Katarina Ruszczyk Email & Phone Number

Australia

Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Consultative selling using deep domain knowledge in the operation of government.- Identified and orchestrated three strategic projects in my first 6 months with public sector customers in OpenAI, Viva Learning and BizApps. Strategic Opportunities- Identified new opportunity to drive AI projects across QLD Government, resulting in OpenAI POC.- Drove a partnership between Microsoft and the Digital Skills Org to fund delivery of the Digital Confidence for Government Executives Course to build senior executive digital skills in public sector.- Delivered course on Digital Transformation Leadership to 110 people, leading to new relationships with contacts across all tiers of government in new areas of the business. Led to 15 new opportunities for ATU.- I orchestrated the Microsoft-hosted NSW Taskforce meeting, leading to 75 new contacts for ATU with new customer contacts in new areas of the business and 15 follow up opportunities.- Connected NSW Taskforce on Digital Data and AI into a global OpenAI Accelerator program leading to whole of government POCs with two state governments.Innovation- Identified new opportunity to partner with a Venture Studio to channel new startups into Founders Hub program and use MS technology.- Building innovation in the energy, health, climate tech sectorsThought Leadership- Built relationship with Accessibility.NSW and provided thought leadership on change management, connected into other areas of Microsoft that are delivering programs on accessibility (ISD, regional and global MS).Inspired cultural change in Microsoft- Engaged MCAPS to talk with my customer about the Microsoft culture and onboarding process (as customer wanted inspiration to develop their onboarding program).- Inspired the Global Corporate HR Team to add Employee Experience to the agenda for future Accelerate events, therefore “shaping the culture of Microsoft into the future” (Duke Nelson, GM MCAPS).

• Consulting • Business transformation strategy • Facilitation • Thought leadership • Human-Centered Design • Customer research • Agile project methodology • Business case development • Consultative selling- Delivered a blueprint and negotiated a $2M business case for a Digital Academy for DCS to better attract and retain digital talent. Led a product delivery team of 4 people and mobilised senior executive digital business leaders from across the government through data-led storytelling and pursuasive negotiation.- Delivered a business case for a $10M program to increase women's economic participation and increase women in tech jobs across the NSW Government.- Facilitation of workshops, webinars, roundtable discussions, keynote speeches and confident in a range of collaboration tools (Miro, Teams, Sharepoint, Slack, Confluence, Jira)- Chairperson of the 2021 Public Sector Network Digital.NSW Showcase with 1000 in-person and 600 virtual attendees- Chairperson of the FST Gov NSW Digital Summit with 800 attendees for three years running (2020, 2021 and 2022).

• Strategic Policy • Advising senior executives and Minister on emerging technology • Digital Strategy • Strategic negotiations • Human-Centered Design Leadership and Product Delivery- Built and led a consulting service unit within government, the Digital.NSW Accelerator.- Recruited and managed a multi-disciplinary team of 31 people as a “start-up” cost-recovery consulting service within DFSI that paved the way for innovation and product delivery in NSW govt. - Strategic negotiation with CIOs and senior executives across the government to build by-in support and partnerships. To date, the DNA has successfully delivered the Service.NSW cost-of-living vouchers program (Active Kids, etc), a digital school enrolment process, the Death Notification Service, the life journey mapping program and dozens more innovative government products.- Built and led a multi-disciplinary team of 10 people and delivered the NSW Digital Design System in (a headless CMS in React) and NSW Design Standards – now used by over 300 websites, saving $3M annually and accelerating delivery time of digital products by up to 3 months.- Built and led a multi-disciplinary team of 15 people to deliver the first digital strategy for the NSW government (on a Drupal website) including strategic negotiations with CIOs across government, that led a new whole of gov process to manage the $2.8B spent on technology and digital projects.Communication- Facilitation of workshops, webinars, roundtable discussions, keynote speeches and a range of digital collaboration tools (Miro, Teams, Sharepoint, Slack, Confluence, Jira)- Keynote speaker – Regular conference keynote speaker on the topic of digital transformation in public sector.- Confident communicating complex technical concepts into plain language for a range of audiences- Drafted a range of written material including ministerial speeches, content for socials and websites, published blogs and use tools for storytelling (Powerpoint, Keynote)

Criminal Law Review Division Nsw Department Of Attorney General And Justice

- Undertook legislative review of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 and the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 - Legal policy advice for the Attorney General on criminal law issues - Produced a range of written work on criminal legal policy including briefings, cabinet minutes, letters for signature by the Attorney General, speaking points, responses to parliamentary questions, policy analysis reports - Worked collaboratively within a small team, to deliver policy - Liaison with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Sydney

- Legal policy development for the Minister relating to consumer protection policy, retail leases, and small business - Mediator on disputes between landlords and tenants of retail leases - Worked collaboratively within a small team - Legislative review of the Retail Leases Act 1994 and drafted amending legislative instruments - Co-Chair of the National Retail Tenancy Working Group and undertaking national projects to harmonize retail tenancy legislation

Colombo, Sri Lanka

- Managed Head Office operations, team of ten people - Delivery Manager of nine national post-tsunami projects - Authored a guidebook on microfinance, translated into three languages and distributed Island-wide - Diplomatic liaison with Sri Lankan Government Officials on behalf of IDLO

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

- Legal policy advice in International Criminal Cooperation matters - Orchestrated and negotiated treaties in extradition and mutual assistance with China - Spoke at the UN meeting of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Commission delivered three speeches on behalf of the Australian Government delegation on international crime in 2005.

Sales, event coordination, marketing innovation, communications, stakeholder engagement

Bachelor Of Law (Grad), International Law And Legal Studies

ANU Ski and Snowboard Club Committee 2000-2002 Student Brand Manager, RedBull 2001-2003

Bachelor Of Arts, Environmental Studies Program