David B. Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Australia

- Lead, co-ordinate and facilitate Queensland Rail's strategic benchmarking activities and provide specialist advice to the Queensland Rail Executive and Senior Leadership Teams in addition to key internal/external stakeholders.- Foster relationships with the Queensland Rail Executive Team, other rail organisations and benchmarking groups and key stakeholders to influence strategic outcomes for Queensland Rail.- Manage memberships and participate in relevant industry benchmarking groups to support Queensland Rail’s strategic objectives and business strategies.- Liaise with Australian and international railways regarding benchmarking and strategic outcomes of their businesses.- Perform benchmarking and industry research and analysis, and effectively communicate findings to identify strategic gaps, provide recommendations, based upon best practice, to close gaps and capitalise upon opportunities.- Manage the development of economic and statistical information and tools.- Current chair of the ARA national benchmarking working group.

Brisbane, Australia

My role is to provide expert advice and industry knowledge on enterprise strategies, benchmarking and market intelligence for Queensland Rail. I am responsible for - the continued development of the Enterprise Strategy and Product Strategies of Queensland Rail. - leading senior management through the development of tier 1 and tier 2 strategies and ensure alignment with Enterprise Strategies. - Managing benchmarking for Queensland Rail and managing the relationships with our benchmarking groups both in Australia and internationally. - Providing market intelligence activities to drive strategic outcomes and long term planning for the enterprise. - Providing advice in the development of many of the over- arching strategies within the Functional areas of Queensland Rail. - oversight of strategic planning frameworksAchievements - Developed the Queensland Rail Enterprise Strategy with 3 time horizons, 18 months, 5 years and 20 years that deliver step change. - Redeveloped the 3 Queensland Rail Product Strategies to enable a better communication of the strategies. - Developed the Queensland Rail strategy hierarchy that provides a strategic framework for alignment between the enterprise strategy and all other strategies and plans. - Led the development of a commercial strategy for Queensland Rail- Delivered benchmarking reports on the performance of Queensland Rail against Australian and international operators. - Perform timely and relevant market research to develop meaningful management reports. - Researched and produced reports the Board and Executive Leadership Team on potential future strategic issues.

Brisbane, Australia

My role is to provide expert advice and industry knowledge to develop enterprise strategies for Queensland Rail. I am responsibile for the continued development of the 3 Product Strategies of Queensland Rail.I lead senior management through the development of tier 1 and tier 2 strategies and ensure alignment with Enterprise Strategies.I play a key role in developing many of the over arching strategies within the Functional areas of Queensland Rail.I am a representative on key internal steering groups to provide strategic advice.

Brisbane, Australia

My role is to provide expert advice and industry knowledge to develop group wide transformational strategies. I lead the programme for Contractor Safety Management (CSM). CSM is implementing a number of projects across Australia for QR National.Additionally I also lead teams to develop analysis and strategies to enter new markets. I manage key projects that deliver critical business outcomes to give direction to the business.Achievements- Delivered induction training pack Australia wide for QR National to induct all contractors.- Developed a procurement selection process for the assessment of safety credentials of contractors throughout all states in Australia.- An integral team member for the development of transformational strategies for QR National Network Services.- Lead the development of analysis and strategic direction for the Central Queensland Coal and Western Australian below rail market for the Senior Leadership Team.- Designed the business plan and strategic reporting requirements for Network Services.- Development of value driver trees across complex business functions.- Provide expert advice and led the development and implementation of the CRM system for Network Services.- Trusted advisor to Network Services management on strategy.- Provide expert advice on market research to the National Business Development Manager.

My role was to lead a section of 12 cohesive results oriented staff to deliver strategy, performance reporting, business communications, administration and training administration. I played an integral role with the GGM of Infrastructure Services in developing strategy and business direction. Achievements- Managed and led the strategic and business planning process for a large and complex business group.- Represented the business at a corporate level for the corporate planning process.- Liaised and advised the senior leadership team on strategic planning issues.- Delivered transformation projects on time and budget- Delivery of market intelligence processes and systems for a large complex business group.- Delivered group wide CRM processes and system.- Produced sales presentations for QR Ltd executive leadership team. - Provided strategic advice on market intelligence.- Managed performance reporting process for strategic and operational reporting.- Managed and led a diverse section with business communication, business performance reporting, administration and training for a large and complex business group.- Provided a mentoring role for wide range of people.

My role was to lead IT strategy within the Infrastructure Services Group and provide advice to the senior leadership team on the direction of IT strategy. It was my responsibility to represent the business with the corporate IT division and to ensure the groups requirements are met. I played an integral role on corporate steering committees and lead group wide projects to implement business systems.Achievements- Managed the information strategy for a large and complex business group.- Delivered large complex IT projects on time and on budget.- Managed non direct staff members to deliver complex IT projects including the rollout of a new Standard Operating Environment (SOE).- Managed external IT contractor and contract.- Provided leadership to the information technology community.- Managed the relationship between the business group and the internal IT delivery group. - Provided a mentoring role to the IT community.

Diploma Of Business Marketing, Marketing

Advanced Diploma Of Business Management, Business Strategy

Diploma Of Applied Science Computing, It

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