Ali Thornton Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Short term Head of PMO role to implement new governance and processes for complex multi million $ project. Successfully implemented new model and managed projects to achieve, ISO9001 and ISO 27001 accreditations and successful security audit sanctioned by the Victorian Auditor General.

Melbourne, Australia

Project Management for Civica's Justice Services business delivering major components of software to State government. Multi million $ contract involving critical milestones to meet complex legislative requirements for multiple stakeholders. Succesfully achieved key go-live milestones.

London, United Kingdom And Melbourne, Australia

Providing project consultancy services ranging from project and program management, to coaching for people in project delivery roles to help them achieve their goals. Happy, motivated and self-assured people can achieve great things. The greater support a business provides for its people by realising the benefits of coaching, the more successful the business will become. I make use of my training in skills such Neuro Linguistic Programming (Practitioner) and Matrix Therapy to provide a platform for great achievement with the following steps:- Discover, clarify and align with what the person wants to achieve- Encourage self-discovery- Elicit self-generated solutions and strategies- Hold the person responsible and accountableThis process helps people dramatically improve their outlook on work and life, while improving their leadership skills and unlocking their potential.Additional Consultancy services provided include: - operational leadership- mentoring - change management - project and programme management

London, United Kingdom

Supported the rapidly increasing portfolio of a fast growing start-up company to help ensure the organisation was suitably prepared for an increase in staff numbers from <30 to >60 within 12 months. Managed a team of consultants to support the deployment of new processes and led some key projects supported by Polish and UK based teams in diverse locations in the UK and Europe.

Responsible for 37 staff involved in the management and delivery of services and support for an annual order-book worth in excess of £10 million. Leading a diverse group of staff, including:Finance – a wide range of support and management activities including:o Overseeing and authorising product and services order-bookso Services forecasting and capacity planningo Contract and project budget managemento Cash collection forecasting and managemento Reporting performance to the BoardResourcing – delivery of services in a diverse arena that included:o Project Management o Agile Software Developmento Technical Engineerso Database Analystso Consultancyo TrainingBusiness Development – Supporting the development of best practice to support the core business including establishing delivery methodology Contract Management – Developing and implementing a contract management service for major clientsSupport - management of first and second line support service for 132 customers and managing customer satisfaction reviewsAccreditation - achieving key standards including ISO9001 and ISO27001 as well as implementing a number of key Quality Audit processes