Leigh Smart

Biography

Company founder in 1973, Director, Graduate of Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Leigh started his career at Dairy Farmers Co-op in Canberra and was responsible for Laboratories in Goulburn and Albury. He worked for Bega Co-op Ltd and was Quality Manager for Peters Milk Pty Ltd. Leigh has vast experience in servicing the food and beverage industries. Qualified auditor and trainer for ISO9001:2008. In 1995 Leigh was appointed to Standards Australia Committees FT/9 and FT/025; Dairy detergents and Sanitizers and Detergents and Sanitizers for Food Industry. Leigh has had 15 years experience as an accredited Consultant with WorkCover NSW to design and stamp plans for Class 8 and Class 5 Dangerous Goods Stores. In 1999 received recognition as a Senior Food Safety Auditor by QSA and was appointed on their Certification Panel. In 2008 was a member of WorkCover Smart Move Program improving manual tasks in the transport industry. Leigh was appointed to Attorney Generals Department as a representative on their Chemical Risk Assessment Technical Working Group. For a period of 3 years Leigh was a Mentor in the WorkCover “Safe Business is Good Business” program. Leigh was the Chair of the WorkCover Chemical Industry Stakeholders Group. In 2014 Leigh sponsors the ATA Truck Week 2014 event; one of the best promotional displays in Australia. In 2015 was elected to the Australian Trucking Associations Council as a Small Fleet Representative. Leigh convened the first meeting of the Dangerous Goods Subcommittee of Road Freight NSW and is the Chair. He continues to fund all these meetings and functions. Leigh was a Finalist in ATA’s “Outstanding Contribution to National Trucking Industry” and in 2016 was a Finalist in Road Freight NSW “Outstanding Contribution to NSW Trucking Industry”. Leigh was appointed as Ambassador for Truck Week 2016 at the ITTS and again held the most successful Truck Week event Australia wide.

Research Interest

 Molecular and Cell Biology