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Dallas, Tx, Us

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Safety & Security Program Delivery: Led the delivery of the Safety & Security (S&S) and Cloud Platforms for Toyota Australia's 2025 vehicle lineup. Successfully migrated the S&S cloud platform from Azure to AWS, aligning with Toyota's global IT strategy.

Manage $21 million+ large-scale digital and data transformation programs with a focus on safety, security, and technology risk management. Successfully delivered critical initiatives for major clients including Toyota and Latitude Finance, driving alignment with global strategies, revitalizing stalled projects, and managing high-impact risk and data quality transformations.𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴: 𝘛𝘰𝘺𝘰𝘵𝘢 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢, 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳.• 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 & 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲: Led the delivery of the Safety & Security (S&S) and Cloud Platforms for Toyota Australia's 2025 vehicle aligned with the company’s global IT strategy.• 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 & 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲: Reinvigorated and reprioritized a Transformation initiative for Latitude Finance. • 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Chaired the $8 million data quality transformation program and unified the Billing and Collections systems from a post-merger of two water utility companies.• 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 & 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Managed $11 million in digital and technology risk initiatives for Latitude Finance.

Melbourne, Australia

Directed $27 million+ in projects across diverse industries, enhancing user experience, ensuring compliance, and securing critical systems while forging strategic partnerships and rescuing mission-critical initiatives that delivered significant value and maintained rigorous standards of excellence. 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴: 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘛𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢.• 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: Spearheaded the $5 million project for Guild Superannuation, that enhanced digital user experience and member engagement.• 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Led a comprehensive cybersecurity audit for Toll Logistics.• 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Directed the $8 million project including modules for Business Continuity Management and IT Readiness.• 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 & 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Recovered a mission critical project replacing an aging Emergency Services (911) call recording solution. • 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: Secured critical billing systems and maintained stringent data security standards, passing Telstra’s external audit.• 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 & 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: Facilitated a $14 million agreement between Telstra and Foxtel.

Led audit-driven system modernization and project recovery, mitigating risks and ensuring successful project delivery. Expertly addressed critical issues for the Bank of New Zealand and headed the turnaround of a $3 million NBN Data Centre Monitoring project, aligning outcomes with client expectations and achieving key milestones ahead of schedule.• 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Rapidly addressed a critical issue identified by the Bank of New Zealand’s internal audit. Successfully retired an unsupported system and implemented a new monitoring solution, fully integrated with the existing service desk system, ahead of the audit deadline.• 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 & 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Took over a struggling $3 million National Broadband Network (NBN) Data Centre Monitoring project. Through strategic scope management and direct client engagement, reduced delivery risks and realigned project deliverables with client expectations, ensuring the successful completion of key milestones.

Strategically guided internal audits and IT operations, including global audit initiatives and critical audits for a $1.2 billion core banking replacement program. Enhanced global risk management and governance frameworks, and successfully optimized IT operations for over 90 applications with a $14 million budget, delivering significant cost savings and improved team performance.• 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Recruited as the Internal Audit subject matter expert for project management, leading critical audits for the bank's $1.2 billion core banking replacement program. • 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬: Initiated and led thematic global audits across Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Asia, focusing on project governance, risk and security controls, and project portfolio office maturity. • 𝐈𝐓 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Headed operations for 90+ applications and oversaw a team of 60+ personnel with an annual budget of $14 million. • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Spearheaded the establishment of an ITIL Change and Release Management framework, streamlining project transitions into production and reducing incident rates.

Managed $25 million+ projects, bringing innovative technologies to market in the mobile communications and online sectors. Successfully rescued critical initiatives, such as an $18 million project that provided Telstra with a competitive market advantage and delivered groundbreaking solutions including the IP EFTPOS transition, which enhanced transaction efficiency and laid the foundation for future network advancements.• 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Spearheaded an average of three concurrent projects involving large, cross-functional teams across Australia, successfully bringing integrated technologies to market in the mobile communications and online spaces.• 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬: Rescued a critical $18 million project four months prior to enabling Telstra to beat its main competitor to market.• 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐏 𝐄𝐅𝐓𝐏𝐎𝐒 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Delivered a $5 million project, reducing transaction approval times by 60% and laying the foundation for Telstra’s migration to a financial switched network.• 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥: Managed the Mobile Video Commonwealth Games Showcase project as part of a broader $2 million international technology trial.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Sound Engineering (Incomplete)