As the Founder and CEO of Core Effi, I lead the company in its mission to drive positive environmental change and enhance operational efficiency for our clients. I am responsible for setting the strategic vision, building a high-performing team, and ensuring the delivery of exceptional services. This role requires me to be dynamic leader with a deep understanding of sustainability in the tech industry, a passion for innovation, and the ability to inspire and drive growth.Key… Show more As the Founder and CEO of Core Effi, I lead the company in its mission to drive positive environmental change and enhance operational efficiency for our clients. I am responsible for setting the strategic vision, building a high-performing team, and ensuring the delivery of exceptional services. This role requires me to be dynamic leader with a deep understanding of sustainability in the tech industry, a passion for innovation, and the ability to inspire and drive growth.Key Responsibilities: • Develop and execute the company’s strategic vision and growth plan • Build and lead a talented, multidisciplinary team • Foster a culture of innovation, sustainability, and excellence • Oversee financial performance, operations, and business development • Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, and stakeholders • Represent Core Effi in industry forums and media Show less

I work closely with our retail and consumer goods customers to gain a comprehensive understanding of their business strategies and desired outcomes. Together with the customer, I define the strategy for technology transformation across Microsoft cloud platforms, utilising digital transformation goals from 3 Horizon plans, business outcomes, and technology priorities. Throughout this process, I collaborate with partners and vendors that can deliver industry solutions to drive the transformation… Show more I work closely with our retail and consumer goods customers to gain a comprehensive understanding of their business strategies and desired outcomes. Together with the customer, I define the strategy for technology transformation across Microsoft cloud platforms, utilising digital transformation goals from 3 Horizon plans, business outcomes, and technology priorities. Throughout this process, I collaborate with partners and vendors that can deliver industry solutions to drive the transformation objectives of my customers. Show less

I proactively work with our key strategic customers to align strategies around incorporating transformations on business applications platforms. I am deeply engaged with our customers and partners across Australia to help them successfully see the value of solutions delivered on Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. This not only includes working with customers and partners, but I also provide an Australian view of the industry with our corporate, R&D, Strategy and Product Marketing teams.

As the national lead I own our strategy in Australia across our sales and partner teams to insure that we successfully meet the needs of our customers who have and need complex asset and field service solutions. This includes not only working with clients to understand the value of our solution, but also share an Australia view of the industry with our corporate R&D, Strategy and Product Marketing teams.

As a Technology Solutions Specialist for Business Applications, I am responsible for qualifying, developing and managing the technical aspects of Dynamics 365 related opportunities. I play an integral part in maximising long term revenue growth, ensuring successful deployment, and improving customer satisfaction. As a technical specialist, I play a critical role to ensure that my team, the customer and our partners are aware and informed of the all technical aspects and capabilities that are… Show more As a Technology Solutions Specialist for Business Applications, I am responsible for qualifying, developing and managing the technical aspects of Dynamics 365 related opportunities. I play an integral part in maximising long term revenue growth, ensuring successful deployment, and improving customer satisfaction. As a technical specialist, I play a critical role to ensure that my team, the customer and our partners are aware and informed of the all technical aspects and capabilities that are required to deliver a successful outcome. Show less

Being a Solutions Architect, I was tasked with designing the CRM component of the National Systems Transitions program. With that in mind, I designed a solution that utilises core functionality provided by Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM) to offer a centralised view of customer and vessel data. Additionally, I incorporated a hybrid architecture, allowing seamless integration with on-premise line of business systems through services on the Azure Service Bus.To provide a consistent and… Show more Being a Solutions Architect, I was tasked with designing the CRM component of the National Systems Transitions program. With that in mind, I designed a solution that utilises core functionality provided by Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM) to offer a centralised view of customer and vessel data. Additionally, I incorporated a hybrid architecture, allowing seamless integration with on-premise line of business systems through services on the Azure Service Bus.To provide a consistent and feature-rich experience for internal and external users, I employed Dynamics Portals technology to expose the solution's functionality. This approach enables feature configuration within Dynamics 365 and seamless delivery to customers through an integrated portal environment.Throughout the design process, I adopted a capability-led architecture approach, working closely with the business to gain a thorough understanding of the solution's scope and required capabilities. This approach has been instrumental in ensuring the success of the solution and meeting the business's needs. Show less

As the Principal Consultant, I was responsible for managing and delivering technical projects to our clients in both the Federal Government and private sectors. My role involves analysing client processes, understanding their business landscape, defining requirements, and expertly delivering solutions and strategies. I was ultimately responsible for managing client relationships, setting expectations, and providing appropriate direction and feedback to team members.As part of my role, I… Show more As the Principal Consultant, I was responsible for managing and delivering technical projects to our clients in both the Federal Government and private sectors. My role involves analysing client processes, understanding their business landscape, defining requirements, and expertly delivering solutions and strategies. I was ultimately responsible for managing client relationships, setting expectations, and providing appropriate direction and feedback to team members.As part of my role, I led the Dynamics 365 Practice, which maintains a focus on all aspects of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform. My aim was to develop a community of specialists who share a common interest in broadening their knowledge of the use of Dynamics 365 and understanding how it can be used to develop effective business solutions.I played a strong role in pre-sales architecture for the sales division of Veritec and was heavily involved in system design and architecture, service delivery, and R&D programs. Show less

As Solutions Architect Daniel was responsible for the design and architecture of a grants management implementation for the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) using Dynamics 2015. The solution designed to leverage core functionality provided by Dynamics CRM to provide a centralised repository for Events, Estimates, Claims and Payments in support of the NDRRA Determination. Through the use of workflow automation, the system would provide the ability to track the lifecycle… Show more As Solutions Architect Daniel was responsible for the design and architecture of a grants management implementation for the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) using Dynamics 2015. The solution designed to leverage core functionality provided by Dynamics CRM to provide a centralised repository for Events, Estimates, Claims and Payments in support of the NDRRA Determination. Through the use of workflow automation, the system would provide the ability to track the lifecycle of an Event through the initial assessment and activation, association of all estimates and claims right through to the closure of the event. The solution leveraged the rules engine of Dynamics CRM to apply the complex calculations that are applied to estimates and claims to determine such calculations as State expenditure and Commonwealth Estimated Liability. Show less

As Solutions Architect, Daniel was responsible for the design and architecture of the Enterprise System that delivers a capability to manage suppliers, customers and financials. Building on top of the relationship management and sales management functions Daniel was able to deliver a solution that met the expectations of the client with minimal customisations. The solution was developed on Dynamics 2016 Online and incorporated the core capabilities of Office 365 through exchange and SharePoint.

The Australian Electoral Commission were undertaking a procurement process to outsource the recruitment, training, scheduling and payment of the temporary election workforce. Daniel was engaged as an advisor to the CIO to ensure that the deed and statement of services aligned to the expectations of the information technology branch. As such Daniel assessed the proposed architecture, carried out a risk assessment, defined the statement of services and worked alongside the legal team throughout… Show more The Australian Electoral Commission were undertaking a procurement process to outsource the recruitment, training, scheduling and payment of the temporary election workforce. Daniel was engaged as an advisor to the CIO to ensure that the deed and statement of services aligned to the expectations of the information technology branch. As such Daniel assessed the proposed architecture, carried out a risk assessment, defined the statement of services and worked alongside the legal team throughout negotiations. Show less

CSIRO engaged Veritec to undertake a review of their Service Delivery capability in order identify areas of improvement and adopt best practice. Daniel was involved with a small team to carry out stakeholder engagement with the executive leadership team to obtain in-depth knowledge of the operation of their service delivery capability with respect to people, process and technology. Interviews were carried out with both internal and external stakeholders to establish evidence based assessments… Show more CSIRO engaged Veritec to undertake a review of their Service Delivery capability in order identify areas of improvement and adopt best practice. Daniel was involved with a small team to carry out stakeholder engagement with the executive leadership team to obtain in-depth knowledge of the operation of their service delivery capability with respect to people, process and technology. Interviews were carried out with both internal and external stakeholders to establish evidence based assessments. Daniel jointly contributed to a report that aligned to industry based capability maturity assessment model which provided CSIRO with informed recommendations outlining where improvements could be made. Show less

The Department of the Environment engaged Veritec to undertake a review of their ICT environment with respect to their integration capability and develop a strategy for the department to adopt Enterprise Integration. The department had recently done an applications portfolio and determined that they had in excess of 280 applications in varying technologies that were largely siloed in nature with minimal integration. Daniel led a small team to identify the key objectives and initiatives to… Show more The Department of the Environment engaged Veritec to undertake a review of their ICT environment with respect to their integration capability and develop a strategy for the department to adopt Enterprise Integration. The department had recently done an applications portfolio and determined that they had in excess of 280 applications in varying technologies that were largely siloed in nature with minimal integration. Daniel led a small team to identify the key objectives and initiatives to produce a 3 year roadmap based upon the implementation of a middleware integration platform. The strategy was well received by the department and are currently executing on the strategic plan rolling out the Mulesoft enterprise service bus (ESB) to integrate core business systems such as SAP and Dynamics CRM. Show less

As CTO Daniel is responsible for the overarching architecture and management on all technology developments for Carbon Trade Exchange trading platforms with a focus on implementing a platform suitable for global licensing across multiple markets. Daniel had been key to the delivery of the trading platform for the Australian Water Market and the Australian Renewable Energy Certificates Market.

As Principal Consultant Daniel is responsible for the management and delivery of technical projects to clients within the Federal Government or private sector. Daniel's role includes analysing client processes, understanding client’s business landscape, defining requirements and expertly delivering solutions and strategies. Daniel is ultimately responsible for managing client relationships and setting expectations and provides appropriate direction and feedback to team members.Daniel is… Show more As Principal Consultant Daniel is responsible for the management and delivery of technical projects to clients within the Federal Government or private sector. Daniel's role includes analysing client processes, understanding client’s business landscape, defining requirements and expertly delivering solutions and strategies. Daniel is ultimately responsible for managing client relationships and setting expectations and provides appropriate direction and feedback to team members.Daniel is currently leading pre-sales architecture for the sales division of Veritec but is also heavily involved in system design and architecture, service delivery and the R&D programs. Show less

Lead Solutions Architect specialising in Model Driven Architecture and Service-Oriented Architecture for large scale systems integration projects.

The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPaC) proposed a project for the National Water Market System (NWMS). Through the NWMS project the Australian Government is working with the state and territory governments to improve the efficiency of state and territory water registers. As a result the NWMS project define the Common Registry Solution (CRS). The CRS is a large-scale information system proposed to underpin the operation and management of… Show more The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPaC) proposed a project for the National Water Market System (NWMS). Through the NWMS project the Australian Government is working with the state and territory governments to improve the efficiency of state and territory water registers. As a result the NWMS project define the Common Registry Solution (CRS). The CRS is a large-scale information system proposed to underpin the operation and management of improved water registers, and water transaction management. The NWMS project has identified over 90 core business dealings that will be the responsibility of the CRS. Each of the business dealings has been uniquely defined by each jurisdiction and is critical in the adoption of CRS in order to successfully retire their existing water registries.As Lead Solutions Architect Daniel has been responsible for the overall architecture and design of the CRS. He has led the design team using Model Driven Architecture to design the CRS using distributed SOA architecture based on a TIBCO implementation. The design has incorporated the strength of a SOA to drive the core orchestration and configuration of the 90 business dealings using a business process management (BPM) platform. Daniel was responsible for defining the reference architecture, methodology and governance framework used for the architecture and analysis of the CRS. He managed the setup and configuration of a distributed architecture model within Sparx Enterprise Architect to maintain all architecture and design models across the commonwealth and jurisdictions.As a representative of the Architecture Reference Group (ARG) Daniel performs stakeholder engagement with each of the jurisdictions for core design considerations of the CRS system architecture. He is also the Design Authority for the CRS.SOA Architect for National Water Market System built on TIBCO BPM, Business Events, Business Works, Active Matrix Service Grid. Show less

SOA Architect for Enterprise Document Genration System built upon TIBCO Business Works & Active Matrix Service Grid.Cordelta were awarded a contract for the design and implementation of a Document Generation System for IP Australia to replace an existing aging solution based upon embedded macros solution incorporating over 1000 word templates.Daniel was responsible for the design and implementation of the replacement document generation system built upon Intelledox and TIBCO… Show more SOA Architect for Enterprise Document Genration System built upon TIBCO Business Works & Active Matrix Service Grid.Cordelta were awarded a contract for the design and implementation of a Document Generation System for IP Australia to replace an existing aging solution based upon embedded macros solution incorporating over 1000 word templates.Daniel was responsible for the design and implementation of the replacement document generation system built upon Intelledox and TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks & ServiceGrid platform. The system was based upon service-oriented architecture that delivered a complex set of integrations with legacy and mainframe systems that enabled successful replacement and implementation of all existing IPA templates.The system leveraged IPA existing infrastructure to provide a scalable solution that was scalable to meet the immediate and future needs of the department. The system was delivered on time and on budget. Show less

Cordelta provided a team to TransACT to undertake a discovery project that would investigate and profile systems and applications used by TransACT with a view to devise a migration strategy of applications and services back from within an existing managed service arrangement between TransACT and ActewAGL. Daniel was responsible the overall management of the migration project and implementation of the Enterprise Architecture Model and applications portfolio for all applications and interfaces… Show more Cordelta provided a team to TransACT to undertake a discovery project that would investigate and profile systems and applications used by TransACT with a view to devise a migration strategy of applications and services back from within an existing managed service arrangement between TransACT and ActewAGL. Daniel was responsible the overall management of the migration project and implementation of the Enterprise Architecture Model and applications portfolio for all applications and interfaces within TransACT’s business systems support (BSS) division. Upon successful migration and isolation from ActewAGL, Daniel performed the role of Enterprise Architect for TransACT and has been actively involved in the definition and planning of systems and service improvements for TransACT strategic initiative program. Daniel managed the migration and isolation of 160+ applications and services from ActewAGL to TransACT. Modeled the TransACT Enterprise Architecture incorporating requirements, use cases, components and business processes within Sparx Enterprise Architect. Provided recommendations on service improvement with respect to service orientation, orchestration and modernisation. Implemented a new ticketing solution using Sugar CRM and JIRA systems to replace the existing HP Service Centre. He also served as the design authority for Change Advisory Board (CAB). Show less

Daniel was responsible for the design, architecture and overall management of the Vehicle Tracking System for the Australian Federal Police on behalf of Motorola. The vehicle tracking system geographically tracks and maps location information from the police vehicles that have travelled over the network via GPS satellites. He led the gathering and analysis of requirements and is acting design authority. He incorporated Scrum methodology within local and international development teams… Show more Daniel was responsible for the design, architecture and overall management of the Vehicle Tracking System for the Australian Federal Police on behalf of Motorola. The vehicle tracking system geographically tracks and maps location information from the police vehicles that have travelled over the network via GPS satellites. He led the gathering and analysis of requirements and is acting design authority. He incorporated Scrum methodology within local and international development teams. Modelled requirements, use cases, components and business processes within Enterprise Architect. Show less

Daniel was responsible for the design and architecture for sports portal built using open source technologies. The sports portal manages content flows between a number of distinct stakeholder groups, with appropriate processes to ensure accuracy, timeliness and privacy.Daniel has lead the gathering and analysis of requirements. Designed and architected the system solution using open source technology. Incorporated a Scrum methodology within local and international development teams… Show more Daniel was responsible for the design and architecture for sports portal built using open source technologies. The sports portal manages content flows between a number of distinct stakeholder groups, with appropriate processes to ensure accuracy, timeliness and privacy.Daniel has lead the gathering and analysis of requirements. Designed and architected the system solution using open source technology. Incorporated a Scrum methodology within local and international development teams. Modelled requirements, use cases, components and business processes within Enterprise Architect. Show less

Daniel was responsible for the design, architecture and overall management of the Trading Platform for the National Water Market on behalf of Environmental Markets Australia. The complex system requirements and tight deadlines required Daniel to incorporate rapid development methodologies and principles in order to manage the continual change in scope and stakeholder needs. The trading system will provide brokers of both regional and international markets the ability to trade water entitlements… Show more Daniel was responsible for the design, architecture and overall management of the Trading Platform for the National Water Market on behalf of Environmental Markets Australia. The complex system requirements and tight deadlines required Daniel to incorporate rapid development methodologies and principles in order to manage the continual change in scope and stakeholder needs. The trading system will provide brokers of both regional and international markets the ability to trade water entitlements through a common platform.Daniel modelled requirements, use cases, components and business processes within Enterprise Architect. Designed secure authentication gateway on smart card technology. Managed the project team using Scrum methodology, and managed multiple vendors, government and private stakeholders.Lead Architect for the design and implementation of a Trading Platform for the trade of water allocations on the National Water Market. SOA, J2EE, GWT Show less

Daniel was responsible for the design and architecture for all functional enhancements of the Allhomes Agent Portal. Daniel built complex models of the existing system that has helped define a better understanding for both the development team and the client. The Allhomes Agent Portal was built by Cordelta to enable agents to manage property listings, conduct in–depth market analysis and manage client relations. The portal manages a large volume of structured and unstructured content that… Show more Daniel was responsible for the design and architecture for all functional enhancements of the Allhomes Agent Portal. Daniel built complex models of the existing system that has helped define a better understanding for both the development team and the client. The Allhomes Agent Portal was built by Cordelta to enable agents to manage property listings, conduct in–depth market analysis and manage client relations. The portal manages a large volume of structured and unstructured content that is used in various processes by the agents, with some elements made available to the external public–facing Allhomes site.Daniel enhanced the Agent Portal through the design and implementation of a document generation and template engine built upon Alfresco ECM, design and implementation of a bespoke Customer Relationship Management tool that interfaced with the Google Apps API for calendaring and scheduling, design and Implementation of an investment calculator built upon JBoss Drools. Show less

Daniel was tasked to manage a development team in the design and implementation of the middleware layer of the Online Medical Records System. The MRS Online system automated the process of submitting medical examinations for commercial and private pilots with a purpose to process examinations against a comprehensive rules set to determine a pilot’s suitability to fly.Designed and modelled the system within Enterprise Architect to deliver extensive UML diagrams, use cases and… Show more Daniel was tasked to manage a development team in the design and implementation of the middleware layer of the Online Medical Records System. The MRS Online system automated the process of submitting medical examinations for commercial and private pilots with a purpose to process examinations against a comprehensive rules set to determine a pilot’s suitability to fly.Designed and modelled the system within Enterprise Architect to deliver extensive UML diagrams, use cases and requirements/business rule matrix. Designed and delivered on time a middleware layer adopting principles of Service-Oriented Architecture. Show less

Daniel was responsible for the upfront analysis and design that was required to devise a solution for a National Emergency Warning System. The proposed solution was designed to complement and supplement existing communication channels (RSS, WS, SMS, Email) and provide a central location for members of the public to find information on emergencies in their local area and elsewhere in Australia. The system has been designed using the principles of a Service Oriented Architecture… Show more Daniel was responsible for the upfront analysis and design that was required to devise a solution for a National Emergency Warning System. The proposed solution was designed to complement and supplement existing communication channels (RSS, WS, SMS, Email) and provide a central location for members of the public to find information on emergencies in their local area and elsewhere in Australia. The system has been designed using the principles of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).Daniel designed and modelled the system to deliver extensive requirements documentation, designed an SOA solution that integrates with the existing infrastructure and data protocols and applied the Scrum agile methodology to manage the software development of the proposed solution. Show less

Cross Domain BrowserThe Cross Domain Web Browsing project was a prototype implemented and managed as part of the RPDE program for Defence. It allowed classified content from the Defence Secret Network to be published to a DMZ. Content would be pushed through a secure gateway via a dirty word filter allowing content to be declassified or alternatively quarantined. Daniel was responsible for designing a generic delivery mechanism through web services to allow web content and supporting… Show more Cross Domain BrowserThe Cross Domain Web Browsing project was a prototype implemented and managed as part of the RPDE program for Defence. It allowed classified content from the Defence Secret Network to be published to a DMZ. Content would be pushed through a secure gateway via a dirty word filter allowing content to be declassified or alternatively quarantined. Daniel was responsible for designing a generic delivery mechanism through web services to allow web content and supporting documents to be published across the domain. He designed and delivered a solution on time and on budget. Implemented a JMS notification system to monitor content updates. Developed test plan, carried out usability and acceptance testing. Show less

Atlantis is a J2EE Formal Messaging Web Application used for the management of military messages that require sensitive handling on the Defence Secret Networks. Daniel was responsible for the requirements gathering, design and implementation of the Atlantis Message Client. Utilised the Apache Struts Framework to capitalise on the management and validation of data. Devised a security plan to outline the implications involved in operating the Atlantis application within the Defence Secret… Show more Atlantis is a J2EE Formal Messaging Web Application used for the management of military messages that require sensitive handling on the Defence Secret Networks. Daniel was responsible for the requirements gathering, design and implementation of the Atlantis Message Client. Utilised the Apache Struts Framework to capitalise on the management and validation of data. Devised a security plan to outline the implications involved in operating the Atlantis application within the Defence Secret Network (DSN). Implications include JDBC connectivity, authentication principles and lock down procedures. Modelled and design the application database. Developed test plan, carried out usability and acceptance testing. Show less

Phoenix is a bespoke J2EE Web–Based system designed to enhance the estimate and bidding process to incorporate workflow and integrity into risk analysis and schedule. Estimates from Phoenix are exported into applications such as ProPricer, MS Project and Open Plan. Daniel was responsible for the design and development of this application and an internal project for BAE Systems Estimate and Bid Team. He designed and delivered a centralised estimating a reporting tool that will be was and is… Show more Phoenix is a bespoke J2EE Web–Based system designed to enhance the estimate and bidding process to incorporate workflow and integrity into risk analysis and schedule. Estimates from Phoenix are exported into applications such as ProPricer, MS Project and Open Plan. Daniel was responsible for the design and development of this application and an internal project for BAE Systems Estimate and Bid Team. He designed and delivered a centralised estimating a reporting tool that will be was and is still being used on all major bids within BAE Systems. Won the BAE Systems Bronze Innovation Award. Show less

Intelligence Training Environment (ITE) is a bespoke J2EE Web–Based system designed to automate many of the training instructor’s tasks during training courses conducted Joint Intelligence Support Systems (JISS). Daniel was responsible for the design and development of this application.He designed a user interface that provided an informative yet simplistic medium for the ITE System that allowed the management and representation of larger quantities of data. He devised a security plan that… Show more Intelligence Training Environment (ITE) is a bespoke J2EE Web–Based system designed to automate many of the training instructor’s tasks during training courses conducted Joint Intelligence Support Systems (JISS). Daniel was responsible for the design and development of this application.He designed a user interface that provided an informative yet simplistic medium for the ITE System that allowed the management and representation of larger quantities of data. He devised a security plan that focused on the implications involved in operating the system across multiple platforms (UNIX, Windows). This included the design for the authentication process through multiple proxies. Show less

Mercury is a bespoke ACP128 Formal Messaging System designed by BAE Systems that is has been used throughout the ADF since 1999. Daniel was responsible for the support and maintenance of this application. Mercury was written in C++.