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Narre Warren North, Victoria, Australia

Due to a restructure in the organisation, I was redeployed as IT Manager of PARED Victoria and tasked with assisting the newly appointed Business Manager and managing the organisation’s ICT Infrastructure and Services. I am responsible for developing and implementing all ICT related policies, strategies and operational plans. This includes working within the IT budget to ensure our cybersecurity and cybersafety for all staff and students are in line with industry best practice.Key Achievements & Responsibilities• Managed the design and creation of websites for both schools and implemented an online enrolment systems with EnrolHQ to streamline our marketing and admissions workflows• Set up and upgraded financial, enrolment and school administrative systems to handle the opening of a second school, Lysterfield Lake College in January 2022.• Migrated staff and student workspace from Google to Microsoft 365• Procure, set up and maintain IT infrastructure across both college campuses, including 1GB fibre link, wireless network, AV systems, Salto Space security system, telephony system, staff and student devices.• Manage and administer M365 account and licenses, Teams, Azure AD and Intune• Run weekly IT helpdesk sessions with staff and raised awareness of cybersecurity through various PD sessions and campaigns.

Narre Warren North, Victoria, Australia

PARED Victoria operates schools that partner with parents to raise men and women of heroic virtue. In the last 3 years, I was responsible for the day to day operations of Harkaway Hills College as enrolments grew from 49 to 150 students. Reporting to the board and working closely with the principal, I was in charge of financial management, property and maintenance, ICT, as well as the management and administration of school systems and processes.Key Achievements & Responsibilities• Enhanced the financial modelling and forecasting, including enrolment projections, variation in tuition fees and different discount structures.• Implemented numerous process improvement projects such as digitising the collection of forms and streamlining the enrolment process• Developed and implemented cost effective ICT strategies as enrolments grew and ensured there was sufficient capacity for remote learning during COVID-19.• Selected and rolled out a school management system, Sentral, maintained the data integrity of the system and became the subject matter expert on all things related to Sentral• Established and maintained effective relationships with various service providers and vendors, such as cleaners, landscapers, security companies, builders and technology solution providers.• Fostered a family atmosphere amongst colleagues and ensured all teachers were supported so that they can focus on teaching.• Prepared the annual budget and managed the annual audit process• Oversaw payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable.• Managed the reporting to agencies such as the Department of Education, VRQA, ACNC and ATO

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Working with a new entrant retailer on a monthly retainer, I developed a trading risk reporting model for the different NEM regions in which they are participating in.Monthly Deliverables include:• Cashflow at risk and various risk metrics• Spot price forecast• Actual customer load profile vs forecasted profile• Potential hedging strategies

Problem solverAlgorithm developerKey Technical Achievements:• Managed the development and implementation of a wholesale electricity settlement system that settled over AUD 2 million between various counter parties• Delivered an online BI system that produced various financial and risk reports, monitoring trading portfolio performance and cash flow at risk.

120 Spencer St, Melbourne

• Enhanced AGL's financial forecasting capabilities through taking the lead in reengineering the forecasting process. A high level model was developed and used for the FY14 budget. This involved actively pitching the concept to senior leaders and collaborating with key stakeholders to gain acceptance. The new model requires fewer inputs, is simpler, faster, and allows for a range of scenarios to be simulated.• Delivered annual budgets, 3 year plan and quarterly forecasts of gross margins for AGL's wholesale electricity portfolio. • Provided in-depth analysis, interpretation and explanation of major drivers for the quarterly forecasts, annual budget and 3 year plan of a S&P/ASX 50 company.• Developed analytical tools to improve and automate AGL's financial forecasting robustness, including reports to display Mark to Market information and variance analysis automation.

· Evaluated client portfolio performance using quantitative risk analysis and simulation models.· Applied mathematical and statistical approaches to enhance methodologies to model future energy demand and prices.· Developed analytical tools and financial models using MATLAB to test and forecast market outcomes.· Built tools for energy consumers to manage and report their energy usage.· Delivered an automated solution to batch process paper and electronic invoices that improved eciency and employee productivity.· Developed an energy budget and accrual calculator for client sites with historical invoice and consumption data.

• Developed an improved graphical user interface for a new module in the main product lineusing C++.• Acted as a point of contact for customer issues, handling queries about product function-ality and enhancement requests from international customers. Resolved customers' queriesand developed a positive rapport with them.• Produced and analysed statistical results from simulations and documented these in re-ports to customers.• Investigated and analysed customer issues, liaising with customers and the developmentteam to solve the problems.• Developed and designed test conditions and test cases.• Produced automated scripts to execute test cases and analysed test results.

Phd, Biomedical Engineering

Thesis Title: Methods to Aid the Clinical Detection of Osteoarthritis Research Objective: To develop an automated method that will segment.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Information Engineering, 8.2 (On A 9 Point Scale)