1. Ophilia MacRae
Pukekohe, New Zealand. MOBILE 021 485 677. EMAIL: Ophilia.MacRae@harcourts.co.nz
SKILLS
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES: Leadership, Negotiation, Sales, Legal, Project Management,
Teamwork, Communication, Analytical, Attention to Detail, Versatility, Organizational, Intuitive, Logical,
Responsive, Approachable.
VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE
WATERGATE SCHOOL ∙ School Governor UK, October 2014– July 2015
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HARCOURTS PUKEKOHE T/A BCRE LIMITED ∙ Sales Consultant NZ, May 2016 – Present
 List and sell residential property in the Pukekohe and wider Franklin area.
BGC PARTNERS ∙ Contracts Specialist and Team Leader UK, March 2009– March 2014
 Negotiated telecommunications contracts for the Global Communications Administration team.
 Worked closely with the legal department to have contracts approved and executed.
 Wrote BAU procedures for the Comms Admin team.
 Supervised a team of 13, who were located in offices in the New York, London, Singapore and Seoul.
 Daily oversight of Comms Admin practices, including provisioning of private wires, Blackberries and
data circuits.
 Reported to management on telecommunications usage and expenditure.
 Designed workflows in TEM database.
 Designed call logging and expenditure reports.
CONNEXION SYSTEMS ∙ Project Consultant NZ, October 2008 – November 2008
 Six week assignment from USA as a contractor to Celerant Consulting. Found opportunities to improve
the business processes within Telecom New Zealand with the goal of efficiently achieving New
Zealand’s best customer service experience.
 Interviewed Telecom managers. Main focus was on organizational development, including HR
practices.
 Analyzed existing operational processes and metrics.
 Drafted a business case for change.
SITE LINK WIRELESS, LLC ∙ Site Acquisition Specialist USA, June 2007 – August 2008
 Independent Contractor, on two major wireless roll-out projects:
 Eleven week assignment covering maternity leave absence. Acquired 19 new wireless sites for Cricket
Communications. Completed Site Candidate Identification Packages. Managed A&E and
Environmental vendors. Successfully negotiated leases.
 Nine month project managing Sprint Nextel’s turnkey vendors from acquisition stage up to NTP stage
for both WiMax and backhaul sites in the New Jersey/Lower Hudson Valley market. Ran site-by-site
meetings. Reported production numbers for New Jersey and Connecticut markets. Monitored over
1000 sites. Exceeded year-end delivery targets for 2007.
TEKSYSTEMS ∙ Real Estate Specialist USA, December 2006 – April 2007
 Managed 160 new build projects up to real estate complete stage for Verizon Wireless. Ran weekly
meetings with site acquisition specialists, legal counsel and A&E vendors. Provided site updates to
Project Management Team and Real Estate Manager. Ensured milestones were met or reforecast.

2. TELECOM NEW ZEALAND LTD ∙ Acquisition Project Manager -Team Leader NZ, November 2004 –
September 2006
 Project managed the acquisition of mobile phone sites. Promoted from Acquisition Project
Consultant after ten months in the job. In first nine months as Team Leader exceeded delivery
targets for the acquisition of mobile phone sites for new technology roll-out project within allocated
time and budget.
 Led a team of three Acquisition Project Consultants. Achieved buy-in of new acquisition and budget
management procedures from team members.
 Accurately and regularly reported to Senior Managers on project progress. Actively highlighted
project risks and sought guidance when necessary.
 Monitored budgets of 45 new sites. Total project budget was $660,000. Ensured spend was within
5% of budget.
 Instituted 360 Feedback and Review sessions for civil engineering consultants. Encouraged open
discussion on process, organizational behaviors and documented agreed methods for
improvement.
 Successfully negotiated license agreements with two large electricity providers, allowing Telecom
access to their substations, despite conflicting operational requirements.
 Coordinated teams of external consultants throughout the country. Teams were made up of zoning
specialists, property consultants, attorneys, civil engineers, RF engineers and deployment
specialists.
 Controlled the site selection process. Reviewed zoning and property scoping reports. Arranged
and attended site visits with consultants. Instructed preparation of property agreements and
resource consent applications.
 Procured the legal rights to build and upgrade mobile base stations, as well as negotiated special
property deals with large customers. Avoided creating adverse publicity in the site selection
process. Complied fully with internal Communications Policy. Selected sites that fully complied with
zoning requirements, wherever possible.
 Executed document management procedures. Completed final handover templates for
deployment. Kept complete records and file notes.
 Controlled purchase orders. Ran financial reports in SAP. Monitored budgets and applied for
reauthorizations for expenditure if projects were unlikely to be completed before 80% of funds
committed.
VARIOUS LOCAL LONDON AUTHORITIES ∙ Locum Corporate Lawyer UK, April 2002 – February 2004
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE - Legal Adviser New Zealand, January 2002 – March 2003
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
ADMITTED AS A MEMBER OF THE BAR OF THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND 2004
LICENCED SALESPERSON UNDER THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS ACT 2008 2016
MEMBER OF THE REAL ESTATE INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND 2016
EDUCATION
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND 2000
BACHELOR OF LAWS
UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO, NEW ZEALAND 1996
BACHELOR OF ARTS
KEY EDUCATION, NEW ZEALAND 1996
TOEFL CERTIFICATE