Leading the Hospital Car Park Program consisting of 14 multi story car parks with a Gross Construction Coast in excess of 1 billion dollars

Reporting directly to the CEO and responsible for setting up a governance structure for the management of all strategic projects with the Queensland section of the RFDS with a total budget of $444 Mil over 5 years. As a commercial pilot and accountant Gilbert has a unique perspective tempering the operational needs of the organisation with fiscal responsibility.

Suncorp, and its affiliates are required by the PCI Security Standard Council to obtain and maintain PCI compliance for its Insurance Merchant business. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS) is an information security standard for organisations that handle branded credit cards from the major card schemes. As the Technology Program Director, I am responsible for the identification and delivery of applications, services and hardware that require remediation to comply with… Show more Suncorp, and its affiliates are required by the PCI Security Standard Council to obtain and maintain PCI compliance for its Insurance Merchant business. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS) is an information security standard for organisations that handle branded credit cards from the major card schemes. As the Technology Program Director, I am responsible for the identification and delivery of applications, services and hardware that require remediation to comply with PCIDSS.Leading a team of 30 technology specialists across applications, infrastructure and business services to deliver within challenging timeframes and budget constraints. Show less

The Data Centre Transformation program was established to consolidate and close three legacy CSC data centres which entails moving 20-clients to new premises. Hard lease end dates are the compelling events driving the program.As the Senior Program Manager, I am responsible for all 14 Banking, Insurance and diverse industry clients including Westpac, Latitude Financial Services, Kmart, Comm bank, Allianz and others. Working collaboratively with the business to ensure that mutual business… Show more The Data Centre Transformation program was established to consolidate and close three legacy CSC data centres which entails moving 20-clients to new premises. Hard lease end dates are the compelling events driving the program.As the Senior Program Manager, I am responsible for all 14 Banking, Insurance and diverse industry clients including Westpac, Latitude Financial Services, Kmart, Comm bank, Allianz and others. Working collaboratively with the business to ensure that mutual business outcomes are achieved with minimal disruptions to the client with no unplanned outages and risks managed proactively. Show less

Lead key projects related to Lion’s transformation of key services to Accenture including Application Development, Service Desk, Infrastructure Operations and Application Management transformation. The Australasia transformation will ensure the business' future growth in the region.Worked with the Accenture Program Director and Managing Director of Transformation to ensure the transformation to partner program is executed according to the agreed plan and quality expectations.

Optus Business engaged Cisco to design, build and support the Optus Business’s initial project in support of the Singtel Group’s cloud strategy. The Program was the basis for the Optus Business and Cisco cloud services partnership and was a World first implementation.The Program aimed to implement a platform for the delivery of Microsoft compute based cloud solutions, located in Australian Data-Centres (Sydney and Melbourne). The first cloud solution to be designed and deployed was… Show more Optus Business engaged Cisco to design, build and support the Optus Business’s initial project in support of the Singtel Group’s cloud strategy. The Program was the basis for the Optus Business and Cisco cloud services partnership and was a World first implementation.The Program aimed to implement a platform for the delivery of Microsoft compute based cloud solutions, located in Australian Data-Centres (Sydney and Melbourne). The first cloud solution to be designed and deployed was Microsoft Windows Azure Pack which is integrated with Optus Business Evolve IP VPN services, allowing Optus Business to offer an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) product line.Cisco Advanced Services was acting as the primary system integrator for the definition, design, build, and test of the hardware and software on the platform including, third party products and a cloud based billing solution which will integrate with Optus Business billing systems. Show less

Client Virtualization Services (CVS) will deliver a platform to facilitate the adoption of a range of client virtualization technologies and experiences with varying degrees of mobility and access to suit a range of Commonwealth Banks defined personas, including availability of Legacy Applications until necessary remediation activities have been completed. Managed the CVS Program and shaped the program to build a complete picture of the banks CVS requirements as well as, evolving the… Show more Client Virtualization Services (CVS) will deliver a platform to facilitate the adoption of a range of client virtualization technologies and experiences with varying degrees of mobility and access to suit a range of Commonwealth Banks defined personas, including availability of Legacy Applications until necessary remediation activities have been completed. Managed the CVS Program and shaped the program to build a complete picture of the banks CVS requirements as well as, evolving the solution in key areas for example; two factor authentication which resulted in positioning the program to commence a pilot in December 2014, and commence broader roll-out of what is now a fundamental component of the wider CVS deployment strategy scheduled for early 2015. Show less

Established Program Office: Defined roles and responsibilities for the PMO and staffed accordingly. Draft the Program Charter and lead Risk and Quality Management.Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) as the new integrated transport authority for New South Wales (NSW) has embarked on a five year program of work to deliver the future state operating model and to realise efficiencies across the cluster of seven agencies through business process transformation enabled by the implementation of a… Show more Established Program Office: Defined roles and responsibilities for the PMO and staffed accordingly. Draft the Program Charter and lead Risk and Quality Management.Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) as the new integrated transport authority for New South Wales (NSW) has embarked on a five year program of work to deliver the future state operating model and to realise efficiencies across the cluster of seven agencies through business process transformation enabled by the implementation of a standard Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) platformsThe Program is large $300m+, complex, and inherently risky. It has a delivery team in excess of 200 people composed of several internal and external parties that will, over its duration of 24+ months, experience a peak cash consumption rate of $8m per month. Show less

Developed and managed the Strategic Investment Portfolio; realigned in consultation with the business. (SAP and Infrastructure projects rationalised). Ownership of the IT Roadmap and business application strategies. Built PMO Capability; Created PMO capability, Change Management protocols and Testing Methodology; Quality Assurance Manager to control all project deliverables, Risk & Issue management, Reporting standards and quality of output; Demand Management to control all internal and… Show more Developed and managed the Strategic Investment Portfolio; realigned in consultation with the business. (SAP and Infrastructure projects rationalised). Ownership of the IT Roadmap and business application strategies. Built PMO Capability; Created PMO capability, Change Management protocols and Testing Methodology; Quality Assurance Manager to control all project deliverables, Risk & Issue management, Reporting standards and quality of output; Demand Management to control all internal and vendor resource requirements. Result: Repeatable practices, delivery capability and Quality of artefacts was established especially in regards financial control resulting in a reduction in failed projects through the use of industry best practice Governance. Show less

Established the IT portfolio program and project materiality by establishing a portfolio Interdependencies management group with the objective to ensure that divisional steering committees could focus on the issues that threatened the delivery of the benefits of these Strategic Investment Programs. Implemented new Project Management Operating Model. Responsible for guiding the development team in formulating the final production model to be used by all projects. The objective was to ensure… Show more Established the IT portfolio program and project materiality by establishing a portfolio Interdependencies management group with the objective to ensure that divisional steering committees could focus on the issues that threatened the delivery of the benefits of these Strategic Investment Programs. Implemented new Project Management Operating Model. Responsible for guiding the development team in formulating the final production model to be used by all projects. The objective was to ensure this new methodology was accepted and embedded. Show less

Developed the strategic 3 year IT roadmap formulated with associated budget. Result: Clarity of purpose within the IT department and Company understood. Clear direction for the development of IT products and services established.Established Program Office implemented project Framework, methods, governance and standards. Result: Improved quality, and timeliness of all defined projects. Management of inter-project dependencies and issues (goals, resource allocation, release planning… Show more Developed the strategic 3 year IT roadmap formulated with associated budget. Result: Clarity of purpose within the IT department and Company understood. Clear direction for the development of IT products and services established.Established Program Office implemented project Framework, methods, governance and standards. Result: Improved quality, and timeliness of all defined projects. Management of inter-project dependencies and issues (goals, resource allocation, release planning, technology architecture.Introduced PMBOK Project Management methodology to manage strategies for the effective planning, monitoring and delivery of programs. Result: set policies and procedural standards and ensured effective use of appropriate project management practices for all projects Show less

Established Program Office, implemented project Framework, methods, governance and standards. Result: Improved quality, and timeliness of all defined projects. Introduced PMBOK Project Management methodology to manage strategies for the effective planning, monitoring and delivery of programs. Managed the Infrastructure rationalisation program established to analyse and report of the benefits of moving the organisation to a centralised infrastructure model. Result: Managed the… Show more Established Program Office, implemented project Framework, methods, governance and standards. Result: Improved quality, and timeliness of all defined projects. Introduced PMBOK Project Management methodology to manage strategies for the effective planning, monitoring and delivery of programs. Managed the Infrastructure rationalisation program established to analyse and report of the benefits of moving the organisation to a centralised infrastructure model. Result: Managed the consolidation of the IT infrastructure data and services from 100+ remote offices to a number of strategically positioned data centres in Brisbane, Sydney, Auckland and Los Angeles. Remote Access Point created in Melbourne and Auckland. Introduced best practice use of Blade Servers, SAN storage technologies. Formulation of an operations department for the centralised Global management of the Data Centre Infrastructure and services. Show less

Strategic 3 year IT roadmap formulated with associated budget. Established the program office to track and monitor project results. Infrastructure consolidation initiative Fiscal responsibility for the annual ICT budget of $5.2M

Established Program Office, project Framework, methods, governance and standards.Implemented Vendor, customer and Stakeholder strategies.Strategies for the effective planning, monitoring and delivery of programs including financial planning and budgetary control of all projects.