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He’s a business owner and serial entrepreneur; challenging, sometimes even controversial; but always focused on what gets results. **Chris Bishop worked for some years as a mechanical fitter before entering the field of teaching.** He later moved into Human Resources where he worked in the pulp and paper industry and was for some years HR Director for Norske Skog Australasia. He now spends his time writing poetry and creative writing while heavily involved with the University of the Third Age in his home state of Tasmania. 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