Mondello Consulting was established in order to capitalise on the wide range of professional skills and experience of its two Directors, Simone Schenirer and Gavin Kouwenhoven.
Mondello is a small seaside village outside of Palermo, Sicily where Simone spent some time researching her thesis on the semiotics of the Sicilian Mafia.

Simone Schenirer

MA Hons Italian, University of Auckland, New Zealand Library Studies Certificate Wellington College of Education, NZ

Simone is a New Zealander with an EEC passport. She has spent the last 22 years, travelling between NZ and Italy to work, study and live.

Simone has worked in academic and commercial research environments, most recently working as an Investment Manager with Technology New Zealand. Simone has also worked as a recruitment consultant and an information professional.

Core skills

  • Teaching (Italian Language)
  • Translation / Interpreting (Italian-English)
  • Knowledge Management (retrieval, analysis and design)
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Flexibility, ability to operate in a range of environments/cultures
  • Strategic Planning
  • Computer literate

Additional skills & experience

  • Project Management methodology
  • Private sector R&D in New Zealand
  • Knowledge of the science system and research infrastructure in New Zealand
  • Government funding/assistance to the private sector in NZ for Research and Development and business growth
  • Human Resources/recruitment
 

Gavin Kouwenhoven

B Com, University of Auckland

Gavin is a New Zealander with an EEC passport. He has a background in the supermarket industry and has in depth knowledge of the seafood industry.

Gavin is currently Operations Manager for Future Cuisine, an added value seafood business in West Auckland that supplies the New Zealand supermarket industry as well as managing export/import contracts for a range of seafood products, live, fresh and frozen.

Gavin available to assist small/medium enterprises in the food industry with;

  • Health and Safety compliance, (HACCIP accredited)
  • Manufacturing process improvement
  • The adoption of added value technology
  • Management accounting
  • Team building
  • Special projects

 

 

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