Jason McFarlane – Principal Consultant

MBA, BSc

Jason McFarlane

Jason joined with Pracsys in July 2008. His background includes local government economic development, social sector business development and operations management both in Australia and Hong Kong.  Jason has as Masters of Business Administration (California State University East Bay) and a Bachelor of Science (UWA).
Jason’s consulting expertise includes the preparation of economic development strategies for regions, towns and urban areas, infrastructure feasibility assessment, place activation for property development, and retail viability analysis.
Skills include:
Feasibility and Business Planning

• Detailed feasibility analysis and financial modelling
• Interviews and data collection
• Trading projections and operational plans
• Strategy    Enabler Development
• Innovation and economic development governance structures
• Funding opportunity identification
• Funding proposal preparation

Economic Impact

• Demand and supply analysis
• Service ratio and demand modelling
• Property development economic impact
• Demographic analysis
• Spatial activity centre impact analysis     Economic Development
• Scoping of economic development opportunities and constraints
• Supply and value chain gap analysis
• Community consultation
• Regional employment profiling

Activity Centre Activation

• Centre benchmarking and scorecards
• Centre maturity modelling
• Change driver identification
• Centre impact assessment