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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The job involves working to:. identify economic development and investment and activation opportunities for RMIT via effective collaboration and liaison with government policy making officials and other stakeholders at state, city, national and international levels. advance RMIT’s interests in the locations in which it operates via partnerships to activate.

Melbourne, Australia

Lead RMIT’s project for innovation precincts. This includes industry engagement, industry and stakeholder partnerships, working across RMIT to ensure strategic input and policy alignment including with other innovation precincts, advancing relationships and collaboration with the University of Melbourne and working with key influencers and partners across.

Melbourne, Australia

Appointed to explore infrastructure and development opportunities for Victoria companies including from multilateral development banks,Achievements included:- Drafting a report and implementation plan for recommendations to lift engagement of infrastructure services engagement for Victorian companies

Melbourne, Australia

Senior Executive in time-limited role in Taskforce established to oversee implementation of Royal Commission into Family Violence and the commencement of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Manila, Philippines

Appointed Australian Executive Director on the 12 person Board of the 67 member Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila.Achievements included:- represented interests of: Australia; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Georgia; Hong Kong, China; Kiribati; Federated States of Micronesia; Nauru; Palau; Solomon Islands; and Tuvalu- established $73M infrastructure project.

Canberra, Australia

As CoS responsible for leadership of office and prime interface with Minister WongAchievements included: - Recruiting, retaining and developing team of 8 policy advisers, policy development and oversight, navigating political and bureaucratic interface.- oversaw policy development processes across offices, including high level engagements with business.

Canberra, Australia

As CoS responsible for leadership of office and prime interface with Minister WongAchievements included:- worked with senior staff and officials on the Global Financial Crisis response- established ministerial office on assuming government - reduced IT contractors by 50% over 3 yrs and reduced IT budgets by $1B over 4 yrs- relet government travel to save.

Canberra, Australia

Adviser working with Chris Richardson on publications and adviceAchievements included:- advised on reforms in education, health and justice- analysed aged care service delivery blockages ahead of the federal review on aged care pricing- lead author on economic periodicals on sectoral performance of the economy

Melbourne, Australia

Senior adviser to Lindsay TannerAchievements included:- managed relationships with other opposition ministerial offices- part of the Central Policy Unit in 2001 election- managed consulting and costing relationship with Access Economics- developed policy for government, briefings for shadow ministers and for parliamentary committees

Melboune, Australia

Lead policy adviser in Victorian Treasury and Victorian Premiers departmentsAchievements included:- led teams in the Treasury and Premier’s departments - led the team responsible for oversight of the budget of Treasury and Premier's department - engineered a corporate governance review of the state arts agencies- Prepared briefings for the Victorian.

Canberra, Australia

Senior officer seconded with other officials to work on the WIk TaskforceAchievements included:- developing approach for out-of-court compensation settlements in collaboration with states, indigenous groups and farmers

Canberra, Australia

Various advising roles in the Department of Finance and Administration Achievements included:- negotiated intergovernmental agreement on public housing provision- reviewed Aboriginal Student Assistance Scheme and the Commonwealth Employment Service- worked on justice system reforms including alternative dispute resolution, targeting of legal aid and.

Graduate Diploma In Public Law, Public Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Bachelor Of Business - Double Major In Accounting And Management