He is also skilled in modelling the commercial viability of proposed projects and identifying optimal strategies for success.

Following an international corporate marketing career with Unilever Limited and a stint as a Managing Consultant in Strategic Services for Coopers & Lybrand Services, Rodger gained specific expertise in sustainable industries, including waste, water and effluent recycling, and their technological application in agricultural and food processing environments.

He also lectured in Marketing at Monash University, Australia’s largest tertiary institution.

Rodger has been involved in a number of significant start-up projects and thoroughly understands the opportunities and pitfalls of entrepreneurial activity. He has developed a keen forensic approach to problem solving, applying it with a finely honed precision to identifying available sources of Government funding for his diverse range of clients. In the process he has created a robust network of contacts and sources of advice.

He has been completing applications to the Government’s R&D Tax and Export Marketing Development Grant programs since 2003.