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Mike Suggate
Director
Mike is a mechanical engineer by training and has more than 30-years experience in a variety of engineering and management roles, predominantly in the energy and manufacturing sectors.

This experience includes project management in power station construction and mechanical contracting, and a range of management positions in energy and other companies including a period as engineering manager for BP Oil NZ Ltd. Most recently Mike led the start up and establishment of Energy for Industry, a Meridian Energy subsidiary, as general manager. Energy for Industry supplies utility services from energy facilities fuelled on wood wastes, biomass, coal and natural and landfill gas; building, owning and operating the energy plants based on customer sites and supplying heat, electricity and other services to the host businesses.

This has provided a strong understanding of industrial scale energy technologies, the issues around fuel supply and combustion, and the practical aspects of operating such plant to ensure the reliable and efficient provision of essential and profitable outcomes for all parties.

Relevent Experience

Feasibility studies on subjects including:

The commercialisation of fuel crop growing
The digestion of agricultural wastes to produce energy and fertiliser
Geothermal development projects
Liquid fuel manufacture

A range of general management positions in energy, manufacturing and distribution companies

Extensive marketing and sales experience, including in particular the development of export markets for tractor windows and other products for Pilkington NZ Ltd

Project management, planning and contract negotiation and administration for a range of energy related projects including wind farm development, and other mechanical engineering such as industrial gas cleaning plant and inert gas systems installed on oil tankers

Industrial and commercial energy auditing and energy reduction programme development

Business re-engineering and restructuring management experience with EnergyDirect and Pilkington

Engineering management at BP Oil NZ Ltd covering oil, aviation fuel and LPG facilities and services

Power station planning and siting; including initial stages of planning for Ohaaki geothermal power station

Construction and project management on major power station development projects

Details of work history and experience here


Qualifications
Bachelor of Engineering (Mech)
Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance

Affiliations
Member, Institute of Directors
Company Director

Relevant Skills
Wide experience at general management level in energy, manufacturing and distribution businesses Extensive marketing and sales experience, including development of export markets Strong strategic, analytical and planning skills Wide project management experience Extenstive practical experience across a range of technologies, fuels and applications Extensive business restructuring and re-engineering experience Diverse background with excellent understanding of technical issues