John Wright Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

During my previous contract at VCEA I recommended a new document management system M-Files. Alyve, the supplier of M-Files, asked me to be the project manager on the project because of my contacts at VCEA. I acted as the on-site contact and go-between for Alyve and VCEA. I arranged workshops to gather requirements, I held one-on-one interviews to ellicit detailed requirements. I created a project plan and monitored progress to that plan. I created a weekly status report detailing any problems, risks and progress. I created a risk register and a success plan.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

VCEA was splitting from Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) who had been managing them. I was employed to compile the business rules for the identification and migration of files from a set of shared network drives, from Content Manager and the splitting of tightly coupled databases. • Held interviews with staff to identify files belonging to VCEA only, files belonging to MACS only and shared files.• Responsible for specifying the permissions to set on the old data files.• Produced business requirements documents for all the file migration.• Responsible for getting the documents approved by MACS and VCEA senior managers.• Responsible for specifying migration business rules for all shared services.• All business rules documents contained details, risks and recommendations.• Produced all documents ahead of schedule.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Specialist Software used: AWS Workspaces, Sitecore, MS SQL Server Management Studio, SSRS, Confluence, MS Office Stack, MS TeamsVicRoads manage all vehicle and boat registrations and driver’s licencing in Victoria.• Responsible for analysing business process flows, documenting and diagramming those flows.• Responsible for documenting the business processes for managing VicRoads website content. • Responsible for investigating VicRoads use of Website CMS (Sitecore).• Responsible for documenting reporting requirements and producing Business Requirements documents for these reports.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Specialist Software used: Confluence, Jira, MS Office Stack, Azure AX, Miro.Coles are developing better online commerce systems. I was a senior Business Analyst in the team implementing back-end systems to process order fulfilment and internet searches.• Responsible for turning requirements into User stories• Responsible for setting well qualified Acceptance Criteria on User Stories.• Responsible for liaising between business and developers to resolve problems and queries.• Responsible for documenting business processes.• Responsible for documenting user journeys.• Responsible for loading sprints and monitoring progress in these sprints• Responsible for backlog grooming• Responsible for producing a Data Traceability Matrix to ensure that all data requirements had been addressed.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Parks Victoria carry out a survey of their parks every 5 years. I was part of a team responsible for developing a system to record and analyse the results.• Responsible for turning requirements into DevOps stories• Responsible for setting well qualified Acceptance Criteria on stories.• Responsible for liaising between business and developers to resolve problems and queries.• Responsible for creating test plans and carrying out testing• Responsible for loading sprints and monitoring progress in these sprints• Responsible for producing a Requirements Traceability Matrix to ensure that all requirements had been addressed

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Racing Australia (RA) have sold their racing management software (SNS) to New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR). RA is customising the SNS for NZTR.• Responsible for producing business requirements documents (BRDs) for customised changes to the RA SNS for NZTR.• Responsible for producing BRDs for the reporting requirements of NZTR• Responsible for getting BRDs approved by Business Users.• RA is an Agile business and I had to create user stories and Jira tickets to cover each customisation documented.• Responsible for defining the additional data requirements for these customisations.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Working for Business Intelligence Reporting (BIR).• I was responsible for producing the business requirements document (BRD) for new business reports. I produced BRDs for Financial, Student and HR reports.• Responsible for getting BRDs approved by Business Users.• Responsible for defining the additional data requirements for these reports.• Responsible for updating business Glossary with new data requirements.Joined the Service Access & Management group on an urgent project.• Responsible for defining benchmarks to show whether changes to the ServiceNow system had improved the service to users.• Analysed the available data and produced graphs and tables showing the benchmark improvements as a result of the changes.• Produced a report recommending new metrics to be used to for ongoing Service Level reporting.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Working for Forest Fire Management Group.• I was responsible for producing the business requirements document (BRD) for the existing Fuel Monitoring System. • Responsible for defining the additional requirements for version 2 of the Fuel Monitoring System and the business requirements for a mobile version of the Fuel Monitoring system.• Responsible for producing a Business Case document to obtain funding for these projects.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Metro Trains operate the suburban train services in Melbourne.Metro Trains is decommissioning several MS-Access 2003 databases.• I was responsible for producing the business requirements documents (BRDs) for 5 MS-Access 2003 databases. I studied the functionality of the Access databases, interviewed the database users and examined other methods of producing the same results.• From the business requirements I produced a Project Brief which proposed alternative solutions to the MS-Access databases using the current preferred technology.• The Project Brief was presented to the Department of Transport to obtain funding to complete the project.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Specialist Software used: Jira, Confluence, MS Office Stack, Tableau, Axiom, AWS Red ShiftDELWP is creating a financial reporting database for use within the department. The database is an AWS Red-Shift cloud-based system and is used to produce Financial Reports.• I was responsible for producing the business requirements documents (BRDs) for 17 management reports. These requirements described what the business expected from the report and was used by the report developers to produce the reports in Tableau.• The BRDs defined the data to be retrieved from the database. How the data was filtered. What was to be printed and any calculations to be performed.• I organised workshops to define the requirements.• I developed an overall standard format for all reports.• I liaised with the developers and the stakeholders to resolve problems with the Tableau report development.• I worked with the database engineers to get required content migrated from source systems and made available for Tableau reporting.• After the BRDs were all approved I joined the testing team. • I tested reports against the new standard format. • I tested reports for functionality against the BRDs.• I performed End to End testing matching source data to Tableau report data.• I created defects in Jira where defects were found during testing.• I retested defects after rectification.• DELWP are an Agile user and work was carried out using the Agile methodology in 2-week sprints.

Docklands, Victoria

NAB is creating a National Data Hub (NDH), a single source of data to be used for all reporting within the bank. The NDH is a cloud-based system and therefore introduces new risks for the bank and its regulatory authorities. A risk mitigation framework has been agreed with the regulatory authorities.• My initial task was to identifying the risk mitigation controls in the framework that should be applied to the NDH.• Each control was given a development priority with the most important to be implemented first.• Once the controls were identified I was part of a team that did a gap analysis to find out which controls had been applied and which were missing. This was completed with user interviews, workshops and document research.• All the research and the requirements were document on Confluence pages.• The final deliverable, a Gap Analysis, was a matrix showing the level of compliance for each technical capability (IT discipline) for each control.• From the matrix detailed requirements were generated for each technical capability component (system, application, etc). A Jira ticket being produced for each requirement.• The work has to be completed and evidence of compliance presented to the regulatory authority by the end of this financial year.• NAB are a committed Agile user and all work was carried out using the Agile methodology in 2-week sprints.

Footscray, Melbourne

• CWW implemented Isometrix, a new Health, Safety, Environment, Quality and Risks (HSEQR) system that replaced many different legacy systems, across many departments.• I identified all the legacy data sources.• I negotiated with the business and established what and how much data to be migrated.• I created data mapping documents.• I created a combined pool of source data.• I cleansed this data, de-duplicated, corrected spelling mistakes and flagged invalid data.• I created data loading templates which were used to load data into the test, training and production environments.• I provided specialist support during the initial ‘Go-Live’ period.• The system was implemented successfully despite resistance to change by users and very tight budget constraints.

Collingwood, Victoria

MS Access, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio 2012.I developed an Asset Management system for the Council in 1996, which is still being used. I provide some ongoing maintenance. Recently I migrated an MS Access database to SQL Server ensuring that all data was cleansed before migration and all the features of the Access client were available using the SQL Server database.

Blackburn North, Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for documenting business processes and data flows for Ambulance Victoria's Enterprise Data Warehouse.Responsible for requirements gathering and producing Business Requirements documentation.Produced a gap analysis document highlighting the shortfalls of the current IT processes.

990 La Trobe St, Docklands

SQL Server Management Studio 2012, Maximo V7.5, Transact SQL• My principal focus was to identify rotating assets. This involved meeting stores staff, engineering staff and asset management staff to identify candidate items. I then created the item master data and the assets classified by this item master data.• I visited sites to identify operational locations containing rotating assets.• Data was entered manually using Maximo front end and by Maximo Data Loaders.• I created many SQL procedures for auditing data entered by other users and for ensuring that business procedures involving Maximo were followed correctly. For example, ensuring item overhaul and repair procedures were followed.• I created many SQL procedures for reporting on the data in the Maximo database.• I assisted operational staff by cataloguing new items, creating new assets, processing inventory adjustments, etc.• I migrated data from the legacy Hansen system to Maximo.• Auditing and correcting asset data.• Created work instructions for training other users.• Created test case scenarios for training.• Provided support for Maximo users

Melbourne, Australia

SQL Server Management Studio 2012, 2008, 2005, iMIS Version 10, Crystal Reports 11• Documented current database (data dictionary and data model (E-R diagram))• Migrated an MS Access database to SQL Server• Responsible for gathering requirements and generating report specification documents.• Produced new reports using Crystal Reports and SSRS• Maintained existing reports using SSRS and Crystal Reports• Built data processing sub-systems using SSIS• Provided second tier support for data issues

Collins Street, Melbourne

JD Edwards Enterprise One Version 9.1, SQL Server Management Studio 2011, Maximo 6.2.4, Oracle• VLine changed their ERP software from Maximo 6.2.4 to JD Edwards Enterprise One Version 9.1• I migrated Asset, Work Order, Defect and Preventative Maintenance data from Maximo to JDE.• My tasks were to cleanse the data from Maximo, contact business users for clarification where necessary. Extract the appropriate data using Transact SQL. Translate this data into JDE Enterprise One templates, then load it into JDE Enterprise One using batch loader programs and Z1 files.• I defined and collected asset data for VLine Facilities (stations, depots, buildings, amenities, services, etc) which was not on the Maximo system. I then created a Preventative Maintenance Plan to satisfy business and legal compliance. This involves collating data from many sources to create assets data, dealing with VLine maintenance staff to establish compliance and maintenance requirements.• All procedures and processes have been documented so that they are repeatable and auditable.• This was a high pressure roll with tight implementation deadlines and involved late nights and weekend working.• Once the data migration was completed I took on a Business Systems Administrator role providing day-to-day technical expertise and system management to the Asset Systems Department. In this role I managed the System Change Request process, fault reporting and data changes.• I was involved in system and business process improvements including gathering and documenting requirements for new functionality.

Melbourne, Australia

SQL Server Management Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008, Access 2003, SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio, SSRS, SSIS, ISS, ASP, .NET, AJAX•Developed a BI System that recorded details of Compliance Inspector’s visits to Licenced Premises, monitored and initiated follow up actions and was used for reporting on compliance issues•Developed the Penalty Infringement Notice System (PINS) which manages issuing of Infringement Notices, correspondence, time based business rules and escalation requirements•Converted the Access systems into an ASP.net and VB.net based web application known as the Liquor Portal.•Developed VCGLR’s 5 Star and Demerit Point System, a BI System that recorded non-compliance incidents for offences committed by Licensees. It managed correspondence, time based business rules and escalation requirements•Responsible for the business analysis, functional specifications, development, implementation and operational management of the system•Wrote SSIS ETL packages that extracted data from external agency files, translated it and loaded it to a VCGLR database•Wrote SSIS packages that consumed web services feeding data into other databases•Used T-SQL and Stored Procedures to Mine Data to produced reports•Produce scheduled reports using Record to Report processes•Produced reports to show position to KPI targets including Dashboards•Development followed a simplified Agile methodology•VCGLR contracted itree pty ltd to implement RegulationWorks to replace all Liquor and Gambling systems. I was the Technical Subject Matter Expert for the data migration, responsible for checking the data mapping to ensure all data was being mapped to the correct place in RegulationWorks. I was responsible for checking that the correct relationships were being migrated and that no important information was omitted

Melbourne, Australia

Key Responsibilities• Developed a Street Asset Management System (SAMS) which recorded street asset financial and conditional data, provided valuations of Council’s assets and five-year plans for asset reconstruction. • Initially redeveloped the existing Roads and Lanes modules, then developed Storm Water Pits, Storm Water Drains, Lights, Road Signs and Street Furniture modules. • Subsequently developed Bridges, Street Trees and Bike Paths modules.• Modified SAMS to display additional information particular to a selected street, e.g., maps, Council plans, pictures, video files, word documents, etc., by invoking the appropriate software to view the document.• Wrote operating manual in dynamic HTML and Javascript using CSS style sheets and frames. Map pages allowed users to click on image and receive context sensitive help.• Conducted conditional survey of all roads and lanes on behalf of Council. Developed a mobile condition recording system and employed six surveyors to physically survey the roads for structural condition.• SAMS was used by the council for over 15 years before being replaced.• Attained ‘Preferred Contractor’ status with Council.

Melbourne, Australia

As part of my property investment business I sold several properties and spent the year planning and managing the subdivision and building of four townhouses on a property purchased in Adelaide in July 2008. From this experience I improved my project management skills.

Melbourne, Australia

Key Responsibilities• Responsible for the management of the overnight data processing system.• Responsible for producing daily, weekly and monthly reports from call centre data using Record to Report processes.• Responsible for data mining from call centre database to produce ad-hoc reports.• Improved performance of the overnight data process. Reduced running time from 9 hours to 90 minutes• Simplified report production reducing processing time and manual work required.• Documented the overnight batch process.• Taught a colleague to support the data processing system on my departure.Specialist Software used: SQL Server Management Studio 2008, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, EWorkForceManagement.

Melbourne, Australia

Key Responsibilities• Migrating Inventory, purchasing, and work order data from Maximo 4 to Maximo 6 system.• Analysed the Maximo 4 data and produced the data mapping for conversion.• Produced document showing the business rules for data conversion.• Produced SQL conversion scripts using TOAD for extraction and cleansing of data.• Produced Maximo Data Loader scripts for loading extracted data into Maximo 6.• Produced SQL scripts using TOAD to load data into Oracle tables used by Maximo 6.• Used Datastage to extract and load data into Maximo 6.• Produced SQL scripts using TOAD to check the integrity of the converted data.• This was a high pressure environment that involved a large amount of late night and weekend working.Specialist Software used: Maximo 4 Asset Management System, Maximo 6 Asset Management System, Datastage, TOAD.

Melbourne, Australia

Key Responsibilities• Identified company assets, developed asset structures, naming conventions and established asset attributes. • Collected asset data for loading into Maximo.• Conducted Maximo testing concentrating on AP functionality.• Audited Workflow processes written by MRO.• Conducted user training for scheduled work order processing.• Developed automatic data loading using EzyLoader.• Supported MIMS scripts written during a previous contract with Yarra Trams.Specialist Software used: Maximo 6 Asset Management System, MIMS Open Enterprise.

Melbourne, Australia

As part of my property investment portfolio I spent 9 months planning and arranging the moving of two houses from Adelaide to country NSW and their subsequent renovation. Concurrently I arranged the subdivision and building of two townhouses on a property purchased in Adelaide in August 2005.This involved negotiating with builders, managing contractors, supervising tradesmen, dealing with councils and carrying out building work.This experience improved my Project Management skill.

Melbourne, Australia

Mainco maintains and operates the infrastructure for Melbourne’s suburban rail network.Specialist Software used: Business Objects Webintelligence, MIMS Open Enterprise, Corvu, SQL Server.• Documented existing financial reports using Corvu and MIMS Open Enterprise.• Produced specification for converting existing SQL to BO Webintelligence queries.• Reproduce financial reports in BO Webintelligence.• Extracted, translated and loaded data from in-house Fleet Management application into off-the-shelf application, Fleetmex.

Melbourne, Australia

• Produced reports from company database using Crystal Reports.• Produced views in SQL Server to aid the production of reports.• Performance tuned SQL statements using SQL Server’s Query Analyser. Added indexes and modified SQL to take advantage of SQL Server’s performance features.

Melbourne, Australia

• Designed and developed the Head Office and Consultant databases.• Devised methods of transferring data between the head office database and the consultant’s database.• Ensured the correct sequence of data processing occurred to enable an enquiry to proceed to a sale.

Melbourne, Australia

Specialist Software used: MIMS Open Enterprise, Business Objects, MS SQL.• Cleansed, converted and loaded data from M

Melbourne, Australia

Rice Walker collects superannuation master trust and industry funds data and assists companies to outsource their superannuation schemes.• Analysed data collection system, produced data model and redesigned database.• Changed data extract, and data load routines to match new database design. • Wrote routines to validate data collected before being loaded to production database.• Produced a fund comparison reporting system for marketing purposes.

Melbourne, Australia

• Developed MS Access based statistics collection and display systems for the hospital’s Finance Department replacing several MS Excel based spreadsheets.

Melbourne, Australia

• Wrote MS Access based stock control system, work recording system and a material cutting system.• Assisted in the implementation of a new warehouse management system (EXE).

Melbourne, Australia

• Provided support for Access databases users across the company.• Analysed user requirements, developed enhancements, tested code and documented all changes. • Developed application that recorded training course attendance.• Implemented an insurance fraud investigation system throughout Victoria, NSW, ACT and Queensland. • Converted all Access 97 database systems to run on Access 2000.

Melbourne, Australia

DMC provided consultancy services to local government.• Rectified problems and developed new functionality on DMC's Local Government Systems.• Developed data entry system on PDA to record asset condition whilst ‘on the road’.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Specialist Software used: Oracle 8i, Business Objects, Erwin.• Specified data architecture for large data warehouse for a UK government department.• Evaluated metadata repositories (MetaCenter, CA Platinum Repository and Sybases PowerDesigner), modelling tools and investigated metadata standards.• Formulated metadata strategy and methods used to produce corporate data model. • ERwin used for metadata collection and data modelling, Informatic for ETL tool. Business Objects 5 used to present metadata to users, ensuring business descriptions applied to data in data warehouse.• Project carried out under EDS’s SDLC project control procedures.

Melbourne, Australia

NRMA Information Systems was a subsidiary of NRMA Ltd providing software services to the RACV. Specialist Software used: Oracle 8, Business Objects 5, SAP, Prism Warehouse Executive, TOAD, VSAM.Data Warehouse recorded information from RACV insurance and Road Service systems in Sydney and Melbourne. COBOL programs produced from Prism Warehouse Executive ETL tool translated and loaded VSAM source data into Oracle 8 database using SQL Loader and PL/SQL procedures. Business Objects used for user interface and datamarts. • Developed new subject areas, maintained existing subject areas. • Developed system to extract metadata from SAP and load it to Access-based metadata tool. Modified metadata tool to create external strategies for creating Business Objects Universes.• Added claim data from new insurance system to existing claims subject area. Analysed source data, ascertained correct meaning of data, assigned data to correct fields in data warehouse tables, produced specifications and translation programs using the Prism ETL tool. Wrote Unix Korn Shell script. • Developed Business Objects reports for RACV users. • Completed training in Business Objects 5 advanced reporting.

Melbourne, Australia

Specialist Software used: Sybase Enterprise version 11.9.2, Object Cycle, Visual Source Safe, SQL Advantage, Sybase Central, Sybase SQL Anywhere.• Carried out performance tuning on Sybase stored procedures in the Health Care Management Information System (CMI/ODS), using Sybase tools and DBCC tools to evaluate Optimiser performance.• ODS system running on Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) and CMI system running on Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere (ASA).• Wrote and performance tuned stored procedures for Data Warehouse ETL processes.

Melbourne, Australia

Vencorp controlled the natural gas transmission pipeline in Victoria. Specialist Software used: Sybase v10, Valmet & Citeck Process Control Systems.Developed Client Server systems running MS-Access clients to Sybase Databases. Servers:- SUN SPARC or ULTRA workstations running Sybase v11 under UNIX. Communication:- TCP/IP, with database calls via ODBC to Sybase’s Open Client. • Data processed on Sybase server using Access Pass-Through queries and Sybase Stored Procedures. • Developed Sybase databases, wrote Access client applications using VBA code.• Developed Incident Reporting System that automated incident report processing and automatically emailed external organisations.• Developed Change Management System that enforced change procedures documented by the company.• Developed Demand Forecasting System that predicted gas demand at 100 key points on the pipeline ensuring delivery in correct quantities to satisfy customer demand and at pressures to meet statutory requirements.• Installed equipment on gas control system and provided system support.

Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design, Bsc Degree

BSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Education record

Member of the Lighting Crew for school performances. involved setting up lighting and operating during performances.