A commercially focused technology leader with deep expertise in executive architecture coaching, strategic planning, governance, architecture frameworks, and enterprise solutions across a range of industries.Skilled in designing and implementing strategies aligned with organizational objectives to drive growth, with a strong track record of leading cross-functional teams and fostering collaboration. Recognized for delivering consistent results through a proactive approach. Proficient in building high-performing architecture teams, elevating architecture practices, and enhancing operational efficiency.

The Head of Enterprise Architecture is responsible for leading the development, implementation, and governance of ANZ's architecture frameworks and strategies. This role focuses on defining the organization’s technology strategy, creating roadmaps, and ensuring alignment with business objectives to enable secure and efficient digital transformation. Key responsibilities include:Strategic Planning: Developing architecture strategies to support growth and future technology trends.Frameworks and Standards: Establishing scalable and adaptable architecture standards across the organization.Roadmap Development: Crafting comprehensive roadmaps for application, data, integration, security, and infrastructure architecture.Collaboration: Partnering with senior leadership to address business needs, drive innovation, and promote alignment.Governance: Managing architecture decisions, risk assessment, and ensuring regulatory compliance.Team Leadership: Leading and mentoring a team of over 200 architects to deliver consistent and effective architectural practices.Stakeholder Engagement: Acting as a bridge between business and technical teams to ensure architectural initiatives support overall organizational goals.

Architecture Strategy and Practice Management at Australia Post focuses on shaping and evolving architectural frameworks that align with and support the organization’s strategic business objectives. This function ensures a scalable, flexible, and resilient technology foundation that addresses both current and future needs. Key responsibilities include:Strategic Vision: Leading the development of an architecture strategy that drives digital transformation and aligns with business goals.Framework and Standards Development: Designing and implementing architecture frameworks and processes to ensure consistency and alignment across the organization.Practice Maturity: Building and scaling an architecture practice by mentoring and coaching over 70 architects at various levels to foster skill development and excellence.Governance: Ensuring architecture initiatives are aligned with business priorities, driving maximum value from IT investments.Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure that architecture initiatives address business requirements and strategic needs.Continuous Improvement: Continuously assessing and refining architecture maturity to enhance operational efficiency and manage risks effectively.

Directed strategic planning and integration for the Customer Master Transformation program, shaping and sustaining the architectural vision, target state, and roadmaps for customer systems integration strategy, design, and execution.

As a Senior Enterprise Architect, I lead the development, maintenance, and promotion of the network architectural vision. This includes designing a new operating model, coaching the architecture team, establishing architecture frameworks, evaluating delivery processes, and overseeing governance to ensure alignment with nbn's objectives and industry best practices. My role involves guiding cross-functional teams, setting strategic direction, and ensuring the effective implementation of architectural standards and frameworks. Additionally, I manage the continuous improvement of network architecture practices to enhance efficiency, scalability, and foster innovation.

As a Senior Enterprise Architect at Coles, I provide a holistic view of the organization's structure and processes to enable informed decision-making, improve operational agility, and optimize resource use. I focus on aligning Coles' business strategy with technology, ensuring that IT initiatives effectively support and drive the achievement of key business objectives. My responsibilities involve building architecture team and practice, evaluating and refining architecture frameworks, collaborating with key stakeholders, and ensuring seamless integration between business and technology strategies to support Coles Group's growth and transformation.

In various roles at IAG, particularly within shared services, I led the architecture, design, and operations across key domains such as infrastructure, security, network, integration, and corporate services. I was responsible for establishing and managing the architecture and design function, leading a team of over 50 members, and ensuring technology solutions were aligned with business needs. My role included overseeing business unit pipelines, driving the development and implementation of scalable, secure architecture solutions, and presenting detailed solution designs and cost proposals to senior leadership. I also collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate new technologies and enhance existing systems. My leadership focused on optimizing resource utilization, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring architectural solutions supported the organization’s strategic goals.

In multiple roles at ANZ, including Senior Enterprise Architect, Architecture Team Lead, and Architecture Portfolio Lead, my responsibilities included:Portfolio Leadership: Managing the Australia Retail architecture portfolio, ensuring alignment with the enterprise architecture vision, and guiding integration across multiple domains.Team Leadership and Management: Overseeing resource allocation, quality assurance, and performance management while coaching architecture teams to ensure alignment with organizational goals.Enterprise Architecture and Solution Development: Defining and developing innovative architecture solutions, roadmaps, and strategies for both new and ongoing projects.Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborating with business and technical stakeholders to ensure architectural solutions meet both immediate and long-term business objectives.Governance and Best Practices: Establishing and enforcing architecture governance frameworks and driving the adoption of industry best practices.Continuous Improvement: Fostering a culture of innovation, ensuring architectural solutions are scalable, efficient, and adaptable for future needs.

As the Transformation and Domain Architecture Lead for Customer and Billing Transformation, my responsibilities include:Data Migration Strategy: Leading the design and execution of data migration strategies to ensure smooth transitions between systems.Best Practices: Implementing industry-leading practices for large-scale data conversions, ensuring scalability and alignment with business objectives.Stakeholder Collaboration: Partnering with IT teams, business units, and vendors to define requirements and ensure alignment with overall transformation goals.Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating risks to ensure data accuracy, security, and compliance throughout the migration process.Process Optimization: Continuously refining data migration processes to improve performance, reduce costs, and drive operational efficiency.Leadership and Training: Leading and mentoring teams to ensure successful delivery of projects while fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.

As an Enterprise Architect Lead, I was responsible for ensuring the alignment of architecture with Australian Unity's goals, driving business transformation and operational efficiency. My key responsibilities included:Architecture Implementation: Leading the design and integration of new architecture across divisions.IT Strategy and Roadmaps: Developing IT strategies, architecture blueprints, and roadmaps to align with long-term organizational objectives.Enterprise Architecture Portfolio Management: Overseeing the architecture portfolio, which included Application Architecture, Data Architecture, Integration Architecture, Business Process Architecture, Security Architecture, and Infrastructure Architecture.

As the Head of Strategic Architecture, my duties include:Architectural Framework and Direction: Developing, maintaining, and evolving a comprehensive architectural framework that ensures consistency across the IT landscape. This framework aligns with and supports the wholesale business direction, enabling seamless integration and adaptability across business units and IT functions.Solution Definition for Business Units: Defining and designing architecture solutions for business unit initiatives, ensuring that they align with the overall business unit strategy and direction. This involves collaborating with business stakeholders to understand their needs and translating them into scalable, sustainable, and innovative architecture solutions.Strategic Alignment: Ensuring that all architectural initiatives are in alignment with the broader business strategy and long-term goals of the organization, contributing to the optimization of resources, technology investments, and operational efficiency.Governance and Standards: Establishing architecture governance processes, standards, and best practices to ensure the consistent application of architectural principles across all business units. This includes providing oversight on the adoption of new technologies, methodologies, and frameworks that align with the business objectives.Leadership and Collaboration: Leading a team of architects, fostering collaboration between cross-functional teams, and providing strategic direction for architecture initiatives. This includes mentoring, coaching, and ensuring that the architecture team has the necessary tools and resources to succeed in delivering effective solutions.Continuous Improvement: Regularly reviewing and refining architecture strategies, roadmaps, and solutions to ensure they remain relevant and adaptable to changing business needs, emerging technologies, and market dynamics.

Developed architecture strategy and roadmap. Led multiple streams of architects and business analysts.