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Adelaide, Sa, Au

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Responsible for all aspects of technology project management delivering hardware and software solutions, utilising government procurement methods and vendor management when required.From September 2023, Program Manager for the Platform Stabilisation program in the Program Delivery / Technical Portfolio.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

SA Public Transport Authority / Customer Transformation Directorate / TicketingResponsible for all aspects of technology project delivery.Projects- Upgrade technology on O-Bahn buses and trams to allow credit cards to be used as a "tap and pay" ticket.- Upgrade ticket inspection hardware and software to cater for credit card "tap and pay" tickets.- Develop a mobile device ticket purchase application (pilot).

Adelaide, Australia

CourtSA – Information TechnologyIT Service Delivery Branch – ProjectsResponsible for all aspects of project management for IT infrastructure and software projects, business change, project assurance and guidance.

Adelaide, Australia

Responsible for the delivery of ICT services, systems, projects and business solutions. Leading the ICT team to manage infrastructure and support.Focused on:- ICT support, infrastructure and technology.- Managing contractor and vendor relationships.- ICT operational plans, new initiatives, IT performance and quality.- Financial expenditure and budgets.- Succession and development of personnel.Achievements:- ICT Project Work Plan - Established a program schedule for this financial year and the next.- OPEX Budget – Updated current budget and established budget for the next financial year.- CAPEX Budget – Prepared the CAPEX budget for next financial year.- Contract Register – Established a comprehensive contract register for vendor service agreements to manage contract end dates and prepare budgets.Project Managed- Microsoft End of Life Project to update Windows Server and MS SQL Databases- Move of time clocking application to the cloud.- RFQ and selection of print / copy managed services contract.Served on the Board Quality Committee and the Information Management Committee.

Adelaide, Australia

(Formerly the Department of State Development - South Australia)Led a team of information technology professionals using an agile approach to build, improve and support online and internal business applications and reporting systems.Working with our colleagues in the business unit, my team’s software development work groups executed projects to develop business systems in line with operational priorities while providing ongoing support to maintain the smooth daily operation of systems.The team covered all aspects of the software development life cycle using an iterative approach to the work from analysing requirements into user stores, software development, quality assurance, production deployment and business support.

Adelaide, Australia

Led the business analysis function in the development of software systems. Ensured the quality of the analysis undertaken. In conjunction with the business stakeholders provided user stories for an agile software development approach.Led improvements of the analysis functions in an agile development environment. Managed the business analysts within the agile development team. Collaborated with developers and testers to ensure requirements were understood and quality solutions designed and delivered.Led and coordinated sprint planning and execution in an agile development environment.Acting project manager as required.Achievements:• Implemented an online and internal system for the Skills and Employment division to manage the training and subsidy programs that support the Work Ready policy.• Member of the Information and Procurement Services Demand Management Working Group to develop policies to manage information systems service requests.• Ongoing development of online and internal systems for grant management, training subsidies, reporting and statistics collection.

Adelaide, Australia

Led a team of information systems professionals that implemented new systems and business process changes in the organisation. Through that controlled change, optimised the use of business systems and ensured that the maximum benefit was being returned from the investment made in the technology.Critical to the success of those changes was my ability to engage with business teams at all management levels, understand the issues and problems to be resolved and articulate those needs to the technical teams.Key Skills: project management, team leadership, consulting, business systems analysis, business process improvement, communication, SQL, data analysis.Key Projects: Wordpress / Woo Commerce Online Store, MS Dynamics CRM, Store Team Tablet Application

Adelaide, Australia

Provide project management / project leadership skills, information systems and retail skills to implement process and ICT improvements across the business.Skills include: business systems analysis and design, SQL, data analysis and business intelligence, business process improvement, online sales and logistics processing and consulting advice.Utilising Business Objects, Retek / Oracle Retail, Interbase SQL, DRS Merchant, SureFire Retail Systems, EFTPOS, MS SQL, Nomad Online.Key Projects: Pharmacy POS Replacement, Business Objects and Data Warehouse, Optical POS and ERP Replacement, Online Store, Retek (Oracle Retail) Inventory Processes

Adelaide, Australia

Consulted to a variety of retail businesses across Australia for this vendor of POS and Retail Management systems.Performed pre and post implementation project support, systems analysis, gap analysis, requirements gathering, data migration, training and testing.

Adelaide, Australia

Worked as a Development Team Leader managing and mentoring up to six analyst / programmers.Performed system analysis, programming, production support, peer review, ensuring adherence to programming and SDLC standards.

Newcastle Nsw / Adelaide Sa

Finished in IT software development. Completed a 12 month Retail Cadetship working in all store and support office departments. Held positions in Computer Operations, Price Control and Merchandising.Final position as the Software Development Team Leader in the national office, managing six analyst / programmers.