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Ulverstone, Tas, Au

London, United Kingdom

Working with early-stage companies to develop products, monetise IP and raise capital. Key Responsibilities:● Writing business plans and planning documents aligned to the companies strategy.● Creating and delivering investor presentations to support capital raising activities. ● Financial modelling and market research for commercialisation of IP.● Operational governance and cash flow management.Key Achievements:● Delivered business plan and commercial… Show more Working with early-stage companies to develop products, monetise IP and raise capital. Key Responsibilities:● Writing business plans and planning documents aligned to the companies strategy.● Creating and delivering investor presentations to support capital raising activities. ● Financial modelling and market research for commercialisation of IP.● Operational governance and cash flow management.Key Achievements:● Delivered business plan and commercial modelling to underpin capital raise.● Successfully raised startup capital enabling strategic plans. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Digital transformation programs for Nissan Global, Infiniti and regional subsidiaries. Contract values of $60M+ per year, 300+ cross functional team members globally, multiple work programs with different clients across the globe. I provided commercial and operational governance to ensure successful delivery of programs. Key Responsibilities:● Construction, planning and documentation (SoWs) of new projects/programs.● Preparation of responses to RFPs and client pitching of… Show more Digital transformation programs for Nissan Global, Infiniti and regional subsidiaries. Contract values of $60M+ per year, 300+ cross functional team members globally, multiple work programs with different clients across the globe. I provided commercial and operational governance to ensure successful delivery of programs. Key Responsibilities:● Construction, planning and documentation (SoWs) of new projects/programs.● Preparation of responses to RFPs and client pitching of business solutions and outcomes.● Managing ~40 client and 3rd party contracts/SoWs from initiation to completion valued at $60M+ per year. ● Analysing and optimising commercial deals, pipeline management and revenue recognition.● Procurement of 3rd party software/services, such as Google, Splunk and Salesforce. ● Managing key relationships with client leads and 3rd party providers.● Tracking key program delivery and commercial KPIs, monitoring and managing risks and issues. ● Support and coaching for Project and Program Managers as required.Key Achievements:● Successfully managed all contracts to meet commercial and delivery requirements.● Built relationships and processes that delivered $200M+ of contract payments on time.● Entrusted with clients $4M+ 3rd party software/services budget and kept this within or under budget. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Digital transformation programs for Renault-Nissan Alliance automotive group. Contract values of $80M+ per year, 350+ cross functional team members globally, multiple work programs with different clients across the globe. I provided governance for the programs change control, program management and PMO services. Key Responsibilities:● Led the change control board and developed processes to ensure changes were reviewed, impact assessed and signed off efficiently. ● Collaboration… Show more Digital transformation programs for Renault-Nissan Alliance automotive group. Contract values of $80M+ per year, 350+ cross functional team members globally, multiple work programs with different clients across the globe. I provided governance for the programs change control, program management and PMO services. Key Responsibilities:● Led the change control board and developed processes to ensure changes were reviewed, impact assessed and signed off efficiently. ● Collaboration with Program Managers and Technical Architects to write and review change requests and new projects/programs, before socialising the SoWs with clients to seek final sign off. ● Collaboration with client leads to ensure the projects were driven through the procurement process, tracked to completion and paid ($80M+ per year). ● Tracking and reporting key program metrics, such as, KPI performance and capacity delivery. ● RAID management, program status reporting and meetings.Key Achievements:● Successfully controlled and managed all change requests for the entire program over 2.5 years.● Improved change control governance with process improvement and advanced use of JIRA, which removed senior leader group meeting dependencies and improved traceability. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Business and digital transformation program ($28M+) for an automotive market insights company to deliver an enterprise software solution and team with a services led capability. I had a dual role, Senior Project Manager to deliver the data transformation project, and as a change agent to influence and drive change throughout the business. Key Responsibilities:● Delivery of business requirements as SME for specifications, pricing and Incentives data transformation. ● Delivery of… Show more Business and digital transformation program ($28M+) for an automotive market insights company to deliver an enterprise software solution and team with a services led capability. I had a dual role, Senior Project Manager to deliver the data transformation project, and as a change agent to influence and drive change throughout the business. Key Responsibilities:● Delivery of business requirements as SME for specifications, pricing and Incentives data transformation. ● Delivery of data transformation project to migrate decades of the companies (core business value) data. ● Collaborating with cross functional teams (on and offshore) to develop requirements and testing plans for multi-market and multi-discipline data set migration/transformation.● Developing and reviewing program plans to determine dependencies and timeframes to deliver the migration.● Advising Board of Directors on requirements and opportunities to support the companies transformation goals.● Coaching and mentoring teams through the business transformation process.Key Achievements:● Selected by Board of Directors as one of a handful of change agents to lead the transformation programs. I received external executive coaching on supporting business transformation in terms of people and processes aligned with strategic goals, and how to build a peak performing business and teams.● Successfully delivered companies current and historical data transformation project on time. Show less

London, United Kingdom

A new market insights service sold to Case-New Holland with live customers across Europe and US and aggressive timelines to deliver. I built a European and US team, research process and operation, and then ran the operation. Key Responsibilities:● Build and lead a team of research analysts to serve the EU5 (FR, DE, ES, IT, UK) and US markets. The team grew to 16 including 2 European Operations Managers, across 8 different countries.● Create an operational framework and online… Show more A new market insights service sold to Case-New Holland with live customers across Europe and US and aggressive timelines to deliver. I built a European and US team, research process and operation, and then ran the operation. Key Responsibilities:● Build and lead a team of research analysts to serve the EU5 (FR, DE, ES, IT, UK) and US markets. The team grew to 16 including 2 European Operations Managers, across 8 different countries.● Create an operational framework and online knowledge base tools for the team to drive quality and consistency.● Deliver a new research operation providing market insights to OEMs on specifications, pricing and Incentives. ● Collaborating with sales, business development and clients to define business objectives for the end product.● Develop key relationships with Senior clients to develop business requirements and provide frontline support. ● Creating and managing budget for the research operations and needs for strategic growth.Key Achievements:● Delivered the new research operation adding incremental revenue of $2.8M per year.● Created and led a research team and operation for EU5 and US markets simultaneously with live clients.● Planned and led the team through a product and operational transformation to meet evolving client needs. Show less

Tasmania, Australia

Research Project Manager with Forest Practices Board:Delivered a multi-year research project with the purpose of revising Government policyWriting of Government policy, ministerial papers, technical/legal documents and hosting stakeholder meetingsLed investigations into legal breaches and presented recommendations to Government BoardCo-supervised Honours student project who was awarded First Class Honours

Tasmania, Australia

Managed and led a survey team to undertake extensive program of field surveysOperated in remote and high-risk areas ensuring teams health and safetyCreated site suitability and risk assessment reports for Resource Managers to support long-term business decisions for forestry plantations and native forest regeneration

Tasmania, Australia

Part-time in conjunction with Ph.DUndergraduate teaching and support roles including, multi-year lecture series, exam marking, laboratory class and field trip technical assistance.Official mentor for undergraduates

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Faculty Of Science, Engineering And Technology

Activities and Societies: Member of Post-Graduate Student Union Board and mentor for undergraduates Awarded University of Tasmania.

Bachelor Of Science, Faculty Of Science, Engineering And Technology, First Class Honours