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Talent Advisory (.NET SW Engineering) focussing on team restructure, job/career design (performance profiles), job marketing and bringing TA functions in-house (or outsourced) for better (data-driven) results. 3X Partners fixes these (hiring) problems; 1) Hiring managers / TA teams with limited resources (stretched too thin). HMX & CX improvements. 2) Talent Scarcity - we help firms attract diverse people & build high-performing Engineering teams 3) Improve hiring quality and speed while reducing overall spending/cost. RECENT SEARCH ENGAGEMENTS (Embedded RPO or retained);  X30+ CoE tech hires (Philipinnes). Various eg. App Support, C# Devs, EUS & Regional Support Managers.  Boutique Data Consultancy - we built talent pipelines consisting of 730 candidates across 3 practices which their internal TA team will nurture for future marketing campaigns. ATS/tech advisory  X8 C#/React JS. Snr Developers | Fintec - SYD & NZ X60+ CoE tech hires in PHP. Various eg. App Support, C# Dev, Infra, Ops, Cloud & Consulting Hybrid C# Dev / Quant - FI/FX | Tier 1# Hedge Fund | SGP  Tech Team Build X10 for a new market entrant (disruptor) - .NET Tech Lead, 4 X .NET Web Developers (Microsoft centric), 2X Xamarin Developers & 2X Automation Testers.  Tech Lead > CTO (post phase 2 platform build) - Start Up Series A funding .NET team build - VC backed startup - CTO and team of 7X SW Engineers BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS (company names withheld for privacy);  Implementation of Topgrading™ framework into a small cap recruitment consultancy (18 employees). Implementation of organisational development & HR frameworks [8 wks]  EVP creation and design of ‘performance-based job descriptions’ aligned with the company’s vision, purpose and corporate values [3 wk assignment].  Create & implement a ‘think tank’ for a Professional Services (IT) business aimed at fostering innovation, harnessing collective intelligence and improving employee engagement [6 wks > ongoing].

• Board member and Chairman > Building shareholder value and safeguarding the company’s values and reputation • Group Strategy • Client Development Strategy > Account Director > Account Manager • Executive recruitment and retained search for C-Level technologists

Restructured the leadership team in November 2008 and specific accountabilities in order to achieve strategic objectives for a growth mandate. Primary accountabilities: • Internal recruitment for TRC Group (talent identification, virtual benching and onboarding) by 'attempting' to ATTRACT, TRAIN and RETAIN the top 10% of talent available for every position throughout the entire business. • EVP definition and redesign / implementation of a talent attraction framework and interview process. Ongoing accountabilities:• C-Level recruitment for Investment Banking Technologists across Asia Pacific.• Account Director and Business Development. ACHIEVEMENTS: • Negotiated & completed an MBO from TRC's parent company (www.tradition.com) in Nov 2010.• Designed TRC Group's entire internal recruitment methodology and 4 stage interview process. • Made 16 internal hires in 2011 with a Hiring Success Rate of 93.75%. • Made 16 internal hires in 2010 with a Hiring Success Rate of 87.5%.• Strategic hiring for TRC's 5 divisions with 30+ niche desks. • Reduced Group CPH (cost per hire) by 127% (over a 2 year period). • Succession planned my role (dept) and built internal HR / OD framework, systems & procedures. • Highest fee $80K+ for the Group in 2010 - placed Global Head of Equities IT. • Won 3 major financial services PSA's for the Group in 2010.• Creator of TRC's 'Think Tank' to harness collective intelligence across the entire Group with view to driving profitability and improving operational efficiency.

Initially joined TRC with the remit of building their presence within the Software Development market. I focused on recruiting Application focused technologists (predominantly Microsoft) then later expanded the team to provide coverage in other development languages ie C++ and Java. In May 2005 I assumed the role of joint MD whilst maintaining full responsibilities as a Consultant and Team Leader. We have since hired an excellent team of managers and consultants to cover all IT verticals and I maintained an active role in managing large PSA accounts and recruit senior technology managers within Investment Banks across Asia Pacific. ACHIEVEMENTS (made possible by having a parent company that provided investment & autonomy and superb guidance from the former Managing Director - Aidan Conway) • During a 6 year period in a 'hands on' 360 Consulting role, total GP/sales averaging $700,000 p/a (company wide top performer 2003 - 2008). • Expert recruiter and headhunter in both permanent and contract recruitment (averaged c15 contractors out whilst running a dual desk).• Expert 'global market mapper' having successfully relocated candidates from the USA, Europe and Australia into Asian countries such as Singapore, HK and Japan (pre LinkedIn!).• Staffed an entire Technology Equity Derivatives team for a tier 1 Investment Bank in HK. • Secured 17 major PSA's and 6 separate 'sole supplier agreements' for the Group during a 6 year period. • Succession planned & convinced shareholders / Directors to restructure and hire an external GM KEY CLIENTS include; Barclays Capital Asia, BAML Asia, SC Asia, Credit Suisse Asia, ANZ Bank, Deutsche Bank, Westpac (WIB), BNP, IAG Asset Management, UBS Asset Management, AMP Banking, Challenger Financial Services, Colonial First State Investments, Toronto Dominion Bank, CIT Group (now BOQ Finance), Toyota Financial Services, GBST, Onyx Software and KPMG. Other Client names withheld for privacy reasons.

Thrown in to an intensive 8 week training program and given responsibility (recklessly) for creating a new desk and revenue stream for the business. I generated over 90% of my own business (in a 360 capacity) and focused on the permanent MS Software Development vertical for 3 years. Due to the downturn in 2001 and in order to maintain billing levels, I diversified markets and assumed responsibility for Pegasus' offering in the RDBMS (DBA) vertical. I 'mapped' the entire Sydney market and placed several DBA's during this period (predominantly within financial services organisations such as BT, Macquarie Bank & Rabobank). SPECIALITIES:End to end recruitment in vertically-aligned desks while managing key accounts.Software developers, analyst programmers, software engineers, architects, technical team leaders & database administrators (DBA's).Treating candidates with respect and operating a 'candidate first approach' ie 'placing people' rather than 'filling jobs'. ACHIEVEMENTS (made possible by superb training & mentoring from the two Founders / Directors and a fantastic team);I successfully billed the following gross profit margins; • 1999 - $287,000 (Mar - Dec with zero exp on a brand new desk coupled with 8 wks in boot camp style training). • 2000 - $612,000 (top biller 4/12 months of the year and set a company record of $117,000 in August which is still in place to this day). • 2001 - $411,000 (recession year) • Secured official PSA's with the following clients; BT Financial Group, JP Morgan, AMP, CFS (now CBA), Enron & Integrity Treasury Solutions (now Sungard). • Secured 'sole supplier' status with various software houses, MS gold partners, financial vendors and proprietary trading organisations

Trading a range of financial futures on both L.I.F.F.E. (London International Financial Futures & Options Exchange) and the I.P.E (International Petroleum Exchange).Financial Markets traded; LIFFE - Short term interest Rates (LIRA) I Government Bonds I FTSE 100IPE - Gas Oil I Crude Oil I Electricity futuresLearned loads, had so much fun, met so many characters. Amazing experience, thanks LIFFE / IPE.