Working with the Research Technology Services team to develop a clear vision and roadmap for ResTech for the next 3 years, including goal setting and timelines.

Seconded position working with and supporting NCRIS organisations to develop and implement data and skills strategies to accelerate research.

Community lead at Research Technology Services (ResTech), part of UNSW Research Infrastructure. This role covers the development and running of ResTech Community Engagement activities such as training programs tailored for UNSW researchers in the area of digital tools, specifically High Performance Computing (HPC) and Data Tools, weekly Hacky Hours (eResearch Support hours), Lunch & Learn sessions and seminars in order to aid researchers and promote knowledge sharing. It also covers partnerships with industry bodies and external research stakeholders, a skill I am very strong in. I have been involved in the organisation of ResBaz Sydney (Research Bazaar) since 2019, an intensive festival and conference where researchers from multiple institutions come together to up-skill in next-generation digital research tools and scholarship.More specifically projects have included:-Outreach and relationship development with UNSW’s schools, faculties, specialist groups-Running training programs and courses in high demand coding languages such as Python, R and Matlab, as well as courses on Introduction to Machine Learning over 1,000 attendees annually).-Organising seminars highlighting research activities making use of these technologies. -Informal Lunch & learn sessions to promote casual learning and skills sharing.-Weekly Hacky Hours, relaxed and informal e-support sessions - very popular! These are conducted online and are a place for researchers to get help with coding, data management or simply exchange ideas on how to accelerate research with digital solutions. -Curate online resources for researchers including a video library of seminars and training videos.-Communications management both internal and public facing teams (MS Teams) with over 1,000 active users. -Editing the monthly news bulletins-Engaging with external partners such as NVIDIA, Google, Microsoft and MathWorks to solicit industry knowledge sharing for UNSW researchers.

Teaching English to adult learners and having a lot of fun in the process (A great way to learn the ins and outs of English grammar!). I taught from beginners to advanced, including Business English classes, which I loved.Specifically, the role required:- Creation of lesson plans for students- Classroom mangement and coordination- Invigilation of CAE exams- Exam marking and report writing

I was tasked to help build AIME's Partnering Unit in order to effectively manage and acquire the necessary partners and funding to run AIME's programs and expand its growth. My job concentrated on the logistics of running the partnering side of AIME, focusing on the strength of great communication with AIME's corporate, university and philanthropic supporters. AIME is pivotal in changing the landscape for Indigenous education in Australia. Providing a mentoring program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students and university students, AIME is helping increase the progression rates for its ATSI students by encouraging them to stay in school and aim high.Partners that I dealt with included:-Google-Atlassian-Shell-Social Ventures Australia-Coca Cola-Jurlique-Various Australian universities-Baker & McKenzie

Dealing with the usual conundrum that is documentation versus reactive IT, I managed our internal Wiki (MediaWiki with Semantic Extension) and IT based documentation within our unit. Shaping the WikiIT and developing strategies for its use, developing templates, implementation and assurance of valid data kept me quite busy! When not fiddling around with this I helped with the implementation of the CA Service Desk for and within the Australian School of Business. Liaising with Central IT as to the look and feel, contributing to the central knowledge database and general troubleshooting was great experience.Some highlights:- Developed framework and documentation for the internal Wiki mentioned above, following ITIL v3 guidelines. Documentation grew from a few random sections to a well organised wiki database consisting of over 500 articles.- Prince2 Project based activities involving the integration of faculty based IT support into the centralised model.- Designed, produced and published IT@ASB newsletters using Adobe InDesign 5.0

Helping Bio-Link establish themselves from an office management point of view. This role commenced with establishing a contacts database, and continued with projects such as helping with the design of corporate identity (logo, website), newsletter design, mark-up and publishing, event coordination as well as general office duties.

IT support for Faculty staff and students.*Manage computer labs and lab support staff.*Admin for Faculty network and applications (Novell, ZenWorks).*Technical support of faculty PCs and related peripherals.

I worked with a team of specialists deploying Novell servers and network connectivity in remote offices around Australia, including Perth, Adelaide Melbourne and Bendigo. Lots of fun!Tasks included:*Setting up and configuring Novell service in remote locations, and connecting local software/hardware.*Providing PC support to head office and remote sites.

*Helped put programs to air, slotting & scheduling.*Hosted tours for visiting guests*Spanish language voice-overs.*Meet and Greet at SBS reception.*PC support for Radio and TV staff (Novell).

I spent a year working in the Parliamentary Library performing various admin tasks, such as fulfilling requests for materials from parliamentary members, as well as discovering the beauty of books. I had the privilege to work in a project to help identify pre-1750 written works within the library. A highlight was coming across an original copy of a reprint of the Magna Carta, published in 1625. Having held that tome in my hands was very special!

I worked with Assoc. Prof. David Walsh at his lab located within Vet Clinical Sciences. This lab conducted critical research into birth defects. Tasks included a range of admin work, laboratory maintenance, managing the rat colony amongst many other interesting tasks!