Our Team
Our Commitment
We are committed to a world without waste – where the materials we generate are a resource, and we help councils and communities create circular economies.
Our team actively contributes to the industry through education, presentations, workshops and speaking engagements across the sector based around industry best practice and improving the operations of facilities.
We employ several people from the industry, including two local government waste management specialists, who assist our clients with commercial advice and other consulting needs.
Meet the Mandalay team!
We have over 30 team members in our Australian-based team and deal with hundreds of operational sites within the waste and quarry industries. Here are some of the faces you may come across.
Simon Kalinowski
CEO
Simon is considered an emerging thought leader in the waste industry in Australia, particularly in the role data plays in leading the industry to meet the challenges in today’s world. He is also a regular contributor to legislative reform discussions within the waste industry. Simon is particularly passionate about leading meaningful change and the role industry professionals have in delivery an essential service.
Rex Heathwood
Head of Product
Rex has a strong commercial background combined with a highly diverse exposure across a broad range of industries and roles, so he is well equipped to ensure the best ‘fit’ applications are applied and executed. Rex currently oversees Product Management, Development and Support across cloud, Software as a Service (SaaS) and desktop platforms.
Rosemary Black
Head of Customer
Rosemary’s area of expertise includes strategic business development, management and operations, performance management, sales and marketing, client and stakeholder engagement, financial and administrative governance including the management of special projects. Rosemary has extensive experience across corporate and government sales, where she draws upon her expert relationship building techniques.
Brendon Horswell
Head of Support
Brendon is an experienced management professional who has successfully operated in a number of leadership and contract management roles. Brendon has extensive experience in the waste and resource recovery sector spanning NSW, ACT and Queensland. A passionate leader with a strong focus on safety, accountability and operational efficiency, Brendon challenges his teams to ensure every decision made is in the best interest of both clients and the organisation while upholding the highest safety priority. He is commercially astute with superior communication skills and demonstrates effective results-oriented leadership, with a passion for developing, motivating and mentoring multi-disciplined teams.
Lacey Webb
Senior Consultant
Lacey is a CPA qualified former CFO and industry experienced Waste Strategist & Consultant, specialising in Risk, Regulation and Compliance. Lacey is passionate about driving organisations to improve profitability and efficiency and her broad ranging financial, technical and operational experience allows her to lead change management across all levels of an organisation with ease.
Allard Bernhofen
Business Development
Allard is a high performing Business Development Executive with extensive experience in the waste industry. Allard has worked for over 10 years in the waste sector and has successfully created sales strategies that have led to positive sales growth and strategic expansion for his clients. He has focused his efforts around maintaining relationships that continue to increase resource recovery activity in both the public and private sectors within Australia.
Mandalay CS Facility Operating System
A collection of solutions that operate the facilities. From weighbridge, financial transactions, reporting and ticketing.
Mandalay CSnaus Intelligence Platform
A cloud-based data management software that gives the benefits of a cloud-based solution such as backup, flexibility, access, sync and disaster recovery.
naus Practical IntelligenceWaste Pathways
These are all the solutions designed to meet the departments and processes between the generation of waste and its final fate.
Waste Pathways
Leaders in data collection, information control and management.
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