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With experience in the IT industry spanning almost 20 years across Australia and South East Asia, I have had the opportunity to explore many interesting areas. Primarily working with enterprise and consumer applications (development, testing, operations, delivery etc.), I have worked extensively in cloud (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS etc.); enterprise software integration and mobile video; premium content, and billing.People capital is the essence of any people manager. By practicing good hiring and people development, I built quality teams which easily scaled on the foundation of a culture of focus and cohesion. This saw me receive not only commendations for my people management skills but excellent 360 feedback with very high employee engagement.During my time at Telstra, I had the opportunity to be at the cutting edge of Cloud starting with a small two-man team supporting the T-suite product (SaaS platform with Microsoft Office 365). This small team soon developed into a geographically disperse, multi-vendor, multi-platform mixed culture group of more than 100 staff. Eventually responsible for the entire public cloud software stack, it brought exhilarating yet challenging experiences and personal growth opportunities.A key learning in my career is the importance of delivery choices on the success of any project. I have utilised both agile and traditional waterfall development extensively and believe strongly that decisions need to be made on each project what the best approach is to take so that a project is not harmed by following the status quo.Vendor Management is a particularly important component of delivery. In today's market, bridging the gap between internal staff and vendor staff to produce a homogeneous output is extremely important. I have been extensively involved in both the choice of vendor(s) and subsequent management to ensure that all parties are working to an aligned goal and I am comfortable working from both sides of the table.
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Head Of Cyber SecuritySeventh Beam Nov 2023 - PresentFitzroy, Vic, AuProviding Industry leading cybersecurity capabilities including:- Virtual CISO - Penetration Testing- Security Architecture- DevSecOps- Cloud Security- Compliance- Privacy & Regulatory advisory -
Head Of Cyber SecurityServian Dec 2018 - Oct 2023Sydney, Nsw, AuPragmatic, cloud first security. -
Head Of Devops, SecurityTelstra Aug 2017 - Nov 2018
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Practice Lead, Big Data & CybersecurityUnico Computer Systems Pty Ltd. Aug 2016 - Aug 2017Melbourne, Victoria, Au -
Head Of Application DevelopmentAcquire Bpo Jul 2015 - Aug 2016Melbourne, Vic, Au -
Cto - AsiaThe Marlo Group Aug 2013 - Dec 2014Southbank, Vic, AuAs CTO, I was working with retail (primarily big box) companies and financial institutions while I built up a small team of local software developers (for on and offshore development).I performed presales, managed proof of concept developments throughout South East Asia with both proprietary and opensource technology and mentored my staff with regards to client relations, agile project methodology and continually striving for excellence.It was particularly challenging moving countries and learning to work in such a markedly different culture but I learned much about the value of open lines of communication and truly active participation in relating to new people and cultures. So while very challenging, it was also very rewarding. I had the opportunity to explore the cultural differences in Asia and in the end, gain a much greater appreciation for the diversity that exists there. -
Technology ManagerTelstra Jul 2011 - Aug 2013Sydney, Nsw, AuIn this role, I was responsible for the build, test & lifecycle management of the Telstra public cloud software.I managed a team of 100+ developers, testers and operations staff managing public cloud software platform mixed across 3 cities and many different vendors.During this time, we engaged a number of large system integrators. I managed their delivery and was involved in the commercial relationships.Platforms / Technologies managed (Build , Test, Lifecycle, vendor management)* T-suite (Saas Platform)* Data Warehouse (Oracle)* Bespoke presentation layer (In house J2EE spring application!)* Messaging bus (RabbitMQ)* Orchestration engine (BMC Cloud Lifecycle Manager)Multiple projects run in parallel under Agile while retained waterfall for platform replacement work. -
Saas Incubate Team ManagerTelstra Dec 2010 - Jun 2011Sydney, Nsw, AuRan a small team to provide manual workarounds for deliveries (in an Agile SDLC) that were not fully automated. The role was created with none of the required budget and so my time was spent negotiating with numerous business groups to fund initiatives to automate items after they were placed in production while maintaining staff motivation. Customer satisfaction through process improvement provided a common focus and motivation for me and my team and was often the only way I was able to obtain funds from other areas of the business.Performance in this role was directly responsible for me being approached for the following technology manager role. -
Integration LeadTelstra Feb 2007 - Nov 2010Sydney, Nsw, AuIn the early stages of mobile video, Telstra built a content delivery platform to provide video on demand to mobile devices. I was the subject matter expert for three interrelated platforms that provided streaming, mobile billing and premium messaging.This role saw me managing multiple vendors who were supplying content to Telstra. Architecting solutions for them to integrate with the Telstra platforms while also providing support to internal stakeholders and marrying business requirements to technical capabilities and future improvements.Integral part of the entire SDLC from concept development, through implementation and final delivery in to the marketplace.Projects included:* Mobile Foxtel * Telstra Beijing Olympics on Mobile* AFL mobile live streamingamong numerous other mobile video projects Telstra delivered during this nascent period in mobile streaming.
Andrew Gemmell Skills
Andrew Gemmell Education Details
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Melbourne Business SchoolExecutive Mba -
Melbourne Business SchoolMaster Of Business Administration (Mba) -
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Wesley College
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