Key Achievements:• Key driver in support of the development of: - new organisational values and cultural agenda. - new organisational 1 year and 5 year strategy. - new corporate and scheme risk management framework and integrated risk and assurance model across Australia's largest CDS.• Delivered all project outcomes and met stretch KPIs despite global pandemic impact.• Established a strong leadership presence and earned the trust and respect of Board, CEO, Executive peers, organisation and external stakeholders.• Received a performance rating of "exceeding expectations".• Consistently delivered efficiency dividends of at least 10% in annual financial management through improvements in systems, people and process.• Improved customer experience as evidenced through annual surveys.• Received consistent staff engagement results higher than the Gallup national average despite global pandemic, being a new executive and despite significant organisational and functional group change.• Design system improvements in governance of project management, change management and financial management.Key Accountabilities:• Report to the CEO as a member of the Executive Leadership Team (C-suite).• Key driver of reform to support the transition of the organisation from its start-up roots to an established business.• Lead Audit and Risk Group and its operations.• Manage corporate governance for risk management, fraud and corruption control, WH&S, cyber and protective security, and enterprise resilience (emergency management, incident management, business continuity and disaster recovery).• Influence and navigate a large stakeholder environment made up of boards, government, private sector partners and participants, as well as the NSW and ACT communities.

Key Achievements:• Created the first foundational and holistic best practice governance framework for DHA.• Was able to develop a benefit realisation model that could quantify the benefits of compliance and other qualitative elements.• Developed the first of its kind map of every single, compliance, legislative and contractual requirement and the operationalised program to bridge compliance and performance and in alignment with Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) and other peak body better practice guidance.Key Accountabilities:• Developed a strategic reform program to improve governance, risk management and to develop a link between compliance and performance.• Sought Senior Executive Group and Board engagement, support and provided briefs on progress and final outcomes.• Designed a Governance Framework Reform Plan that included corporate governance, performance management, and systems control including the associated benefit realisation, stakeholder management and implementation plans.

Key Achievements:• Employee of the Year, DHA, 2016.• Staff Excellence Award, DHA, 2016.• Managing Director’s Award, Business Transformation, DHA, 2016.• Team Award, Finance Division, Forensic Reform Review, DHA, 2016.• Delivered increased awareness and understanding of risk management strategies including the move to risk as an opportunity.• Received a performance rating in the top percentile of all DHA officers.• Transformed the organisational approach from compliance/threat to performance/opportunity.• Made significant contributions to the improvement of fraud and corruption control across the Commonwealth.Key Accountabilities:• Integrated risk management and internal audit as enterprise-wide strategic management systems of control.• Developed and delivered a reform program to build capability and embed risk best practice.• Contributed to strategic and corporate planning as a Senior Executive Level Officer.• Led operations in enterprise risk management, enterprise resilience, fraud control and anti-corruption, corporate compliance, enterprise insurance and strategy support.

Key Achievements:• Delivered full implementation of all recommendations across all facets of the business.• Managed high levels of political sensitivity and challenging stakeholder relationships.• Selected to act as Senior Executive Officer to the Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer.• Received a performance rating in the top percentile of all DHA officers.Key Accountabilities:• Reported to the Independent Chairman of the Business Transformation Office.• Led implementation of the structural and transformational reforms resulting from an independent Forensic Reform Review of all of DHA operations.• Worked across all strategic issues including sustainability, capital management and structure, organisational structure and culture, systems, people and processes framework, data security and utilisation.• Provided executive support to the Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Board across multiple steering committees comprised of government, industry stakeholders and independent restructuring specialists.

Key Achievements:• Recognised for my ability to deliver in a high pressure, complex, political environment.• Completed all program deliverables within approved budget and time constraints.• Received a performance rating in the top percentile of all DHA officers.Key Accountabilities:• Managed the multidisciplinary Forensic Reform Review team representing all of DHA.• Led business improvement and change programs for Corporate Group and Finance Division.• Managed the Asset Remediation Project involving asset data valued over $2B.• Identified and inspired a specialist team to apply innovative problem-solving techniques and strategies within tight timeframes.Defence Housing Australia (DHA) is a Government Business Enterprise with a property portfolio under management of over $10 billion, owned portfolio of close to $4 billion and revenues over $1.1 billion. DHA's primary purpose is to support the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) staff retention by providing quality housing and related services to ADF members and their families in line with Defence operational requirements. To meet these requirements, DHA is a vertically integrated business active in the Australian residential housing markets, acquiring and developing land, constructing and purchasing houses as well as administering real estate management and leasing services.

Key Achievements:• Delivered inventory management and supply chain savings for a large mining company.• Improved risk and quality assurance processes for a State Government department.• Designed and implemented an organisational restructure that improved customer service and cost efficiencies.Key Accountabilities:• Delivered high quality consulting services to public and private sector clients.• Provided subject matter expertise for management and supply chain consulting firms.• Developed expertise in strategic planning, risk and resilience advice, portfolio, program and project management, business improvement and process reengineering, internal audit, stress testing and quality assurance, inventory and supply chain optimisation, and organisational design and restructure.

Key Achievements:• Promoted to an embedded EL2 role with Department of Defence to provide oversight of Australia’s Strategic Agreement for Munitions Supply with external provider Thales.• Completed analytical modelling and created procurement and contract management strategies to save millions of dollars.Key Accountabilities:• Conducted multiple senior advisory engagements in the public and private sectors.• Implemented and quality assured Defence’s inventory management and maintenance system.• Delivered merger and acquisition advice to multinational finance companies.• Provided highly sensitive risk and quality advice to State and Federal Government.• Completed several internal audit, risk and resilience, forensic and corporate intelligence advisory engagements for public and private clients of varying size and complexity.

Key Accountabilities:• Delivered Audit and Assurance as well as Advisory services.• Developed technical proficiency in Audit, Forensics, Corporate Intelligence.• Led a team and stakeholder liaison with large portfolio clients.• Worked with small to large businesses and all three tiers of government.

Key Achievements:• Rated top performing graduate in my peer group.• Appointed to manage Canberra’s Trust Audit Program. Key Accountabilities:• Applied my tertiary knowledge to conduct external and internal audits.• Developed practical knowledge of auditing public and private organisations.• Completed assurance engagements to reduce risks to an acceptable level.• Worked with a broad range of clients across multiple industries and sectors.

I was employed across most front of house service areas of the global hotelier Hyatt Hotels Corporation.My tenure saw me work across all outlets within the Food and Beverage Department (including all F&B Departments within the out caters Parliament House, The War Memorial, The National Museum of Australia and the The Hyatt Hotel Canberra). I also undertook work within the Finance, Front Office & Concierge teams. In this capacity I have served clients including two past sitting Australia Prime Ministers, two past sitting Presidents of the USA and many other senior government officials (working on major functions including state dinners, weddings, corporate functions, school formals etc.)This role was an important foundation that developed the transferable abilities working for or alongside VIPs, staff management of large diverse teams, leadership, resilience and globally renowned customer services skills.