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Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

In this role, I managed risk transformation strategies for clients, developing and implementing resilience strategies and frameworks to ensure robust and effective business continuity and crisis management plans.Role includes:► Risk assessments and recommendations for improvement► Resilience program development and monitoring► Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and gap analyses to assess current resilience capabilities and identify vulnerabilities► Team leadership► Consulting and development of Policies, Plans and Frameworks across Risk, Business Continuity, Crisis Management, and Emergency Management► Delivery and facilitation of customised training, workshops, and other education on business continuity, crisis management, and emergency management► Client relationship management► Resilience strategies in compliance with regulations and industry standards (BCI, ISO, ARPA, etc.)► Business process improvementHighlights:● Client engagements, business continuity planning and training, identifying shortcomings, and successfully uplifting organisational continuity● Developing and implementing complete organisational crisis management and resilience teams/approaches● Project management – uplift risk management and business continuity integrated with resilience planning ● Achieving high client satisfaction and repeat/referral business● Guided clients through successful compliance audits and assessments● Working with clients to uplift capability following regulatory compliance breaches● Managing and resolving crises, minimising disruptions and swift recovery

New York, United States

In this role, I collaborated closely with the Director of Enterprise Risk to develop and implement business processes and structure for the enterprise risk department of this venture capital and private equity firm. Work focused on creating a healthy risk culture and ensuring resilience paths for international businesses and entrepreneurial start-ups across diverse industry sectors.Role included:► End-to-end project management to implement enterprise risk initiatives – all scoping, initiation, timelines, stakeholder engagement and delivery Establishing and maintaining risk frameworks and risk appetites across individual businesses► Preparing and contributing to ERM documents, frameworks and reports► Researching and adhering to multi-industry risk requirements and frameworks► Team leadership ► Background research and due diligence to onboard investment vehicles/startups► Driving a proactive risk management approach and engaged risk culture through one-on-one informal coaching with stakeholders Highlights:● Being promoted to Risk Analyst from Scale Analyst in APR 2023 ● Implementing risk frameworks for several entrepreneurial start-ups - MedTech, renewables, heavy industrial, finance, and agriculture● Developing business processes, architecture, and risk registers to manage risk● Assisting in setting up Governance and Risk Committees with reporting structures● Developing awareness training● Implementing Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and Disaster Readiness Plans (DRPs) for startups● Mandatory compliance obligations with various standards – e.g. Essential Eight, FEDRAMP, ISO (various), and CPS (various)

Victoria, Australia

In this role, I provided management consulting in Agribusiness, working closely with landowners in western Victoria to redevelop agricultural land and businesses for greater efficiency, profitability and the handover to the next generation of Australian farmers. Role included:► Advising and consulting on management best practices► Business Process Management (BPM)► Change management to improve general business operations► Business continuity planning (BCP)► Disaster readiness planning (DRP)► Project management (using PMBOK) business growth initiatives, business expansions, landholdings, and diversification of offerings► Risk-based approaches for new initiatives► Uplifting business’ risk profile► Risk frameworks - developing, implementing and maintaining Highlights:● Developing and implementing successful projects for SME clients – covered risk-based approaches for new business initiatives, strategic growth and expansion initiatives, entering new markets, talent acquisition, and mergers● Leadership and response efforts during real-time crisis events● Project management – new system integrations, processes, and technology to enhance resilience● Succession planning and business handovers● Business restructures ● Change management

North Geelong, Victoria, Australia

SaniteX Global’s role as a Scale Facilitation™ Channel is to support innovators to find a place on prime contracts, either off the back of contracts awarded to SaniteX Global or facilitated by the team to win contracts of their own.Through successfully adapting to unprecedented challenges, SaniteX Global has grown to partner with the world’s leading innovators and scientific research organizations.

Docklands, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Masters Of Commerce Degree, Business, Commerce, Accounting, Law, Data Analytics, Business Management, Project Management, Etc., Masters Of Commerce

Activities and Societies: Studying accounting, law, data analytics, project management and business management. I have learnt to take.

Risk Management Professional

Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst (Fmva) - C

Digital Marketing Certificate, Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia, Certificate

Bachelor Of Interior Design, Interior Design

Incomplete

Vce