Gerard Thomas Email & Phone Number

Australia

Australia

heading up the departments Cybersecurity Program and stakeholder engagement

Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

The OrganisationLotterywest is a Western Australian Government public entity that sells lottery products and where the profit is returned to the Western Australian community in community grants. Every time you play Lotterywest Games, you help support thousands of grants for not-for-profit organisations and local government authorities, as well as the health, sport, and art sectors through our statutory funding.Lotterywest has supported the Western Australian community for… Show more The OrganisationLotterywest is a Western Australian Government public entity that sells lottery products and where the profit is returned to the Western Australian community in community grants. Every time you play Lotterywest Games, you help support thousands of grants for not-for-profit organisations and local government authorities, as well as the health, sport, and art sectors through our statutory funding.Lotterywest has supported the Western Australian community for over eighty years. Its vision is to “build a better Western Australia, together”.Established in 1991, Healthway promotes and facilitates good health and activities which encourage healthy lifestyles. This is achieved through the provision of grants and funding to community and health organisations to support health promotion and research and to sport, arts, and community groups to promote healthy lifestyle campaigns. In 2018, Healthway commenced integration with Lotterywest and shares a common CEO.Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Director IS Strategy & Enablement is responsible for identifying, assessing, and shaping the demand for technology solutions and aligning this with IS resource capability, availability, and organisational priorities. Show less

Osborne Park, Western Australia, Australia

The Department of Finance was established on 1 July 2011 from the previous Department of Treasury and Finance.Finance's central government role is unique, driving whole-of-government policy and influencing strategy, while also delivering practical outcomes for the community of Western Australia.This unusual blend of focus on policy, as well as service delivery, provides the foundation for Finance to play a pivotal role in enabling the Government to achieve better outcomes for… Show more The Department of Finance was established on 1 July 2011 from the previous Department of Treasury and Finance.Finance's central government role is unique, driving whole-of-government policy and influencing strategy, while also delivering practical outcomes for the community of Western Australia.This unusual blend of focus on policy, as well as service delivery, provides the foundation for Finance to play a pivotal role in enabling the Government to achieve better outcomes for Western Australians. Show less

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest Catholic providers of health care services in Australia. Established in Western Australia in 1895, are a not-for-profit private health care group and employ more than 14,500 staff across Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia Pacific region. St John operates 24 facilities comprising more than 3,400 hospital beds in Australia and New Zealand, as well as home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

West Perth

About Capricorn SocietyCapricorn was established in 1974 by a small group of Western Australian service station owners to increase their buying power and level the playing field with the big multinational oil companies. We are a member based organisation proudly operating by cooperative principles to primarily support businesses in the automotive industry. Our approach allows our Members to better manage their businesses by saving time and money.We offer our Members a broader range of… Show more About Capricorn SocietyCapricorn was established in 1974 by a small group of Western Australian service station owners to increase their buying power and level the playing field with the big multinational oil companies. We are a member based organisation proudly operating by cooperative principles to primarily support businesses in the automotive industry. Our approach allows our Members to better manage their businesses by saving time and money.We offer our Members a broader range of services, including equipment finance, travel services and business protection. Operating on cooperative principles means our Members are the owners too and are eligible to receive dividends, if declared. Members also enjoy regular social and networking events.Today, we have over 21,000 Members and over 2,500 committed Preferred Suppliers across Australia and New Zealand, all looking to support the automotive industry. The story behind our fantastic organisation is one in which we love to share. Show less

Perth, Australia

Perth, Australia

Perth, Australia

Perth, Australia

I provide strategic and operational plans, guidance and corporate services, project services and importantly help vision,people and outcomes to connect, specialising in ICT and Community,Digital Transformation, process and policy.

Kalamunda

Local Government Agency comprising of 250+ employees & 50+ contractors providing multiple services across public and commercial sectors. ICT Strategic Management -Developed and implemented the ICT Strategy framework and all associated projects enabling the organisation delivering infrastructure and software comprising of all key operating systems, voice technology, geospatial systems and web-based technology, ERP-Records and business specific software and databases. Provided… Show more Local Government Agency comprising of 250+ employees & 50+ contractors providing multiple services across public and commercial sectors. ICT Strategic Management -Developed and implemented the ICT Strategy framework and all associated projects enabling the organisation delivering infrastructure and software comprising of all key operating systems, voice technology, geospatial systems and web-based technology, ERP-Records and business specific software and databases. Provided technical guidance, design and objectives, built teams of empowered high performing individuals reduced provisioning times, up time personalisation first time fix reduced rework.  ICT Partner Management -Managed the relationships with all strategic ICT partners including Telstra, Datacom, Cisco, IBM and Dell. Designed and Project managed the complete ICT infrastructure replacement program introducing new technology design and recommendations, cost savings by negotiation, improved support and service levels, matured the level of consultative strategic engagement.  Strategic Alignment –Engaged with business units and stakeholders to effect outcomes based on the prior mentioned ICT strategy and the Customer Service Strategy to deliver the platforms for the Shires 2020 strategic plan. Provided technical expertise and roadmaps to take the business units forward and influence the future direction of the organisation. Assessed and proposed replacement systems for the organisations corporate database and ERP development to underpin the business units future functions and enhancing the customer experience through self-service and automation. Show less

Department Of Education East Perth & Landgate Midland

A national ICT outsourcing company specialising in State Government contracts supplying all Project andOperational services and account management. Project Management Led the transition of services for Network and Security for LandGate, established procedures and technical support requirements for the client organisation. Identified areas requiring replacement and capital investment, worked closely with the client to upgrade and improve network capability and monitoring… Show more A national ICT outsourcing company specialising in State Government contracts supplying all Project andOperational services and account management. Project Management Led the transition of services for Network and Security for LandGate, established procedures and technical support requirements for the client organisation. Identified areas requiring replacement and capital investment, worked closely with the client to upgrade and improve network capability and monitoring, maturing the management of the client’s assets and internal service commitments to their clients and external dependencies.Undertook major upgrade of Department of Education’s Data Centre. Responsible for the management of all Kinetic teams and contractors throughout entire project lifecycle including delivery and commissioning of all systems. Critical upgrades included new UPS, HVAC, rewiring racks and upgrading storage systems. This site underpinned the overall $185 million dollar contract for the core of all services delivered throughout the Department and all sites and partners, supporting 800 servers, associated storage for all 1000 DEC sites, 93,000 desktops and required network infrastructure including 881 routers and 1000’s of switches. Operational ManagementProvided direction and support for high performance teams of up to13 staff to transition Network and security services and adherence to agreed SLA's for LandGate engagement. Increased support and investment into IT contracted support extending services to the SRSS (Satellite Research Sensory Services) in Floreat.Responsible for the efficient and secure management of the Department of Education’s Data Centre, including management of support staff and asset management across department, remote sites and schools. Ensure system lifecycle and availability through managing system configuration and release. Show less

Bentley Campus

One of Australia's top University's on the global stage providing education, research and leading edge industry innovations. University comprised of 50,000 students, 250 IT staff & IT budget of $40 million pa. Project ManagementLed development and expansion of the University's Cisco network increasing the core infrastructure to become the largest private Cisco network in the southern hemisphere at that time.Managed and coordinated introduction of improved security for the network… Show more One of Australia's top University's on the global stage providing education, research and leading edge industry innovations. University comprised of 50,000 students, 250 IT staff & IT budget of $40 million pa. Project ManagementLed development and expansion of the University's Cisco network increasing the core infrastructure to become the largest private Cisco network in the southern hemisphere at that time.Managed and coordinated introduction of improved security for the network implementing the Cisco range of Security systems.Managed the high level design requirements and plans of the central network between new and existing data centres using Cisco Nexus technology at Bentley Campus as additionally initiated and managed the upgrade and development of the network between Curtin and the CSIRO allowing critically needed functionality and monitoring for the client.Designed and implemented Wi-Fi rollout at Bentley Campus and Muresk Campus in Northam.Managed and coordinated build of new university site for environmental research in Fremantle including one of the first Telstra TiPT IP Telephony rollouts in Perth. Operational ManagementResponsible for building and developing relationships between ICT and Telecommunication vendor partnerships (Telstra, Optus, Nortel, Cisco). Ensured consistent development and centralisation of University network services and telecommunications across all faculties. Provide support to dependant teams for Server and Applications management. Adopted ITIL methodology and drove continuous improvement and investment strategies wherever possible to ensure services are keeping in front of the Universities changing dynamic and impressive growth.Led a team of network engineers to improve processes and business engagement on high profile projects and initiatives. Provided consultation on ICT services to University and stakeholders such as potential big data services to support the Square Kilometre Array project. Show less

Perth Cbd

Western Australia’s iconic bank that underwent transition under Halifax bank of Scotland and later under the Commonwealth Bank of Australia whilst still retaining its individual banking licence, the acquisition valued Bankwest at $2.1 BillionService Delivery Management • Established and refined service delivery processes.• Retained over site across the Unisys West engagement to provide base and project ICT services to my portfolio of nine Banking Business streams.• Identify… Show more Western Australia’s iconic bank that underwent transition under Halifax bank of Scotland and later under the Commonwealth Bank of Australia whilst still retaining its individual banking licence, the acquisition valued Bankwest at $2.1 BillionService Delivery Management • Established and refined service delivery processes.• Retained over site across the Unisys West engagement to provide base and project ICT services to my portfolio of nine Banking Business streams.• Identify and scope pipeline opportunities for new business and services for IT• Manage escalated incidents and oversea problem and change management • Achieved objectives based on customer satisfaction, cost savings, new systems and project implementationProject Management• Redesigned and implemented the project engagement process between BankWest and its incumbent ICT provider Unisys West.• Project managed the design, build and deployment of all IT Voice and Data Infrastructure and services for the East Coast Expansion of HBOS Australia through the building of Regional banking Centres in NSW, Victoria and Queensland • Project managed the corporate system requirements for the consolidation and relocation of 400+ people to new premises in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney to support the rapid expansion of the Corporate and Business Division and then continued to manage the ongoing Service Delivery of IT services to the Business units. Show less

Leederville

Provide telecommunications consultation including design, financial support and project services to UnisysWest clients mainly BankWest.Provide solutions as required to other clients for data and voice service requirements for production and DR including Sigma,Woodside and other project niche requirements.Maintain the Service relationships with service providers Telstra, Ericsson, HP and others and provide escalation for the client for major servcie issues.

Burswood

Specialised in VoIP installation and maintenance predominantly Nortel Business Communications Manager.Cisco NetworkingInstalled and maintained Digital key systems, hybrid PABXs, DECT and legacy analog systems.Provided technical support for escalated faults, relief workforce management co-ordinator.Cat5, twisted pair, building, arial and underground cabling install and maintenance, country install and support when required.

Wellington Exchange Perth

State specialist for the ISDN OnRamp roll out replacing legacy ISDN network.Provision and manage all aspects of ISDN 2 technology and transmission types including SIteLine, SiteLight, Optomux, NT and LT architecture, Sytem12 and AXE network technology.Support clients networks nationally and provide technical escalation and indepth analysis of servcie issues.Support the migration of data technology into the IP network

Belmont, Derby, Kalgoorlie, Geraldton,Perth Cbd & Metro

Installation and maintenance of multiple data communication systems, customer access network, key systems and PABX's. Provided WA Country relief incorporating maintaining exchange based equipment including long line, radio, Iterra, switching and transmission.

Jerramungup

Country based field technician, maintained multiple network systems including long line, SQC, transmission V120(Marconi) and fibre regen, all switching equipment (Ericson), power systems rectifier and generator,RATV and repeaters.Provide customer equipment installation maintenance including open wire, underground and various telephone systems.

Harrogate, United Kingdom

Short term contract to collate and rationalise records for the department pending the introduction of the first automated computer based system

Balcatta

Telecom Australia Residential and Small business sales, key systems, lines, call plans and new services.

East Perth

Project officer with the Distributed Customer Records Information System team, collating and imputing data into a national data base to bring together all paper based records and information for all services involving voice, data, PABX, all line types and customers to provide an automated system that interfaces with existing billing and data service systems. Conducted nightly backups and data saves to offsite using Honeywell DPS system within a stand alone environment.

Bachelor'S Degree, Internet Communications, In Progress

Business Communications, Negotiation And Presentation

Diploma Of Project Management, Project Management

Activities and Societies: Manage Application Project Integrative Processes. Project units-scope,time,cost,quality. Human Resources..

Telecommunications-Telecom Australia, Telecommunications And Electronic Engineering, Principal Technical Officer

Project Management, Telecommunications, Electronic Engineering

Itil V3 Expert, Itil V2 Managers, Ict Service Management