Ivan Watermeyer Email & Phone Number

Australia

Lead portfolio, program and project delivery and governance enhancements to support achievement of strategic and annual plans.

Australia

Lead delivery of a portfolio of business change projects in support of the enterprise strategy.

Melbourne Area, Australia

• In a multi-faceted leadership role, I have had the opportunity to serve as Director of Project Services for a short period and as PMO Manager to deliver IT solutions and accelerate 50+ in-flight $multimillion projects.
• Boosted IT project delivery success from 36% to 63% and uplift in capability in 5 years.
• Introduced a range of agile project management methodologies and best practices.
• Removed bottlenecks affecting workforce planning to reduce software development time.
• Revised structure and hierarchy to reduce staff turnover from 48% to 27% annually
• Decreased contractual needs from 63% to 11%, underpinned by clear communication lines.

Melbourne, Australia

• My primary remit was to introduce a variety of enterprise technologies designed to optimise the end-to-end logistical process across 30 road freight depots, taking on a lifecycle program management role. I led and.
• Recovered a failing $multimillion program and fully optimised logistical operations.
• Negotiated vendor services at no cost to the business through efficient administration.
• Refocused program in partnership with business CEOs by removing unsuitable software.
• Reconciled business expenses using best practice cost monitoring tool & robust controls.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I established a project management consultancy to directly advise organizations on delivering change and business transformation, which often involved hands-on instruction within a live operating environment.

Western Australia, Australia

In a short-term capacity, I led the lifecycle delivery of a shared services program for a government department, taking full ownership of initiation, resources, assets, risks, budgets and delivery within set deadlines.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

In an operations management role, I held full accountability for controlling business profit & loss and driving excellence across the supply chain and service delivery. I designed, developed and presented training programs to educate clients on efficient IT project capability management, achieving quality assurance and embedding best practice procedures to.

Melbourne

• As program manager, I focused on the implementation of a $multimillion corporate shared service, from capturing and analysing requirements to defining scope, scheduling, budgeting, negotiating with vendor and setting.
• Executed the program at 15.4% under budget and delivered on schedule to revitalise HR.
• Built confidence with apprehensive key stakeholders to set-up business services arm.

Melbourne, Australia

• With efficient planning and coordination, I orchestrated the introduction of an annual capex program and capability improvement initiative. This involved synergising talent acquisition, consolidating large-scale.
• Designed and rolled-out project management processes as a best practice benchmark.
• Successfully passed an audit by KPMG in 2004 with minimal improvements required.
• Delivered on major stakeholder expectations to outsource technical field services.
• Consolidated call and data centres, revitalise technologies and simplify workflow.
• Improved CMMI capability and set entry-level metrics to reduce late projects by 20%.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

During this time, I undertook full time study to attain MBA, achieving a gold medal award for 95th percentil result.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

My primary role was to orchestrate efficient IT solution delivery operations and uplift capability for a portfolio of 50+ in-flight $multimillion projects.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

MBA (Gold Medal)

Master Of Science (Engineering), Ict

Bachelor Of Science, Electronic Engineering