2 days a week I help improve the lives of young men.5 days a week I spend with my daughter.

Living the dream

Semi-Retiree. Working part time as a Talent Head Hunter for niche talent in the data analytics field both locally in Australia and globally in the U.S and India markets. Providing high response rates, detailed boolean searches, market maps, and talent pipeline management.Quantium is an Australian industry leader in Data Science, helping our clients navigate the complex world of data to deliver powerful insights with clear business applications. We are continuously investing in next generation technology, growing our data partnerships and our client base, expanding internationally and into new industries, but most importantly we are heavily investing in our people.We are a rapidly growing company that has maintained a culture that drives collaboration, innovation and well-being. Our employees enjoy many benefits, including access to our internal learning curriculum, group fitness sessions, annual company trips away and offices fitted out with games and stocked with food and drinks all year round!Below links are short videos about the exciting things we are currently doing at Quantium. Click on them and then click "view"

A trusted advisor, providing day to day resourcing organisation wide, facilitate escalations, build and provide utilisation reports to Executives, and standardising resourcing tools

I lead a team of managers in the IT Delivery and Availability group.Our goal is to implement a workforce management tool and coach leaders on productivity practices. The project will enable leadership to proactively make decisions using resourcing metrics.

Project - Group Operations Transformation: Providing key metrics to assist with automation and process re-engineering of operations. Utilising lean and six sigma approaches to removing process variations and waste, capacity and scenario planning, and scoping of automation opportunities

• Project - Group Operations Transformation: Process re-engineering of lending operations, lean and six sigma approaches to removing process variations and waste, capacity and scenario planning, and scoping of automation opportunities• Project - Operations Management: Stream led a team of consultants that delivered a 5 week rolling program on key metrics and planning methodology across 150 operations team in CBA nationally. The project was recognised with the Annual CEO award• Project - Dawn: Supported the tender of a new workforce planning tool to unify 3 current platforms. Rolled out the communications plan, leader/team member training, and embed consistent workforce planning principles across 3000 FTE• Stakeholder and engagement lead for Group Lending Services, provide weekly project updates to Executive board on status, engagement levels, good news stories and current challenges.• Developed and facilitated key people metrics training to operation managers, executives and team members. Metrics such as productivity, utilisation, and non-core time are used to reduce backlog hours and harvest FTE.• Led team of consultants to observe operation team processes, ensure best practices are utilised, and group processes into unit times• Lead post implementation review with GM’s to improve an areas productivity • Subject matter expert of workforce planning tool - Verint i360• Accountable for all recruitment in the wider Operational Capability Team• Utilise long term forecasts to provide recommendations to senior leadership

• Manage resourcing planning for over 300 consultants (asset value $37.5 million) within the Technology/Management Consulting resource pool. Plans included a breakdown of skills, availability, client preferences, chargeability/billable cost, etc.• Led headcount plan, monitor attrition, transfers and joiners• Advise leadership on resolving resource conflicts across multiple client escalations• Lead advisor for the Indian and Phillipines delivery centres• Strategise sourcing options for current and future client demand and recommend candidates to senior executives and project managers. This includes liaising with global networks and contracting agencies for alternative skill gaps• Lead performance discussions and ensure client feedback is reflected in performance reviews• Received Celebrating Performance Award from SAP Australian Director “Jason did a sensational job in progressing the practice this past year. He sort to understand our practice and did a great job in keeping the team busy” – Brett Hayes 2009

• Lead discussions with IT to develop learning technology solutions; including the development and deployment of learning to the desktop, performance support tools, collaborative technology and a fully functional learning management system• Supported procurement relationships with key vendors and establish a panel of learning providers• Supported the development of communication plans, training accreditation, and learning pathways for the National Learning Strategy project.• Continuous improvement champion for researching innovative and global best practice organisational learning and development practices• Led the Detailed Business Requirement (DBR) for the National Learning Strategy - Systems Training and SAP Productivity Pack.• Implemented project charter for all major projects - the Learning Library, Learning Management Systems, and the Training Database.

• Led discussions with Senior Executives on key people metrics and provided workforce planning reports highlighting opportunities.• Supported leadership with available data utilising a range of workforce planning tools such as InfoHRM, Cognos Cube, Infolink GUI, and Asteroid• Analyse and provide data driven recommendations on absenteeism, succession planning, diversity targets, skills gaps, training plans, and headcount targets to executives • Develop HR action plans for leadership based on data from the annual staff poll (over 20,000 FTE). Recommendations include areas of opportunity such as development programs • Lead and present the HR Dashboard in the monthly Senior Executive meeting, a visual one page snapshot of HR data

• Facilitate process mapping (Holocentric software) workshops that illustrate current state vs future state• Lead continuous improvement discussions to analyse, test and simulate business processes • Investigate processes and consult subject matter experts across government departments• Project lead: National Emergency Call Centre, Indigenous Debt Prevention Management, Refugee Servicing involving Job Capacity Assessments and Accounts, and Ministerial Briefing Process

• Led and provided coaching for a team of 20 FTE and utilised 170 contractors on hand to leverage during peak periods• Assist GM with cash flow management, client billing, CV screening, organising conferences with potential clients, and provide workforce plans• Provided recommendations on current skills gaps, proposed candidates, and new systems