The Generator is Monash University's entrepreneurial hub, dedicated to fostering and supporting entrepreneurial talent. It offers skills development, training, and mentoring to help students, staff, researchers, and alumni turn their ideas into successful startups. The Generator's Accelerator program is designed to push early-stage startups towards significant, sustainable growth. Since 2016, the Generator has helped over 1,200 founders in various sectors, including medtech, education… Show more The Generator is Monash University's entrepreneurial hub, dedicated to fostering and supporting entrepreneurial talent. It offers skills development, training, and mentoring to help students, staff, researchers, and alumni turn their ideas into successful startups. The Generator's Accelerator program is designed to push early-stage startups towards significant, sustainable growth. Since 2016, the Generator has helped over 1,200 founders in various sectors, including medtech, education, food and beverage, health tech, and more, bring their innovative ideas to life. Show less

SAE-A has been authorised by the Business Licensing Authority in Victoria to assess the suitability of candidates applying to be registered under the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019. This role requires reviewing each applicant's academic qualifications, experience, and standards of competency.RESPONSIBILITIES• Comply with all the requirements specified by the Victorian Government pertaining to the Act• Maintain a comprehensive database of applications, including… Show more SAE-A has been authorised by the Business Licensing Authority in Victoria to assess the suitability of candidates applying to be registered under the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019. This role requires reviewing each applicant's academic qualifications, experience, and standards of competency.RESPONSIBILITIES• Comply with all the requirements specified by the Victorian Government pertaining to the Act• Maintain a comprehensive database of applications, including outcomes of assessments• Conduct annual audits for CPD as instructed by the Victorian State Government• Work with the SAE-A Board to identify training needs required based on applicant assessments Show less

Startupboootcamp is a global network of 20+ industry-focused programs supporting startups with direct access to an international network of the most relevant mentors, partners, and investors to help them scale. Founded in Denmark in 2010 and now headquartered in London, Startupbootcamp Australia ran its first accelerator program in 2017. Since 2010, Startupbootcamp has accelerated over 600 startups and 78% of these have gone on to receive funding. These startups have received an average of… Show more Startupboootcamp is a global network of 20+ industry-focused programs supporting startups with direct access to an international network of the most relevant mentors, partners, and investors to help them scale. Founded in Denmark in 2010 and now headquartered in London, Startupbootcamp Australia ran its first accelerator program in 2017. Since 2010, Startupbootcamp has accelerated over 600 startups and 78% of these have gone on to receive funding. These startups have received an average of €582,438 in investment.RESPONSIBILITIES* Panel for selection of start-ups for accelerator programs. - FinTech 2020 - Sports & EventTech 2020 - Sustainable FinTech 23* Mentoring start-up CEOs and team members in the Sports & EventTech 2020 accelerator program. Show less

Antler is a global organisation with a mission to fundamentally improve the world by enabling and investing in people building the defining companies of tomorrow. Antler is currently in 23 locations across 6 continents, has Assets Under Management of more than US$500m and has made 500+ investments since 2018.

Founded in 2012, Deep Blue Company (DBC) has rapidly expanded to offer technologies and services covering the entire property sale-to-settlement journey in Australia. By managing and consolidating every part of the property journey, DBC is driving fundamental change in the way properties are transacted in Australia by pioneering digital conveyancing, and creating transparency and efficiencies for the entire property industry.With more than 400 employees in Australia and the Philippines, DBC… Show more Founded in 2012, Deep Blue Company (DBC) has rapidly expanded to offer technologies and services covering the entire property sale-to-settlement journey in Australia. By managing and consolidating every part of the property journey, DBC is driving fundamental change in the way properties are transacted in Australia by pioneering digital conveyancing, and creating transparency and efficiencies for the entire property industry.With more than 400 employees in Australia and the Philippines, DBC facilitated $9B in property transactions in FY2021.RESPONSIBILITIES* Advising the DBC Executive Leadership Team of product/project progress towards the organisation’s strategic objectives and long term plans* Leading the organisation’s team of product owners and project managers * Chairing the DBC Product Leadership Team* Accountable for capturing new initiative ideas* Curation and prioritisation of the DBC project backlog* Management of key projects and the overall DBC development program * Maintaining an overall view of progress across all projectsACHIEVEMENTS* Started and led the approach to lift the commercial competence level in relation to projects across the business.* Reshaped the Project Review Meetings to be a learning session for Technology Team senior leaders, project managers, and technology leads, focused more on project value and less on resourcing.* Led the Request for Proposal process, and formed the technical team, that selected the cyber security services partner for the DBC Group.* Led the teams responsible for prioritisation of projects and development of technical solutions.* Reduced DBC corporate project management risk by developing a clear approach to new project approval across all business units.* Developed and launched an internal Program Office site to capture all project information into a single location, including detailed business cases and all files relevant to projects. Show less

SAE Special Vehicles Pty Ltd is a company formed by the Society of Engineers - Australasia (SAE-A) to develop and deliver its mobility projects.ACHIEVEMENTS* Raised awareness of the SAE Special Vehicles' Emergency EV project with industry, and State and Federal Government ministers and departmental heads* Managed more than 130 individuals and 90 organisations participating in the project* Developed a communication app for release to project participants

The Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia (SAE-A) is the peak Asia-Pacific body for mobility engineers. Its mission is to advance the engineering profession across all mobility sectors including aerospace, automotive, rail, trucks, off-road, and recreational vehicles.This role is advising the SAE-A Board, and managing the delivery of its unique emergency vehicle project involving more than 100 participant organisations. This project's mission is to develop the awareness, show the… Show more The Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia (SAE-A) is the peak Asia-Pacific body for mobility engineers. Its mission is to advance the engineering profession across all mobility sectors including aerospace, automotive, rail, trucks, off-road, and recreational vehicles.This role is advising the SAE-A Board, and managing the delivery of its unique emergency vehicle project involving more than 100 participant organisations. This project's mission is to develop the awareness, show the opportunity, and create the circumstances and momentum to establish a specialist vehicle manufacturing industry in Australia to harness the expertise and talent of current and future engineers.ACHIEVEMENTS* Developed the strategy for delivery of SAE Special Vehicle's first EV Police Emergency Vehicle that was agreed by the Board* Authored the Feasibility Study for the project that was accepted and agreed by the Board, industry participants, and government Show less

ACHIEVEMENT* Delivered a website app for a real estate start-up using machine learning technology, the first stage of a broader product and business strategy.

Vicinity Centres is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) company specialising in the ownership and management of Australian shopping centres. The Enterprise Program Office (EPO) was established in 2017 to provide visibility across the organisation of its digital product and strategic development programs. This role helps Vicinity Centres manage innovation and governance embracing Agile and Lean principles. Overall time-to-market is minimised by tracking strategic digital initiatives and… Show more Vicinity Centres is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) company specialising in the ownership and management of Australian shopping centres. The Enterprise Program Office (EPO) was established in 2017 to provide visibility across the organisation of its digital product and strategic development programs. This role helps Vicinity Centres manage innovation and governance embracing Agile and Lean principles. Overall time-to-market is minimised by tracking strategic digital initiatives and operational projects across all stages of the lifecycle from idea through to justification, development and launch into market. The role includes coaching ‘idea champions’ and teams through the development process, identifying dependencies between projects and facilitating enterprise-wide collaboration.ACHIEVEMENTS* Created a monthly reporting cadence to keep Vicinity Centres’ Executive Committee and Senior Leaders informed of the progress across key digital and strategic projects, informing leadership where projects were on time or slipping, any issues involved and informing any corrective action that needed to be taken. * Led a two-person team that delivered a production-ready CRM in 10 weeks, built on the Salesforce platform, covering all past & current Vicinity Centres customers across its entire portfolio. The CRM held data on 19,209 companies, 8,168 contacts, 23,987 assets. Yearly license costs were reduced by 66%, while the number of licenses available was increased by 280% to original estimates.* Created project metrics for all strategic projects to measure success. These informed the status of the projects and were used to measure progress to success.* Led the Go-To-Market launch activities for the Retailer Portal, a major FY18 digital initiative for Vicinity customers that was delivered on time. The Retailer Portal significantly enhances the relationship Vicinity Centres has with its 8,000 customers, providing a single communications and reporting channel. Show less

REA Group Ltd and its subsidiary companies make up a global online real estate advertising company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with a market valuation over $10 billion. This role looked across all Australian business units in the company. This position is a ‘connector’ of products and people with an intention to improve operating performance.ACHIEVEMENTS* Led the integration of an acquired company into the REA Group including the product delivery team, back-end… Show more REA Group Ltd and its subsidiary companies make up a global online real estate advertising company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with a market valuation over $10 billion. This role looked across all Australian business units in the company. This position is a ‘connector’ of products and people with an intention to improve operating performance.ACHIEVEMENTS* Led the integration of an acquired company into the REA Group including the product delivery team, back-end infrastructure and merging 2 customer databases totalling 1.2M users and customers. This enabled the redeployment of one development team onto other projects and delivered immediate savings of $10k/month improving efficiencies across both businesses.* Managed the program reviewing external organisations’ approaches and products with a view to their potential for integration into REA. This program saved senior executives’ time by needing them to only focus on the business opportunities providing the maximum economic and strategic value to REA.* Established and managed the REA Product Council. In this forum projects across all business units were prioritised against business strategy, and progress communicated across the business and reported up to the Executive Leadership Team level. This provided wider exposure of delivery activities and successes across REA, and where projects needed additional resources this was identified and prioritised in the Product Council ensuring strategy expectations were being met. * Developed and introduced a formal assessment process to screen new ideas for commercial and strategic benefits before beginning development ensuring limited resources were being applied to projects that delivered the greatest benefit to the business. * Managed two development teams in the absence of product managers over a 6 month period, keeping the product development programs on schedule and successfully launching products into market. Show less

RVM Australia was the peak body for the nation’s RV manufacturing industry. Following on from an engagement to redevelop, build and launch its website, joined RVM Australia to strengthen its technical program and delivery of its National Accreditation Program.ACHIEVEMENTS* Delivered the first cycle of the organisation’s National Accreditation Program ahead of schedule demonstrating to its members and government sponsors that the organisation had the capability to deliver on its… Show more RVM Australia was the peak body for the nation’s RV manufacturing industry. Following on from an engagement to redevelop, build and launch its website, joined RVM Australia to strengthen its technical program and delivery of its National Accreditation Program.ACHIEVEMENTS* Delivered the first cycle of the organisation’s National Accreditation Program ahead of schedule demonstrating to its members and government sponsors that the organisation had the capability to deliver on its commitments.* Rewrote the RVMA’s Code of Practice and Standards so that the organisation was up to date with current industry practice and relevant to its members. This involved on-going and regular communication with State and Federal authorities.* Closed all outstanding technical issues that had been raised by members and consumers over the previous three year period. This involved identifying the technical issues, developing solutions, securing Board approval, and creating and releasing press releases and was important because its members and customers were seeing resolution and action on long-standing issues.* Developed video training standards for RVM Australia and finished production of the first training video ready for release prior to leaving the organisation. This provided a new channel to deliver training to customers and reflected a ‘market leader’ image to the industry.* Provided briefings and presentations to the CEO to communicate the organisation’s position on industry issues across relevant industry forums, and throughout the discussions for consolidation with the broader National body. This made sure the organisation’s messaging was consistent and appropriate to National body, government and customers/members positioning the organisation as a leader. Show less

One Local Search (OLS) was formed to own the local search technology IP created in Australian Local Search. Several other companies were formed under OLS; Local Search Solutions Pty Ltd provided software development and services, Crespen Limited provided IP and operations management for the Irish business, and Carside Limited managed the UK operations. These entities were set up to commercialise existing IP, develop new IP and build new products and ventures.ACHIEVEMENTS* Led (with… Show more One Local Search (OLS) was formed to own the local search technology IP created in Australian Local Search. Several other companies were formed under OLS; Local Search Solutions Pty Ltd provided software development and services, Crespen Limited provided IP and operations management for the Irish business, and Carside Limited managed the UK operations. These entities were set up to commercialise existing IP, develop new IP and build new products and ventures.ACHIEVEMENTS* Led (with co-founder) the venture capital raising, technology commercialisation strategy and negotiations selling businesses in Australia and UK/Ireland delivering a 10x return to investors in the Australian business.* Managed the business development, commercial negotiations, legal contract execution and management, and partner relationship functions of the businesses in each country necessary to achieve market share objectives and business valuations.* Planned (with business partners) the move into the European market and ultimately signing a joint venture agreement opening the way to launch in the Ireland and UK markets. Show less

Crespen Limited was a joint venture company based in Ireland trading under the YourLocal.ie brand. It provided an online, social, local search business directory across web and mobile for all businesses located in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Launched in February 2008, YourLocal was Ireland’s fastest growing directory and No. 2 in the market within three months of launch, achieving sales of more than €1.1m and 2,000 customers in 10 months during the GFC. Crespen (YourLocal.ie)… Show more Crespen Limited was a joint venture company based in Ireland trading under the YourLocal.ie brand. It provided an online, social, local search business directory across web and mobile for all businesses located in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Launched in February 2008, YourLocal was Ireland’s fastest growing directory and No. 2 in the market within three months of launch, achieving sales of more than €1.1m and 2,000 customers in 10 months during the GFC. Crespen (YourLocal.ie) was acquired in 2010 by the global media group, Independent News & Media.ACHIEVEMENTS* Installed in 12 weeks all the operational infrastructure for the Irish start-up business, including the call centre, office and IT infrastructure, and back-end for the websites, CRM and call centre systems. This facilitated rapid entry into the market and once launched, the business achieved No. 2 position within four months.* Managed the Operations, Production, Customer Service and Credit Teams, partner development, legal activities (including securing patents) and HR recruitment and training. This ensured customers’ expectations were managed and met, funds from sales were secured, the business was in a legally defensible position and staff turnover was minimised. Show less

Australian Local Search (ALS) was a start-up formed to bring a new local search business directory to the Australian market and challenge the dominance of the incumbent.Australian Local Search reached No.2 in the Australian market and was acquired by News Corp Australia, and rebranded TrueLocal. TrueLocal is currently owned by Sensis.ACHIEVEMENTS* Secured Yahoo! as launch partner, positioning Yahoo! as the first search engine in Australia to have its own Australian online… Show more Australian Local Search (ALS) was a start-up formed to bring a new local search business directory to the Australian market and challenge the dominance of the incumbent.Australian Local Search reached No.2 in the Australian market and was acquired by News Corp Australia, and rebranded TrueLocal. TrueLocal is currently owned by Sensis.ACHIEVEMENTS* Secured Yahoo! as launch partner, positioning Yahoo! as the first search engine in Australia to have its own Australian online business directory complete with 1.4 million Australian business listings (100% of TAM)* Negotiated a data deal with Google Australia, the first of its type by Google in Australia, providing the business with an unassailable value proposition to customers.* Managed the business development, commercial negotiations, legal contract execution and management, and partner relationships of the business. Show less