Industrial Automation
& Export Consulting

Project delivery, commissioning oversight and Italian trade advisory

Twenty years in construction, electrical and automation — including four years leading multimillion-euro automated warehouse installations across five countries. I take ownership of delivery on complex automation projects — planning and progress control, installation and commissioning oversight, contractor coordination and safety governance, through to handover.

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Project Delivery & Oversight

Accountable for delivery from mobilisation to handover — installation and progress control, subcontractor and local supplier coordination, and reporting into the project office and client.

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Commissioning & Safety

Commissioning coordination, safety oversight and compliance under D.Lgs 81/08 and OSHA 30, with live-electrical qualification (PES/PAV, CEI 11-27).

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Import & Export Advisory

Italian sourcing, landed-cost modelling, freight structuring and export compliance for food and beverage — built on live supplier relationships, not theory.

Automation project
delivery & oversight.

Automation · intralogistics · warehouse systems · packaging lines. Engaged as the accountable delivery lead on projects from $18M to $60M.

20+
Years
$60M
Largest project
5
Countries
10–25
Crew size

What I take responsibility for

Selected project record — E80 Group

Visy — new glass bottle plant, Yatala QLD, Australia11/2025 – 01/2026

Led the project start-up phase: site establishment, installation kick-off, crew mobilisation, safety and client coordination.

Nestlé Indonesia — canning plant, warehouse automation06/2025 – 11/2025

End-to-end delivery from mobilisation through to handover: installation supervision, progress control, subcontractor coordination and safety oversight.

Cigalah Group — pharmaceutical distribution warehouse, Saudi Arabia09/2024 – 02/2025

Delivery lead on an automated warehouse installation for a leading Saudi pharmaceutical distributor. Multicultural crews, direct client liaison.

Absolut Vodka — Åhus, Sweden04/2024 – 07/2024

Warehouse automation installation at the Åhus production site: installation supervision, coordination and safety oversight. Also relief site & safety supervisor on Metsä Group's large-scale ASRS project, Sweden (2024).

Nestlé Hungary — ASRS & LGV implementation08/2023 – 02/2024 · $60M · crew 15–25

Greenfield ASRS: 13 storage levels, 4 stacker cranes, 8 conveyors, a 50,208-pallet warehouse, integrated with the existing LGV fleet and SAP. Project lead and safety officer; coordinated 400+ material deliveries to site.

Visy Glass — Melbourne, Australia2023 · $27M · crew 10–15

4 quad LGVs plus 9 storage LGVs, automated truck stackers, 5 new conveyors and QC systems integrated with SAP — installed without interrupting production. Led crews from Poland, Italy and Australia.

Nestlé — Sydney, Australia2022 – 2023 · $18M · crew 10–15

Phased conversion from manual operations: LGV-compatible racking (~50,000 pallet positions), 9 LGVs, 2 conveyors and SAP integration, with minimal downtime.

Asahi — Melbourne, Australia2022 · $26M · crew 10–15

Replaced 17 LGVs and installed racking for 25,000+ pallets within a 4-day shutdown, against a planned two weeks. WMS migration to SMART with SAP integration.

Systems

ASRS & stacker cranesLGV / AGV fleetsConveyor systems Racking & storageAutomated truck stackersSAP integration (site level) WMS migrationPLC basicsAccess controlIP networking

Certifications & training

OSHA 30 Construction (2023) D.Lgs 81/08 Preposto (supervisor) PES/PAV live electrical work — CEI 11-27 MEWP (PLE) Forklift Work at height & fall-protection PPE SSG Entre Contractor Safety (Sweden) — in progress Certificate III Systems Electrical (AUS) Certificate III Business Management

Import & export
advisory.

Practical, hands-on advisory for businesses moving Italian food and beverage products into international markets — built on live supplier relationships and real freight and compliance work, not theory.

Where I help

Working knowledge

AustraliaSpain & Canary IslandsHong Kong & Macau Wine & spiritsCaviar (CITES procedures)Fresh & preserved truffle Balsamic & vinegarsAustralian borax (E285) restrictionsCold-chain air freight

Trading operations are handled through TerraMare Trading — terramaretrading.com

Availability
& terms.

Basis
Day rate, project by project — independent professional with own Italian VAT position
Availability
Immediately available for international assignments
EU postings
A1 coverage for postings within the European Union
Travel
Fully mobile — Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia
Languages
English (native) · Italian (B1/B2)
Citizenship
Australian and Italian — unrestricted EU work rights
Get in touch

Let's talk
about your project

Automation delivery engagements, commissioning oversight and export advisory
Email
james@terramareconsulting.it
Telephone / WhatsApp
+39 352 010 3304 +61 434 642 783
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/jameswslattery