Applying for: Business Systems & Automation Manager · Golden Homes Christchurch
Smarter systems.Built, not just recommended.
Hi, I’m Kris. I like finding the places where work gets harder than it needs to be, then building something simpler and helping the team actually use it.
Former CEOled a professional services firm of about 50 people
Coachhelping people change how they work since 2013
Hands-onI’d rather build it than just talk about it
What is this?My application, built as a working spreadsheet. It’s how I like to think: in rows, formulas and things that actually calculate.
1Move between sheetsUse the tabs at the bottom, or the green Next button.
2Click any cellThe formula bar at the top shows the formula behind it.
3Try the live bitOn “Messy to useful”, the Clean it up button really works.
Just for funThe examples in this workbook are a light-hearted way of working through ideas. They’re not real plans for Golden Homes; that would start by listening to your team.
What you asked for, and how I’d approach it
You asked for
How I’d approach it
Shown on
Understand how the business operates
Walk the floor with each team and map how work really moves, before changing anything.
Sheet 3 · Messy to useful
Connect CRM, sales, construction and admin
Enter details once and let systems pass them on, using Zapier, APIs or Apps Script.
Sheet 3 · Messy to useful
Make Google Sheets work harder
Formulas, scripts and simple dashboards that save typing and show what’s really happening.
Sheet 3 · Messy to useful
Use Claude, ChatGPT and AI-assisted programming
It’s how I build. This workbook was built with Claude as my coding partner.
Sheet 4 · Track record
Own projects from concept to training
Concept, build, test, roll out, train, then improve.
Sheet 4 · Track record
Help the team get excited about better systems
Build it with them, train in the flow of work, and make the wins visible.
Sheet 4 · Track record
Implement, don’t just recommend
Ship the smallest useful version first, then improve it with the people who use it.
Sheet 3 · Messy to useful
Messy to useful
A made-up export from a CRM: duplicates, mixed formats and gaps. Press the button to clean it up.
Client
Lot
Stage
Start date
Phone
Check
Dashboard appears once the data is clean
Stage
Jobs
Needs attention
At a glance
↑ Click any cleaned cell or dashboard number to see the real Google Sheets formula behind it.
An honest track record
Evidence
Status
Builds practical AI tools and automations, for my own business and for clients
✓ Done
Built an agent-based learning platform for an accounting firm that tailors lessons to each learner
✓ Done
Led technology and culture change as CEO of a firm of about 50 people
✓ Done
Built this workbook, including the working clean-up demo, with Claude as my coding partner
✓ Done
Helping people adopt new ways of working since 2013
✓ Done
Accountable for strategy, finances and governance, so I see how the whole business connects
↗ Transfers
Advanced Apps Script and integrations at Golden Homes’ scale
○ To learn
The detail of HubSpot, Buildertrend and Klaviyo in your setup
○ To learn
Residential construction workflows, learned from your teams
○ To learn
How I take a project from idea to adopted
1 · Conceptagree the problem
2 · Buildsmallest useful version
3 · Testwith real users
4 · Roll outone team first
5 · Trainin the flow of work
6 · Improvemeasure, then iterate
“Tough on standards, tender on people. A system has to work properly, and the people learning it need patience and support.”
Let’s buildsomething useful.
I’d welcome a conversation about where work gets stuck at Golden Homes, and what we could build first.
Email
Phone
LinkedIn
Based in
Lincoln, Canterbury
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