Dean Irvine

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Operations Manager - West at Maintenance Systems Solutions Pty Ltd

Capel River, Western Australia, Australia

Overview

Dean is an Operations Manager with over 27 years of experience in maintenance planning and management within the mining industry. He specializes in major shutdown scheduling, developing KPIs, and is an experienced SAP trainer. His career includes senior roles at Fortescue Metals Group and Albemarle Corporation.

A key focus of his work is improving the interaction and processes between company procurement and operations teams.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Enthusiastic

Full Of Energy

They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.  Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Maintenance Management
His 27-year career is dedicated to maintenance planning, scheduling, and team management within the mining and processing sectors.
Major Shutdown Planning
Has deep experience managing major shutdown planning and scheduling teams for both fixed plant and processing facilities at companies like Fortescue.
Operational Efficiency
Focuses on introducing new work management procedures and KPIs to enhance the synergy between procurement and production teams.

Media Appearances

Dean has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Operations Manager - West at Maintenance Systems Solutions Pty Ltd
6-2023 - 7-2025
Business Development Manager at Maintenance Systems Solutions Pty Ltd
10-2022 - 6-2023
Senior Maintenance Planner at Albemarle Corporation
11-2021 - 10-2022
Senior Planner Energy at Fortescue Metals Group
1-2019 - 11-2021
Supervisor shutdown planning at Fortescue Metals Group

Education

1983 - 1985
Education details unavailable from John Willcock Senior high school
Education details unavailable from john willcock senior high school

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Insights For Selling To Dean

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dean is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dean

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dean move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Dean take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Dean

Personality Compatibility


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