The presenters at Management Training Australia are experienced managers who also have highly developed presentation skills. All of our presenters hold current management positions so they have an ongoing experience in management. They have extensive experience of management in business, government, community and educational organisations. All of the training is Australian based, and delivered in a practical and entertaining way. Participants finish the training not only equipped for greater success, but also motivated to work more cooperatively with their colleagues.

Wayne Back (Melbourne)
Wayne Back is the Managing Director of Organisational Development International, a diagnostic and development organisation that provides targeted change management programs. Wayne has held a range of management positions from frontline manager to CEO as well as held positions on several boards. He trains frontline, middle and senior managers throughout Australia and in Asia- Pacific. Wayne has spent 25 years in training and management in business, government, educational and NFP sectors. He combines humour, high level interaction with high take home value to give people concrete ways to develop their range of management skills. In his management roles he has supervised a wide variety of people, including payroll staff, scientists, counsellors, administrators, and other managers. Originally trained as a physicist, he then completed three other degrees including a masters in management. He delivers our frontline, middle and senior management programs

Amanda Antcliff (Sydney)
Amanda presents at workshops and conferences in Australia and overseas and has particular experience in the health and environmental industry. Amanda is a dynamic communicator and her style is entertaining, interactive and practical. She was originally educated in science and has a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment. Amanda is also an experienced business coach and has helped people to design their futures, build their careers, perform at higher levels and embark on new ventures. She is the Managing Director of yourcafecoach.com.au which specialises in one -on -one and group coaching sessions. She has been involved in establishing four small successful businesses, is a published author and presenter of ‘Doses of Inspiration’ on the TV show ‘Positive Hits’.

John Finkelde (Perth)
Over three decades John has successfully led organisations into growth and expansion as a CEO and frontline manager. His expertise lies in strategic leadership, organisational change and people development. He has served on various boards and understands leadership from both governance and operational levels. John has also coached and mentored a wide variety of leaders as well as training leaders in international conferences and seminars. His training style is primarily interactive, engaging with the needs of his clients through story, humour and practical insights. John’s skills as a consultant are accessed regularly by organisations both within Australia and overseas. As a practitioner he brings a pragmatic edge that is backed academically by his MA in Leadership.

Tim McNevin (Canberra)
Tim McNevin has more than 20 years experience in management and training in business, government, education and not-for-profit sectors. Tim's experience in management in the hospitality industry saw him leading and developing teams with high performance and strong customer service emphasis.Tim has developed and negotiated workplace agreements and advocated for both individuals and workplaces to enhance both their satisfaction at work and their performance in their work. Tim has graduate qualifications in further education and has been a tertiary lecturer in the areas of management as well as the management and operational service areas of the hospitality industry. Tim holds formal qualifications in life coaching, management, human resource development, training and career development. . Tim is passionate about working with clients to help them identify and reach their goals, helping them overcome difficulty and adversity and walking with them to greater levels of satisfaction, performance and effectiveness.

Erin Sciola (Melbourne)
Erin Sciola is the former General Manager of Communications and then acting CEO at the Oaktree Foundation, an aid and development organisation with a national management team and over 350 team members. Erin has had extensive experience in management, training and building organisations for the past 8 years. Having presented to audiences from 20 to 1000 both in Australia and overseas, Erin is an experienced presenter who loves to engage people in learning and positive change. Her educational background is in international relations, management and psychology and her personal interest and research is around GenerationY and how the characteristics of GenY can be empowering to a workplace environment.  Erin delivers our range of frontline management programs. Erin currently works as a Business Development Manager

Barton Castley (Brisbane)
Barton has led highly successful sales and management teams at a national level.  As the former National Training Manager of a multinational company he was entrusted with strategic development of future management resources.  Separately as the National Sales and Human Resource Manager of a large retail chain he reengineered their management structure and sales force to record breaking results.  More recently Barton has been consulting to medium size companies specifically in the executive business to business sales sector as well as founding and selling multiple successful small businesses of his own.  He is currently the Director of Memories of a Lifetime, a company that provides solutions to Australia’s Funeral Directors. Barton has dynamic, practical and down to earth presentation skills that not only motivate and educate participants, but also leave them equipped to achieve greater results

David Lancaster (Sydney)
David has an MBA and more than 25 years experience in developing and delivering business and life education and has extensive experience in guiding those who need to redesign or redirect their career path. David has experience includes behavioural analysis into sales and team dynamics including experiential team-building programs. David has developed and presented programs in front-line management, leadership, and conflict management. David is certified to use and to train others in the use and application of the Disc behavioural model through the Institute for Motivational Living in the USA and is an Accredited Coach through the IAC (International Association of Coaches). He has managed a wide range of HR related projects, overseeing project teams and has engaged in leadership and management training, facilitating planning meetings and performance coaching staff at all levels. This includes training business owners, senior managers, and staff within large & small businesses, government departments, and authorities.