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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Toronto, Ca

As a non-Executive Director, leverage my extensive experience in governance, strategy development and risk management to steer our focus on adaptive complex systems and sustainable practices. My expertise in areas such as ML/AI, technology, security, and ethics aligns perfectly with GCRI’s strategic objectives, enhancing our capacity to effectively address global challenges.My vision for integrating technology and data for societal and global impact is in perfect alignment with GCRI's mission to create a unique nexus where civil society meets and engages the academy, industry, and government to collectively mitigate risks and make smarter decisions toward more resilient, democratic, and prosperous communities. We build tools, capacities, and communities to tackle Environmental, Social, and Governance ESG issues.GCRI is a member of SDSN Canada and part of a global SDSN movement to build a network of universities, colleges, and knowledge institutions to promote practical solutions for sustainable development. With over 1,700 participating institutions worldwide, SDSN members work together to support action-oriented research to address some of the world’s most pressing problems, including the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

London, Gb

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

Auckland, Nz

Working with a 'Big 4' Australasian banking client, within its Enterprise Data function as the workstream lead for two steams of their Privacy Programme:1) Privacy Strategy, Culture and Operating Model2) Legal and ComplianceDelivered:•Privacy Office formation - Created best fit Privacy office structure and reporting lines aligned to GDPR best practice and right fit for the organisation. Structured the direct and indirect reporting lines to Information Technology, Security and Data teams•Data driven recruitment - Created a simple candidate ranking/rating model now used across all recruitment teams for this Big 4 bank. In a highly competitive market, successfully recruited privacy specialist for the Privacy Office•Privacy culture and adoption - Ensured an Enterprise-wide approach was taken to Privacy and maximise collection of feedback and success of the Programme by creating a privacy stakeholder map and then activating working groups with these stakeholders across the 3 working streams•Provided enterprise clarity - Provided clarity of peoples Privacy roles and responsibilities•Board and Risk Committee reporting - Collated Privacy Programme reporting for Risk Committee and Board

Auckland, Nz

Responsible for data throughout its value lifecycle (governance, management and insights), Information Security, Salesforce (CRM), Technology Operations and Line 1 risk. I led, defined and delivered our Data and Technology roadmap and materially increased our maturity and culture to date. I managed 6 direct reports and our cost centre.•Strategy - Developed and led our team’s data, technology, security strategy and roadmap •Continuous Improvement – Responsible for delivering over $1m in recurring cost savings annually and materially reducing risks across the business•Risk and Compliance - Reduced significant risk, avoidance of fines and penalties by uplifting the accuracy and integrity of FATCA/CRS regulatory data by 15% to 90%, led delivery of CCCFA technology requirements•Data Maturity Uplift – Drove material drop in incidents, through assessing and improving our data maturity by 20% (Mike 2.0 framework) through key data management initiatives delivered around data stewardship, dictionary, DataOps, change management, data quality, data privacy and security •Digital Enablement - After implementing our data quality tool, on track to save over $100k annually and increased our data flow API success rates and straight through processes •Stakeholder Collaboration and influence - Created a shared data governance/management strategy that was adopted between us and our 3rd party registry services provider•Risk Management - Lead and represent Technology Operations Line 1 risk at the Business, Audit and Risk Committee BARC). Reporting to board on security and data risks. Prioritised and managed risk with appropriate tools, training, awareness and resources provided to effect timely remediation•Security - Materially improved our Information Security posture, maturity and culture through implementation of best in market enterprise tools, ongoing education and awareness•Thought Leadership - Speaker at numerous events tailored for audiences from C-Suite to students

Auckland, Nz

I was appointed to a leadership position overseeing the Data Governance, Data Management and Information Security teams (including our Information Security Provider) to drive revenue, reduce costs through embedding strong data foundations across our business.

Auckland, Auckland, Nz

As the National Head of Data Strategy I assist organisation's accelerate Speed to Insight through their data pragmatically and:1) Bring my 14 years of analytics experience through the Big 4 and their clients to bear for the best client outcomes2) Help organisations embed good data governance and management - hard concepts for the most mature organisations3) Identify insights, costs savings, revenue opportunities, risk minimisation, mitigation and transference Some key highlights for me are:1) Bringing the Datacom data analytics community together globally through the Data and Analytics Community of Practice program to: - Take a strategic and tactical approach to resolve a number of organisation wide challenges with strategy, people and process in the data and analytics space - Increase our Data and Analytics literacy across Datacom - Increase and transfer our collective excellence and knowledge through to the next generation of Datacom employees and to the wider community and NZ Inc - Create a collaborative and safe environment where all people interested in data and analytics could work together as One Datacom and innovate2) Being given the opportunity to speak, lecture and present at a number of different events to help cultivate and mentor the next generation of data driven executives and analytics leaders3) The opportunity to mentor teams in Datacom's annual hackathons and bring my business and technical knowledge to technical and non-technical team members. - In 2018 (Datacomp) the teams I mentored in Auckland won best technical and best presenter - In 2018 (HackNelson) the team I mentored in Nelson won best coder and best presentation - In 2019 (Datacomp) the team I mentored in Auckland won 2nd prize overall

Auckland, Auckland, Nz

North Shore, Auckland, Nz

As a Business Insights partner within the Sovereign BI team, I was tasked with driving pragmatic, actionable and sustained changes across the organisation by spearheading our Data Strategy. I did this by influencing change together with my stakeholders at various levels to improve our Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Data Maturity and Data Culture. Key highlights of my career at Sovereign were:-In December 2016, improving the process of collating the regular Reserve Bank of New Zealands Insurer Returns by a factor of five, while also reducing the key risk around the process.-In March 2017 materially improving the maturity of Sovereigns Reference Master Data and Governance by implementing a more controlled, governed, auditable and effective implementation of Reference Master Data (golden source) in Microsoft Master Data Services.-In July 2017 setting up a centralised Data Lab and relevant infrastructure and data to maximise collaboration across the analytics community across Sovereign. Significant time savings were seen from the more advanced tooling, communication and learning opportunities I rolled out. Improvements in times for analysis to run in the lab compared to previous approaches are in the factors of over 10 times or better.I'm proud to have had the opportunities to drive these significant initiatives, which setup the core Data foundations and accelerate our Data Maturity and Analytics capabilities for years to come.

Worldwide, Oo

I was part of Deloitte’s national Enterprise Risk Services leadership team with the privilege of managing and growing the risk analytics team in New Zealand. I primarily focused on risk based analytics (AML, Fraud, Procurement, Internal Audit and Financial Audit), with the uncanny ability to identify additional valuable insights, strategic and financial opportunities or regulatory compliance issues for my clients.

Auckland, Nz

As the Service Line Senior Manager for Data Analytics at KPMG New Zealand, I created the Data Analytics service line at KPMG and established the group plan, methodology, work flows and processes for all of the analytics work performed.I managed budgets for the service line and set my service line targets and consistently achieved a doubling of revenue year on year.My role required me to recruit, train, manage and review the work of our data analytics team members. Over my years of working in data analytics I have trained over 10 team members from scratch and transformed them all into high performing data analysts. Some of the types of engagements I have been involved with include:- A wide variety of analytics performed over Fleet, Fixed Assets, Inventory, Claims, Procurement Cards, Accounts Receivables, Payroll and Accounts Payables, including the evaluation of controls through testing of all system transactions to identify anomalies, or where system controls have been overridden- Suspicious Transaction Analysis testing to proactively identify fraud, inappropriate relationships and conflict of interests where system controls may be being subverted- Data governance, data conversion and data migration - Analytical model assessments- Involvement with deep data level analysis of input and output tax, assisting companies to ensure they are Tax compliant.I have with a broad range of project and change management skills, and deep experience in systems configuration, databases, reporting requirements. In addition, I have been involved with testing and evaluating system controls to ensure best practices are being followed, and segregation of duties enforced.Specialties: Data Analytics, Data Conversions and Migrations, IT Controls, Continuous Monitoring and Auditing, Project Management, Systems, Network and Server Administration

Auckland, Nz

Service Line Manager for the KPMG Data Analytics team.Over seven years experience in helping organisations gain insights and value from their data.Performed fraud based data analytics for over 200 public and private sector organisations.Experienced in using data analytics for such areas as-Fraud investigation-Suspicious Transaction Analysis (proactive fraud based analysis)-Procurement and spend analysis-Revenue leakage assessment-GST/VAT transactional analysis-Financial and data modelling -Continuous monitoring.

Gb

Data Management Group

Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Auckland, Wellington, Nz

Computer Lab Administrator:- Management of Server and Client Machines for Institute of Natural Resources- Troubleshooting/helpdesk- Requirements elicitation and decision making for hardware and software procurement- Hiring out and logging of departmental hardware (laptops, projectors etc.)IT Systems Consultant:- HTML projects- Wireless projects and securityGIS Systems Administrator:- Administration and maintenance of Esri ArcGIS and IDRISI Kilimanjaro GIS software- Management of Server and Client Machines for GIS computer labs- Troubleshooting/helpdesk- Construction and maintenance of servers and high end graphics workstations- Requirements elicitation and decision making for hardware procurement- GIS webmaster. Management of Atlas mapping system- Database management of ortho photos, topographical maps, vector data and satellite imagery- Rectification of satellite and aerial imagery dataProjects:- Software migration of servers from older O/S'es to Windows 2003 Server- Hardware upgrades of multiple File and Licensing servers- Requirements elicitation and decision making for hardware and software procurement- I streamlined the licensing and setup of GIS systems at Massey University . My documentation and setup protocols are still being used for all GIS systems at Massey University- Updating/fixing GIS website and imagery database- Rectification of satellite and aerial photography of flooding in the Manawatu region from Horizons Regional Council

Systems and Network Administrator, troubleshooting/Help desk, IT budget control, IT hardware and software procurement.I signed on as a trainee at Nico International Dubai and was the sole charge for two months responsible for the operation of the companies ERP system and servers, approximately 100 desktop computers and software ranging from Microsoft products to Ship building AutoCAD software.

Masters In Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering (Hons)

Bachelor Of Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering (Hons)

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