At Kaboose, our aim is to improve mental health and connectedness of our autistic and neurodiverse community, through friendships and employment.For more information, visit our website www.kaboose.appMy work includes:Parent CoachingNeurodivergent MentoringCorporate TrainingKaboose Product StrategyContent and social marketing campaignsProject Management Engineering team leadershipInvestor pitching and communicationsFund raising strategies Partnership strategies Keynote speaker

I work with Senior Executives and Teams to improve the People Experience and support organisations to scale their culture as they grow. Key projects include:• Start-up establishment in New York• Policy, Procedures, System Establishment for Legal Tech• Consulting Chief People Office for Logistics Tech Scale-up• Start-up establishment for Data & Insights company• HR mentoring for global scale up• Development of Career Pathways for start-ups.• People Experience consulting. • Establishment of human-centred performance management processes for multiple scale-ups• Talent Acquisition Strategies & Workforce Planning for multiple not-for-profits• Establishment of billing and time recording systems for start-ups.• Organisation Change Management Consulting• HR System Reviews & Implementations• Executive & Senior Leader Career CoachingMy expertise includes:* Scaling business from start-up to scale-up* Global establishment with experience across AU, Canada, US & EMEA* Development and execution of a robust and dynamic people strategies in rapidly changing environments* Leading the development of a global capability frameworks* Design & facilitation of manager and leadership programs* Leading transformational culture change programs and realignment of people to organisational values * Developing and leading integration strategies for both Mergers & Acquisitions* People & Business System reviews, including system implementations * Project Management of system implementations* Organisational design and operating model enhancements * Workforce planning, talent identification and talent acquisition strategies * Design, development and implementation of remuneration, benefits and performance programs* Creating and implementing diversity & inclusion strategies and programs* Developing and growing the People & Culture function* Board Advisory & Strategic Planning* Facilitation of Board & Executive offsite planning days

As part of the Executive team, my role was responsible for the following areas:* People & Culture* Future Ways of Working* Organisational Development & Agile Coaching* Employee Experience - Office, Facilities & Wellness* Talent Acquisition & Employment Brand* Business Systems & Project Management (dotted line)

As a key member of the Readify Executive and a trusted, strategic advisor reporting to the CEO, my role was focused on people, business performance and managing change throughout a rapidly growing business. I am responsible for developing and driving a people strategy to support business growth as well as management of the business operations (COO). I have also been responsible for caretaking the Managed Services and Delivery teams. Prior to the Telstra acquisition, I was also a key advisor to the RemCo.

Brooklyn Consulting is a HR Consulting and Career Transition Division of The Brooklyn Group. Brooklyn Consulting offers Assessment, Leadership Development, Change strategies and Career Transition from our offices in Brisbane, Melbourne (Head Office), Perth and Sydney.My role was to assist the business set-up, finance, business processes, career transition, coaching and mentoring.

Swinburne is an innovative education institution employing approximately 2,500 people As the Manager for Diversity & Inclusion, my role was responsible for the overall strategy and operation of the diversity function for the University, working closely with the Vice Chancellor, Executive Group and Head of HR. My portfolio included gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, family, flexibility however our focus at present is on gender, disability and Indigenous.

As the National Manager for Diversity & Inclusion, my role was responsible for the overall strategy and operation of the diversity function for the Australian firm, working closely with the CEO, National Managing Partner – People, Head of People and participating and coordinating the Diversity Leadership Board.My portfolio included gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, family, flexibility.

KPMG is one of Australia’s largest professional services firms. The Australian practice consists of nearly 5500 employees and 391 partners. As the National Employee Relations Manager, my role was responsible for the implementation of the Fair Work Act together with employee relations support to the HR team nationally.

During this period (12 month) I contracted to Watermark through my own business - Bluespine is a professional services firm specialising in Human Capital Management; Business Process Improvement and Business ContinuityMy role was effectively COO - management of finance & HR.Design and implementation of practice group remuneration & measurement systemDesign and delivery of practice management development programDevelopment of flexibility policies & frameworkDevelopment of practice group HR strategic plansSuccessful search & selection of Senior Patent AttorneysDesign of Workplace Behaviour ProgramPrior to this secondment I worked with Allens Arthur Robinson for a period of 12 months consulting to them on policy, flexibility, remuneration and reward structures for the patent attorney division.

As the HR Manager for the Patents & Trade Marks group, I worked with the Practice Group Head and Partner Management Team to develop and implement HR strategies, cultural change, Executive team development and management of partner performance issues. I was also responsible for driving HR process, resolution of operational issues, management of HR initiatives including engagement, remuneration, performance management, talent management, succession planning & career development. My role was also responsible for the management of OH&S and Workplace Behaviour for the firm nationally.

As the Human Resources Business Partners for the Design, Development, Merchandise and Sourcing teams, I worked closely with the Executive Management Committee members (EMC) and Business Unit Managers to deliver HR initiatives, drive HR process (resource planning, performance management, learning & development, remuneration & benefits, outsourcing business processes), resolve organisational design, operational and structural issues.

Reporting to the GM Human Resources my role was responsible for the management and delivery of operational and strategic HR advice as well as management and review of entire HR process across the entire organisation.Key achievements - implementation of technology solutions to solve business challenges across finance and human resources. Review and implementation of new organisation structures, implementation of sales commission plan and sales structures.

My role was primarily responsible for establishment of the HR function for support staff, management of operational HR issues and creation of learning and development programs. I had to deal with over 600 staff and 50 partners.Key achievements * implementation of leadership development program for all support staff* design and implementation of support staff organisation structure