Colin Dorber
Industrial Advocate and Arbitrator (AIAMA)

Colin is a highly skilled Advocate, with many years experience including frequent appearances in State and Federal industrial jurisdictions. He has represented both employers and employees and is well known throughout NSW and QLD for his commitment to the rural community. Colin has operated the EAS business since February 2003 and has already established a substantial client base in IR achieving excellent results for both employers and employees.
Backed by a team of IR Consultants in NSW and QLD the company is fully cognisant with the new Workplace Relations legislation to deliver an up to date and effective service to clients.
Colin has already delivered over fifty seminars and presentations about the WorkChoices Act and its implications for employers in Australia. EAS has already completed AWA’s and Collective AWA’s for a number of employers. Colin also completed an accredited certificate course in advocacy for Vietnam Veterans. He is also a qualified mediator and trainer and holds a current Blue Card.
Colin is also an appointed member of the Board Policy Committee; Workplace Relations Committee and the Workplace Health and Safety Committee’s of Commerce Queensland. He is also the Founding Chairman of the Redlands Community Care Centre Pty Ltd.
Mr Dorber holds various committee positions with Commerce Queensland and has presented to the Redland Chamber of Commerce and over 15 CEO groups regarding the new legislation. He holds formal qualifications in both arbitration and mediation and is an accomplished lecturer and public speaker. He has also completed the Hay and Associates job evaluation and job analysis program.

Mrs Sharyn Dorber
EAS Director, Senior Strategist/OD/HR Consultant

With over 18 years experience in business development, sales and marketing, Sharyn is professionally qualified in administration, management, accounting and marketing.
Her experience ranges from the arts, television, advertising and engineering, science technology, IT, construction, commercial leasing, IR and WC, the environment and Not for Profit Organisations.
Individual skills include strategic planning and management, project and event coordination, administration, marketing, finance and human resources.
Colin and Sharyn joined forces after seeing the benefit of aligning their experience and skills in an organisation focused on industrial relations, business strategy and human resource management – ultimately a team that could deliver a comprehensive service. Knowing this would work effectively for business owners so they would get "from where they are, to where they want to be".
Sharyn is a Founding Director of the Redlands Community Care Centre Pty Ltd and holds a current Blue Card.

Mrs Vanessa McCormack
EAS Specialist HR/OD Consultant

Vanessa has over 20 years experience in both the Public and Private sectors, having worked in customer service, management, human resources and Company Secretarial roles in the superannuation, insurance, airline and healthcare industries.
She has extensive experience in the management of HR projects, and the development of strategic business plans and human resources policy at operational and senior management levels.
Vanessa participated as a site assessor for the 2004 AHRI Awards for "Excellence in People Management".

Qualifications

Master of Labour Law & Relations (Faculty of Law, University of Sydney)

Bachelor of Commerce (Griffith University, Queensland)

Diploma, Australian & NZ Institute of Insurance & Finance (formerly the Australian Insurance Institute).

Vanessa has completed training in Mercer Cullen Egan Dell (CED) Job Evaluation & Job Analysis.

Professional Association Membership
Certified Professional of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

Key Projects

Small Business Constitutional Corporations – development of common law employment contracts, job analysis, position descriptions and Key Result Areas.

Development of HR Strategic Plan for a public sector healthcare organisation.

Project Manager for the implementation of salary packaging.

Managed the introduction of pre-employment screening for security guards.

Change Management Leader – HR Services Consolidation, Staff Climate Survey Action Programs, HRIS Implementation, and On-line Recruitment.

Completed review of remuneration for public sector IT positions.

Implemented various print and internet recruitment strategies.

Mr. Steve Russell
HR/ER Consultant

Steve has over 25 years business development and sales experience in both domestic and international markets, working in sectors as diverse as the military, security, medical and technical services.
He has a firm belief that whatever business a company might be engaged in, it is the people that make the difference, and it is this conviction that led him to become a professional practitioner of Human Resources and Employment Relations.
Steve is a well rounded HR Generalist, with particular interest in Performance Management which provides a perfect fit with EAS’s latest product offering; the ‘360° Appraisal’ and Steve is one of our accredited practitioners.
He has undertaken numerous sales and workplace training courses, holds a Diploma in Human Resource Management and is a professional member of the Australian Human Resources Institute.

Mr. Ernie Cooper,
EAS Specialist Mentor, Consultant and Facilitator

Ernie Cooper has 35 years management experience and acts as a mentor, consultant and facilitator to companies in Australia and New Zealand. A Chairman with The Executive Connection (rookie of the year 2001), a Company Director and Managing Director of Lela Pty Ltd, a consultancy business. His outstanding coaching was recognised with a one-on-one excellence award in July 2002. Ernie is a resource speaker on business analysis and decision-making techniques. His presentation ‘Shoot the Dogs’ is much applauded winning the TEC Australia Mick Robertson award 2002. He has worked as CEO for an impressive range of companies;

BOC as General Manager and Director of New Zealand Industrial Gas & Samoa Industrial Gas.

Ohmeda as Australian Country Director, medical division.

Brierly Investments Limited as MD of division responsible for office products and franchising instant printing.

AusAsean merchant bank as MD of a pooled development fund involved in technology commercialisation.

Hancock & Gore Ltd, subsidiary Aarque Systems Ltd, as CEO he was responsible for growth & acquisitions.

Ernie holds an Engineering Honours Degree (UK); he is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of AIM (Australian Institute of Management) and a Graduate Fellow of AICD (Australian Institute Company Directors).

Mr Jesse Yvanoff,
EAS Employment Relations Advisor

Jesse has had twenty-one years in the black coal mining industry where he successfully performed roles related to production, technical services, training, enterprise bargaining and industrial advocacy. His’s exposure from within BHPBilliton and the CFMEU Mining & Energy Union brings forth practical and pragmatic employment relations experience.
Jesse holds a Masters in Employment Relations and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and continues to add to his professional development through formal education and industry related seminars.
Jesse has had direct involvement delivering workplace change through enterprise bargaining in the coal, electrical, port and contract cleaning industries and is an experienced trainer having delivered seminars in workplace relation’s legislation, occupational health and safety legislation, enterprise bargaining strategies and employment relations.
Currently tutors at Griffith University in employment relations and occupational health and safety to undergraduate students in the business school.
Jesse takes pride in delivering practical and effective advice in delivering training and employment relations strategies where he works diligently to assist in the client’s success.

Ms Maria Mulcahy,
EAS IR & Legal Consultant

Maria’s extensive experience and qualified IR skills ensure our clients are covered in all areas of Employee Relations, commercial and corporate governance, small debts, superannuation, anti-discrimination and all aspects of employment law.

With a background covering corporate, community, council and government arenas, Maria has also provided policy advice, conducted presentations and training seminars in matters pertaining to Employee Relations and Human Resources.