and international operational deployments, which includes significant experience with the United Nations. As a result, he understands the benefits of nurturing relationships which enables him to achieve great results across broad based stakeholder groups and operationalise pragmatic solutions. Michael holds a Masters Degree in Management.
Laura Fisher
MANAGER
Trenton Porter
TECHNICAL BUSINESS ANALYST
Trenton is an accomplished Senior Business Analyst and Change Manager with over 14 years of experience delivering outstanding outcomes within the Banking, Insurance, Superannuation, and Healthcare industries. He has worked on large-scale transformation programs and legislative/compliance initiatives through to building and designing new-to-market products and first-of-their-kind software integrations. Trenton is an expert in improving the employee and end-user experience with his exceptional ability to build strong relationships and solve complex problems.
Scott Denner
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Scott has deep practical experience in Australia and internationally as an executive and senior leader in the public, private and for-purpose sectors, and in the Australian Army. Scott has leveraged that experience as a management consultant to provide strong practical outcomes for clients operating within challenging and complex environments, with particular expertise in risk management, business continuity, business process improvement and organisational design. Scott has bachelor and masters degrees in management, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mathew Opitz
MANAGER
Mathew served as a Captain in the Australian Defence Force and was awarded the Bronze Commendation Australian Army for developing and leading the implementation of an improved system which prepares specialised units for operation deployment. Mat utilised his expertise to deliver similar outcomes on projects within the Department of Education South Australia, and his ability to deliver key outcomes in challenging environments and pressurised situations saw him successfully lead the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccination program in South Australia. Mat holds a Master of Business.
Lindsay Boreham
MANAGER
Eugenie Johnston
BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER
Eugenie is an experienced business support officer with a versatile skillset. She has provided finance, payroll, and human resource management support within the private and not-for-profit sectors. Prior to her career in business support, Eugenie dedicated 18 years to the field of healthcare as a registered nurse. Her background in the health sector, coupled with her unwavering commitment to patient care, has uniquely shaped her approach to providing invaluable business support to GSA and our clients.
Kristian Cook
DIRECTOR
Kristian brings extensive experience in the automotive and defence sectors, specialising in developing teams, processes, and facilities for the testing, verification, validation, and homologation of defence and civilian vehicles. With a proven track record in both government and industry roles, Kristian excels at navigating the unique challenges and pressures of each environment, ensuring clear and effective communication between all parties involved. Kristian is passionate about delivering results that provide capability where and when it is needed.