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Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Format Five is a secure on-site hard drive shredding startup based in Melbourne. Due to a lack of secure, fast and affordable options for dealing with onsite destruction of hard drives, Format Five was founded to deliver a solution to fill this niche.Key Achievements:• Researched and explored ideal data destruction and ewaste recycling requirements with experts in USA, UK and Australia• Designed and built cutting edge secure hard drive shredder - vehicle mount, acoustically… Show more Format Five is a secure on-site hard drive shredding startup based in Melbourne. Due to a lack of secure, fast and affordable options for dealing with onsite destruction of hard drives, Format Five was founded to deliver a solution to fill this niche.Key Achievements:• Researched and explored ideal data destruction and ewaste recycling requirements with experts in USA, UK and Australia• Designed and built cutting edge secure hard drive shredder - vehicle mount, acoustically silenced, fine end product (~2mm pieces) and quick operation (60+ drives/hr)• Brought business to market, processing leasing contracts with premium asset management companies• Ready business to achieve Australian Security Construction and Equipment Committee endorsement, to obtain listing on ASIO T4 Security Equipment Evaluated Products ListRoles and Responsibilities• Company co-founder - in charge of product conception, design, planning, project management, engineering, testing, and initial sales and marketing.• Development of policies and procedures for business to run without ownership day-to-day involvement.• Manage company operations to achieve a high standard of service• Networking to raise awareness of the availability of on-site shredding solution with CXOs• Involvement in Startup culture to access any available resources and exposure• Development of policy and procedure to support certification for data management including ISO27001, AS5377, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST/DoD-5220.22-M and more; Show less

World Trade Centre, Victoria, Australia

Victoria, Australia

Act as an ambassador for BICSI and the ICT industry in Victoria;Deliver and chair seminars on a wide range of topics relevant to the cabling industry to benefit our membership. These include industry updates and networking events;Observe industry for key changes and advances, and engage noteworthy industry participants and thought leaders to speak to our membership;Delivered talks on a range of topics relating to the Cabling industry in locations around Australia and Tokyo, Japan;

Melbourne, Australia

Key AchievementsOversight of software selection process for new database of management for Optical Fibre pathway and plant;Redesign of ROADM network design to account for physical pathways and network optimisation.Roles and ResponsibilitiesHighly flexible role with multi-facet program of works undertaken; Lead Designer for Canberra Wide Area Network/Metropolitan Area Network (WAN/MAN) Optical Fibre team, responsible for system pathway design including pit and pipe… Show more Key AchievementsOversight of software selection process for new database of management for Optical Fibre pathway and plant;Redesign of ROADM network design to account for physical pathways and network optimisation.Roles and ResponsibilitiesHighly flexible role with multi-facet program of works undertaken; Lead Designer for Canberra Wide Area Network/Metropolitan Area Network (WAN/MAN) Optical Fibre team, responsible for system pathway design including pit and pipe infrastructure; vendor selection, liaison and management; preproject design; technical documentation; and delivery including testing, analysisand certification; Optical Reconfigurable Add Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) MAN solution design including DWDM traffic flows and node locations; infrastructure facilities design; and equipment deployment;Migration Planning including development of process flows for implementation, change management liaison, document briefs and timelines and schedules; Audit and evaluation of sites and equipment including development of audit tools for use during migration activities; consulting on the viability of facilities equipment to be re-used and replaced; Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Engaged primarily for Wheatstone LNG Project as a SCS & Power Subsystem Owner & SME. This role expanded to engage in Presales and post project audit activities for other 3PI group projects including DoD on Project Nullarbor; and other Oil and Gas projects.Key AchievementsEarly adoption of a High-Density application for the site’s main datacentre to optimise space and limit energy output due to cooling creating a saving of over $200k;Successfully implemented a large core count… Show more Engaged primarily for Wheatstone LNG Project as a SCS & Power Subsystem Owner & SME. This role expanded to engage in Presales and post project audit activities for other 3PI group projects including DoD on Project Nullarbor; and other Oil and Gas projects.Key AchievementsEarly adoption of a High-Density application for the site’s main datacentre to optimise space and limit energy output due to cooling creating a saving of over $200k;Successfully implemented a large core count ring around the site allowing for multiple applications and inter-connectivity during Temporary Construction Phase. This ring was intended to be decommissioned, however it was shown to be an optimal design that would perform during production phase as has been re-purposed. Roles and ResponsibilitiesLead a team of engineers and designers to engineer and procure telecoms plant for a multi-use Optical Fibre Network on large scale oil and gas project in North West WA. This network is used for many of the plant applications in conjunction with telecommunications activities, including essential controls systems; plant operations; GPON subscriber Network; and Satellite and Microwave services.Specified and consulted on Earthing, Power and HVAC design; Conducted Vendor selection, liaison and management for Outside & Inside Plant equipment and facilities. Specific and Specialist equipment was needed due to the harsh environment;Specified solution and design objectives for Project Nullarbor (DoD). This solution called for a long-range Radio Frequency Pit and Pipe solution due to harsh environments across Australia. Activities included Verification and Validation strategies and planning; Vendor selection and liaison; Site selection; Key stakeholder management and liaison; and Technical project scheduling;Oversaw testing activities, including OTDR and PMLS testing and analysis;Geo-location surveying including GPS and Theodolite measurements and field inspections with stakeholders. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Faced with a greater than average workload, Austank asked me to come on board and take over management of a large project for the Xstrata Ulan 3 Coal mine in Mudgee on a part time basis.Key AchievementsDelivered the project 4 weeks ahead of schedule and 5% under budget.Re-aligned the key deliverables to better reflect the outcomes and limit scope creep saving $80k in potential overruns.Roles and ResponsibilitiesSpecified work breakdown and schedule objectives for… Show more Faced with a greater than average workload, Austank asked me to come on board and take over management of a large project for the Xstrata Ulan 3 Coal mine in Mudgee on a part time basis.Key AchievementsDelivered the project 4 weeks ahead of schedule and 5% under budget.Re-aligned the key deliverables to better reflect the outcomes and limit scope creep saving $80k in potential overruns.Roles and ResponsibilitiesSpecified work breakdown and schedule objectives for design and build. This project was a multi-phase project including building of tanks in-house and onsite installation, as well as third party procurement;Identified key dependencies to mitigate scheduling issues, including delivery lead times and access to limited site resources;Negotiated the final contractual arrangements and identified gaps between scope and expectations.Managed day to day operations and liaised with Site manager to ensure timelines were being adhered to and preempt issues. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

On Contract to the Department of Defence Force School of Signals via the Box Hill Institute.Key Roles and Responsibilities - Delivery of ACMA Accredited Cabling Open Registration Courses - Design and deliver Communication Install Design Course to 665 Supervisors (SGT's), involving Project Management, IT facilities implementation and engineering

Tripoli - Libya

Pre-Sales Engineer and Technical Project ManagerKey Roles and Responsibilities - Oversaw Vendor Selection often selecting from a wide range of suitable vendors and solutions including IR, WiFi, SCS Oustide Plant and Datacentre - Key Stakeholder management - Site selection and surveys

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Key Roles and Responsibilities - Oversaw project management activity while providing ongoing support to Senior Project managers for this provider of Structured Cabling and Networking solutions, telephone systems, wireless networking, switching and routing, network security and IP security cameras; - Led the management and maintenance of project documentation; - Successfully managed Quality Assurance in line with ISO9001-2000 and FIA accreditations; - Provided leadership and… Show more Key Roles and Responsibilities - Oversaw project management activity while providing ongoing support to Senior Project managers for this provider of Structured Cabling and Networking solutions, telephone systems, wireless networking, switching and routing, network security and IP security cameras; - Led the management and maintenance of project documentation; - Successfully managed Quality Assurance in line with ISO9001-2000 and FIA accreditations; - Provided leadership and support to Junior technicians, encompassing all aspects of welfare and training, discipline and performance assessment – often requiring a sense of tact and diplomacy; - Called upon strong commercial awareness and the ability to work proactively to provide solutions; - Developed strong client relationships in support of service excellence; - Consistently utilised experience with planning and analysis tools, coupled with familiarity surrounding systems engineering processes. Show less